New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-02-01
Committee of Fifteen, which, after being read
was ordered to be printed
AN ORDINANCE.


AN ORDINANCE
Whereas, the bond of Union between the
several States is the Constitution of the United
States and Whereas this Constitution has been
violated by a majority Of the Northern States,
in their legislative action, denying to the people
Of the Southern States their Constitutional rights
and whereas, a sectional party, known as the
Black Republicans, has recently elected Abra-
ham Lincoln and Hannibal Hamlin to the Presi-
dency and ViceP ePresidoncy of the United States,
upon the avowed principles that the Consti-
tuition Of the United States does not recognize prop
erty in slaves, that the Government should prevent
the extension Of slavery into the common territory,
and that all the powers of the Government should
be exercised as in time to abolish this institution
wherever it exists: Therefore, be it
Resolted ~ Me people OF Louisiana, IN Con-
tentl0n assembled, That the State of Louisiana
cannot, and will not, submit to the Administration
of Lincoln and Ham!in, President and Vics. Presi
dent of the United States, upon the principles re-
ferred to in the foregoing preamble.
BE ii FURTHER resolved, That any attempt by the
Federal Government, or others, to any State
that has seeded, may hereafter secede from the
Union, will be regarded by Louisiana as an act of
war upon all the saveholding States and will alb
solve the State from all allegiance to the Federal
Government; and that, in such an emergency,
Louisiana will make common cause with the State
| attacked, and resist such coercve measures with
all the force at her command.
BE II further resOlGed, That this Convention, de-
srous of cooperating with all sister slavehold
ing States, accepts the invitation of the State of
Alabama to meet them in council, and for this pur
pose will, on the - day of January, 1861, elect
six delegates to the Convention called by Alabama
| at Montgomery, on the fourth day of February
| next.
Be it further resolred, That the delegates thus
chosen are hereby instructed to urge upon said
Convention to enter at once upon the formation of
a Federal Union for the slaveholding States, and
such other States as may unite with them; and
that, in the formation of this Government they
are Instructed to take their guide the Constitu-
OF States conform 9
as possible to it, only Incorporating such changes
as may be necessary to adapt it to our present con-
dition and to secure distinct recognition of the
right of property in slaves, and of the master to
own and control his slave wherever the jurisdiction
of this Government extends.
Be ii further resoEoed, That, as the representa-
tives of the people of Louisiana we take this op-
portunity to the people of those States lying
upon the Mississippi river and its tributaries, that
it is not the purpose of Louisiana in any event to
obstruct or embarrass the free navigation of that
stream.
Be il further resolved, That when this Conven-
ton adjourns it will adjourn to meet in the State
Capitol. at Baton Rouge, on the 2Sth day of Feb.
ruary, 1861, at II o'clock NJ. and that Delegates
to the Convention at Montgomery are hereby re-
quested to report their action to this Convention at
that time for their approval or rejection
Mr.. BHnvenu, after suspension of the rules first
granted asked and obtained leave to introduce the
following resolution, which, after being read, was,
motion by Mr.. Wilkinson, ordered to be printed
ResoUed That whatever be the action of this
Convention on the question whether Or rot this
State ought to secede from the Union, it shall have
no effect until the same shall have been ratified by
the vote Of majority of the people at the ballot
box.
Resolved, That in the meantime, and as mani
festatiOn on the part of the State of Louisiana, of
her discrimination not to separate her cause from
that OF her sister States Of the South, and of her
desire not to show herself too precptate in adopt
ing so 1nomentous step as that which shall rend
asunder the ties that bind her to the rest Of the
Confederacy-her Senators and Representatives in
the Congress of the United States be instructed to
leave their seats and to return to their constituents
REPORT FROM THE COMMITTEE ON RULES.
Mr.. Provosty, on behalf of the Committee to
to whom had been referred the revising and draft
ing rules for the government of the Convention,
reported that the Committee recommend the
adoption by the Convention of the rules of the ex-
isting House Of Representatives of the State of
Louisiana, with the following notifications and
amendments:
That the words "House,' Bills" and
"Speaker' be replaced wherever found in the
above rules, by the words ' Convention" !" Reso-
lution," "Ordnancen and " President'
That the words Notices of bills shall be given,
and bills presented by the members be stricken
out from Rule Both.
lows. The order of the day shall be:
l. The unfinished business in which the Conyen-
ton was engaged at its last adjournment
2. The special order Of the day.
8. Ordinances and resolutions in the order in
which they have been presented in the Conven-
tiou.
That in Rule SD, the words They shall not be
debated and decided on the day of their being first
read, be stricken out.
That Rule 65 shall be as follows, viz:
After resolution shall have been adopted by
the Convention, it shall be engrossed in fair
hand, and after examination and report by the
Committee on Enrolment shall be signed by the
President and Secretary.
That the words when not acting in Committee
of the Whole" be stricken out from Rule 60.
And this committee finally recommend the re-
lection by this Convention of the following rules
Nos. 32 "a, 43, 45 46, A. 49, 49, So 81, So, 53, 54
SIS, &c. g. So, SO, 60, 6l 63, Ga, 65, &C. g. IS, H.
rs, so, 50, S5.
On motion by Mr.. Polk, the rules reported by
the committee were ordered to be printed.
Mr.. Moore on behalf of the select committee,
appointed to wait on the Commissioners of Ala
bama and South Carolina, Informed the Conven-
ton that the committee had performed their duty,
and that said Commissioners were ready 10 be ad-
mitted in the Convention.
Subsequently Mr.. Moore introduced to the Con-
vention the Hon. J. A. Winston, Commissioner
from the State of Alabama, and the Hon. John L.
Manning, Commissioner from the State of South
Carolina, who were received by the Convention
standing, and were conducted to the platform
where they took seats on the right OF the Pres-
dent.
Mr. Michel submitted to the Convention q COM
muncation from Mr.. John 7. Monroe, Mayor of the
city of New Orleans, enclosing preamble and reso-
lntions adopted by the Common Council of New
Orleans, inviting the State Convention to adjourn
to New Orleans, and agreeing to provide them,
free of expense with a suitable hall for their de-
hberations and necessary committee rooms.
On motion by the same member, the above
communication was ordered to lie over
Mr.. Heron submitted the following resolution,
which was ordered to lie over.
ReSolGed That committee of FIVE he appointed
to examine the rendered BY the Board of Ad-
mnlstrators Of the Deaf and Dumb Asylum, for the
use of the Convention, and that they be requested to
report on tomorrow morning whether the same will
or will not afford ample accommodations for hold
ing the sittings of the Convention.
On motion by Mr.. Lawrence the Convention pro-
ceeded to the election of Printer.
Mr.. Estlin nominated Mr.. j. O. Nixon, of the New
Orleans Crescent