The Feliciana Democrat. (Clinton, La.) 1855-186?, 1856-03-01
Tbe felitiana ltn,otrat.
DEMOCRATIC MEETING.

in Baton Rouge on the 10th of March next,
Hon. Thos w. Scott was called to the chair.
and j. 5. Montgomery and j. A. Norwood
were appointed Secretaries.
The meeting being organized, on motion and
seconded, ten delegates were appointed to the
State Convention from each ward, as follows
James G. Jackson, Gen A. G Carter, Wallis
Badger, John Harbour, VIM Vaughan, VIM.
Munson, H. Chick, Dir. A. G. Huff, DIR. Thos.
Jones' MIR. Windham, Joseph Norwood, r. L.
Brashcar, Leon Brown, G.. Trotter, H. Hatcher,
Henry Clark, John Worsham, VIM. Milliken,
VIM Beauchamp, A. Ballard, j. w. Taylor,
Q. N. Gibbon, Thos. PLANT I. Il. Flynn Jr.,
Il. Oppenheimer, Chs. Mcvea, Josiah Benton,
). A. Dubose, Napoleon Sandel, VIM. Hig.
ginbotham, VIM. Palmer, Geo Andrews Cal
win Palmer w. Hudson, Henderson, DIR Ro-
name, W. L. Herman, John McVea, G.. w.
Reese, |. n. Lemon, Danl Woolf Edwd Delo.
NY, y. w. Barnes, James Welsh, G. M. Smith,
Rch'd Drcher, Baly H. CLANCY, Il. d. Craig,
Howell Cobb J. + George, DIR. w. Williams.
Samuel Lee, Irwin Brown, o. G.. Edwards.
II. IL Knox, John Offutt, Dan Morgan j. r..
jackson, Simeon Hatcher, w. b. Rourk, w.
X. Chapman, w. B, Hobgood, F. G.. Rourk,
Willis Rowlcy, NJ Dickson, l. w. Mccoy,
Lewis Whit, VIM. NJ. Jourdan, u. w. Rob-
bins, Dr. }. j. Covert, T. j. Rogers, Job Row.
ley, VIM. Woodward, s. Rogers, d. Barfeld,
W. u. Rogers JAS Hobgood.
On motion, the Chairman and Secretaries
OF this meeting, and our Senator and rcprcscn-
tativcs, Munday, Haynes, and Jones, were
added to the delegation
The following resolutions were then read.
submitted to the meeting, and unanimously
adopted:
Resolved, That the organization of the
U. ). House OF Representative for the first
time, upon purely abolition and sectional
basis, by the election of the Know Nothing
Aboltlonist, RANKS, for Speaker, is the most
fatal blow which the institutions Of the South.
have yet received, and goes to show, conclli-
slycly, what know nothngism, or Amercanism
has done Tor Abolitionism in the land of its
birth, where is it so VOL understood and ap-
preciatcd
Resolved, That we hold the brilliant sue
cess OF the united Democrats, and Wings, in
the late elections Of this State, as triumph
OF principle and patriotism, over the disorgan-
izlng fanaticsms of New England production
which have stcathily and secretly invaded the
South under the garb of Know Nothingism
and as gratifying evidence that the true
friends of the South in Louisiana are neither
to be driven or seduccd from their allegiance
to the constitution and their firm maintenance
of the rights and institutions of the South
Resolved That the late disordcrly acts Of
fraud, outrage, and violence committed upon
the BALLOT Box, in this State, by the hired
emissares, and DULLES of Know Nonthingism
evlncc deliberate conspiracy, on their part
against the sanctity Of the law. the ines
Unable right Of suffrage, and the purity Of thu
Ballot Box; that, we approve and sanction
to the full extent, the course of the Democratic
members Of both branches of the Legislature
in promptly removing from their seats tht
broken ballot box Senators and Representa-
tiycs from New Orleans, as having thcrcb,
preserved the honor and dignity of the State
from foul stain, and vindicated the great
principle Of the elective franchise, from thu
disgraceful assaults and control of factions
and awless mob.
Resolved, That we further endorse and ap
prove the removal of Joseph Hufty from TIN
Shcrilfality Of New Orleans, fully satisfied tina
he was not elected to that Office, and canno
hold the same upon any other tenure but
pcrvcrsion of the public will by fraud, violence
and crime, and that the Legislature as TIL
guardian of the public veal, the good nam
and high character of the State, and people
would but encourage the repetition of such dis
graccs, and outrageous violations of the law
by permitting single instance of them to g
unwhipped to the fullest extent of its constitu
tional powers.
Resolved, That the Boosting declaration
Of the Know Nothing Speaker BANKS, in TIL
last Congress that eve intend to have the in
dietary" if consummated, will produce fearful
time of injustice, tyranny and crime; whcncye
Know Nothingism shall successfully inyad
the judiciary we may have well grounded fear
that the constitution and the laws will b
made mockcry and a farce; perjury, unde
the sanction of higher secret oaths will decid
the fate of justice, and outrage, violence an
crime, stalk abroad in fearless desperation.
Resolved - That we hail the inaugural sci
timents of Governor Wcklffe as indicating
high toned Southern Administration alill
honorable to himself, and the high character
and dignity of the State, and his state policy
as Swallowed forth on the same occasion, emf