New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-05-26

and nurture of certain articles essential to
. iust independence Of foreign supply Of
tht SO articles; and
Whereas, Among these articles tne pro
ducts Of sugar and rice though o. RamAry aa ~
importance, have not suthcient 1orce OF
legislative representation to secure their
defense against the competing productions
BY the imposition of adequate duties on the
cOmpetiRR products; therefore,
Res0lred, That the American pr0ductl0n
of sugar and rice are entitled to be recog-
nized and included in any category Of ar
ticles entitled to projection at the hands OF
| the Ameri0n Congress-.
Resolved, That the adoption and confirm
alton Of the treaty pending betw' en- the
government of the United States and that
Of the Sandwich Islands, whereby the ad-
mission of the products Of sugar and rice
crown in those islands into the. ports OF the
United States duty free would be contrary
to the principles of good faith, national
policy and sectional justice.
These resolutions were then, on motion,
adopted - the sentiment of the meeting.
MI. Duncan F. Kenner then said that in
the consideration of this question the i'm
portant element necessary to production
should not be overlooked. The colored
population Of Louisiana should have re-
| cogniti0n. He knew Of no one who took
more interest or who was more c0nserva-
( i've than Lieutenant Governor Antoine.
He moved that he be added to the COM
| mittee.
Mr.. Lombard said that he had had q
| conversation with Governor Antoine, and
urged him to 60 to Washington. He had
| said that he Was anxious that this interest
should be protected and its prosperity ad
| vanced, and believed he could do some
good by cooperating with those who were
chosen to 60.
| Other remarks were made Of the same
| tenor nnd Governor Antoine's name waa
added to the committee, and An order en-
tered that he should be Immediately in
formed of the fact.
| A finance committee, consisting of Messrs
A. h. Steward, 8. Cranwil, Pierre Lspic'
and w. NJ. Swain, were appointed.
A practicsl suggestion being made tina
each one present should subscribe $25, ant
save the committee the trouble of solicita
ton, was heartily responded to. and wltl
these and other guarantees there was q
the close of the meeting nearly $1,000 a
the disposal Of the president and secre
tary.
Mr.. James NJ. Putnam, by request Q
many present, then read the following valu
able statistics:
Mr.. President and Gentlemen-Att the re
Quest of the committee l very respectful.
| snbmit the following figures and facts TO
your consideration, and that of those WHOM
We are memorializing, the Congress Of tn
United States. The sugar crop of Louisian
vas in 1856 3O,OO0,00O pounds, wortl
s2,7oo, 900; in 1928 l4o;ooo:ooo pounds Sn ID
nounds. worth sis, ,726, 900; in 1859 Ala
600. 600 pounds, worth 81, 900 600; in 1861
528, 800 900 pounds, worth $25, 100000.
After the commencement of the late wa
it Was reduced in le645 to 10, SOC, 900 pounds
worth g. OOO, 900; after which it increase
RAPIDLY, 40 that in 1901 it was l68, SOC, ,0O
pounds, worth $]4,26l 900. and i'm 1856
.. i65, 45O, 900, worth $l2. 100000.
The aggregate value OF the sugar crop
has been $43O, sol 600. The United State
consumed in 1862, 24l.4ll tons of fcreig
sugar, and the crop of Louisiana, who
was about 235, 400 tons, being very nea
; equal to the supply of foreign sugar tt
that year; and our lands, which are We
adapted TO the production of sugar, woul'
if cultivated, yield crop OF at least tot
| to five times that magnitude. as We have
arabic alluvial lands 6l5, 900 acres.
The total quantity of foreign sugar CO.
eumed in the United States in 1875, WI
6S5. .352 tons. of which, there was receive
at San Francisco from
Pound
| The Hawaiian Islands only............. II 9I2 8
| 1he Philipplue leila ads ......... 26, pa
! The Dntch East Indies 837 5
Frsmljhipa ...................... 5l745
| rrom Central America and Mexico. 81
, From Perm Observation-Disclosures. 12,4
Total 81 1856 4