New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-02-01
THURSDAY, January "a, 1861

Offa call OF the roll, l26 members ahSWsFeu W
their Names
The journal OF yesterday was read, when, on
motion by Mr.. Heron, the same was corrected so
to insert after the words q Assistant Secretary
the words Sergeant-atArms and Door Keeper"
in the report Of the Committee on Rules and the
Journal was approved as amended.
Mr.. lawrence submitted the following resolution
Resolyed That after the election Of Assistant
Secretary the President be requested to mhA the
appointment of all other oilcers necessary lo inc
ssbYiventon and until these appointments are made
hat the present officers Of the Convention perfTm
- hese duties temporarily. |
u On motion of Mr.. Tappan, Mr.. Lawrence's res-
d ution was amended by inserting after the wors
4 Assistant Secretary the word Printer" Il
Mr.. Davidson, of Livingston, moved to lay tht|
resolution as amended on the table. .o
On motion by Mr.. Semmes the above resolution
was adopted as amended.
Mr.. Conner, OF Concordia, submitted the follow
ing resolution, which was considered by unanimous
consent and agreed to:
Rss0}red, That a committee of three be ap-
pointed to confer with the Commissioners from
South Carolina and Alabama, to invite them to ad-
dress the Convention, and to ascertain at what Time
II il will be agreeable to them to do SO.
4 And the President appointed on said committee
j Messrs Conner of Concorda, Marshall, and Taylor
q of ST. Charles.
4 Mr. Gray submitted the following resolution,
4 which was considered by unanimous consent and
agreed to:
Y Resolved That il any of the Judges of the Dis
a rict and Supreme Benches of this State should be
Il PRESENT, during the deliberations of this Conven-
ion, they hereby invited to occupy seats within
81 he room whenever the Convention may not be i'll
u eCret session. .~.
III Mr. Walker submitted the following resolution,
Al ss0ich was considered by unanimous consent and
# agreed to:
u Res0lred That committee Of five members of
this body be appointed by the President to wait
upon the Governor and Inform him that the Con-
vGnti9n IA organized and prepared to receive any
communication he may have to make to TINS body.
And the President appointed on said committee,
Messrs. Walker, DeBlauc, Taylor Of st. Landry,
Gardere and Gaudet.
Mr. DeBlanc submitted the following preamble
and resolution, which were read, and were referral
to the Committee on Federal Relations
Il Whereas ii ia manifest that Abraham Lincolniif
inauguratnd as President Of the United States, vii
II keep :ha promises he has made to the Ab0litjonas
y of the North that these promises If Kept WIN
evitably lead TO the emancipation ana inlsfortuh
Of the slaves of the South, their equality with
superior race, ere.long, to the rreparabIe ruin 0
this mighty Republic, the degradation OF tht
American name, and corruption OF the American
blood.
Fu!Iy convinced. as we are, that the slavery in
l. rafted on this land by France Spain England, ant
3&k States Of North America is the most human o
EA existing servitude. That, to the slave of th'
nth. is far preferable to the condition OF th'
So rbarians of Africa or the freedom of those wht
is7B We been liberated by the powers OF Europe
# mt it Is in obedience to the laws OF God recog
EH# lied hy the Constitution Of our country, sane
SW toned by the decrees of its tribunals, mat
~ eeds and clothes its enemies and the world, leave
#A@ the Black iabOrer more considerable sum Q
kR86mforS happiness and liberty than the inexorab
u labor required from the free servants OF the who
universe; and that each emancipation or an am
can without being of any benefit to him, wou
necessarily condemn to slavery one OF our bioo
and onr race.
Confident that we have strictly faithfully, an
ever discharged all the duties and obligations I'm
posed upon US by the Constitution of our country
that on the contrary, the members OF the Repuo
lcan party have already trampled under their feet
and have announced their determination to d'sre
gard Constitution, laws, Obligations, ana the JudH
Inents Of the Courts of the Republic and tina
they will soon have the power, as they always ma
the will, to destroy our individual and national eS
istence. Therefore be it
Resglrel By the Convention, that our honol
our Legitimate pride, the interests of our slave
and of mankind, command that we should declar
that Louisiana owes allegiance only to her laW
and to God. and that she is competed, by IN
injustice and bad faith of her sisters OF the Nortl
Y to abandon Union which she has loved, sti
IN loves, and deeply regrets.
