New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-06-23
4 Call for the Formation of Louisiana
Historical society.

I Historical Society.
At a meeting of the Missouri Historical
Society, held a; St. Louis, on the seven
teenth instant. the following resolutions
we're adopted:
! WHEREAS, Much interest is being mani
tested and active preparations are being
| made throughout the United States. for and
in behalf OF the great historical event, the
centennial anniversary of the declaration
| Of American independence; and
Whereas. 4 growing interest is being de.
| velOped in the different sections Of the
country in reference to the worth aud i'm,
| portance OF historical societies; therefore,
be it
Resolced, Tha, the Missouri Historical
| Society respectfully euggests, and hereby
| recommends to the historical societies OF
| the United States, and all true lovers of
history. the propriety and Importance of
| holding 3 national historical convention in
the city Of Philadelphia during the eenter.
| NAL anniversary.
Resoloed, That it is the sense Of this SO
ciety that active historical societies should
be established in every State, Territory and
| city Of the American Union, and that they
| should receive the encouragement and pa
| tronage of the general, State and municipal
governments. and the people OF each and
every community.
! Resolred, That committee of five be ap.
| pointed by the president Of this society to
take into consideration the proprety of
holding a historical convention in the city
of Philadelphia during the month of Az.
! gust. 1876, and that said committee be and
| they are hereby instructed to prepare and
| submit to our next meeting an appropriate
address to kindred societies. looking TO the
consummation of such an event, and the
| permanent organization and establishment
| Of historical societies throug hout the United
! States and the CaIadas.
! Res0Lced, That the corresponding secrc.
| tary forward to the historical societies now
| established and the Governors OF the States
| and Territories copies of these resolu,i ons
| and proceedings. and that they are hereby
| invited to cooperate with this society in
accomplishing the event of the convention
and in carrying out the spirit Of these yeso.
!utiOns.
The chairman Of the meeting appointed
on the committee Messrs. Russell. Ramsey.
Barclay, Forbes and Doherty. Yesterday
Governor Kellogg received communica.
ton from Nj. w. H. II. Russell, chairman
Of the committee. Transmitting the reso.
lutions. and asking the cooperation Of ,hs
citizens Of Louisiana.
! LIS is q mdlttI tu6b CcItdlulS ought 10
interest our people. and the REPUBLICAN
has heretofore urged the formation of such
a society in this city. There ia no city on
the continent fuller OF interesting material
tor the historian aud antiquarian than ours.
and our citizens should take shame to
themselves that they can boast Of no his
torica! society. NO public library. NO art
gallery. Almost every other city and
State in the Union preserves with pride
the portraits of its chief magistrates. Our
State has not secured the portrait OF a
single eA- A-Governor. and no Governors
room" at our City Hall contains aught to
remind US who our Mayors have been.
We remember that during the admins
tration of Mayor Wilt the attention of that
gentleman was incidentally called to this
10 the city portrait OF one of the fifteen
gentlemen who served as Mayor of the city
before the war. If fourteen other gentlemen
would do the same. Nothing, however,
came Of it. We understand this offer is
still open, and fine, life-sze portrait of
Mayor Crossman will be forthcoming when
those Of Pilot. Watkins, Matber, Girod,
Mccarthy, Routfignac, Prieur, Genoi-, Ere.
ret. Montegut. Lewis. Waterman, Stth and
Monroe, or any considerable portion of
them. are ready for the public. Again. who
Of our citizens would not take delight in
visiting one OF the capacious rooms at the
State House and gazing on the portraits of
the ex-G0vernors Of Louisiana-of Clai-
borne. Villere, Robertson, the two John.
sons. Roman. White. Mouton. Walker. He.
bert, Wickhtfe and Moore OF ante bellum
louisiana
These are only incidental suggestions. Of
course. to the main question-that Of organ.
izing historical society in Louisiana. We
are confident the city and State govern.
ments will do all in their power to facilitate
such an organization. and it only requires
the united efforts of few intelligent and
energetic men to make it success.
On the ninth Of April. lSs:-in less than
seven years-will occur tho bi.centennial
of the passage by LaSalle
down the Mississippi river to Its mouth,
when he erected column and a cross on
the river bank above the head of the passes.
and took possession Of the country in the
name of 1.-THE most high. most powerful, in.
most victorious Prince Louis the
Great, by the grace Of God King of France
and Navarro. the fourteenth of his name."
This will be an occasion OF great interest to
the people of the entire country. and pre-
parations for its proper observance should
be soon inaugurated. and we need his.
,orical society to give impetus to the move.
nent New Orleans should be able to do |
IN that occasion what Boston has Just done |
with Bunker Hill: we should bring our |
guests hither from every Northern city,
md be able to show them the footprints of |
he progress of 200 years. Who will in.
Iugurate the movement!
.elr. Gair and the funded Warrants.
For the information of the Feliciana
ledger we give space to the following letter
rom Mr. Gair, denying the statement made