The Feliciana Democrat. (Clinton, La.) 1855-186?, 1857-08-08
DEMOCRATIC MEETING.
BATON RnrGn. Anr.

Baton RouGE, Aug. /, 1851
Pursuant to the recommendation of the Par
ish Convention Of the 18th July, mass meet.
ing of the Democracy of this Parish was held
this day ut the Court House.
On motion, j. j. Burk was called to the
Chair. and L. ii. Lewis appointed Secretary.
On motion of j. ID. Stuart, q committee of
three were appointed to draft resolutions cx-
prcssive of the sense Of the meeting, viz A. IT,
Gusman, II l., Knox, and Thomas CAVITY
The committee, after retiring for consultation,
reported the following resolutions which were
adopted with but one dissenting voice.
The first resolution ratGcs the nominations
of tho State Convention.
Resolved, That the Democracy of this Par
ish heartily approve of the course pursued by
the delegates to the late Congressional Convcn-
ton; which assembled at Baton Rouge on the
18th of last June, and more particularly of
their withdrawal from said Congressional Con-
vention after the outrage perpctratcd upon the
Parish Of ST. Tammany by the admittancc of
spurious delegation, known as the "Penn
Delegation"
Resolved, That the nomination of Thomas
Green Davidson, made as it was by remnant
of q Convention, he apparently receiving 30
votes, but in reality only %, u clear minority
OF the votes of the District, is not binding up
on the Democracy Of this Parish and is there
fore rcpudiated and declared null and void
Resolved, That the Democracy of this Par
ish approves of the holding of another Con
grcssional Convention, to meet on the 3lst of
August, in the town of Baton Rouge, and that
the President Of this meeting be and he is
hereby instructed to appoint six delegates and
six substitutes to represent this parish in said
Congressional Convention
Resolved That all true Democrats who are
opposed to the governing of the minority, and
do not recognize Thomas Green Davidson as
the Democratic nominee for Congress- are soil
cited to meet in mass meetings in their rcspcc.
tive parishes and send delegates to this new
Congressional Convention.
Resolved, That the Democracy of the Third
Congressional District is capable of managing
its own affairs, and that the interference of
outsiders, even though they be United States
Senators and Custom House Officers, is not
desired.
Resolved, That the President of this meeting
be appointed to appoint a committee of thir-
teen persons to be called the Democratic EX-
ccutive Committee of the Parish of East Baton
N'""5Si "hcoo hutg ~ siltl Dc W cAtlClac "
general superintendent Of the affairs of the
Democratic party of this Parish, to see that
tho campaign is properly conducted, and to
use oil fair and honorable means to insure the
success of our pasty, the triumph of principles,
and tho election Of its candidates, more par
ticularly Of the one for Congress to be chosen
by tho Congressional Convention, which is to
meet in tho town of Baton Rouge on the 3lst
of tho present month Of August
The parish nominations were ratified
The President appointed tho following gen.
tlemen as delegates to attend the Congression-
nj Convention to meet in this place on the 3lst
Instant
J. d. Stuart, G. Gusman, +. NJ Hereford,
Richard Odom, VIM SowclI, and L. Z. CAN'T,
Substitute: b Il. Rhodes, VIM. Kirby, Joseph
Nettles, J. T. Carney, Thompson Bird, and H..
l. Knox
On motion, oil Democratic papers in this
District were requested to publish the prorecd-
ing OF this meeting, also the New Orleans Cou-
rior, Delta, and True Delta.
j. j. BURK, President.
y D LEWIS, Secretary