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

LAYING on the table. The q ostSs,s ,e-c--. -.
vention was very smp' ,rhothn, s,
should be instructed nat He snoke IN faror ~
Mr.. Walkers resol ,tiop 80 - '''' Va V
Mr. house' II Caddo, moved to lay the whole
matter over subject to call, but subsequently With
drew the, motion.
Mr.. Tappan withdrew his substitute.
DIR. Thonlssson's substitute was then read again
and voted upon. Yeas, IS nays. 50. Lost
| Mr.. Raqua, of East Feltcana, offered resolution
to this effect; " That although, in the opinion of
this Convention, the people of Louisiana are un-
willing to open the African slave trade, it is not
expedent to instruct the Delegates to the Southern
Convention how to act" Mr.. F. followed his reso-
| luton with short speech.
Mr. Wilkinson, of Paqnemines, and Mr.. Semmes,
| of Orleans, expressed their views on the subject.
A motion was made and voted upon to lay Mr..
Fuqua's resolution on the table. Yeas, 81 nays,
Al. So the resolution was lost
Mr.. Hodge, of Caddo, now offered resolution,
in these words:
Resotoed, That the people of Louisiana are op-
posed to the rtopening of the African slave trade
He made speech in support the resolution
Mr.. l.. D. Marks, of Caddo, made strong speech
in opposition to give instructions to Delegates on
the slavery question. He did not think it proper
to agitate in Convention question which had not
as yet come from the people,
Mr.. Davidson, of Sabine, replied to Mr.. Marks.
He thought the Convention should act on the cues
ton. He was decided for one, and ready to act ::
as the question not being agitated by the people,
he could answer for his parish. He thought there
was too much shnffng in this Convention dis
position among members not to look the matter in
the face.
Mr.. Williamson, of Caddo, made short speech
on the subject. He was certain that Mr.. Davidson
could speak for all the people of his parish.
Mr.. Marks made another speech, in response to
Mr.. Davidson, in which he warmly repealed the i'm
puaton of shutfling, or wishing to avoid any cues
ton He gave his reasons for believing that the
time had not come to agitate the question ofrBopen
ing the slave trade.
Mr.. Hodge made another speech in support of his
resolution.
A motion was made to lay this resolution on the
table and voted upon. Yeas, 50; nays, 40. Tabled.
Mr. Olivier, of St. Mary, now moved the previous
question, to-wt: Mr.. Walkers resolution, explain
ing that the rejection Of Mr.. Nortons resolutions
was not to be taken the sense of the Convention
on the Africans trade question and that it was
ineXpedient to instruct delegates and moved that
the resolution be adopted.
The vote was taken, and the resolution adopted,
This ended the African slave trade agitation for the
day.
Credentials to the Delegates.
Mr.. Roseus, of Jefferson, offered resolution in.
structng the President to furnish to the delegates
elect their credentials in proper FORM that they
may leave for Montgomery. Adopted.
Amendments to the Constitution.
Mr.. Olivier, of the Committee on the Consttu-
ton, presented report upon amendments to the
State Constitution, which he asked to have printed
and made the special order for Friday this day.
at u o'clock. So ordered.
Commissioner to Texas.
The President stated that, in compliance with
the resolution of the previous day, he would
appoint Mr.. g. Williamson, of Caddo, as the Com
missioner of this Convention to Texas.
Onmotion, the Convention adjourned to Friday,
at 10 A. NJ.