Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1856-04-05
Meeting of the American Members OF
the Legislature.

| Meeting OF Ghe American Members OF
! the Legislature.
Al a meeting of the members Of the Ameri4
can party in the Legislature of Louisiana, held
on Tuesday the llth of March, 1856, Gen. w.
N. Kidd, Senator from Jackson parish, was
chosen President, and H. N. Favrot, of West
Baton Rouge, as Secretary.
The meeting being organized, the following
resolutions were unanimously adopted:
lst. Resolved By the members the Ameri-
can party in the General Assembly that we
| cordially endorse the nomination made by the
late Philadelphia Convention, of Millard Fills
| pledge ourselves TO use all honorable exertons
to secure their election 10 the respo nsibe Office
for which they have been chosen.
Cd. ReSoZved, That we will ioin the Ameria
| can party of Baton Rouge in meeting to be
held on Saturday, the 18th inst, for the purpo.
sc of ratfying the above nominations.
Sd. Resolved, That the friends of Millard
Fillmore and Andrew j. Donelson, in each of
the six Electoral Districts in this State, be re-
quested to hold District Conventions on the
first Monday of June next, at the following
places, to wit:
For the First Electoral District, composed of
the parishes of Plaquemines and st, Bernard;
the Third District, of the city of New Orleans
and FaubouFg IRENE in the city of New Orr
leans.
For the Second Electoral District, composed
of the Second District of the city of New Or
leans, with the exception of Faubourg Tremc,
and the First District of the city of New Orr
leans, in the city of New Orleans.
For the Third Electoral District, composed
OF the Fourth District of the city of New Or~
leans, that part of the parish of Orleans lying
on the right bank of the Mississippi, the parish.
es of Jefferson, ST Charles, st. Jhon the Bap-
tIst, st. James Ascension, Assumption, Lac
fourche, and Terrebonne, at the town of Thibo1
daux,
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 lbervilIe, at BAon Rouge.
For the Fifth Electoral District, composed of
the parishes OF st. Landry, Calcasiau, St. Mar"
tin, st. Mary, Lafayette, Vermiion, Rapides
and Ayoyells, in the town of Opelousas.
For the Sixth Electoral District, composed
of the parishes of Netchtoches, Sabine, Winn,
De, Soto, Cado, Bossier, BienVille, Claiborne,
Ouachita, Caldwell, Jackson, Union, More-
house, Concordia, Tensas, franklin, Catahoula,
Madison and Carroll, at the town of Minden in
the parish of Claiborne.
10 select, each, one electoral candidate and
one alternate, pledged to the support of the q.
boVe distinguished name for the offices Of
President and Vice President of the United
States.
4th.-Resolued, That we recommend TO the
American party of the State of ToRisiana the
holding of State Convention in the town of
Baton Rouge, on the third Monday Of June
next, and that every parish elect delegates to
said Convention.
5th-Resolued, That this meeting recom>
mend to the American party of Louisiana, that
.he State Wigwam and all Subordinates be
dissolved and that open American Clubs be eso
iablished in their stead
6th-ResOlved, That committee Of six be
appointed by the Chair to draft an address to
he people of Louisiana, as coming from the
MEMBERS of the American party of the General
Assembly, setting forth the unconstitutional,
legal and unjust acts Of the Democratic party
n the Legislature, with respect TO the contest
ID seats Of members in both Houses, and their
Unprecedented tyraniCal course, in removing the
Sheriff Of the Parish Of Orleans, without assign
ng any acts Of malFadminisration or malfeas.
nee in Office.
The folDwing gentlemen compose this COM
aittees Messrs. Walker, Burlington, RGaFdeTe,
Alexander, M'Donald and Duperier, to which
he Chairman, on motion, was added.