New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-07-23
Bell and Everett Ratification Meeting in
Rnpides Parish.


Pursuant to previous notice meeting of the
voters of Rapdes favorable to the success of the
above ticket for President and Vice President of
the United States, took place in the Court Room
at Alexandria, Saturday, July 14th and consisted of
a numerous and highly respectable assembly.
Upon motion of I. j. Wells, the meeting was
called to order, and Gen. GIN. Graham was elected
President of the meeting, and S. W. Henarie, Secre
tary.
(, General Graham, in few appropriate remarks,
stated the object of the meeting to be the endorse
ment of the nominations made by the Union party
at Baltimore on the 9th May last, and the orginiza
ton Of a Union Constitutional party in Rapides.
J.R. Williams Esq, Col. I. j. Wells, Dennis
A. Smith, Esq, W. NJ. Sasser, Esq, and H.
swilley, Esq. being appointed committee on
resolutions, reported the following:
Whereas all the candidates of the various parties
for the Presidency and Vice-Presidency are now
fully before the country, and the great National
Democratic party is disintegrated and arrayed in
two angry and rreeoncilable factions. leaving the
| contest to be decided between the Black Republic
can party on the one side and the Union Con-
| stitutional party on the other = the one repre-
| scented by Lincoln and Hamlin, men whose political
existence closely identified with all the disor-
ganizng agitations that have so long dstrae I'D the
country, while the Union Constitutional party have
Everett, men whose great energies and mastery
abilities have been, through long life OF renown,
faithfully and periodically eNerted to promote the
important interests, the peace and perpetuity Of
our glorious Union.
Under the existing state of parties no true lover
of his conntry-no true Southern men, can or will
hesitate to vote for Bell and Everett; therefore,
| be it
ResotBed That this meeting heartily endorse the
nomination OF John Bell and Edward Everett as
candidates for the Presidency and Vce-Presidency,
and that the Convention Of the Union Ccnstitu-
| tional party deserve for the patriotic manner in
which they discharged their duty the gratitude of
| the good men of every section OF the Union.
| Res0lred, That the Union, the Constitution and
| the enforcement of the laws is platform wide
enough and good enough for all men to stand
upon; and, as Union, Constitutional and law
abiding men, we will stand upon it to the last, as
the only hope for the peace and happiness of our
| common country.
| Which being read, were adopted unanimously
amid great enthusiasm. DR.. S. @. Scruggs, of
Natchitoches being loudly called for, delivered
effective address in his usual happy manner, show
ing the wide irreooncable schism in the Demo-
cratic party, and her present sectional position
before the country. He portrayed with fervid elo-
quence the past political career of Bell and Eve
rett, as guarantee for the perpetuation of our
institutions in their hands, and recommending all
to lay aside petty party preiudices, and as Wings
and Americans did in 1856 join now with the only
National party, and save the country from the hor-
rors imminent and almost inevitable upon the cleo
ton of the Black Republican candidate. Dir. S.
closed his address amid the cheers and applause Of
the assembly.
An executive committee, invested with power
to organize the party for a thorough prosecution
of the campaign, was appointed, consisting of the
following: j. r. Williams, Esq, 7. G. Compton,
Esq, E. N. Wells, Esq, John Inns, Esq, 2. J..
Stafford, Esq, w. L. Sanford, Esq.
After directing the publication of the proceed
ngs, the meeting adjourned.
G, H. GRAHAM, President