The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1856-03-22

there WINS no response Dy regularly electea1
delegates for n ysparish, then the members of
the Legislature from such parish be authorized
to come forward, and be enrolled as representa-
tives in the Convention.
This substitute was accepted by Mr. Soules
MI. Senmes said be was q primo tfdtie dele
gate there, and had . right to speak. He
wished to know what was meant BY the word
:. representa- Were these members Of the
Legislature to represent their parishes as
proxies !? They had to act, if admitted, either
as proxies q actual delegates. They certainly
were NOT delegates, and in merely preliminary
meeting, the assembly could not determine the
rights Of proxies. III |
Mr.. Gilmore moved to lay the substitute
resolution on the table 8fsIe
Mr.. Griffin called for the. Yss5 md Noes!
gHow the hell, exclaimed som sfe we to
call the Ayes and Noes, befors aow who
Cries Of aCall the roll ! Fll,at's the
Question:? etc, resounded in Ell %lrection.
Order was, after q while, part restored,
and the vote was taken, by parishes Zone vote
for every hundred Democratic voters III each
parish,) on the resolution offered by Mr.. De-
loney, and carried !: 5.
Mr.. Morse then moved that the Chair ap-
.a.l - 4L.., ..nnLa..
'MSIr AZ s;snr oh;ectad 1be fine sa;d he. had
I.. ~ ~. i. oo 9Ia : : pnas;dont fnr tho
arr1xea aor 'ne elecIaon q 9 T ,shnao d lu u !,
1911 H. ,an;r4 = nn-on,;ttes IN credon-
t;a1s - = H. ! aI1o.ut a.. = o.haa ID oe +ho hnnse
to understand that he would submit to nothing
but what was fair. He only desired that the
wishes of the Democracy of the State should be
properly arrived at, He moved that they pro
NJ. HTart;, rar,s,t s tl,a fran,on+ .,h,s;on
of III raatlen,,n iMr s;@n,a y athe other
s;da IF r. honsan T,era was No other side !:
~, ~ on1m,nd non,,onata an1 III saoir;nr liz
s ~ !" ah;ent az snnaass of ~ onaat r,;nc;,,las
&C. ~ opgs4s' Z y = e'e@
NJ pSs; Ely, IA v was t,,,o +bo, 10 raearred
NJ ~ "a ea a. 80 :" a., ~, 49, sl''' T nv r,ss
" ,oa nv IN t1sn ~ t,,.t an ,rt hH,sI H. stnna And
as th;s wss ! -" factMa fact nhy;ons to Alt
NC nnu,"rtba ~ = ZION tn ,n;nna ,uarSs m tbe
s"h;sot , ~ =, ronna cnrnsrs tn attain an and
p ~ d;sana,,oo rs ~ sottiaa Il tha,,
,na,ld h. : harn,oa;o ,s oot;an [f tha nomoc.
WOW 81 tha stata IL n,ovad th,t M Morse,s
IT., s1m ~ 800 .n,ont - aan,r,;ttoa &c
H. ~, a,oJantio i. ~ I'll ~ H. tahIa rrho
nnta yao talem an5 carr;ed 49, :
~ Marsa than ,,,n,ad tha+ +ho ,,roser+ ~.
onnant If tha Tlo;r ha Iloclaro5 the nras;a;ny
, oycar If Tho hnJn for nral;m;na. ~ prna MA,
M : 10y -
Mr. S;eur called On the other side to abide
, IN rood fas;th Tho aareo,na,t +ha+ lad Noon on
tano1 W. II 10 r,o,,r IiMa ron ianon In y
CIo;r LoJ statoJ tho+ ho mo,,,5 ~ aooa.
Pras;a.nor Of tLa Conr art;on -
nv y 81 sa;a ana no o,a no,1
l;nbir onH,oo;a.a .ha Lornr of ,ras;d;
J ,hee;r' eIibrer. t;ans tL.n h;msalf. INF
n,,rnosnsH IF borroonv ha could not occ
%position of nres;d;na of;cer
Tba o,oetian of ! tarI,naroru pros;5on+
tben cone into.
Mr c;c,,. mi II no;on M, n w
n Mnnaay
) M Mr,oro ,ut :, nav; n,+;o, Hon Tros;
mon Tandrv 'Ivst at The nn;nt San,ohodr
rnsa .n5 ,r.,,,osoa +h.t Az prs,h Ia olan.aJ ~
t aoolon,.+ion srh;s nronos;,ioa voc answoro99
! hr q atorm 81 !. Nooi y, p''' :"
,Tba vote was taken Fer Munday 1ao. s,
e 1ondrv OIL
a Wi;h : rro, one ,,n;,o .na n,ost hon;rra,,
: n,arner NJ Mnn5au an,oarsd Toon ths roc
0 trnm ,ot,,,nod e thark up ~ H. Liz F. ,aan;fssta
! t;on fiat hal haan sbon,n lin, y sa;d cam,
!. th;nr ,ho,t" tba r;,,ia IN tba s,,raoa tha,
wonId soon become calm abont darkness thn.
S would COON haco,ne l;rht sn5 conciI,5o1
u aIet -,s move on on. m tn nobler fields a
. victory W
u,hes I,ros;de,t IN r,ot;on onno;n4oa Mesc,s
8 s;r,,r ebort ri,oL Nnrm,ond In,,r1an On
Rntlar "a f,omm;ttee no Credent;als
n a ,eesss was talen To enohIa tho cono;tta
d 10 make the necessary examinations
Al. i o'clock the Convention re.asse,nhled
snd renorted in favor If all Int two delaaate
from the 18th nrecinct in Neworleons Msssr.
Stor,a and WnolJr;doa 4 snuahhia "
raised over tbiss INT tbe ronort IF tho cor
too was adonted and Messrs storle and
dridoe had to g walk the nlanko -
q a Mr. Known than mored I,rter n
Voc adonted n tn strike ont That nort
d report That referred to he 18th precir
Orleans; and Mr., Brown wanted to
n ,1ou1I be- bea,I. on the subject But
4 nevertbelcss, He was forced to tnk,
q amidst n tornado Of cries for q Order
The Convention then nroceeded to a repula
ORGANIZATION -. - %
! Mr.. Gilmore named for President Cen Phi
: lips of DeSoto.
Z Mr.. Soule moved that the nresent occunan
y be retained in his seat.
Munday received l39 votes. Pbillins. "a.
Mr. Mnndav no. in antv hound ara;n rot,,r,