The Feliciana Democrat. (Clinton, La.) 1855-186?, 1857-06-06
The Democratic Meeting.

There were about clghty Democrats presch'
The meeting was organized by calling I. N. LEMON
to the Chair, and appointing JoS L. GEcnoE, Score
tary. The object of the meeting was explained by
f. J. Delony
On motion Of y. ]. Dclony. the delegates appoint
ed ut the Democratic meeting held on the 2sth off
April 1857. were rcappointcd to represent this par
sh. in the Congressional Convention, to be held in
the city Of Baton Rouge, on the 18th day of June,
1857.
Mr.. G. W. Reese, offered the following resolution,
| viz:
| Resolved. That we concur in the resolution adopt-
cd Mt the meeting Of the Democratic party of this
parish, held on the 2sth day Of April 1851 APPROX
ing the course of the Hon. Thomas Green Davidson.
for his faithful L. able and patriotic services in the
last Congress and that we leave the delegates from
this parish to tho Congressional Convention to as
semhc in the city of Baton Rouge on the 18th day
of June. 1857. nnnsructcd and free to cast the vote
of this parish for such candidate for Congress as
they may deem hest for the welfare and harmony of
the Democratic party; and that the nominee Of said
Congressional Convention is hereby declared to he
the unanimous choice of the Democracy Of East Fc
ciana.
After the foregoing resolution was read the Hon.
Thomas Green Davidson arose. and said in substance
MS follows That ut best. he was but poor speaker.
and still poorer in defending himself. That he had
been n member Of the Democratic party for twenty
years or more. and that he had never sworvcd from
it, principles nor violated its usnges That in 1870.
when members Of the party fell Off in that darkest
hour Of the Democratic party he had stood firm and
unyiedng. battling for the success Of s principles
That in relation to the judicial election. held In
the eighth District some person. who had not the
. moral courage to sign his name had written an anon
ymous communication TO paper in the city OF New
Orleans disappearing his in that election
That this slandcrous report was first published In
the New Orleans True Delta-a paper which had
T. done more to down the Democratic party there than
G any thing else by advising the foreigners not to &c
to the polls and vote in the recent elections because
they did not receive any of the ofccs--and that this
report had been indus'rously circulated over The
u District As to this charge. he held in his hand his
printed defence. which most Of them had read that
there were 100 copies at the Post Office for dstrbu
ton and that he wonld content himself on that poin
by referring them 10 that defence and the printed
$. certificates. thereto attached.
That he thanked the delegation for their cours
c in referring the matter of the Congressional nomna
ton back to the people that he approved it. an'
had he been present he would have acted as the,
N did and would have advised his friends TO have pur
n sued the same course: it enabled him to make hi
n defence before the people.
'e That two years ago. he had taken the nomination
u when no one willing to run the risk of defca
s much to his Inconvenience and to the peril eve
of his life That the Democracy had elected hin
~ and they were aware whether their principles ha
- suffered any dctrment at his hands. That ut II
j.; cent primary meeting of the Democracy of this pa
. ish they had seen proper to endorse his course
. actions and to recommend him for denomination
40 for which he was very thankful to them. That Ii
IL did not conceive that this endorsement and recon
:, mendation amounted to Instructions and that Il
would not have any delegation 90 there instruce
to vote for him. against the interest welfare and ba
mony Of the Democratic party. That inasmnch ;
- the resolutions simply recommendation an
endorsement he hoped and trusted that the mectin
~ would leave them as they were. After thankin
IN the meeting for their patient attention he closed.
I'M Hon. John McVea then and offered the 70
- lowing amendment to the foregoing resolution, an
i'd that the resolution as amended read rs follows.
he Resolved That we concur in the resolution adon
NO cd at the meeting of the Democratic party Of III
!. parish held on the 2Sih day of April. 1857 apprn
" inc the course of the Hon. Thomas Green Dnvdso
for his faithful. able and patriotic services in =
his last Congress: and that we recommend him +
"a TO assemble in Baton Rouge on the 10Th day
June 1857.
i's In support of the resolution. he said in subsanc
w That he belonged to no clique or wing of the De-
=, ocratic party: that he knew no divisions: and
-, there were wings and divisions he knew them NJ
-. That he has known the Hon. Thomas Green Davi
-. son for many years faithful and able member
-, the party always true to its principles and usag
-" That for the harmony and success of the party
Davidson had often yielded his claims for prefcren
~ to others. That two years ago VIC nominated a
',' elected him. and that he had made us an able a
Nv, efficient representative, not only in maintaining
WI principles but in many other instances That ml
o of his services did not appear on the records as
o.. knew for he had been in correspondence with
Davidson and that through Mr. DIS energy and
forts land claims of widows and orphans, had be
itv satisfactorily settled which had been in dispute
bad many years That he had stood by and battlcd
100; our rights and the constitution in the darkest he
no of the republic. And that he would say to this me
nos ing they would not find one more able efficient,
,o,t faithful to maintain their principles and adyoc
M, their rights, than tho Hon. Thomas Green Davids