New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-08-07
poss1nR DnmocnAr1c CONVENTION,

ton in the town of Bellevue on the 10th of July last
as we learn from the official proceedings published in
the Shreveport Gazette Of the 25th Of the same
month.
Some of the proceedings so uniquely interesting
that we feel constrained to allow readers chance
to participate with in the pleasure of their pernsa
The people Of Southern Louisiana certainly have
right to know what they are doing in Northern
Lousiana and they shall know far as our exertiohs
can accomplish that end.
The Bossier Parish Democratic Convention was
organized by electing Mr. A. A. Abney Presdent, anu
appointing Messrs p v. ONeill, B. R. Springfield and
BENJAMIN F. Fort Secretaries. Mr.. Thomas NJ Fort
introduced series Of resolutions which received the
approval Of the Convention, after some slight OPPOSE
ton Here is the first of the series:
Resolped, That we are in favor of retrenchment
and reform the government of the State ought to be
administered economically, without waste, pomp or
prodigality.
Very good doctrine. But will the representative
from Bossier enforce it when he arrives at Baton
Rouges We have our doubts. The Democratic
party has welded absolute control the Legisla
ture for many sessions and yet 1--WE beeve) at every
session the State has been obliged to borrow money.
The last Legislature borrowed 100000; and the
probabilities are that the next Legislature will be
obliged to authorize another loan :" Acts speak
louder than words = and if the men of Bossier will
examine the records they will find that while their
.partyshas been preaching g retrenchment and re-
form" it has been practicing extravaganza of the
most inpoverishng sort. g.tq
No such resolution as the following ever came I'M
der our observation e
Resoiued That salaries should not be so high as to
cause scramble for Office, by spectators, stockbo.
beers and persons merely in search OF wealth but that
they should be high enough to support the incumbent
plentfully without allowing them anything for spree
ing arstocratc parade or for boarding up IN their
Golfers which will be high enough for those who love
their country and have its interest at heart
Bravo, Democrats of Bossier! The adoption Of the
above resolution ought to cover you with immortal
honor-ought to cause the rays of everlasting glory
to concentrate upon your radiant cranums. You are
opposed to high salaries, such as will cause scram-
BILE for Office by Spectators, stockholders and persons
merely in search of ,oeaih but you willing they
should be !" high enough to support the incumbent
plentftlly without allowing them anything for spree
ing or aristocratc parade for boarding in their
Golfers" ETC., etc.
Verify, the resolution is overpowering. We must
ask some questions in order to be enlightened As
Bossier has always been Democratic and the State
has been Democratic for years, we would ask those
who conceived and brought forth the foregoing ex-
traordinary resolution Are the Office holders of Bos
sier SPECTATORS and STOCKHOLDERS ARE they
given to spreeng and :. aristocratc parade ARE
the State oce-hoders at Baton Rouge and elsewhere
aspeculators and stock jobbers ARE they, too,
1 given to spreeing and aristocratic parade ~
/ We desire information, and must have it.
It strikes us these of Bossier, who adopted the
foregoing resolution, reflected seriously upon the
leaders of their party, although, very likely, they
didn't appreciate the force and extent of their sweep
/ ing resolve
Here is blow at the charitable Institutions Of New
| Orleans:
4 Resolved That the State should not make dona-
tons to charitable institutions other than those under
| its government that private charity instltu-
tons should depend upon their own resources or else
disband
By referring to the report of the Auditor of Public
Accounts for 1851 find that the assessment of the
parish of Bosser for the support of the State govern
ment proper reached the figure of 5sl AZ. The pa
IRISH of Orleans pays into the State Treasury onethrd
OF the entire taxes of the
of the charitable institutions of the State
rily located in this parish-but yet under such circu
stances these Bossier Democrats would withhold from
our noble charities all State aid and with coldness
quite appalling, announce that they should depend
upon their own resources, or else dsband''
Here is a resolution worthy the attention of the
i New Orleans Courier and Baton Rouge Advocate
i official journals of the State:
4 Resolped That the State prints too much and pays
too much to printers that the printing of so many
and so extended reports Of officers, and in so extrava
/ giant q style, is useless and unwise.
/ That the printing of the laws in the French Ian
guage ought to be abolished.
That if it is not abolished, the French and Englisl
ought to be printed on separate Sheets so that thu
II lie, 10 1alN n,.l In
parishes where the French is not spoken. Tha
French copies should only be printed sufficient t.
supply the parishes where the language is mucl
4 spoken.
4 They are well posted people up in Bossier. The
know all about /" retrenchment and reform" sala
riesn speculative stock obbing and "spreeins" in
cunibents of office, and about printing, not haviu
any press in their own parish that we are aware Of
a The adoption of the clause in the above resolv
that the printing of the laws in the French ldnsuag
ought to be abolished, is certainly very ungratefr
procedure on the part of the Bossier Democrats
heavy blow at their brethren of the French parishe
without whose assistance in 1856 the Democrat
! party would have been defeated. What return fc
stalwart assistance in time of need! If the Demo
cratic party should succeed in carrying the next Leg
lature, and determine upon adopting the policy n
commended by the Democrats of Bossier, twothrd
of the voters of many heavy taxpaying and populou
0 parishes would be deprived of knowledge of til
laws they are to obey periorce, through the medul
!. Of their mother tongue. The people of the Greco
parishes would do well to make note Of this sign
!. fcant incident.
The following are the concluding resolutions
i Resolved, That our Legislature employs too man
clerks aud pays them too much that committeeman
!, who cannot do the writing oil the committee, ougf
not to go to the Legislature, or else ought to pa
j their clerks out Of their own private funds.
Resoired, That we are too heavily taxed that "
;. must have relief; that wish to know the names
all legislators who so lavishly vote away the people
>, money, that we may remember them at the balo
u box. .u.-....... .....
The above resolutions speak for themselves, and
they require no comment, we shall make none. The
: are just as luminous as those previously given
II Colonel Sanddge, candidate for Congress, resid
in Bossier. This fact accounts for the point, wit
d briEancy of the resolutions. For lustre intelle
y genius and power they remind us of the speech
o delivered at Alexandria, the 4th of last july VIII
e informed of his denomination for Congress-
o append the brightest paragraph of that remarkal
u effort
- Before rendering to me again your confidence,
e asked not OF former stewardship, an agency,
which some account shall be given to the people, vi
1t understand are to assemble this afternoon in ge
raj meeting, until which time you, gentlemen of I
Convention will excuse me from any attempt to ma
a speech yourselves the breakicdterS of the Fo,U
lh Iisr;cf gajnsf ,rich the Rim. Rams of uuTtu en-