The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1855-07-14

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The American Purity Of Louisiana having comnlc.
ted IL Organization, al Is Demonstrated ythesa sem.
|Lling In the city Of eWOflea1is ~ deleeafes ftoIn fhe
~Sya1iors L cal councils Observation-Disclosures lie Stste.
md believing TINT the principles which bind itsirem..
bers together are inaiiisoa with the sentiment 81 4
large class6 IL our feil0w4citizens who M 'dot amin.
ted With us a memlersys dectls Il ,ru,ers 81 ,this ~.
Eriod to make such IN authentic Reclamation - nrIhci.
pies = win d. justice 70 thesplre and patriotkfc mo
tiyes which hive actt,atcd n members. and ~ 40
cnri1e Tie public appreciation WIN enabIe Il Is dI}rert
the administration ii the State Coyernment iIto 4
course more c0nsonnnt With the Native Sentiment II
the ecuntfy.
The American Party, Of Louisiana. in having coy.
cred is rrcceedincs Us ID Ills time With tis yn;l !
secrecy, han been Influenced bysconsideratiols n tho
greateAt III )bftance, 10 secure liz successfnI otxasm.
mcltt of its object. This secrecy In til elementary
cfganization y now approved BY ny deliberate judy.
the success Of tho rapid organization Of the marty il
best proof OF It's policy. Iii ali governments and II
all times, nil party organizations have Deen more or
less secret ~. their action, mud particularly % ILL., tho
country wy Already divided withtwo powerful pdlit
wears n drfIiing the msSscs into t Il b ss;psD ytst ~ y.
nrosperity deDended nnG,i IN a,crsSs ~ thas. W. ~
ineasuiess az iather ~ niac,nr tho,r * Z 80. ! e $500 ssH.
thee mcasures into ekerf. Whn1 III y w - ! S w
eagerly the leaders. bcth rrest and is s,nai nv ~ Il ~ .. w
rastieS v.o,iS ha,s c ~ I a naa sllsE 4. ~ t \, 0i1
unrIn0 thu sfPuDNkInR mi YHontun ~ - fnn - $780,
I'M early growth, ofsn element IA adyersn.t !, t dss1
/ Emo srSil s. II ofsre ~ s1as wS Sel tSnt :, ,s, deps,ye them en- e ,E ne
euceso party III RESTRAINING liz imnetuons ,,t n,S ,n wv
0ldE slogan sries r. non ,ls III III NM gN1l W
Hercules to have destroyedd ths 4 m ava;;rsru ,' NJ ,n y y
Ind exposed III fisst eiiSr e 1t sats union WI, fha ls sss;nl n y y
such 4 combination IL and it, ex;ste,,ca
would have beell an imnoasihiHsty nas, u n; v ss !.
With this belief. we met n sscrst ~ tIs ~ . ,,,pcs e
ousTseiyes e liz c csnssr =, - 81 -, Kne enn snas we exposed
this secrecy afforded mn afeumelf ~ dsfnyr"t H.,
when they did not dare oppose our urinciDies !: and
who weras frendiv Z an NJ s c,ssSt ~ ION ~ many
Willing Is promote 4 nv sec: sstes n- oae WIZ were IN
s%cious5, however, ofthe fsectitnde 81 cur motiyess y
not hesitate toinecnr In cersn - q snS So suns.yy, We dla
~ II nr1"srsnt u n N ~ wv. csMsate ana deialnation Of
to- tinid friends. But lmt or nsrty Sh aving 80 st q our
the yigor q manhood, md beinyr p prspSss nv ~ $500 ~ MS
tls for our ca,lse, through the press j and on tie h asss
"a sre prepared to sfand Or Xii i.s'p1s' slu y tnen
- 8 - III
u Ass1san
~. ~. ! .s sdy .,;s,s an amendment q the Naturalisa-
purity 81 the elective franchise.
I've advocate the passage Of such laws - win
prevent the Immigration Of paupers aud crin,iDalsf /.
this country. aa5sS
~ persous, whether they he Of native 81 faresicn
Dlltn; =
~ ths Fsdersi Gcvs sran nI's ssseSs 20 ~ si si slavery
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Iii W.. !" s1s N 3 nl9n NeMQnM Policy, such %
American name abroad sss Iu sna vIlI RIG,se. aga e the
X 4 dViH ~ Ssiiay v,s ~ Wnsiever &c moves.
Americans. %edSetine M sama th.n.,a, De governed by
alone. the oni ssii ss4ti N. sA%e snroagas the na,lot-box