Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1869-06-05
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of hat city for the able manner 10 which
it discharged the duties tba, called i
together. If the plans laid down for the
future veal of West and South canonly
be carried into practics' effect, a brighter
and a better day than We have yet seer
will dawn upon as. This wss no ordinary
assemblsge of rapting politicians, or vena'
capitalists who desired only to plant that
they might alone reap the benefit, but Of
Intelligent, patriotic and high-toned gen
tlemen who sought the good of others
and thus beneitting all. The spirit in
which they were received and entertain
ed 10 that city, the many praises bestow
ed upon them, 10 their capacity as dele
gates and their bearing as gentlemen. is
abundant evidence that the solid men
of New Orleans appreciated fully the
motives which drew them together aid
their ability to discharge tbs duties en-
trusted to their care. We have no de
sire to be over sanguine. nor to expect
too much from q first attempt at so gi-
gantic a movement 81 the Convention
proposes to ioaugrrste, but we have an
abiding faith that something will now be
done TO restore trade to it's proper chan
nel-down the Mississippi: river, and to
maintain it hereafter as such. The Pacific
Railroad, and other subjects touched up
on by the Convention. are all of great
Importance to Louisiana, and the day is
not remote when another track will cross
the continent, with it's main Eastern ter
minus at New Orleans. This may be set
down IS one OF the predictions that I'd.
mi,s of no REPUTATION.
But the subject most interesting to Us
is that of %retitioning Congress for sssis.
tance in repairing aud extending levees
in The States of Louisiana, Arkansas and
Mississippi. We believe yet, despite all
has passed, that the General Gov
will eventually come TO our re.
lief when a proper showing is made and
by the proper parties. The attempt can be
made, at all events, and if no satisfactory
are obtained, we must then fall
upon such resources as Dsture and
determination have lef. us.
Below We give the action of the Con-
upon the subject of ~levees. leav.
.ng the reader to form his own opinion as
20 the p~rscticsbiiity of the measures
proposed to carry it out
Mr.. Williamson, Of Tennessee, chairman
the Committee IN Repairing aud Ex-
the Levees, submitted a report
and a resolution recommending a bill
,ffered 10 the United States Senate or
he eighth of January last, guaranteeing
he payment of certain bonds TO be is.
sued oy the States CT Louisiana, Arkan
'as &nd Mississippi. for the purpose of
building and repairing ~levees, and recon-.
nending that Tennessee and Missouri
added. as the best plan DOW proposed
% give aid to the protection of the levees ;
md that a committee of FIVE, one from
Zach of the States named, be appointed
)y the President of this Convention 20
AZ the matter before Congress and urge
he immediate passage of said bill.
The capnr. vas sdnnfad
Mr.. Marshall, of Mississippi, offered
he following resolutions
Resolved, That the Committee on LIE
Vees be requested TO examine into, and
'eport on the expediency of constructing
be levees on the MISSISSIPPI Rive. and
Is various tributaries. and redseming the
ands exposed to annual Intimidation.
the means Of inint stock comps.
lies. whose bonds shall be Endorsed by
he General Government. Q
Resolved, Ths. We deem it practicable
10 TO organize and charter companies as
allow them to collect q tax upon the
agricultural products guaranteed and
protected by levees built or paid for by
such companies, they having insurance
lights, and authorized to grant policies of
insurance upon crops to be raised behind
'sid l~evees. thereby encouraging and
facilitating a more thorough tiIlage Of the
,oil
These resolutions were referred TO the