The Feliciana Democrat., 1859-05-07
Gbe fclitiana Democrat.
BAroS ROUGE STATE CONVENTION.

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parish of Orleans; for from present indications,
it would seem that it is irremcdiabIc. As We
considered the cnuse of these difficulties to be
Of local character, so far MS the merits the
questions at stake were involved we have
deemed il our duty heretofore to abstain from
taking sides with either of the parties But
nasmuch as the press OF the several country
parishes h"Nc already rushed into the contest.
siding with either of them, ms seemed best for
themselves, we see no impropriety in expires.
sing onr own views upon the subject, although
ultimately the question at issue will be finally
determined by the State Convention, which Is
to meet in the month of May next at Baton
Ronre
The gist Of the affair is that the State Cen.
tral Committee. located in the city Of New Or.
leans, rrctcnds TO act rs the parish Committee
for the parish of Orleans and that \ portion
I'VE care not whether large or smal) Of the
Democracy Of that parish repudiatc and de-
nonncc all attempt on the part Of the Central
State Committee to exercise exclusive iursdic-
tiou over the acts Of the parochial Democracy.
Hence the protest Of the State Committee
agninst the spontaneous movements Of those
Democrats, who, wishing to organize parish
Committee to attend TO their local wants and
organization, called convention or meeting
Of the Democracy at Odd Fellows Hall.
We have no opinion to express upon the
merits of the resolutions which were then and
there adopted; bnt even if we dsapprovcd the
whole programme, our opinion upon the schsm
which it has brought to light, though not orig
mated wond remain unaltcred.
lst We hold that the attributes Of the State
Central Comittcc do not relate to local mat.
tels; bnt is limited TO such proceedings as will
facilitate the joint action Of the Democracy in
all the parishes Of the State the parish Of Or.
leans inclndcd
4 IDLY We hold thai the Democracy Of the
parish Of Orleans is entitled to parish Com
mittcr Of its own choice, whose attributes and
privileges, must necessarily be on a part with
those claimed and exercised by similar institu-
tions in any other parish.
/ 3dly.--We hold that the State Democracy.
in convention assembled, has not the right to
cocrcc the Democracy Of the parish of Orleans
to accept the services of the State Central Com
mittcc in lieu of a parish Committee; and that
although the loca,ion Of the State Central
Committee in the city Of New Orleans might
make this institution q convenient one to trans
act the business incident to parish Commit.
tee in the parish of Orleans, yet the Democra-
cy Of the latter parish cannot be deprived Of
the right aud privilege of organizing parish
committee 10 suit its own views and wishes.
4thly. We hold that in the absence Of any
parish committee in any given parish, Orleans
rs well aS St. Martin and Pointe Coupec,)
the Democracy is entitled to organize parish
Committee to suit itself, without moestaton
coming from the Democracy OF an adjacent
parish or from :hc State Democracy in Con-
ycnton assembled and all that is necessary
for that purpose is q call made by private in
dividnals, of the Democratic creed for meet.
ing of the party for that purpose, and for all
! other purposes, connected with onr party re-
lntions
Such being the case we hold that any num-
Der of Democrats residing in the parish of Or.
. leans, bad the undouhted right to take the ni-
,atory stir, towards organizing parish com
mitter for nc parish Of Orleans, and that the
!. State CentlN Committee had no RIGHT to en-
quirr into tie legality Of these proceeding.
:, ,ConScqucntly those delegates to the Baton
Rouge State Convention. coming from the
parish of Orleans with commissions obtained
under the auspices Of the parish Committee
will be entitled 10 their seats, in exclusion of
those who will look to the State Central Com
, mittppe for their authority.
! We must remark that the admission Of the
i. Delegates, rs above stated, will not be con.
sidcred ipsO facto as an endorsement OF the re,
+, solutions read Mt Odd Fellows Hall These
may be the expressions Of the wishes Of n por
c tiou or even of large majority of the Demo
cracy of New Orleans; but, unless sanctioned
= by the State Convention, must be viewed as
the opinions of those only who adopted them.
1 The UNACCoUSTABLE MoRrHy--A London
/ paper, commenting ON the eight chess games
!, !, of Mo-ply and Montgreden, President OF the
e London Chess Club, says:
They were all most attentively studied en-
l counters, and will all be published; but they
. present this pecnIinrity, that while in every
I case they appear mp to the eighteenth or TWEEN
d tieth move equal on both sides, at about that
Z stage of the game, the American, by some un,
expected manenyer, secures the advantage and
retains it to the close The first game only
5. was draw; the American won the Others.
s4ay" Why is fashionable lady like a rigil
economist? Because she makes great hustle
about little waist.
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