New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-03-17
The Basis Of Representation in the
Constitutional Convention.
I'VE ARMY ON THE MOVE once MORE
GENERAL BANKS TAKES THE FIELD.
HIS DESTINATION A MYSTERY.

barrels -four while proceeding down the river and when
about IS miles from the city, in collision with the
steamship Dudley Buck from Philadelphia, the Agodon
sinking Immediately only giving time for the crew 10
escape in the yawlboat There was no insurance on
the boat or cargo
Brigadier. Gen Shepley late Military Governor OF
Louisiana presented, on the 18th inst, by his
friends in New Orleans with elegant silver service of
fifteen pieces manufactured in that city, and suitably
inscribed as mark Of their friendship and esteem
Judge Whitaker presided. and the festive aceompani-
oents peculiar TO such occasions were enjoyed by
large and influential circle of citizens from both public
md private lilo.
THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION.
Tso Committee appointed by Gen. Banks to consider
the questions connected with the calling of State Con-
veuton and the election Of Delegates have made their
report They say:
1.-THE proceedings and debates Of The Convention Of
sS52 well rccoleced by citizens as fully explain
tng the and object for the adoption by tha Con
sentou of the total population basis instead OF the ba
bscf qualified electors which bed prevailed nnder the
CONSTITUTIONS Of 1912 and ls4I The primary object al
ways either openly ayowed i'll concealed was TO Sc
pufe The perpeuation If Slavery by giving 10 districts
most deeply interested in II pTePonderance OF ilnn
enee. AS corresponding object it was designed to
ahwart the effect Of possible vigorous growth OF free
labor communities IN our Stale by denying them que
representation The slaves of parish were counted
balancing the voters OF another. Two parishes beng
equal in population the consisting seveneghts OF
consisting oneeighth Of slaves. The result was that
voter in the parish enjoyed political influence aud
representation equal 10 that of seven voters In the
other The effect at that time, such to favor
districts largely interested in slave property where
voters few and slaves many Now that Slavery Is
practically gone the effect OF continuing the tota pop
iation basis viii be TO give the voters OF different dis
trcts influence aud unequal political rights
without the reason object formerly existing. 1t
would however be political iniquity ii was
then. Your letter to the Free State General Committee
intimates that this basis is nadmissible.'
i'll. 4. l.. lla
from any data within reach of the Committee, other
they would with pleasure report in favor of the
electoral basis Of representation being most correct
in principle They concur, therefore, in the recon-
nendation Of the Free State General Committee that
the Convention be called upon the white population
basis As representative delegates In the Convention
of 1889 aud the members of the State House Of Repre-
BeDtatives, for the past nineteen years. have been
elected by parishes in the county and representative
triss in the city they reason for not following
stlAYen established usage.
s sh5census Of 1890 Is 10 be adopted In making the
Apporonment Of delegates for the parishes outside Of
New.Oreans while in that parish owing to defects in
che census the returns of the Presidential election Of
1860 viii be taken as o basis for its subdivisions into
districts. They also recommend $50 the number of
delegates each have the qualifications Of
lector BY the Of 1890 there $50 go white
inhabitants Of Louisiana and each parish therefore
assigned one delegate for every 234 inhabitants. BY
this apportionment Orleans gets 60 representatives.
ACTION OF THE FREE STATE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
The Free State Executive Committee completed it's
permanent organization in New0rlean the 9Th inst
TAe following preamble and resolutions were adopted:
Whereas apparent from the recent Gubernstorial cleo
tor in this state thst Of the citizens Of Lonisians more than
twice number required nv the Presidents Proclamation OF
Dec. g. 1863 entle State admission into the Union
N s fasaneutsl law Of he State the princps
mi
desirable that the present anomalous condition Of affairs pui
Of the three DEPARTMENT. Of the state Government being
<epresnied should BE- reueded possbe therefore
Reacted That the CSnnandas General Of this Depart!
of the citizens therein and manifested Willingness 10 comply
with their requests be respectfully solicited 70 alter the tmo
for the election Of delegates Constitutional Convention
Rom that now fixed 10 the eaThes; possible day:
on Gen Banks and present above preamble and
Cor his consideration and that the be published In The
True Delta, Era and TiDes.
THE NEw-oRLEASs CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
The Chamber Of Commerce Of New. Orleans has beet
revived and the following officers have been elected
Charles Briggs President; a. d. Grief, Vice Presi
dent; Al c. Waugh, Secretary. The next meeting viii
be held March H. when the Committees viii be elected
20 complete the organization
COMMERCIAL.
On the 9Th inst the supply Of domestic exchange
was only moderate and although tie demand was not
very active yet drawers realized rather fuller rates than
fhe day previous. We notice sales, to modeT- /
ate extent, at y and y T. cent discount for New
York sight and r. j. and u for one days sight A /
Northern Bank check NeY-lofk was passed al |
2 discount Some sight On Boston taken at Il |
discount One of the banks eheckedo New York to a
fair amount, at diZeount Another supplied the de- .
rnand at l. and Ia 1he former for small Dealers
asked aRt IL. NO6ding of any moment TRANSFERRED In
Foreign hls. Some teFllng sold the street at lie,
but this ma be regard ID outside rate for private
piils, which are quoted at l74Gl1e. The banks still
bold Sterling at leo
GJEsDAY EVENING, March g. 1861
sCoTToS-1he marks was extremely, dull to-day,
svith very lite Offering and only Ll,ed demand.
A. auction IS htes sold follows: bales sweepngs
zc bse rspSes, At &C. g bales Iebo1ed cIdinay at &C.
ordinary 6Jl bale mtz, I'd and rebsed, low middlng
ut 6c II bales samples lowrI ddng, at &c bale mixed
bales low middng eor IS OF ,.hch were mixed at 7oc
barely mddlne 5se and ID es sea Island 81 l Athe
sane sale. 70 bales pekngs bid m at '5t The only
tisnsac oa reported st private sale was gs al
vel maintained Todsy sales con prlse SV hha ogsr and
$50 bbs Mossset, in various lots ia ior gooa common
Sugar i5alJe for fair to fully fair; '.c foI yeiow csnhed
1:ic. fof white clarified crop. and Jsc Tor mime 10
SIC for good t6c. for Prime choice, new cre
tLouR-ihe stock hgh but the Het very du ies
ssseT Prices Purchasers are holding bse IN expeeta Of
fnxther .sTy and liberal srTyas no the West Zoe
only sles that have snspred to-day 40 bbs choice
t1tIs at 50 q bb end $50 and 400 Dbl PARTICULARS NJ.
oITs-TLeTe were saes Of 224 sacks at sll 5g bush
COMA lot OF 70 sacks Louisiana white tnd yellow sold al
o. IS . bush
FaEeHTs-Reguar mail steamship for New are TAX
srf Cotton lsc q ~. by ling yesss Is
ybsle for Cotton, the 2 hd Tor Sugar aid SOC q Dbl
Tor Sdolasses.
The Army in Motion once More-Its .Des.
ssration NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Of the
: Rssniers-Olhcers UnjustIy Deprived of \