The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1865-10-11
The . Democratico Convention.

VI l Mat Es - sxsi II
ana hack alley diplon,atists HIVE been en- Ii
blowing and drnmming fsf monthsft
past, has at length held it's session
and completed its labors. With the
flights before US we proceed to give
tour npinions of the body, its mem anu
Its measures. In the outset we may
remark that il is a singular Demo.
lcratic Convention indeed, called to
represent the body Of the Democracy
and to speak in its behalf, in which VI
',tweutyy.one Of the parishes OF ', the
Estste-and they the Old strong ,,l holds q /
Iof Democracy--were not represented
lat all. It is a singular Democratic
eEConyentiion indeed in the list OIL
whose delegates recognize few, III
any, Of the names Of our old Demo-
lccrattic leaders; in which tie nal names
of neophytes in Democracy, 'd MEM
i. bers Of dtfunct political o Q s;'ln z
slltions thatliaye eyer warred asalnst
~. r;ao;,las &c. heIDemoegatic par
Ity figure in the place of those to
: ~. 80 .ho Democra,yv Of the State
,.. ,a,,nt - Ink as the ,eypcupdcrs
,o,na Tho apfendsrs Of
0 ,so;. ,r;ne;,,l,ay Bottbe reason Of
n t6,aaso th;nos Il p]ain il was aot d
- o,,.,,, Ion n nh. n,
~. no,, er.t word thai, was 1T
p 5", ;4.,z;sJ. ,,1,p = i; SIM, and
uneroc rat, q, - ,a p, , was enough
- dam,. t,,e t,ouyeution forever ii,
. tho estimation Of the ppeople and 81
a 49, norooor.c, ,'@ Mr. /, Z, .Riddel.
= : ,ubo ho,as tho ;mnortant position OF
nc - a., q e the State Exeetc.,ulti,v,
r.om;ttee 'onlcall,no, the Convention
tie !, al,,,,., ai1i,bstit WAS now utiiyer
he no adn,;,tea "a fl = 1 q secession was
he .;,ao. ;nvo1vi,c treason and blood,
18th .haap Nv With All due defercnc,
i'd. ), = ,h s, DISTINGUISHED individual W,
aff yo,,,d beo leave to observe that min,
rs teer, .ts,v,e s,,ttith of the people, an
80 ,;notrn;ne ono hupdrsdths Of the D,
4 = oor.ev nc;,her admit that s4cessin
". ,n,o treason nor that it was a crime {
,st ;, bind While they bow in sui
The mission 20 tbeirsfate and a,cen niiesc
ow ,u;,,;no,,, n tho arbitramant oe til
are sword vpt they will not stultify then
~. 90, vac .hv admitting folly of the
nm n.s e. actions or the .criuainality2
Ter their glorious Though alnsuecessf
nod Ee,r,aale for INDEPENDENCE. The
,n;,, -. st;rmat;za with the mark
IA t,oason Tho CONGRATULATIONS dead wi
|havefviellpd no theircliv~s for VIII
thsv bcl;eyed 10 be a lust caus
we Tbav ,vi,l not be 50 ungrateful to /
ged ,,v;nc, a. to SHARPEN the pangs IF d
e is ,,no;ntment at tl,eir failure by tau
hole inr tbem viii accusations Of treas
ents ~ o,har criminalitv while rerformi
DER tho d,,t 10. q which their country b
Of q called them. After hearing. this ga
their remark from Mr.. kidaen VIC shot
~ foEafl like to know Of him how " i, n
ia, pened that he made theeiiscovery o.
ming after he had ceased to e,iioy lne
5 the tive Office bestowed upon him by
nmo criminal and reasonable Confeder;
We government. We suppose that
It to submission To Batter 80 long has
war. reft him of his reason ard depri'
they him of all his manhool In fact
ught1has alrt adv pleaded ignorance
imbecility for his remark, aud retir
/. within the castle of his own stupit
he defends himself from al assal