Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1860-11-24

p,so1,,d. That We respectfully aud ear
Iii, recommend to the Governor of this
S . n call the Legislature together, to
sIant such measures as viii submit the ques-
.;on 10 the people Of Louisiana of going into
r0nvention with our sister States.
NJ r. Chinn offered the following reso-
,..;ors which were also referred to the COM
n', T,hs election of Abraham Lincoln and
uo,n;ha| Hamlin. by the Republican party
1.-The North. as President and Nice-President
- the United States, upon the sole issue of
Sonnosition to the peculiar institutions of the
s nth thereby confirming the doctrine Of
80 q rrepressihie conflict and leaving the
South nothing TO hope for il! the future from
+he largely Increasing preronderance of the
North and believing from the past history
If this question, and the rapid growth and
Increased ia naticlsm otthe anti-slavery party,
+hat our institutions are endangered by a
longer continuance in the Union with men
ubo have heretofore shown themselves so
utterly reckless of our rights and interests,
and fully recognizing, as we do, the right OF
withdrawal of a State from this Union
wheneyer the citizens thereof onsidert them
selves oppressed. and that he Constitution
No longer affords redress for their wrongs,
hut is totally overwhelmed by the will Of a
ruthless majority. Blind to everything like
~;ustice to the rights of their fellow-citizens.
and carried away by the widest spirit OF
fanaticism therefore be it
Resolred, That We heartily approve Of the
plan of holding a convention composed OF
delegates elected from the Southern States to
meet at some central point, and. after confer
ing together to decide what course Of action
-..,,, f,r tla ,4Dr.-f o,J ,-o1faco
Of the Southern Sta es; and, if it should be
the sense of that body to maintain these OBJ
;ects it be necessary to withdraw the South
ern States firm the Contederacy, that they
be authorized so to do.
Resolved, That we deem it expedieut that
the Governor of this State should convene
the Legislature at the earliest possible mo-
ment for the pupose OF taking such action as
the magnitude of the polite | crisis requires. |
After reading and approving the above re-
solutions, Capt. H. w. Allen offered the fol-
lowing resolution which was adopted and re-
ferred to the same committee with the pre- |
ceding resolutions:
Resolved; That in view of the excited state
of public mind in consequence Of the cleo
ton of Abraham Lincoln to the Presidency,
and taking into consideration the action of
our sister Southern States. we the citizens Of
West Baton Rouge, respectfully petition his
Excellency, Gov. Moore, to convene the Lee
g%islature lin extraordinary session, for the
purpose OF deiiherat,ns upon the crisis IN
which we are involved.
The committee on resolutions then retired,
and in a short time reported the following:
ResyLred, That in view of the excited state
Of the pubIic mind in consequence OF the
election of Abraham Lincoln to the Presi-
denc; and taking into consideration the ac-
ton of our sister Southern States, We the |
citizens Of West Baton Rouge do respectful
ly petition His Excellency, Gov. Moore, to
convene the Legislature OF TIE State in ex-
session for the purpose of de!ibe-
rating upon the condition of the condition Of
the times, and the crisis in which we are at
present involved.
(signed) B. r. CHM, Chairman.
The reso!ution.o of the committee having
been unanimously adopted, on motion the
President OF the meeting was requested to
appoint d committee OF citizens to wait upon
The Govelno, in accordance with the wish
lnd object of the meeting.
Messrs & 4 Chinn H w Allen, w 3 Robert
W J Lyle, W D Wiater, N w Pope, A
H J Hysms, J C Patrick, f NJ :Du-
broca, TP Vaughn. Raphael Hebert, B~elisaire
E B Trinidad. Dan Hicky, L No.
Ian, J T Landry, w W Lemon, Dorvii!e Lam
dry, Gus.ave Serrett, Sosthene Aillet J c
VIM White, w B Chambe1lln, All
Eictorin Blanchard, H NJ Favrot.
Labauve, Frank Babin, J V Durable tr
h 5 Flynn and John A Bird.
The gentlemen composing the above COM
mite We're requested to meet at the Harvey
Baton Rouge. on Saturday next the
t4th inst at 10 O'Clock a, M. TO lay their Pc
Ition before the Governor.
On motion, the Baton Rouge.advocate and
The West Baton Rouge Sugar Planter were
to publish proceedings.
w. w. LENNON. President.
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