Pointe Coupee Democrat. [volume] (False River [i.e. New Roads], Parish of Pointe Coupee [La.]) 1858-1862, 1860-03-10

ship of the HIN. John slidell, consider
him eminently Qualified for the ofiiceSof
President of the United States.
8. Resolved, That the Democracy OF
Louisiana pledge themselves to support
the nominee of the National Democratic
Convention to be held at Charleston.
On motion by the Hon. E. Philips, OF
Pointe Coupee, the Secretary was d.
rected to call the several Congressional
Districts, with the view of making nom
nations for one delegate at large ana
two delegates for each District, to the
Charleston Convention.
First Congressional District-br. j.
B. Wilkinson, Jr., of PIaquemlnes' nom-
mated the Hon. Emile LaSere OF New
Orleans, for the State at large, Hon: +.
Fl. Hatch of New Orleans, and Hon.
EAipeham Lawrence Of Plaquemlnes, as
delegates. :
On motion of Gen. B. B. Simms CT
Pointe Coupee, said nominations were
unanimously ratified.
Second Congressional Distribution.
F. S. Goode of Terrebonne, nominated
Hon. John Tarlton of. St. Mary, for the
State at large, Hon. D. D. Withers Of
New Orleans, and Hon. Richard Taylor
of St. Charles, as delegates.
On motion by the Hon. B. +. Can't OF
St. Landry, said nominations were unan-
imously ratified.
Third Congressional Distribution. =.
Phillips of Pointe Coupee, nominated
Hon. A. Talbot, for the State at large,
Hon. Charles Jones of Catalonia, and
Col. James A. Mediation of East Baton
Rouge, as delegates. !.
On motion by the Hon. Chas. Morrl-
son of Ouachita, said nominations were
unanimously ratified.
Fourth Congressional District--CoI:
John L. Lewis of Claiborne, nominated
Col. r. A. Hunter of Rapides, for the
State at large, and Hon. B. W. Pearce
of Bienville, and Gov. Alexander Mouton
of Lafayette, delegates.
On motion of Mr.. CAN'T of St. Landry,
the said nominations were unanimously
ratified.
On motion of Charles H. Morrison of
Ouachita, ordered that the Secretary be
directed to call the several electoral
districts with the view of nominating
candidates for electors and alternates.
First Electoral District-Dr. j. b.
Wilkinson Of Plaquemines, nominated
Judge Octave S. Rousseau ct st. Ber-
nard, as %elector, and Pierre Lacoste Of
New Orleans, as alternate.
On motion of B. ". Pearce of Bien.
vile. said nominations were unanimous
~ ratified.
Second. Macaulay of New Orleans,
nominated Bernard Avegno of New Or
leans. as e%lector, and G.. D. Yancy OF
New Orleans, as alternate.
On motion of Mr.. CAN'T Of St Landry
said nominations were unanimously ratl
fed.
Third-W. W. King of New Orleans
nominated Trasimond Landry of Ascen
sion, as %elector, and f. S. Goode OF Ter
rebonne, as alternate.
On motion of Joseph Genois of New
Orleans, said nominations were uDanl
mously ratified.
Fourtl,-Bythell Haynes of East Fe
@liciana, nominated B. B. simms of Poin
Coupee, as %elector, and Jules Leblanc
of St. Tammany, as alternate.
On motion of John l.. Lewis Of Clai
borne, said nominations were unani
monsly ratified.
Fifth-Charles Fl. Mouton of st. Ian
: dry, nominated Jules G. Olivier of st
Mary, as e%lector, and John K. Elgee o
Rapides, as alternate.
: On motion of B. w. Pearce OF Blen
: vile, said nominations were unanimous
~ ratified.
Sixth-John L. Lewis Of Claiborne
nominated W. NJ. Levy of Natchitoches
f as %elector, and w +. Peck of Madison
E as alternate.
; On motion of Mr.. Smart of Sabine, the
said nominations we re unanimously rat
flied. #E
The nominations Of Col. r. A. Hunte
! and Gen. B. B. Simns are highly con
plimentary to those gentlemen, an
shows that the true Democracy of Lo,
isiana will never for get those who stoo
firmly on the watchtowers, when man
were sneaking off into the camp OF tn
! enemy.
!: The incidents of the Convention afor
more material for observation than yot
e columns will admit this week. Thel
were two ex Governors and two e.
s acknowledgements present as del
e gates. The two Moutons and Tras
mond Landry were warmly receive
i and treated with fine greatest respe'
and attention. Coy. A. Mouton W
= chairman of the ommittee that reportt