New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-03-12
was found that the follow

Jefferson ;:.......s "a Ward Second Nifty
Natcnltocnes. " -
Avoyeles ................ AID
saoine. ......,.........5I4 5I4th 80
Catahoua ,.............. 18th rs
Franklin. .............2 .2i6th 4
| Livingston. -. .......... 2I7th =.
| East Feicana .......... 4I1st Third 3
St Helena. 2i2d g ..3
Ascension .............3I 3I3d .
washington ,..,.....3lst. Tammany ....-,..... 3
St James 2 Morehouse. ............1
Lafourche Interior ..-...1 Plaquemines ..........4
Terrebonne ....,......... p Vermion .....,.....
West Fecana ..........2 81
Parish of Orleans, ri't bnk2 lOl
| The following Parishes voted for Mr. Douglas
Totes. Jotss
Nadlson Lafayette. .............S 8
bossler St BERNARD .............1
East Baton Rouge. 4 Rapides ACCOUNTABILITY g
Caddo Carroll. ...............3 3
St Landry. Tberville
Claiborne Calcasieu .......,...2
West Baton Rouge. ,...... Ii Assumption .........4
Jackson. lst wrd scd My par ors2
Ouachta 2,3d 4
caldwell 9Th : .
| Union. n.,..........,........4I2d First 2
| Bienville e...............3
Pointe Coupee Al ~
Whereupon the Chair announced that Mr. Cass had
received majority of the votes given
Mr., Walker of Orleans then moved that the Conyen--
ton unanimously nominate Gen. Lewis Cass of Michigan
| for the next presidency. which was passed.
The following resolution then adopted by the Con
Sention
Resotred That while this Convention expresses its pre-
ference for Lewis Cas the proper candidate to be pro-
posed in the National Democratic Convention will cor
daily support whoever is nominated by that body
The Convention then proceeded to elect the following
gentlemen delegates to the National Democratic Con
| venton
Isaac johnson. Mouton. Isaac Morse, G Rowley
A Quirk Bloomfield l. I.usk. Cronan. soule,
| D labatt G Eustis, jr NJ Moore Y Mastersop Ar
mold Harris D Da Ponte W G Kendall DR. Cannon o Dor
sey W sewel Col J Armstrong Corcor,,n Z II Claek
noy DIR } Ker A Derbes j NJ Scott W Wagner. saml
Locke. W Breedlove, j Shannon Col ThoS C Porter
Wm Monaghan sinnot, ir. Wheeehan. Richard
| King. Wm Beard W Warren W yentres Dir Hereford
| W Weham. Labranche Deslondes W W Pugh W
" Farmer } y Brown Samuel Jamison, Avegno.
| c Castillo y Borland. Proctor W Grayson
Jesse Hart W Downs. St Martin, Ryan l. Lewis
II Phillips J Glsquet, Gen williamson W Clifton D
Martin A q Carter I IL Hatch. John McVea, II Skipwth
On motion, it resolved that each electoral district
hvca right to select their person to cast the vote of
the State for President of the United States
A. tins stage OF the proceedings of Is minutes
TOOK place To enable the members to select the electoral
ticket Of the State after which the following names were
r'p9rted n by the e1mmtte" and unanimously carried
tor G. Benvenu substitute.
Second Electoral Distrct-Gen j B Plauche for cleo
tor substitute VIM Dunbar.
Third Electoral Distric-rraSimou Landry for eector
| James A. Scuddy substitute.
Fourth Electoral Dsrirt-Thos. Green Davidson. for
| elector: II. c. Wicklife, substitute.
Fifth Electoral Dsrict-Thos Oyerton Moore for elec-
| tor: C. IL Mouton, substitute
Sixth Electoral Brict-B, W. Richardson for elector
| Henry Phillips substitute
On motion of DR.. Deinny of Eat Felicaua the follow
ing resolution was adopted
ReS0irei That the Convention 10 ,pt the resolutions
the late Democratic National COM rntun as expressing
It's sentiments and views of our national policy
Resoired further. That do doctrines of the
Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions IF lI9S and 99.
cmbodyins the true principles of the great Democratic
| Republican party Of this Union
Alexander Walker. of NewnrleanS offered the following
| resolutions. which adopted
Resolted That in the election Delegates the Con
ycnton to change amend the Constitution of this
state, the Democratic party viii sustain the following
I, principles
LIST The election of all officers Executive Judicial and
| Legislative by the people
ID. The extension of suffrage. to abolish all dis
ticonS between native and uuraliZed citizens ad
init to the right uf holding flee all citizens of the United
States and Of this state who have resided in the Stats
twelve months
Sd The limitation of the lowers of the Legislature by
AS few restrictions aS possible those restrictions to be