Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1851-08-16
yuhie Meeting at the "Island."

Tn accordance with previous notlce a meeting
of the Wings of the Parish of 1bervllle was held
at the Cofee-House of Louis Pollet, on ednes-
day the 18th August.
On motion of H. S. Brown, Esqr, the meeting
was organized by the appointment OF h. "A. upton'
Esor. as Observation-Disclosures Leblanc, M. Il.
Blouin and Pierre Collie as Vice Presidents
Adolnbe Hebert, Valsin ]. Breaud and Philip VIM
free, jr, as Secretaries.
The President in a brief and appropriate speech
exnlained the object of the meeting, to be the no.
mination of a candidate for the lower house of the
State Legislature in the place Off. L. Watson, who
declined. and the selection of a candidate for Par
ish Superintendent of Public Schools. Col. Ro-
bertson offered the following which, on motion,
was unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That a committee of five be appointed
| by the Chair to report a suitable candidate for the
State Legislature, and also one for Superintendent
of Public Schools for the Parish of Iberville. The
Chair appointed on said committee, Messrs. A. S.
Robertson, Col. R. A. Stewart, M. Z. Blouin, &C.
lestin Leblanc and Joseph Melancon the commit
tee retired, and after an absence of a few minutes
returned and made the following report:
s'The committee to whom was referred the duty
of making the nominations beg leave to present
the names of Eugene Babin, Esqr, for the Legis-
l~ature, and H. S. Brown, Esqr, as a candidate for
Superintendent of Public Schools, and also to re-
commend to the Convention which is to assemble
at Plaquemine on Saturday next, that a nominal
ton be made of a candidate to represent the Bird
Congressional District, in place of G. w. Waiter
ston, Esqr., who declines the nomination.
(Signed A. SIDNEY ROBERTSON, Chm'n."
The report having been read was, on notion
adopted by reclamation, and Eugene Babin and
H. S. Brown were declared the unanimous choice
of this meeting as their candidates. Colonel Stew
art having been called upon, addressed the meet
ing in an elegant speech, replete with sound logic
and stirring eloquence, and made a strong appeal
to the Wings to give their ticket, "a long pull, a
strong pull, and a pull altogether'-which the
prolonged cheering promised that they would DO.
P. Winfree, IT.. then offered the following reso-
luton, which on motion was unanimously adopt
ed:
Thereds, jpn IN AcAt CSfsioeui Wa
the duty of e~lecting a Senator to the United States
Senate, and whereas the next Legislature will be
called upon to act upon important amendments to
the organic Laws of the State, it is incumbent up
on the Wings of Iberville to rally with one united
effort in support of their candidates, and to use ev-
ery honorable means to secure their election, there
fore be it
Resol,sd, That this meeting will cordially sup
port the Wing nominees for the various Offices.
R. A. Upton, Esq, being called upon address
sed the meeting in a neat and eloquent speech.
H. S. Brown, Esq, then rose and rendered his
thanks to the meeting, and promised that should
he be elected, he would faithfully and to the best
of his ability discharge the duties of his office.
On motion of Col. R. A.. Stewart, the editor OF
the Southern Sentinel be requested to publish
the proceedings of this meeting.
Col. Stewart then moved that this meeting adj
iourn, to meet en- nsasse, at Plaquemine, on Satm-
day the 10th inst.
(signed) R. A. UPTON, President.
Narcisse Leblanc, NJ. z. Blouin. Pierre Collie,
Vice Presidents.
.Adolphe HILBERT, Valsin J. Breaud, Philip Win
free, Secretaries.