New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-03-09
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convention oe the state of Louisiana.
SATURDAY MORNING, MARCH 8, 1851

Convention OF the Sfhte ot AouAstahh'
FRIDAY, March s, 1861. The Convention assem-
bled at noon; President Mouton in the chair, and
eighty members present. The journal was read and
approved
Mr.. Moore presented supplementary section to
the Public Land Ordinance. Referred to the Com
nlittee on Public Lands.
Mr. Gard6re presented n communication from
the City Surveyor, which was referred.
The Pre41ent appointed the following gentlemen
on the special committee to revise the ordinances
of the Convention, as called for by Mr.. Thomas
iSson's resolution: Messrs. Fuqua, Thonasson, Me-
Nancon, Taliaferro, Williams of East Baton Rouge,
Williamson, LeBourgeois, Gaudet and Wilkinson.
Mr.. Marks, Of Caddo, offered an ordinance to
amend the Constitution with regard to the Judges
of the Courts After debate by Messrs. Olivier,
Heron, Lewis Of Claiborne, Elgee, Rozier and
others, and after an Intellectual motion to lay the
ordinance on the table, it was referred to the Com
mittee on the Judiciary
Mr. Provosty offered resolution to authorize the
General Assembly, in 1852, to revise the judiciary
system of the State. Referred to the Committee on
the Judiciary.
Mr.. Elgee offered resolution that the President
be requested to notify the Secretary of the Treas
nry Of the Confederate States not TO draw upon the
funds appropriated the day before to the Confeder
NJ ate Government, until further advices. He said
q that when he mentioned this appropriation to Mr..
M Guirot, the State Deposary the latter manifested
I'd some alarm, saying that there were no funds ready
# to send that he was in an awkward position, etc.
q Mr.. Hodge moved that Mr.. Guirot be requested
II to make report the subject, as he cond do it
very readily; and stating that arrangements could
II be made with the banks, who would accept drafts
Al l,,y
Z resolution on the table, and the motion carried.
# Mr.. Lewis, Of Claiborne, called up the following
# resolution:
@ Resolyed That this Convention approve the ac-
3B tfon of the Montgomery Convention in relation to
E the African slave trade and will not, under any
circumstances, consent that the African slave trade
#H beTGDpened.
Mr. Lewis spoke at length upon this resolution,
II ana a lengthy debate followed.
Mr.. Estlin move to strike out all after the words
A. slave trade; this motion was lost.
Il Mr.. Marks, of Caddo, moved to lay the whole
matter on the table. Lost. Ayes, So; nays, 50.
Mr.. Walker opposed the resolution at length, and
moved to strike out all after the words Montgom-
cry Convention, in the second line.
Mr. Elan spoke at length in opposition to the
Sssolution, eharacterizing it as premature and in
" sssSportune, and seconded Mr. Walkers motion.
Mr.. Lewis responded to Messrs. Walker and
Elan, defending his resolution vigorously; assert
ing that some expression of opinion regarding the
African slave trade was at this time proper and
necessary and expressing his surprise at the op
position offered,
Mr.. Elgee offered as substitute resolution to
this effect: That it is inexpedient to express al
this time any opinion upon the proceedings of the
Convention at Montgomery; and expressed hiE
views thereon.
A motion to lay the substitute on the table was
lost; ayes, Al nays, 81.
The debate was continued by Messrs. Martin oi
Assumption, Egee, Lewis and Cooper.
There being no probability of the Convention
soon coming to an agreement, after debate o.
4 abont two hours, Mfr. Elgee moved an adjourn
ment, and the motion carried