New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-06-21
NEW ORLEANS:
MONDAY MORNING, JUNE q, 1862
City Intelligence.

anu otner intermediate watering places
assembled on board Grice spread his best in the way
a fish breakfast of which the company partook with
hearty Appetite wheted by early rising and the fresh
breeze from the Lake. There time of jubilee and
rejoicing At Madisonpille the party srolled
joy the cheap Injuries of fresh green woods gardens
bathing, and the ct csfuas. Mckay, of the Madsonyle
Hotel laid double table to accommodate the extraord
nary overflow Of visitors The good things were spread
out in profusion Wines wit and humor lowed without
stint, and the assembly had great time it. Nothing
so heathful in this hot weathernothng good
blues Sunday trip to the opposite shore of the blue
and breezy lake!
DEMOCRATIC RATIFICATION MEETING About
Two thousand persons assembled in obedience the call
for grand ratification meeting Of the democracy held
on Saturday night Aspacous staging erected in
Canal street in that space designated the Neutral
eround. Above the platform and in the it was
transparency, with the of Pierce King let
ters Of fire and with notices and appropriate At
either extremity, and thanking the the Presden-
ta candidates the figure Of supposed to be
GROWING over the victory in the coming contest The
names Of the different States appeared in Illuminated let
tiers with Newampshire and Alabama in the
Louisiana above.
The scene was brilliantly illuminated ban1 of music
ever aud anon discussed in sprstiTring tones many
gun was fred hard by rockets fixed upward into the
dark profound men and boys shouted in rude chorus
the deep-roiced cannon
The spacious stand was crowded by the officials end by
select and promising array Of young foges.H H. e.,
boys who crowded the old fogies oil by way of carry
ing out the new democratic principle.
The meeting was called to order by Mr. P Is Taylor
side the gathering Mr.. John sden was appointed
President and about hundred of the prominent
members Of the party Vice Presidents If the President
had by any kind Of accident caYed i'm there would
have been want of successor
Sundry Secretaries were appointed but the only ones
who appeared to do duty in that capacity were The re-
porters Of the daily press on none Of whom that dis
tinguished honor conferred We believe however. one
honorable Secretary sharpened his penhe did not how
write.
The officers having their seats the President eff
tuged and spoke Mr.. Slideli said
He felt proud and gratifed at having been called on
to preside at that meeting They all knew pur-
pose Tor which they had assembled the
nomination which had been made Mt Baltimore General
Franklin Pierce and of VIM II King candidates before
the democracy for the offices of President Vice pres
DENT lie expressed his belief that these candidates
would be elected by the largest majority known in
PRESIDENTIAL campaign AT the close of Mr. sidells
marks the following resolutions reported and read
H1hgeas The democracy of the United States through
States at baltimore on the 9Th Of June. inst presented
Franklin Pierce, of New Hampshire and William r. King,
Alabama to the people OF this Union as Their candi-
tes offices of President and Vice President Of the
Urited States therefore
Rescued That most heartily accept Of and respond
to- said nominations and pledge ourselves to give them
cordial and undivided support.
Rssolrei That recognize in Franklin Pierce demo-
crat at once bold open and direct eminent in council
brave and willing in the field worthy son of distn-
guhed revolutionary sire whose repeated rejection
of high political station procaim the merit which the
people delight to honor and man whose purity of
character Democratic faith known to be as
certain and fixed the granite of his native hills.
Resolved, That in William R King the democracy of the
SON of the South true patriot, who has served his
country long and ably as representative in the national
councils Of sovereignty of his State Equal to either
station will adorn the second eadfast advocate Of
the great principles which have guided our party since 9s
Resoired That the democracy of Louisiana place their
trust the intelligence the patriotism, and dscrimna-
ting justice of the people of Louisiana and that regard
ing this distinctive feature of our political creed as
the great moral element in form OF government spring
ing from and upheld by the popular will emphatiSay
subscribe the principles avowed by the delegates of the
great democratic party assembled at Baltimore.
LIST We demand strict construction of the Constitu-
ton and repudae the exercise of all doubtful constitu-
tional powers
2d We deny the right of the Federal Government to
carry general system of Internal Improvements
assume debts Of the several States contracted for
State purposes.
rigid economy in the conduct of public affairs and for
bid furherng OF one branch Of industry to the detr
ment of another
5th We deny that Congress has power to interfere witt
or the domestic institutions of the several States
except far the Constitution guarantees that they
shall not be opposed republican form of
9th We assert that Congress has no power to charter
National Banks
7th we assert that the separation of the moneys thu
Government banking institutions is indispensable t.
the safety of the funds Of the Government and the right
stb we assert that the democratic party are de
cdedy opposed taking from the President the quale
veto power.
Jefferson in Declaration of Independence and sane
toned by the Constitution which makes ours the land
brty and the asylum of the oppressed of every naor
have ever cardinal principles in the democratic ait
RESOLVED, That the Democratic party of Louisiana wi
known the Compromise measures, settled by the las
Congresthe act for retaining fugtives from service
tabor includedwhich act being designed to carry out
provision of the Constitution with delt
thereto repealed changed as to destroy or imp
RssoIsd THAT the democracy Of Louisiana will resist
attempts to renew Congress out of it. the agitatio
of the slavery question under whatever shape or coli
made. -, .., ~,
lated to maintain and uphold the rights of every Stat
and to sustain and advance among us constitutional Ii
ertywe upon this contest conscious that we are
do battle for the right and with unwavering confden
Union, Franklin Pierce and William r. King.
MT Noise, of the democratic candidates for d
Electoral College was next introduced to the meetn
- lie made lengthy and spicy speech, in which he be
down sharply the present Administration as havil
neglected the rights of American citizens in foreign cou
The wings have had the administration for four yea
and we may ask what have they done Some thin
they have done which posterity will look back "
with shame They have placed more than one blot on
national 'scutcheon. The flag of our country has be
dspraced, and the honor of our name diminished. Il
American ships-the Susan Loud and Georgiana-we
seized in Mexican waters and scut to Spain with tn
crews as prisoners because they happened to have amo
them some of those unfortunate but gallant who
deayored to aid Cuba in her effort for liberty And t
was done to how Castilian valor could triumph
american freedon,--and our Executive never raised
hand More than that it called those noble young mer
pirates and branded them with indignant denunciato
Voud such things have been dared or done under Ja
son or under Polk!
But there is difference between Northern and souh'
Eni;b,sterism What is crime this side OF Mason a
Dxon's line is a virtue North off When the Canadi,
rose in rebellion the English representative Lord Ashb
TON called them in the elegant language of pres
Executiye-pirates but Daniel Webster, who was VI
much interested in them, denied that they were So
tnd Lord Ashburton that he should not indulge in 81
reckless epthets But now the Cubans called
MI webster is silent. That's the difference betw
North and South.
The President next came forward, and said that
wished to introduce to the meeting veteran democ
who had long retired from the active scenes OF pa
strife, but who had come there to encourage with
1resence that democracy with which he had battled
ring the last half century, lie then introduced Colo
John r. Grymes. -
MI Grymes said that it had been many years since
had had the honor of addressing such multitude OF
fellow citizens Although he had been absent, it
from no relaxation of his principles. The democr
: marty was and always had been the same to him
whenever his services were needed the democracy VIC
not find him wanting.
eie He excused himself from making lengthy speech
account of the weak state of his health. Never in
history of this country he would say, were the exert
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