New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-01-17
vrIDNEsDAY MORNING. JANUARY II. 1866
Lsulsian. Intellisence..

% ELEoTIoS. The election for Senator in ST. John
"a MI James, to gil the vacancy occasioned by
\ w resignation Of Mr.. Beraplt takes place next
Saturday. Mr.. Egariste Camille Mire is q candi-
1Ate, and also Mr.. W. II. Lawton.
u Meschacebe states that the sale Of the late
NJ, Deslondes' personal effects produced near
fsur thousand dollars. A negro preacher beeamt
- purchaser Of fine Bible.
KILLxD. I.,Ayant Coureur learns that Mr.. Clair
vzls LIE Blanc has been killed BY a pistol shot
= coheehouse at Donaidsonvie.
XII DoNALpsoNv1LLE.-T The average value Of build
\ - lots ID Donaldsonville is said to be $3.50.
W. Another man, Nj Auguste Koon, has been
ldIled "A Donaldsonvills by . shot from q navy
4 listcl VI
NV IBER1 I. "a company Of amateurs are play
I ~ theatricals ia New Iberia for benevolent pur-
poses The first nights entertainment consisted
Of Le Marchsud de Parapluie in French, and
1oodles IN English
+ LAFoBacHE. The Sentinel says the Bayou is
sim rising and that several boats have visited the
wharf at Thibodaux, giving the town quite a bust
meas appearance.
II ST.. MARTns.- AT meeting of the planters Of
\ The parish Of ST. Martin, convened in ST. Martins
vile On the nh Of January, 1866 for the purpose
#cf advising among themselves and Of concerning
measures for the organization Of labor in the
On motion, Dir. Alexandra Landry was elected
President, and Mr.. Gabriel a. Fournet elected
Secretary.
on notion of Mi. Fournet, a committee Of seven
plAnfers was appointed to confer together and
draw up resolutions.
The committee then retired, and after consulta-
ton together made, through DR.. Johnston, the fol
WHEREAS, The laws passed BY the General AS
Nsembly OF the State Of Louisiana regulating con
tracts with freedmen and the Circular Of the
v Frsedmen's Bureau mag conflict with each
WIIEREAs, The parish III St. Martin has suffered
exceedingly during the past years Of civil trouble
\ for want Of field labor, and unless some mode OF
xetion be decided upon will suffer still more from
he same cause; S
WHEREAS, The planters Of this parish are de-
sir0us of melting out justice to the freedmen and OF
securing permanent advantages to themselves by
4 ~ adoption Of measures calculated to establish
eoncord between themselves and the freedmen in
their midst, therefore
Resotvsd, That We, the planters Of the parish Of
~ Martini come together as peaceful and loyal
citizens OK the United States to unite If possible,
upon some general measures which may be adapted
70 the wants OF the parish in furtherance alike of
ne interests of ourselves the freedman the State
md the general government M
& REsoloed. That We deprociate the practice
sometimes INDUCED 10 by neighbors, of attempting
to induce laborers to leave their employers, and
& ~ various means deranging labor by producing
1iscontent on plantations, where certain number
sf hands regularly employed are Indispensable to
Success. 5ss
Rssolued, That We soleInnly repudiate- and con
denim, as highly criminal and denoting barbarous
and bloody disposition, any acts of ofehapded JUS
hoe executed on freedmen for any crimes Of which
they may be accused; no man is justified In netting
nj justice 70 himself, ont Of the pale of the law
and regular course of legal proceedings, except
q ghen his person and operty are Immediately and
Ill directly a}fack6d and imDerilletl A. 81 VII