New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-02-01
VOLUME XIII.


Warren, Williamson, Wilkinson and York. voted
for Mr. E. E. Kidd-67 votes.
And Messrs. Avegno, Bermudez, Bienvenu Bon
ford, Burton, Bush, Cannon, Clark, Declouet De-
Blanc, Dorsey, Dufe, Dupre, Elgee, Fusilier Car
dere, Gaudet, Gill; Girard, Hernandez, Hollings-
worth, Kennedy, Labatut, Lagroue, Leblanc,
LeBourgeois, Lewis of Orleans, Manning, Marrero,
Marks of Orleans, Martin Of Assumption, Mclan-
CON, Michel Mouton, McCloslIy, Norton. Olivier,
Perkins of Lafourche, Pemberton, Pope, Proyosty,
Pugh, Roman, Roselius Rozer, Smart, Smith, Tap
pan Taylor Of ST. Charles, Taylor of st. Landry,
Verret, Walker Williams Of East Baton Rouge, and
Wilt voted for Mr. Albert Fabre-54 votes.
MFR. L. Z. Kidd having received an absolute ma
jority of the votes cast was declared duly elected
Assistant Secretary of the Convention.
Mr. Conner, on behalf of the select committee
appointed to wait on the Commissioners of South
Carolina and Alabama, and invite them to address
Ehe Convention and ascertain at what time il will
ioe agreeable to them to do So reported that after
Conference with said Commissioners, the commit
| Ne were informed that the Commissioners will be
| leased to address the Convention on tomorrow
| nrning at 105 O'Clock.
| REPORT FROM THE COMMITTEE OF FIFTEEN
| If. Perkins, of Madison, chairman of the Com
| mice OF Fifteen, appointed by the President of
the1onyention, on yesterday, reported the follow
ing rdinance and resolution, which, after being
readwas, on his motion, and at the request of the
comittee. ordered to be printed their further
conservation be postponed, and that they be made
the sscal order of the day for tomorrow at IL
| o'cot, NJ.
AN oRINANCE to Dissolve the Union heteen e State of
Louisa, orhor united with her under the com.
| pact Fitled "The Constitution of the United States Of
| We, te people of The State Of Louisiana, in Con.
| rentlo1 assembled, do declare and ordoin, and ii
| is heref declared and ordnined That the ordj-
nance lssed by US in convention on the 22d day
| OF Noyaber, in the year eighteen hundred and
| eleven, hereby the Constitution of the United
| States ofAmerica, and the amendments of the
said Constitution, were adopted; and all laws and
| ordlnanceby which the State of Louisiana became
| memberf the Federal Union, be and the same
| are herebTepealed and abrogated and that the
| union now Insisting between Louisiana and other
States, nndr the name Of 1.-THE United States of
America thereby dissolved.
We do f11ter declare and o7'dain. That the State
OF Louisiana !ereby resumes all rights and powers
heretofore dlegated to the Government of the
United Stateof America that her citizens are
aosolFed fronall allegiance to said Government: :
ana that she in full possession and exercise of
all those right of sovereignty which appertan to
a free and ndetendent State
We edo fu1tbe1rleciare and 0fddi7a That all rights
acquired and vested under the Constitution of the
United States Of any act of Congress- or treaty. or
under any law o this State, and not incompatible
with This ordinance, shall remain in force, and
1aFe the same effect as il this ordinance had not
Peen passed.
feSoloed, That re, the people of the State of
iouisana, recognize the right of the free nayga-
3n OF the Mississippi river and its tributaries by
| friendly States bordering thereon. And we
70 recognize the hight of cgress and ingress of
EmouthS OF the Mississippi by all friendly States
q provinces; and we do hereby declare our
Hngness to enter into any stipuatons to guar
ace the exercise OF said rights.
:. Rozier presented the following preambles
al ordinance as a substitute for the report of
| tHommittee of Fifteen, which, after being read
WI on motion by Mr.. Cottman, ordered to be
pred:
ADINANCE for the final settlement of all the difficulties
,ween the Free and Slave States.
lereas, during many years past associations
ahGrge bodies of citizens ofthe non.saveholdng
, ota have eyinced and carried out the steady
purse of assailing, by all the means they can
Gfuy, the peculiar institution of the Southern
! a5a2 and have aided the attack by vituperatye
aadses and speeches, by abolition petitions to
Cohss by infammatory discourses, and by
eXasrated appeals to the preudices and pas.
