The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-01-25
(,Itnu,hcr of Commerce.

A special meeting was called last even
ing to take action on resolutions rela-
ting TO tho Now Orleans Pacific Railroad
Company. President Bussey in the chair.
Mr.. Huber introduced the following
resolutions. and on motion Of Mr.. Chaffe
they were unanimously adopted, after
which the Chamber adjourned:
Whereas. the New Orleans Pacific
Railway Company, an organization OF
the citizens of New Orleans s-having Tor
It's object the completion OF railway
communication with the State of Texas
has called u mass meeting ot the peo-
pie on Thursday, January n. 1876, ut st.
Pntricks Hall. In the interest Of this
road, and. 49,,
Whereas. this company has used tho
means heretofore entrusted to It's care
by the stock subscribers with ability
and integrity. and has evinced tlrm
determination TO carry out tho grand
object or It's charter.
Resolred, That tho Chamber OF Com
merce Of New Orleans do heartily in
dorse their enterprise. and call upon the
merchants and capitalists, property
holders md citizens Of every calling. 10
attend this meeting. and attest by thor
active cooperation their support OF this
com 1Nbny, anu lfuit Lu'ti ul't w WIZ Sa'' y
completion Of the work.
Hesoired. That tho Chamber Of Com
merce sanction the passage OF such bills
by the present Legislature as will best
enable This company to pcrpetuato their
charter. avail themselves OF parish sub
| scriptions and incorporate with their
organization such valuable franchises NJ
they may hereafter become possessed OF.
RYolred, That the Chamber Of Com
| merce Of New Orleans do hereby indorse
the action Of the st. Louis Railroad
Convention Of November 81, 1875, and
that. in tho opinion OF this Chamber,
New Orleans being the nearest eastern
terminus on tide water, and the New Or
leans Pacific Railway Company being
tho only organization that iSbelng ener-
getically managed, and the work on
which fs being rapidly pushed to sue
cessfu, completion, our Representatives
and friends In Congress are respectfully
urged to use their utmost influence to
secure to this strictly homo enterprise
tho same aid that may be- accorded te
tho Pacific Railroad, In pref
erence to any and all other echomcf
which may DO brought before them foi
their consideration.
Resolred, That II copy OF these .roso
lutions be furnished to each OF o,il
Representatives and Senators In Con
grcss, and also to the Hon. }: Il. Ken
nard. now in Washington In tho inter
ests Of the. New Orleans ana Pacific
Railroad.
A TURNING TIDE. Two thousand col
ored men went TO the polls at Memphis
last week, at the municipal election. ant
voted the straight Democratic ticket
without solicitation. The white Radica
leaders tried to dissuade them from
doing 80, but unavailingly. Tht
Memphis appeal mentions, am3nt
the Incidents of the election, tina
a we'll known colored man ap
preached Barbour Lewis at one .of tn
polls and, embracing him to his heart
content, said: Farewell. Barbour. WI
must part forever a j.; may the Lo,d can tak9
the Democratic jubilee which followed
the announcement OF the result, tn
colored people took d conspicuous part
and several Of them carried effigies 0
Lewis and other politicians whom the,
have heretofore followed,