New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-05-23

LYoH6M HALL, NEW oRLzANs, May ed, 1866
Pursuant to adjournment and to the notice Of
the committee of six, the friends of Governor AL
len assembled at Lyceum Hall on Tuesday evening,
May 22d, 1865, Gen, John L. Lewis in the Chair.
The committee of six, appointed at the meeting
held at the st. Charles Hotel on Friday, the 18th
instant, reported through their chairman, Gen. D.
W. Adams, the following
RESOLUTIONS:
WHEREAS, We have been deeply panied at the
sudden and unexpected announcement OF the
death of our lamented friend, fellow citizen, and
former Governor, Henry Watkins Allen, to whom
the messenger of death came in foreign land,
but we hope and believe amongst hospitable and
kind friends, who appreciated his merits ana gave
him every attention IN his last Illness
AND WHEREAS, his personal, political and mill
tary history and fame is part of the history of
Louisiana, and we deem it but just and merited
| tribute to his memory that his remains should be
inferred in the land of the people he called his own
and so dearly loved therefore,
Resolped That it is the wish of this meeting
and, as we believe, Of the people OF Louisiana,
that his remains be sent for, and, uaess he eX-
| pressed some wish to the contrary, that they be
/ brought to the city of New Orleans and there CON
signed to their last resting place; and that some
4 suitable monument should be erected over them,
! to mark the place where will rest the remains OF
one who in his limited sphere, possessed many OF
the elements that resembled him who was 6 first
in peace, first in war, and first IN the hearts 81 MS
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4 Resoloed, That for the purpose of carrying out
4 these resolutions and our object, permanent eX-
ecutive committee of fifteen be appointed by the
chairman of this meeting with full power and
authority to ask and receive all necessary centfl
buGons-to send for Governor Aliens remains
notify the public and take the necessary steps to
: receive them-prpvide the place for their inter
ment after consulting his relatives and friends
and to erect monument, and for these and any
and all other purposes appoint such sub-commit-
tees or officers as they in their discretion may
deem necessary aud proper.
ReSOlUed That we recommend the formation Of
a monumental association, to be composed of such
citizens of the State as may choose to join the
same for the purpose of taking the necessary and
proper action in relation to the remains and mem
CRY of the late lamented Governor Allen. That
the said association shall be domiciliated in the
city of New Orleans, but will ask and cheerfully
receive the assistance and cooperation Of any anG
all citizens throughout the State OF Louisiana who
7 may desire to become members of the same OIL
who appreciate the object in view, and all Others
who desire to unite with them in carrying out this
laudable object.
ReSolued, That copy of these resolutions ant
the proceedings of this meeting be furnished eaGt
! of the newspapers published in the city Of New
Orleans, and requested to be copied in all the
papers of the State.
The resolutions were adopted.
On motion Of Col John NJ Sandidge, the fol
lowing resolution was added:
|
ment fund shall become member of the Monu
ment Association, and shall bare his or her name
inscribed on parchment, and depostedn the corner
stone of the monument when laid.
The president appointed the following
EXECUTIVE ooMMITrEE.
General D. W. Adams, Ernest Miltenberger
General John L. Lewis, Harlow j. Phelps VIM. s
l Pike, Dr. W. G. Austin, Colonel Henry Denis
t Samuel Smith, Colonel Ig Szymanski, Colonel j.
, 0. Nixon, w. Overall, John Pemberton Captain
James McCloskey, A. H. Isaacs0n, Colonel J. NJ
Sandidge
On motion of General Adams, the names OF DR.
, J. S. Copes, R. G Cummings and Robert VI
Lusher were added to the executive committee.
The following resolutions were presented by thu
committee and adopted:
ResoEUed, That the thanks of the association bt
rendered to the prOpretOrs and editors of the Bee
CRESCENT, Pieayune, and Times, for the aid ren
4 dered in publishing the notice of the present ant
recent meetings, and that their great influence bt
earnestly sqFqited in carrying out the purposes o
Q the Allen Association.
Res0tued, That the thanks Of this meeting b,
rendered to Messrs H. Bari d Co., for their offe
to transport gratutOasly the remains of the late
Gov. Alien from Vera Cruz to New Orleans, OF
board of one of their line of steamers, as well as
for their further offer to superntend the remOYa
of the remains of Gov. Allen from the City o.
Mexico to the city Of Vera Cruz.
Gen. Adams chairman of the executive commit
tee, gave notice that the first meeting of the said
committee would be held on Thursday evening
May 8Ist, at O'Clock PM, at parlor p st. Charles
Hotel.
0nmoton the meeting adjourned.
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