Pointe Coupee Democrat. [volume] (False River [i.e. New Roads], Parish of Pointe Coupee [La.]) 1858-1862, 1858-08-14

is loyal to the rights Of her institutions
aud ready to defend them whenever
Vandalism threatens to violate their in
itegrity. Conscious Of independence and
isecurity, can she be reproved for feel
ing an agreeable ingratitude for the i'm
pertinent solicitudc of the "Leaguers'
in her behalf?
The most prominent features Of this
association consists in it's adoption of
some of the formulas which belonged to
the ceremonials of the limitations of
Know -Nothingism, and its being anima-
ted with the spirit of a sectional federal
ism. 1t allows membership only on
terms of subscribing signature to the
Constitution Of this League" even as the
the ritual the late lamented Sam proscrib-
ed-and shows its regards for the pre-
servation of the ri ghts of each individual
State by a remorseless consolidation of
the entire South in Federal Republic.
| Fire eatiag is rather hot subject at
any time, and i'll conjunction with the
|present hot weather becomes too great
q tax on human endurance-whcrefore
we drop further comment.
CONSTITUTION OF THE MONTGOMERY
LEAGUE OF UNITED SouTHERNERs.--Bcli
ing that the South is in need of some
efficient and organized mode Of concen-
trating public opinion upon public men
and measures, and Of Influencing and
guiding political parties, with a view to
the advancement and protection of her
constitutional rights-and that the want
of this has enabled all political parties
to sacrifice those rights to their own
necessities
And believing further, that it is the
duty of the South to use all proper means
to maintain her rights within the Union,
with view to being justified before the
world ia resuming the powers she has
delegated to the General Government,
in the event she fails to obtain justice
in the Union, we organize ourselves un
der the following Constitution:
ARTICLE l. This association shall be
known as the Montgomery League Of
United Southcrners.
ART. 2. Its officers shall consist ofa
President, Vice-President, Secretary and
Treasurer, who shall hold their offices
one year, or until their successors shall
be elected.
ART. 8. Election of all officers shall
be made annually, and by ballot
ART 4. Any person may become
of this League who shall pledge
himself to carry out its objects and
shall sign this Constitution.
ART 5. The object of this League is,
by the use of proper means, to create a
sound public opinion in the South on the
subject of enforcing the rights Of the
South in the Union. Among its prim-
Try ideas are; l. No more compromise
If those rights, either in party platforms
'r in national Legislation. 2. A full re-
;ognition and maintenance of those
lights, as paramount to the safety of the
Federal Administration or the success
If national parties. 3. The elevation to
he public councils of the ablest and
,urest Southern men.
ART. g. This League will nominate
10 candidate for any Office, State or Fed
ral-but its members are pledged to
lse all honorable means to secure the
nomination by the respective parties to
which they belong, of sound, able and
'ure men of the Southern rights school.
AN OvERsEER KILLED BY NEGRO
he Chickasahay Advertiser, published
t Quitman, Clark county, Mississippi,
ays:
On Monday, the IL inst, in the south
IN portion of this county, upon the plan
alton of Governor Winston, Mr.. John
avis the overseer on said plantation
-as killed by negro while attempting
} chastise him. The circumstances
eem to be as follows: Davis with the
ssistance of the driver, had whipped one
egro, and then called this one to him,
tho was at the time chopping. The
oy came up with his axe in his hand,
nd as he advanced towards Davis, Da-
is told him to lay down the axe, which
G refused to do. Upon this Davis
truck him one blow with his whip
'hereupon the negro raised the axe and
.ruck at Davis, which he avoided by
topping back, the negro following him
p, striking with his axe, and the third
low hit him, sundering his whole breast
ON his left shoulder blade to the pit of
,e stomach, from which he died imme-,
lately. The negro is in jail awaiting
is trial,
sags The new rifles for the French in
ntry carry the shot distance Of 600
etres, while the old rifles only reached