Natchitoches union. [volume] ([Natchitoches, La.]) 1859-1864, 1862-01-09
Planters, Convention.

- At meeting of the Cotton Planters Of t. "a,
Parish of Natchitoches held at the Court
AeHse, thereof, on Monday, the 9th day o
January 562, for the purpose of taking into
consideration the policy Of making 10 cottor
the present year, unless the blockade is re
omved before the 10th day of April next
and to devise the best means to prevent the
planting and rasing of cotton in the cotton
growing States of the Confederacy
On motion of Mr.. Jules Sompayrac, Mr..
Michael Boyce was choisen President, and
Mr.. A. Lecomte Vice. President Mr.. Geo. Z.
Gillespie was appointed Secretary.
On motion Of Jules Sompayrac, that the
president appoint a committee of FIVE to
draft resolutions expressing the sense of this
meet ing, the President appointed the follow
ing committee Henry Hertzog, Jo Henry,
Jules Sompayrae, LII. McLaurin and Ben.
Metoyer
On motion of Mr. Ben. Metoyer, the resi-
dent was added to the committee
Report of the committee:
Whereas during the last two years half
the cotton crop raised in the cotton growing
States of our present Confederacy, wss on
an average annually received at our seaport
towns in the month Of January, mostly sold
and great portion thereof shipped to foreign
ports and coastwise, and whereas at the pr
sent time, the whole cotton crop raised in
1861 remains on the plantations in the in
terror, unsold and cnnot be disposed Of as
long as our ports are blockaded And whereas
the crop now on hand may be safely consider
ed sufficient for consumption until Novenl-
Der 1863, and viii realize to the planters after
the blockade is raised remuneru tive prices,
but should a full crop be made in 1862, end |
added to that now unsold, the price of cot on
would depreciate so much that planters would
not be remunerated for raising it in the next
ten years.
Be it therefore resolved, that it is to the
interest Of the cotton plante Of the Confe-
derate States of America that no planter t
me matter what may be his forcel should
plant or raise more than FIVE balls of cotto of
800 lbs each, in 1862, unless the blockade is
raised before the first of March next.
2nd-Be it further resolved, that four de-
egates be appointed by this meeting to re-
'resent this parish in the Cotton Planters
State Convention, whsre ever it may be held
nd that those Of said delegates who may .
ttend said State Convention, be, and they
re hereby authorized to cast the votes of
uch delegates as may not attend.
3rd-Be it further resolved, that the dele
ates appointed by shis meeting to attend a 0
tate Convention of the cotton planters of 0
ouisiana, be, and they are hereby instructed o
use their best endeavors to carry out the C
bject of the foregoing preamble resolu- r
ons throughout the cotton growing States q,
the Confederacy. Delegates appointed to
tate Convention, Henry Hertzog, Jules -
ompayrac, Joseph Henry, L. L. McLaurin. IL
On motion of A. Lecomte, resolved that s
g two papers of the parish, and all others IS
eindy to the cause publish the proceedings th
this meet ing. W
On motion Of Geo. E. Gillespie, that this lie
seting adjourn sine die. All of the above en-
,oluti Us were unanimously adopted by the III
seting. If
M. BOYCE, -.
President ,