, siGnS the ignorant and fanatica; and
Nhas, much sympathy as been exhibited and
ehcogement given in the non-slaYeholding
B statei bands of lawless ruiIans, making attacks
e upon slaveholding States, and endeavorilg to
(, lhGite It' direction among the slaves; and
1 vines, formidable and powerful party,
called fck Republicans, existing exclusively,
n | WIN st and insignificant exceptions, in the
. hoI'sla oldlng States, has proclaimed that
slavery IL be prohibited by action of Congress
IN the Iitories thus showing deliberate hos
ullty TO South ; and
:. | "here many of the non.slaveholding States
nave pas laws with the design and with the
enect OF sarrassing and preventing the opera.
J. i!oh OF Rittause OF the Constitution and OF the
laws OF GEess, passed in accordance herewith
f IN regard he reclaiming Of fugitive slaves thus
trarlp4!hB Sne of the clcarest and valued rights
secured to FSnnth hv the Constitution ana Ia7rs
If and N'
Whereas,t election of Abraham Lincoln and
J. Liahnloal Kin, TO the Presidency and Vice
IteSiuehcy, given cause of alarm to all the
cnIAehs VI tSouth, and requires their deter
n iiutu' siSof sand united action to the principles
e "pGh, IL Is oead, will guide their administration.
% whereas, Hrights of the South have been
iaVnutu, tueIf mons outraged, and nstitu-
tlolts llnpeinlSy the triumph and attitude of
sectloliai pat9nd whereas, the danger which
t. presents ieseil IS, is one we share in common
@ Mi.ll 'il ,Iie s'SSpding States, and appears in
. shaPe hhoh rs us TO separate ourselves at
Y ,he ptesenI peIl juncture, from the other slave.
D, noluinS o.ateS, on the contrary, impes and
j. us 70 tet to them our own, and to seek
p. lnerr synlp"'ny cooperation and
= whereas, Sae has come which demands
u PromPt anu Y'Sls action on the part of the
$, oouln W asSelI maintain her rights, and
l. 10 pEoclam 10 u Norld that she will no longer
i su9iht u 1ne eyllSch environ her;
Dt u ofau"teo Us COnUention That all slave
HoluinB ptotes, u. many of them as will unite
f. tnerein, oe anu ,CiIhre hereby invited and re.
b, Iueseeu 10 assEnlplC Convention at Nashville, in
a. n G1 otase VI tenng on the twenty.iifLh day of
" tepaoatJ ne. heA', @ anu should not be practicable
u w .nsi "rI ?, then at as early day
d. ltei ae may pefticable, and at such place
n VI pinoe "s my uo fmined upon, to take into
GohaiuelhuUAi lhe leis which the slaveholding
- States shuli hgreaittePupy to the General Gov
U. eIhl1eht anu slie oslsates of this Union and
"t9o " IA upN1 p4. apu utulne what amendments
Il Vi the NoneUi'u1ioi vi United States are neces-
- sary anu proper " 80 the rights of the slave
IL noialhS STATES ol liie IN, and to finally settle
o, aia adJust az quesuo Hating to the subject of
- from the further agiat that nnns+ion oocnra
l. the people of the slavehp Stotrs in thn naonn
- full and rightful enjoyme2 Their nronnrtv an1
restore that equilibrium i, orranizatjon of the
, Government, essential torther cnntinusncn of
~' this Union. ~
1t, Be ii further ordoined, in the nvent sncb
of amendments of the Conson of the Tnite5
k. States, and such measured the nrotection of
Southern Slave States, shat he mede and ac
4. St Seeueu w oy we people p non-slaveholding
n, the call of the President thF rTassnmhle And
". shall forthwith organize sGfe ConfederocV of
the saveholding States, relntpd in said Ion
Ventlon, and such others as fo;n thora;n. ond
Ii said Convention shall proceebrm a provi5;ono1
or and Temporary Government IA Cnnfo5nronI,
q to continue until an election fnianotas oon y, ~
j held for Convention and u Eonomt 1ontit or', w
ton be adopted thereby, foFGnyernmant of
e. the same. AAf'4tehV Vi
- Be ii FURTHER ordained, ThS no1oco4o, -
y said Convention he held ont "