Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1867-07-20
PLANTERS. LEVEE CONVENTION.

PLANTERS. LENEE CON Elm 1lOt
!, A meeting of planters was held ]
New Orleans Oh Monday last at the Me
chanics' Institute, to take into consider
ton the condition of the leYee interest
of the State. This was in pursuance t
a cali made some time since by the coun
try press. The meeting does not appea
to have been largely attended, although
those present were among the most lnfia
ontial of the State. The following par
ishes were represented Pointe Coupee
Lafourche, Assumption, Terrebonne, St
Martin, Plaquemines, st, Bernard, St.
Mary aud Orleans. The meeting was
organized by the selection of W. w.
Pugb, of Assumption, al President, and
G. w. r. Bailey, Of Orleans, as Secretary.
After calling the convention TO order,
the President stated that the object was,
in consideration of the National Govern
ment having failed to do anything to-
wards the protection of the levees boun-
ding the Mississippi, to endeayor by the
joint association OF the citizens and plant.
ers of the State to band together for the
future prosperity Of the State and coun-
try, exerting and using the only facilities
we bad at command. After stating the
number of parishes suffering from over,
flow, Nj. 5. Van Wrinkle presented the
following resolution which was uuani-
mously concurred in:
Resolved, That the parishes represent
ed in this convention be entitled to the
same number Of votes to which they are
entitled in tie Senate md House of Rep.
resentatiycs of the State, governed by
the rules of the Houseo Of Representatives
and Senate of the State.
The same gentleman offered a resoIu.
tion that a committee of ten be appoint
ed from the State at large to take into
consideration the present condition of
the levees and the better plan for their
reconstruction, which was counurred in.
The Presd't appointed on said committee
Claiborne, S. Van Wrinkle, j. @. Trial,
W. j. Ivy, John Tyell, Louis Busch, P.
,. Therlot, Z. Gibson, w. I. Minor & Nc.
Collum ; and on motion the following |
gentlemen we're added to the committee Il
Lawrence, A. w. Walker, J. NJ. Ducros.
L. l.. Nimmo, W. r. Bayley, F. G. Bur-
bank and the President. w. w. Pugb.
After some further discussion as to the
facilities and resources of the State to-
wards building and repairing the leyees.
Mr.. A. ". Walker offered a resolution
hat Gen. Oglesby, and a delegate from
Zach parish, should wait upon Gen. Sher
dan. to present to him their views. and
'sk bis cooperation.
MT. Minor, chairman of the committee
appointed to confer with Gen. Sheridan.
eported that he and Messrs Pugh, Bailey
oglesby had waited upon the General.
he conference upon the whole was very
satisfactory, The General had received
he committee with courtesy and polite
iess- The sale of the levee bonds issued
Inder act OF the last Legislature was dis
used, and the General was anxious to
ave Gov. Flanders sign these bonds on
IS return, he had left New York for New |
orleans Monday, there was a possibility I
hat Gen. Sheridan would endorse those :
onds, and #, they could easily be neeo.
Iated. The General would probably re- {
Estate the Board of Levee Commission. c
appointed by him, which he had no q
Quot, would pay special attention to the /,
building of Grand Levee and the Hick.
: leyee. a
After the reception Of this report. con- :
discussion ensued upon various
alters connected with ways and means =
rebuild the levees in event of non-ssle +.
the bonds, but the whole matter was
id over to await the action of Governor '
landers and Gen. Sheridan in regard to !,
g sale of the levee bonds, which effected y
Ill obViate the necessity of parochial or :
enterprise in rebuilding the 7
wees. The Convention adjourned sine =
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