Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1860-07-14
UNION TAT C0NvENTlen-

ONAV4V a = NV| ANTlmW m A@
LOUISIANA BELL AND EvEnrrr Sr.r, =
vExrloN.-Baton Rouge, July 4fh, ls60.-n
Convention was caliei to order by =
Patterson, Of New Orleans, end on NOT.
the Hon. T. G. Morgan, Of East Baton -
Randell Hurt, of New Orleans, w,a 49,
President of the Convention. Stephen ~
OF New Orleans, and Henry J. Hy,ms |:
West Baton Rouge. were chosen See,As
rirs; and the following gentlemen from ~.
respective Electoral Districts Vice ~:
dents, viz-First Electoral District. CaS.
C"Ibertson Second. Amadee Landrv, Til
J. U. LavilIebeuvre Fourth, Frank Hasi~
ty ; Fifth, Adolphus Olivier Sixth, Ssssi
| Anderson.
The choice Of President, Secretaries =.
| Vice Presidents was in each case unauin~
The President was conducted to biz ~
BY the Hon. Charles M. Conrad snd Jsis
T. G. Morgan. He briefly addressed +.
| Convention, returning thanks for the ~.
conferred upo" him, and urging harussv =
action, ard 4 patriotic, prompt and hiinf
discharge of duty on the member n.
| Vice Presidents took their seats on tie -
and left Of the President.
TLr PRECEDENT then announced tt
Convention wa duly organized and ~,
for business.
o. motion the following fentlenen ~.
appointed a Committee on Credeptials.r 8
Duplessis. p. B McKelvey, J. U. Lan2ls
beuvre, I. G Morgan, Ebert 0autt-,nlI.
T. Mason. They retired, and the Coav,..
ton took q short recess, to enable then =
make their report. Upon the re-a,seuh;s,
of tn. Convention. the COMMITTEES o. ~.
dentjals presented the following named ~.
tlem-n as having been only appointed -.
bers of this Convention and entitled h -
in it:
The number If delegates is here 70 In
that we are compelled to omit their ~:
On motion the Convention proceeded s
the select on of Electors and AIternabaqf I.
the State, hen the following tanned So
men were unanimously chosen amid ~
applause:
First Electoral Distrid-Riviere CaamI
of St. Bernard Parish, Eiector, and g n
Ferret, Of Orleans, Alternate.
Second Electoral Di.tyit-RandeIl Hsskt
Orleans. EIector, and Jules Lsvergne, II o..
leans, Alternate.
Third Electoral District-C. Roselius, I'LL
f~erson. Eiector, and Duncan s. ca, {
Terr-bonne, Alternate.
Fourth Electoral Distrief-J. @. fsaaAd
East FeIieiana, Eiector, and Il. N. Fas1std
West Baton Rouge. Alternate.
Fifth Electoral Distrn-HhomasH q. LasA,
of st. Landry, EIeetcr, and V. Founet !.
st. Marys, Alternate.
Sizh Electoral Diarid-John Ray, 10
chita, Elector, and B. L. Hodge, of.caA
Alternate. Si8taA
On motion, the following rssosutiaa -
unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That the President off, c.
v%ention; at his leisure, appoint . Stats In.
utive Committee to consist Of twen!yfr
members from New Orleans and and safr
each Parish in the State, of which auiF
FIVE shall constitute 4 quorum for tAstM
action Of business.
Resolved, That each Parish in IL Iii
be reqoested to organiss BY appsst4s
Parish. Executive COMMITTEES, And = -
such other measures ~ may b neeeG1b
carry on effectively the pfesett HSi
canvass. y tN&At
Resolved, That the State Executive e.
mit,ee be authorized to fill any vseaadEp
that may occur in the Electoral fickSk, n
in said Committee, either by death. 5eiR
ton or otherwise.
Resolved, That this Convention desils y
other platform than the Union, the Ces6.
ution and the enforcement of the LrA'
and that in John Bell and Edward Everett
we recognize men worthy to stand upee ~
platform. and we pledge them eur Asa1g
and Jealous support ~
Resolved. That the thanks Of this Convex
ton be rendered to J.. H. Pernlta, Esq Sn
yeant-at-Arms Of the House Of Reprsesh-
tives, far his services, and to the ofheen
t.is Corventien for the manner in wha
they have discharged their daties.
effectively and harmoniously aeecmPsises6
at about 4 o'clock, the member, thcsgha ~
mad peer engaged either formally Of Iniosu-
= ally. for seven hours, during one Of - ~
p test days Of the season, were still unwilling
to leave for their homes withost peI'evH?
, their hearts Of e portion Of their pent uP ~
ings, and spontaneously, all over the -
: r ca Is were made for var .ous gentlemen nsp
! d,-ss them a parting word, and theIes{Fs
+ Messrs. Harry T. HAYS, Aaolphus O.isss
Hon. John E. King. Hon. Thomss h. n.s
and Hon. Charles N. Conrad addresses =
Convention in short but eloquent and ee.ay
speeches, which were received with 81
, upon chez that made the welkin mn. ~
final address vas made by the Presidsak
, Adjourned sine die, amid prolonged, -
siastic and exciting bur: abs for Bell ~
erett, and the Union and the Constlteo9N
: RANDELL HUNT, Presidee
! fIs,.t; ). f Inks, Secretaries.
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