New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-02-19
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CONVENTION Of THE STATE or LOUISIANA.

Rengng Inc reading, Oh the journal, Mr.. EStllE
moved 10 correct 1t 50 as to state more accurately
Tie substance Of The resolution offered by him on
yasterday, which being complied with, the journal
qas approved.
Efr. Michel presented a resolution for the relief
Of Henry G. Miller, late u. District Attorney,
which was referred to the Committee on Finance
Mr., York presented an ordinance to amend arti-
Gle 1GTof the State Constitution, which was order
ed to lie over under the rnles.
Mr. Manning offered resolution iastructing the
Committee on Public Lands to inquire into and re-
port as to The necessity of establishing a General
4 Land Once under the direction of chief officer
of the land system in the State, and to report also
as to tie propriety Of making any change in the
laws Of the late United States relative to the pub
liz domain IN Louisiana; said committee, if they
report afirmatiYely, 10 accompany their report
with an ordinance and project fer the establish
naant OF such lard system. Ordered to lie over
undeE the rules.
Mr.. York presented resolution relative to the
compensation OF the officers of the Convention,
= which was ordered to lie over under the rules.
Mr.. Eigee, as chairman of a special committee
heretofore appointed to consider and report upon
an flag for the State of Louisiana, pre-
scented the following ordinance as the report of
that committee, and on his motion the rules were
suspended for the purpose of acting upon said
ordinance Immediately.
ne. he peops af Louisiana, in Convention assem-
had do ordain and establish that the flag of the State
Of Louisiana shall consist and be composed of thir
teen horizontal stripes Of the Soors hereinafter de-
scribed and to be disposed in the following order,
commencing from the upper line or edge Of the flag,
tuwIf: the first stripe, blue; second white, third
Eed fourth white, fifth blue, sixth white, seventh
red eighth white, ninth blue, tenth white, eleventh
D red twelfth WHITE and the thirteenth or bottom
stripe blue.
ne do further ortlaia and establish, That there
shall be, in the upper or Chief corner OF the nag
sfuare field, the color whereof shall be red, and
tie sides thereof equal 10 the width of stripes,
aald that the center of said field there shall be
star Of due and proportionate size, haFing i've
points rays, and that the color of said star shall
\ be d pale yellow.
said nag and no other shall be the national flag Of
GIG State Of Lonisiaaa.
The question occurring upon the ordinance as re-
ported, it was, On motion Of Mr.. Bienvenu, unani
nlously sdopted.
Inotion BY Mr.. Elgee, the following resolution
Waa then adopted:
2es5Iued, That the Military Committee be in
ssrnetaa to adopt such guatons as may be proper
for properly auguratiDg and aaluting the flag of
the State. w
oh motion by Mr.. Tappan, the remarks addressed
I'd the Convention ny Mr.. Elgee, chairman of the
80rnmittee, explanatory and in support of the ord
n nance just adopted we're ordered to BIZ spread
upon the journal of the Convention, and are as fol-
laws
That the eonarnitte being satisfied that the device
Df tile pelican Was not in consonance with Tie
Taste Wishes OF the people, their attention was
directed Ia ascertain if they could not weave into
\ A ag the symbols and eolors that were familiar to
Viii people and endeared BY A Thousand reeollec-
tons that The n gorgeous ensign Of the once
ss great republic Inv AIT our feet, its stripes were
defacHd iis stars had faded and the glorious
cnn5bei Ation had disappeared which had borne our
NAME from the iee ribbed shores Of the great
northern sea, to the very verge Of the Southern
A gDle that The committee unanimously said let us
retain these stripes, for however discord disunen
4 ana hsn1ied llate, may have torn the country
astlnaer The memory BIZ the told tIlirteen,' stiR
giles, their trials and THE browning
0f their iabors shall i've while eiyili
zasion ata IN the memory of the philosopher, the
atatesrnan; the phiiaathropist and The christian:
and NAV only be forgotten, when We cease to turn
with afiectionate reverence to the calm and wise
whom would still fam believe il
in TIKI hsaFts Of his countrymen.n
dedicates therefore, the thirteen stripes upon
puF ID THE nory of those, whose uneonduer
able love Of dom, has taught us this day, how
~ siadieate our rights and protect our
liberties
ha aaittaa too could mol forget that another
sTane, bold, Naflisa and adventurous, had planted
5tha frst colony u white men on the shores OIL
ouisiana Of our state, that OF our city,
nay even the Ilegaing roll call Of the Convention,
M III nnaonea % to our duties, babe lis remem.
har shat same tribute was due to the children and
descendants Of the founders Of the colony-the
Die aalse, fhe s3gd, embIems Of hope, pi,fue
aIlEl palnr fo the memory of those who frat on this
solL laid The foundations Of an empire
Still another race and another nation remained
who equally demanded recognition in flag de.
signed to be national II TO France we are in
dehted for the Foundation Of the colony, Spain
merits an acknoWledg ement at our hands, Tor BIZ
her vas the infant structure built up. Her mild
and patarnal rule ii yet spoken of by the older
Inhabitants, whilst the great body of our law
stands this day a monument of her wisdom To
HE chiidren of Spain we dedicate the colors of
ed and yellow; which we have woven into our
plan The star cannot fail to remind you that
Louisiana has arisen to take her place in the politi
al ornament
Uniting. then, our three distinct nationalities 4
INTO ons, ne present flag which carries with it
: syaaboI dear to every american whether it be at
he last houlof dissolution, or the dawn OF new
5irtn-it il the badge of Union. e
What the future fortunes Of this our flag may be
! Of course known only to Him who holds in his S
lands the destinies Of nations Should the violence
i enemies force to the battlefield, may it be
onnd of old, IN the foremost ranks of the CON
Dict. But our mission is that of peace and ]
1roEherhooa So permit me, as I consign to the t
soilse nten Ibis new emblem of onr nationality,
q speak aloud The wish dearest to my heart, that
t now and forever may wave over a peaceful, a Il
lappy 9 united and Independent Louisiana.
On lnoaonof ar. BienYenu, the rules were sus. n
pended, and the following resolution adopted: Ia
BE tfsesolped, That the Secretary of this Con. 5
Tention be instructed to inform the Governor of the
State Of the adoption of the National Flag Of
Louisiana
Iii. we, chairman Of the Committee on Pub
10 Lands, presented report from said committee,
which, on motion of Mr.. Todd, was ordered to be
gfinted, and, on motion Of Mr. Swayze, was niade
be special order Of the day for tomorrow, at 10
,,eIoek A. M. H
AIR. Gasdere, on behalf of the Committee on Fl,
lanee, etc, presented report, which was made
he special order Of the day at u o'clock NJ, to-
morrow. Is
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