Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1855-07-14
Address of the American Porty of Louisiana.

address Of the American Party of Louisiana.
The American Party of Louisiana having com.
Melted its organization, is demonstrated by the
assembling in the city of New Orleans of delegates
from the various local councils organized through
out the State, and believing that the principles
which bind its members together in unison
with the sentiment of large class of our fellow
citizens who are not affiliated with US members,
deems it proper at this period to make such an al-
tbentic declaration of principles will do justice
10 the pure and patriotic motives which have ac-
tuated its members, and by securing the public ap-
nrobation will enable it to direct the administration
of the State Government into a. course more con-
aonant with the Native sentiment OF the country
The American party Of Louisiana, in having
covered its proceedings up to this time with the
veil Of secresy, has been influenced by considera-
tons of the greatest Importance to secure the sue
cessful attainment Of its object This secresy in its
deliberate judgment as having been perfectly proper
and lust, and the success Of the rapid organization
of the party, is the best proof of its policy In all
governments and at all times, all party organiza-
tons have been or less secret in their action
and particularly SO in their sources whence they
derive their counsels. The country was already
divided with two powerful polite IL parties, whose
masses into the belief that its prosperity depended
upon the success of their several measures or rather
OF placing them in power to carry these measures
into effect Who does not see how eagerly the
leaders, both great and small, of the old parties,
would have combined to crush out the life during
the struggling moments of parturiton, Or even in
its early growth OF an element so adverse to their
party existence, and SO certain to deprive them of
the "spois of office?' Who that understands
the influence of party in restraining the impetuous
urging forward the timid, and controlling the mas
ses with the old slogan cries of Democracy and
Whiggery, does not see that it would not have re-
CURED an infant Hercules to have destroyed the
American party, if it had exposed its first efforts at
union to the assault of such a combination. IT'S
formation and its existence would have been an
impossibity. Deeply impressed with this belief
we met in secret for the purpose of organizing. In
doing so, we knew that we exposed ourselves to
the censure OF our opponents, to whom this secresy
afforded an argument of defamation, when they did
not dare oppose our principles, and we knew also
that we estranged from US many who were friendly
to our object but who were unwilling to promote
it by secret organization. Conscious, however, of
the recttude OF our motives and our purpose being
the welfare of our country, we did not hesitate to
incur the censure and defamation of our opponents
and the partial arrangement of our too timid
friends. But our party having now attained the
vigor of manhood, and being prepared to do battle
for our cause, through the press and on the hrst-
ings, now publish these our principles, and by them
we are prepared to stand or fall.
PROPOSED CoNFEDERACY IN AFRIcA.-The fol-
lowing extract taken from long editorial in the
Philadelphia Sun, will attract the attention of every
phianthropst-a of none more than of those
true friends of the negro race, the enlightened
elave-owners of the South. The schemes for es-
tabishing free governments along the African
coast have peculiar interest for American readers
above and beyond those general considerations
which influence the politicians Of Europe. Let us,
therefore, heed all such items as the following:
A correspondence has taken place between Mr..
Latrobe, President of the American Colonization
Society, and Mr.. Gerard Ralston, friend of it in
London. The Newark Advertiser gives digest of
it, from which we learn that the former recon-
msnds and urges confederation of the three set
dement's Of Sierra Leone, Maryland in Liberia, and
the republic Of Liberia For this measure Mr..
Ralston does not think the inhabitants of those
countries, at the present time, quite prepared by
education. The population, counting all the re-
sidents in those places, are numerous enough, but
there Is not sufficient strength of mind and develop
m INT OF natural resources to justify the the creation
OF a such confederate government as Mr.. Latrobe
contemplates The elements for making con-
federated republic dc not in his opinion, exist in
the small states mentioned. Besides, Sierra Leone
is under regal colonial rule, and should be pre-
pared for seli-government before constituting a
member OF confederacy A union of these States
under one government, for mutual protection, sup
port and growth, he deems important, and hopes
in no long time it will be effected, comprehending
also oil the States to be formed between the Gam
bia on the northeast, and Fernando Pc on the
southeast.
But the great point now is, how shall Sierra
Leone be added to Liberiay The beautiful harbor
oil the former is indispensable to the prosperity of
the latter. He hopes that the efforts of the Amer
lean Society will be directed to the acquisition of
cesslon OF Sierra Leone to Liberia Both would be
gamers by IT. He is mortified that the United
States should give the cold shoulder to she inter
estlng Young State of Liberia, by Withholding that
acknowledgement Of her independence which Great
Britain, France, Belgium, Prussia and Brazil have
long ago accorded it. These rising communities
IN Africa are SO important OH their own account
and so significant in their relations to the United
States that We are attracted by every substantial
that concerns them. With respect to
everything Of this nature however, it is necessary
TO be discriminating. Enemies are found depre-
eating, as we'll as friends over-praising the con-
dition of things in Liberia. We must examine the
credentials Of Witnesses therefore before we accept
their testimony.
HOPE YET FoR MAssAcHusETrs-The Mobile
Advertiser has been handed by mercantile friend,
! letter from respectable business house in Bos-
Ton, dated 9Th inst, from which we make the fol-
owing extract, indicating the commencement Of
conservative reaction in that State. The writer
nays: e
80 far as our own internal affairs are concerned,
look forward with pleasing antcipations for the
Our Maine Liquor Law, Southern Slavery
anu o.aer ianatcal questions now agitating the
commerce will finally triumph. You will excuse |
me for making the foregoing remarks called forth