"A On motion by Mr.. Lawrence, the Conventio
IA poceeded to the election of Assistant Secretar.
S Mr. Richardson nominated Mr.. ". j. Richardso
8aEE Vt st. Helena.
a Mr. Davidson, of Sabine, nominated Mr.. s.
3S ,eed, Of New Orleans.
S Mr. Jules Olivier nominated Mr.. Robert McMi
$VM J. of St. Mary.
essM Mr.. Mslangon nominated Mr.. Albert Fabre,
S iew Orleans.
|a Mr. McNeeIy nominated Mr.. G. W. Pope,
|&s Test BATON Rouge.
H. bir. Davs, of Claiborne, nominated Mr.. E.
sE# Eidd, ,'of Jackson.
A2 Before proceeding to the first ballot, on motto
8#H } Mr.. Marks, of Orleans, ordered that after tt
lei Fst ballot the three highest candidates shall
EiAN allotted for, and after second ballot the tV
S .ghest candidates shall be baoted for.
Y.y The Convention proceeded to the first ballc
A@ hich gave the following result, to.wit:
S tMessrs Adams Anderson, Barbin, Bonner, Br
8 !, Caldwell, Carr, Connolly, Graves, Gray Grif1i
&H Ddges, Kidd, Lewis of Bienville, Lewis of Gle
EA 5rne Lewis of Orleans, Martin of Carroll Me
18th, McCollom, Mcfarland, Patterson, Pierson
8a IA atchitoches, Pierson of Winn Polk, Semme
SS S#ss larrow. sompayrac, Scott of Claiborne, Tall
sa I,ro, Texada, Thomasson, Todd, Warren, vote
ysas /. Mr.. f, f. Kidd-33 vJtes.
AHaN s1essrs. Barrow Briscoe, Cottman, Dorsey, DIT
CA ], Estlin, Fuqua, Gardere, Gaudet, Heron Hong
.s Ddge, Hollingsworth, Johnston, Lagroue, L
wv ourgeos, Marshall, Marks of Caddo, Martin
saaM sumption, McCollon, McNeely, Perkins of Ma
jzsa On, Peck Pike. Pope, Provosty, Pugh, Slawse
S cwart. Scott Of East Feliciana, Talbot Towl'
illiams of East Baton Rouge, voted for Mr..
N T. Pope-33 votes.
<@ Messrs Avegno, Bermudez, Bienvenu, Ronfol
BaJ Bush, Clark, Declouet, DeBianc, Hernandez, Ke
& ledy, Labatut, leblanc, Lewis of Orleans, Marrel
@#s| Marks of Orleans, Meanqon, Michel, Mouton, N
3 ton. Pemberton, Roman, Roseus, Tappan, VI
g ret. Walker and Witz voted for Mr.. Albert Fahre
& 2G votes.
Messrs Cannon, Cook, Conner of Concord
q Davidson of Sabine, Elan, Elgee. GLADDEN., Carr
q Lawrence Miller, Perkins of Lafourche, Perkins
Orleans, Swayze, Tucker Wilkinson and Yoi
voted for Mr.. s. c. Reid-l6 votes.
Messrs Burton, Conner of st. Tammany, Dav
son Of Livingston, Gill, Magee, Miles, Richardst
Smart and Williams of ST. Helena voted for Mr..
S. Richardson-9 votes.
And that Messrs. Dupre, Fuselier, Grard, 0
Il yier, O'Bryan, Rozer, Stocker, Smith and Tayl
N of St. Landry, voted for Mr.. Robert MeMillen-
Il votes.
H None of the candidates having received the
uusite number of votes cast, the Convention pl