New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-06-27
The Convention of 1854.

of the State of Louisiana, at the Mechanics Inst
tute New Orleans on Tuesday, 2Gth inst, at two
O'Clock p NJ. JOHN E. NEELGs, Secretary
At 2 O'Clock, or a few minutes after, something
like hundred people were assembled in the sec
end story Of the Mechanics Institute. Presently,
Mr.. R, King Cutler, standing at the chair of the
speaker, called the meeting to order and announced
Associate Justice Howell, of the Supreme Court of
the State, chairman of the assembage.
Judge Howell took the chair and, on doing so,
requested all persons who were net members or
officers of the convention of 1864 to retire from
the hall, announcing that the proceedings were to
be secret.
The hall was cleared and the doors closed.
Some ten or fifteen minutes after the correspon-
dent of the New York Tribune, who had been shut
out, under the ruling Of Judge Howell, was aG-
mitted, but, we believe, no member of the New
Orleans press was allowed an entrance.
AS to what occurred we have authenticaly
information of the only important proceedings of
the secret caucus.
Judge Durel Of the United States court, pres
dent Of the convention of 1864, by resolution of
the body, was authorized to reconvene it, at his
discretion.
His ideas Of discretion do not suit some Of those
who assembled yesterday. Hence an attempt was
made to displace him.
A resolution with that intent was introduced.
motion was made to lay it on the table.
That motion was discussed for nearly two hours,
and it was lost by vote of eighteen to twenty
one thirty-nine members being the whole number
present.
After this vote an adjournment was had until
half-past five.
At half-past five they met again.
For about an hour the main question was de-
bated, in regard to the presidency.
Upon the question of the adoption of the reso
luton for the election Of another president, it was
found that twenty-nine members were present
The vote stood twenty-five for the resolution ant
four against it,
Judge Howell was then unanimously elected Il
the place indicated by the resolution concerning
the presidency.
As president we are informed, he is pledged tt
do that which Judge DureI did not consider polite
, to reassemble the convention and attempt tn
organic control of the State.
The question as to whether the action of thi
meeting, in the matter Of the presidency is bind
ing, has been extensively discussed out of doors
irrespective of another question also debated
i whether convention can put itself in perpetua
session.
h The validity of the proceeding yesterday
doubted from the fact that a quorom was not pre-
a sent, setting aside the assumed fact tha
the convention could only be reconvened, by il
n own resolution, upon the order of the presiden
i Judge Durel. The convention consisted of ninet
5 members. Forty-six would, therefore, be IL
n smallest number Of a quorum. But only thirt
g nine present on the first vote, and, less tia
# that, twenty mine on the last and most importai
g vote. To show the true state Of the case, beyon
/, dispute, we copy from the official Journal Of tt
convention the following extract from the pr
J. ceedngs Of the first day:
e WEDNESDAY, April 6, 1864.
p The convention met in Liberty Hall, New 0
. leans at Y NJ, in pursuance ofparagraph XI gener
10 orders No. 50, OF Major General N. P. Banks ii
1t commanding general of the department, as f0
e lows:
# XI. The delegates duly elected to the oonve
tien shall meet at Liberty Hall, executive building
u in the city of New Orleans, at u O'Clock NJ, {
st Wednesday, the 9Th day of April, 1864.
e At fifteen minutes past Il O'Clock, t. B. Thorp
n. a member of The convention, called it to order.
- j. R. Terry nominated Alfred Shaw as ter
porary president. Carried unanimously.
re w. r. Fish nominated Alfred c. Hills as ter
porary secretary. Carried unanimously.
m In response to the unanimous invitation of Il
convention, Rev. DR.. Newman offered prayer.
IL The following communications from S. WrC
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ar ,aTai UtaTe 1' ogors Ins ngeFgIFy y o st@l9
m s1a of the 1itS Of Harch last Of Mai Cen
- Pantg cnmmonding The danaTimpnt oRtbe Gnlf q,
a46s t5 e of g
2h TI " ~ r, " +i s+ato Iaerin q 70 ~ =
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of 5Sfh Of the same month Of March for the choi
- dioa+ 20 creti+,+i,1a cIona+io ~
Ie iota5 ~ fnr +Lo raTision aIG an,ondant af :
We Gnstitt;a, Of +be Stata of onsiana u
CHI Tb SarsiGna5 did tlis day eveT3ina +ra p
IN rns raceye5 of The Votes pye1at The eiections
~ tbe 99th March last, and found the following nam
ar neSe4es obfainad ned in the folinwng narsbas 4
rg graa2est nnmber of votes. So far received nm
he +bis dofe to.yit. "
ORLEANS.
First Representative DiStrict-Gorlinski, R.
w. Bell, Geo. f. Brott, ". T. Stocker John Stuml
j, B, Schroeder, b. Murphy.
Ssg4''I n f'1fSgSSG y,;ist f D's Go'
nd goseph n. u, "Hson o95h nenIelaon niS "a
ng 2tiIer NJ; n w NJ AtaL ~ o9tiIoii A5Iie9
c 4lls i;r b, luofPe' D. D. heAiy' 0eo' A. foSul'
yn 11J;j Ps,,,ae sentative District JohnW Thono
Tamng FulIer. John Sullivan, i. R, Terry. q.
w Austin John Foley George HOwes H. W. Wate
us P. Harnan.
Fourth Representative District-Alfred Sha
is. R. King Cutter, Judge E. H. Dure Z. J. Went
ad Louis Gastinel
40. Fifth Representative DiStrict-Edmund Abe
' John Buckley, Jf., Xavier MauTeT, F.
re- Montamat. A. Mendiverri,
St, Seth Representative DtSHtcOJ. Y. BOnl,