New Orleans daily crescent., 1862-03-18
NUMBER 12.
mo the,r bands and ~S@reas, we. the pIsnsers nj
CConcordia, are firmly deterna to staad % bv onr NJ.
Government at aii hazards thers5.sD. - esaAa W ou1

lnto their bands: and ~Sareaa ~. a., ,... :,
Government at all hazards. thereiore - "a'
! Resot1ed. Thatto render the ren1eay sa.s.a., |
general concert OF action is necessary 4hicb
sch2n requires that the President Of the Confedsss
ate States or the Governors Of the several states
shall take such steps VIII or NAV be ne eessarp
to destroy, by burning or other Siss auy such pro-
ducts of the Confederate States a. may become
necessary to prevent the same from falling into the
Resolred That This meeting does earnestly nrae
on the proper authorities to take such steps asmaF
be necessary to carry out the views of this meet
citizens.
Resolued, That any one whe weuld not cheer
ia'iy make this sacrifice, If necessary. is in our
opinion, unworthy Of the blessings Of liberty, and
I an enemy to our institutions, e35-
i'esoteed, That committee of seven be ap-
pointed, to correspond with the Confederate and
state authorities, and urge the adoption Of such
| steps as may become Necessary to carry out the
Resosced, further, That we, the planters of Con.
cordla. pledge ourselves to stand by, assist and
sustain ny person or persons whom the coHsti.u-
ted authorities may designate to carry out the
destruction Of the crops Contemplated in the fore
heso1ued, That fhis meeting recommend to the
sissjpp and the cotton and sugar planters Of the.
state OF Louisiana, to hold meetings and take Joint
| action with us in this matter
On motion, the report of the committee was
unanimously received.
On further motion. said preamble and resolu-
tions were unanimously adopted.
It was moved and carried that the chairman Of
the meeting appoint the committee under the 4thg
resolution. Tie chair appointed tie following
gentlemen:
Messrs. T. P. Conner, D. L. Rivers, E. B, whtta-
ker, A. T. Weleh, A. Y. Davis, R. D. Percy, J. W.
| On motion. which was adopted the proceedings
Of Or thIs meeting were ordered TO be published in
the Concordia Inrelligencer, the Natchez papers
tho "a Elrlo .TNnISn ixt-
cent. - Ns7 s',$ 5s7% 8s4s57s go y '.5Ei@
The meeting adjourned. -
/ - ,...., ~ IS. Fl. LAMBDIN. Chairman i
THE WEArHEE.-We are favored with delightful
weather, with but one exception a slight sprinkle
on Monday morning last. Nearly all our farmers
bave or are about finished planting, and before
another month shall have elapsed ST. Mary will
present an appearance not to be eauaiied BY any,
other country on the face of the globe.
- s& lErsnklin Register.
The TELEsRAPH:-The line between New Or.
leans, Berwick's Bay, Franklin and New Iberia, is
now IN good working ORDER and messages are dis
patched over it daily The news Of the great naval
battle at Norfolk reached us through this medium
| giving full particulars Of the "doings' Of the
| WEATHER AND CnoPs. Though it is a long while
| since week has gone by without this locality
bsing visited by shower or two, yet cloudless
skies and dry winds have, Of late, prevailed sum
centiy long to take the supeffuoas wet ont of the
SOIL, ana our planters are now making rapid pro-
gress with their field work, the majority OF them
being husily engaged in planting H. corn, sana
preparing the ground for another season.. The
trees and shrubs are putting forth their leaves
plum and other fruit trees are loaded with bios
SONS, the lawns are clothed in robes of green Apd
all the flowers that send up their sweet ncsnsk ID
spr,ng are getting ready to paint the fields and
meadows with their varied hues z&.Ttsst
e, --e a-- [LafonrcE., Asn
SUICIDE. Friday, the 7th inst, Mr.. John Be-
hannon, of this neighborhoed, took his own life BY
unfortunateeman went to Sparta 70 court the day
before the sad occurrence, became intoxicated,
| and under the effect Of delirium ~fremens, which
| followed, committed the rash act which hurried
him to the bar of God, and left seven un protected
children pennless upon the cold ch arities of the
world. Mt Lebanon Baptist. ~.