Houma Ceres. [volume] (Houma, Parish of Terrebonne, La.) 1855-18??, 1857-06-13
From tr e Baton Rouge Comet, Tuesday,
American State Convention.

This body assembled in the Hall OF the
House of Representatives at IL O'Clock
yesterday Monday morning. and tempo
rarily organized by placing Mr.. Waddil
of Natchitoches in the Chair, and APP
pointing iona e. White Of Thibodaux and
Robt. Conway of New Orleans Permanent
Secretaries.
The Hon. ]. B. Robinson of Terre.
bonnie was elected President OF the Con.
vention.
Z ON motion ascommi,tee of seven was
appointed on credentials. During their
absence, COL, VIII. Sparks Of Ouachiis
addressed the convention. Calls were
afterwards made for Capt. C. d. Dre"x,
but he did not respond. Onthe report Of
the committee being received, il was
found that all the parishes in the State
were represented, either in person or by
proxy. except ten or eleven.
Col. Richard A. Stuart moved that the
nomination of Auditor oil Public, Accounts
be made and that the voting be done by
ballot-to which objection was made, and
motion to lay on the ,able-Iost. A
motion to proceed with nominating all the
candidates and to take recess before bal.
lotting, prevailed, and the following nomi.
nations were made.
For Auditor.-J. W. Scott of Pointe
Coupe, VIM. NJ. Kidd Of Jackson, H. NJ.
Pierce of East Baton Rouge, Walter NJ.
Rossman, +. Hardesty of West Felici-
ana. -...
For Treasurer.-Thos. C. Anderson, OIL
St. Landry; Daniel d. Avery, OF East
Baton Rouge; Joseph w. Walker, of st.
Mary; w. H. Crenshaw, Of East Baton
Rouge.
For Superintendent of Education
A. Lacey. of Caddo; J. B. Burrows, Of
Lafnurche. =.- I''i g..
Gen. Kidd's name was Withdrawn as a
candidate for Auditor. sa|i so sla7 q r
The Convention took recess. -Ha' ao
Alter recess Of twenty minutes the
Convention met again. MIR. Crenshaw
was Withdrawn as a candidate for Treas.
urer. On the third ballot for Auditor Of
Public Accounts, the vote stood-Hardes.
ty, SO; Scott, 70. 80 .e3fA
Mr.. Hardesty was declared the candi.
date for Auditor by reclamation. "ts ii
FIRST Ballot for Treasurer Walker,
50; Avery, l46; Hawkins, l26; Anderson.
H.. l. - n 7e.l-!I n.loLao yeeI5a1a s.
Mr.. Walker was declared to be the can
didate for Treasurer by acclamation. =.
The name of Mr.. Burrows was with.
drawn from the contest for Superintendent
of Public Education, and Mr.. Lacey was
declared TO he The candidate flhe Amer.
lean party for that office by reclamation.
s'On motion ofthe Hon. p. Ale xander, a
ofiseven was appointed 10 pre-.
pare resolutions to submit to the Conven-
lion. @..,, -. 80. ..5 In '' -
IS Mr.. H. Thompson, Of ST. Helena, offer.
ed the following resolution: = y ~aae,.s.
Resolrcd, That it he recommended to
The American party Of this State hereafter,
10 hold no more Conventions, either State,
or District, on Monday. nv ID
The resolution was adopted. "a
The Hon. P. Alexander, as chairman of
the committee on Resolutions, presented
The following preamble and resolutions:
Whereas, The American party of Lou
siana, encouraged by the purity of its
principles and its sleadfast devotion to the
Constitution and to the Union, and cheer.
ed by the !, increase of its numerical
strength in Louisiana. having assembled
Tor general consultation, and for the noni.
nation Of candidates for uditor, Treasurer
and Superintendent Of Public Education.
and candidates for Congress, deem it pro.
per, in viewEofthese duties, to express the
proud satisfaction we ente rtain Of know.
ng, that however disastrous was the re-
suit of the national contest Of Parties in
he last Presidential election, there has
been no abatement Of patriotic ardor in
our own ranks in Louisiana, nor has there
been any surrender Of the principles of
aith which have guided US in our duty to.
wards our country. .gIlsL siegI
We behold with'uamingled pleasure ev.
dences Of deep and permanent enlarge.
nent Of preferences for American ,princi-
lies Pelvading the public. mind Of our
state to an extent which removes every
loubt Of our complete triumph over our
in any general political cleo
len, hereafter, if the same sedulous e1er
ions arc employed throughout the State
which have been successful in some ror-
ions Of it, ss % stif 2.se h $40 sgsa t'ga's
And ilnpelled by high appreciation Of