Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1856-03-22

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At meeting of the members Of the Ameri
can party in the Legislature of Louisiana, hele
on Tuesday the It'll of March, 1856, Gen W
NJ. Kidd, Senator from jackson parish, wa
chosen President, and IL. NJ. Favoret, of Yves
Baton Rouge, as Secretary.
The meeting being organized, the followin!
resolutions were unanimously adopted
1st Reso7red BY the members of the .Amcri
can party in the General Assembly, that W,
| cordially endorse the nomination made by th'
| late PhilaGelph Convention, of Willard Fill
more and Andrew J. Donelson, and that w
pledge ourselves to use all honorable exertion
to secure their election to the responsible ofc,
| for which they have been chosen.
| ID. Re$oIrcd, That we will join the American
party of Baton Rouge in a meeting to be held
on Saturday, the 18th inst, for the purpose OF
ratifying the above nominations.
81. Re$o}rcd, That the friends Of Willard Fill
more and Andrew J. Donelson, in each Of the
six Electoral Districts in this State, be request
ed to hold District Conventions on the first Mon
day Of June next, at the following places, to-
wit
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the parishes of Plaquemiucs and st. Bernard
the Third District, Of the city OF New Orleans
and Faubourg IRENE in the city of New Or
leans.
For the Second Electoral District, composed
of the Second District Of the city of New Or
leans, with the exception of Faubourg IRENE
and the First District Of the city Of New Or
leans, in the city of New Orleans.
For the Third Electoral District, composed OF
the Fourth District of the city Of New Orleans,
that part of the parish on Orleans lying on the
right bank Of the Mississippi, the parishes of
Jefferson, St. Charles, st. John the Baptist,
st. James, Ascension, Assumption, Latourcile,
and Tcrrebonne, at the town Of Thibodaux
For the Fourth Electoral District, composed
of the parishes of Tammany, Washington, Liv-
ingston, ST. Helena, East and West Feliciana,
Point Coupee East and West Baton Rouge, and
lbervile ut Baton Rouge.
For the Fifth Electoral District, composed of
the parishes of St. Landry, Calcasieu, st. Mar
tin, ST. Mary, Lafayette, Vermilion, Rapides
and Avoyells, in the town of Opelousas.
For the Sixth Electoral District, composed of
the parishes of Natchitoches, Sabine VIM, De
Soto, Cado Bossier, Bienyle Claiborne, Qua
chita, Caldwell, Jackson, Uunion, Morehouse,
Concortlia, Tcnsas, Franklin, Catahoula, Madi-
sun dLu AdlIOtl, dt tiic lOHu VI AlutAeu Ill Tue
parish of Claiborne.
To select, each, one electoral candidate and
one alternate, pledged to the support of the
above distinguished names for the offices of
President and Vice President of the United
States.
4th-Rcso7red. That we recommend to the
American pa ty of the State of Louisiana, the
holding of Il State Convention in the town of
Baton Rouge, on the third Monday of June next
md that every parish elect delegates to said
Convention.
5th-Rcsolred, That this meeting recommend
to the American party Of Louisiana, that the
State Wigwam and all Suhordinates be Dissolved
md that open American Clubs be established in
heir stead.
Gth-Re$o7rra, That committee of six be
appointed by the Chair to draft au address to
he people of Louisiana, coming from the
members of the American party of the General
Assembly, setting forth the unconstitutional, IL
egal and unjust acts of the Democratic party in
he Legislature with respect to the contested
eats Of members in both Houses, and their I'M
tyranical course. in removing the
herif of the Parish of Orleans without assign
lg any acts of administration or malfcas-
nee in office.
The following gentlemen compose this COM
littee: Messrs. Walker, Burlington, Gardere,
Llexander, MD maid and Duperier, to which tue
hartman, on motion, was added.