The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-10-23

p 666Hted aud read to the convention series Oh
resolutions, which, like the others offered, were
referred TO the committee, and the convention
ADJOURNED until p. m. On the call OF Mr.. Ohas.
seymour. chairman, the committee met at the
rooms OF the Chamber Of Commerce at o'clock
and remained in session uHtl 6 p. IN.
These Tour hours were consumed in the most
friendly and earnest consideration and debate OF
the questions before us.
The resolutions of the Chamber of Commerce
OF st. Paul, presented by Col. j. Ell. Davidson, en-
bodied and covered all the questions included in
the resolutions Of your delegate, except that
which was subsequently designated as resolution
sixth, relative to evees, and after full and mature
deliberstioa were adopted In the form set forth in
| slip frem the Bt. Louis Republican OF the 18th
inst, hereto annexed. This accomplished. your
delegate called up resolution sixth. which read
az follows:
"That as the banks of the Mississippi river, on
the lower portion of it's channel, will not bear
without destructive abrasion, largely due to the
increase OF steamboat waves in transporting the
commerce Of the States that lie upon and beyond
| its waters, the servitude or easement OF naviga-
ton, il becomes the duty OF the general govern
ment TO levee and protect it from crevasses, and
the ople who have their homes aud fields upon
it's banks from inundation."
| Full, thorough and exhaustive was the review
OF the whole subject in all its phases. After due
and full consideration, after ample time for re-
hsc5ion, for the resolution had been read In full
convention, and read and debated lengthy In COM
mttee OF the whole, the resolution Was ,on motion
OF the Hon. I'M. Rice, adopted by the committee
unanimonsy.
Need say that felt grstiied and thankful,
| and that became convinced my mission was
| not fruitless.
The committee at 6 p. M rose and instructed
| the chairman to report the resolutions to the
| convention as the unanimous result OF their de-
libsratlons,
| The committee returned to the Opera House,
where the convention held is sessions. and there
| the chairman, Mr.. Charles seymour, in
/ vs.. nEadt "a
| tiops, including the sixth. with the recommends
ton that they be passed with the same unanimity
| they had bsen approved by the committee. He
expatiaed upon the Importance Of the resolu-
tons. tho effect they would have OF esmenting tho
bonds OF fraternity and the interests OF the
people occupying the great Mississippi valley,
| and strenuously urged their immediate adoption,
as many delegates we're compelled to leave that
evening.
The report WAS received. and after few verbal
alterations, not touching the sixth resolution,
| however, was, with the preamble and resolu-
| tions, on motion of Mr.. W. Fl. FL. Russell, OF st.
Louis, adopted in full convention without single
dissenting vote.
Here it was taoitly understood that the business
| OF the convention was ended, and that nothing
| remained to be done except to hear the address
OF Gen. Hogan. OF st. Louis, which was to be de-
| livsred at half past that evening. Under these
circumstances to have moved to reconsider and lay
on the table would have been highly diseourteous,
and would have manifested feeling Of doubt and
| extreme. Therefore your delegate purposely
and out Of respect for tho members Of the con.
vention refrained from presenting such a motion,
babe adieu and God speed to oil around him and
wendell bis way homeward, believing that he had
performed the full measure o. his duty and re-
joicipg in the success of the delegation from New
Orleans.
Impressed with these convictions, on reaching
Chicago on the evening OF the 18th inst, wired
your bonors d president
"Aoooml lished everything could be expected.
Western pe ople nobly generous and in full accord
with us. 1hsnk them again and again. And ON
the same evening continued my journey. En-
route, on T. 18th October. / accidentally noticed
| the public ton in the st. Louis Globe Democrat
OF the par graph which annex, indicating that
the CONVEX ton had prolonged Its session and re.
considered the leves resolution which had in
troduced On reading this unexpected change of
front my feelings can be better imagined than
described. Nothing Of anger was INDUCED id,
but | 1t sincerely grieved that our Western
tffebds should, prompted By loealidaas and xiaws,
have overl J0ked the fact that no measure could
be successful unless it was supported and main
sained by the combined and undivided acsion Of
all those interested in the commerce Of the Missis-
sppi valley, and regretted that by their contracted
and feli ,h action they should have jeopardized
their own fsvorite schemes. For l here assert
my firm belief that 1t is only by combined action
OF the whole people OF the great Mississippi val
ley and its tributaries in trade, speaking in i'm
perative tones their will and demands and not
i
ever be hearksned unto. 80 long as we isolate
ourselv 9 from one another and attempt pet
schemes separately, so long will we be spurned and
laughed at by Congress. But when we rise In
our might and assert and demand our right act
ing in perfect accord and unanmity, Congress
will obey and not before. Thus impressed con-
tinued my Journey. certainly q wiser man and
taught by sad experience that points OF licaoy
81 d propriety did not enter into consideration in
deliberative assemblies and that the duty OF
every one who was successful was to seal and de-
liver measures approved, by motion TO reconsider
and lay on the table. and not trust to pro eetjou
from rules OF oivllity and courtesy. Il will be
observed that my resolution was extremely eau
tious and limited in its scope; il all We could
expect to btain, asking merely for q general
recognition OF the levee system and matchmaking
the work. No appropriation WAS asked, for the
reason that we had bills before Congress for The
purpose, AID bee use, IL the rec gnition desired
was given, it sufficed moreover, because We had
no desire 10 interposs obstacles the way OF our
Western friends. Hence that this convention,
on the motion too Of Mr.. Seymour, chairman Of
our committee of the whole who had reported
our resolu ions, including the sixth, or Ievee
resolution, and in set sp ech recommended
it's unanimous adoption, shou reconsider it's 40
ton, eliminate the sixth resolution presented by
me, and then psss the resolution subsequently
adopted presented by Gen. FL. Fl. sibIey, ia q
matter OF bewildering SURPRISE for Gen. bibley's
resolution, copy OF which is appended, certainly
includes everything we could desire or ask for. |
Read for yourselves:
"ResolDed, That this convention strongly ap-
peals to Congress to aid the States of the lower
Mississippi by liberal appropriations for the con-
sruction and cessary repairs of evees, to con-
fine the river within it's limit, and to prevent dis
astrous inundations
Surely we asked no more, and should be con- |
tent at the result though we do not approve the |
means by which it was reached.
Apart from this we have to acknowledge the !
kindest civlity and attention from every SOURCE |
and are pleased to have it in our power to say
that the people Of the Great West are now alive |
to the fact that we are component part of the |
Union, entitled to equal rights with them, and |
that they need us as much as we need them. !
Injustice would be done were not in closing |
my report, to tender my kindest acknowledge
ments to my colleagues, Capt. John Augusin, |
Mr.. J. M. Walpole and Prof. O. G.. Forshey, for |
the valuable services they rendered and the |
assistance they gave me by wise counsel and ad- |
vice. and my thanks to Mr.. W. M. Burwell and |
Prof. Forshey for the INDISPENSABLE information