The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1865-11-29
The Radical Party Of Louisiana.

whom were as black the ace Of spades. The big guns
were Flanders, NAPLES and Warmoth. The two for
mer made rantng radical sp eches but as the following
resolutions adopted by the meeting embody the ground
covered by he refrain from any extracts from their
speeches We advise every one to read these resolu-
tons adopted BY these fends in human shape:
''Whereas, At the election held in this city Monday
last the 9Th nst the republican party in Louisiana was
triumphant, electng judge H. c. armoiif as our dele
gate TO congress BY 19 O0o votes; and
'Whereas, The vote would have been much larger, II
not double but for the interference OF men, late traitors,
and others who broke up the baot-oox and arrested
the commissioners electonin one parish and impeded
and prevented the election in other parishes; and
eeWhereas Our honored standard bearer Judge H. G.
Warmoth is about to depart to the capital of the
try there to represent and the principles of our plat
form in the congress of the United States therefore, as
an expression of our wishes and purposes; be it
Resolved That the wanton, tyrannical and cruel in
reference with the free people of Louisiana assembled
peaccably to express their sentiments by ballot
other evidence of the untness of the rebel majority of
the white men Of Louisiana to administer justly the
government thereof.
d. That there can be no State in the sense implied
by the federal constitution without loyal organisation
in said State.
go That tho Stale organisation of Louisiana made
repugnant to the federal constitution by the alteration
made in said State organisation by the convention of
1861; that the subsequent attempt to form consti
tuition is null and of effect because the State govern
ment (socaed) did rot derive its powers from the
sent of the governed.
81. That without any duly authorised State
government in Louisiana; that we are in territorial
condition. under the exclusive jurisdiction of the federal
government.
49, That the State government has been maderepug-
nan to the federal constitution both in Law and in effect
therefore is apparent to all parties that the president
Of the United States cannot restore BY proclamation
49, That the State can only berestored in the consti
tutional way by petitioning congress for admission
whenever majority Of the whole people deem it expe
dent to petition.
e. That the temper Of majority Of the white voters,
nine-tenths of whom dsloyal renders it nexpedent
at this time to apply to congress to admitus.
as That in the face of this condition of things
in louisiana rejoice that the republican party every
where in the recent northern elections triumphed and
that this points to ultimate success.
49, That our hope is in congress; that the premature
admission Of senators and representatives from Louis
lana would be disastrous and place us under rebel rule
40 That loyal citizens, we wresort to all peace
able for securing the rights to life, liberty and
The pursuit Of happiness
al That the experiment Of demonstrating Louisiana
by the hands that lately in rebellion and red With
the blood Of loyal men, uninst to the loyal men and
the few Confederates who have taken the oath in good
faith
"l2. That we denounce false and caumnious the
charges made by Gov Wells and reiterated by the
journals of this city that the who voted at the polls
on Monday for delegate to represent at Washing
ton required pay dollar or any other sum of
money.
'l3. That we denounce outrageous thesact of the
commissioners of the late election in refusing the right
to vote to the white federal soldiers who were duly quail
flied according to law said refusal being unwarranted
by law and rife with the spirit of the late rebellion from
which the officers Of said election were largely taken
"a. That denounce the registration of returned
rebel soldiers to the reception and counting of their
votes contrary to the proclamation of the president
and the decision Of the attorney general which dcci
sion declares that such have lost their residence by
ABSENCE and only vote after years residence in
the State
"I5 That we, loyal men Of Louisiana, have full
fdence in our delegate to congress, the Hon Judge H.
c. Warmoth, whose loyalty and courage has been tried
the battle fields for the nations life and has been
shown in the integrity which has marked his civil and
military career We do therefore, commend him heart
lily to all who love liberty and justice"
After the reading of these resolutions Mr. Warmoth
the delegate introduced to the audience with much
enthusiasm After going through with long string of
waddle he brought the following gun which tickled
the nggers nightly:
at was charged that they would not work If there
was nyhing he didn't ike to do, it to work Work
in this country unnecessary, soil and climate
produced a living almost spontaneously. He had been
elected by handsome majority, and supposed it was
the part Of magnanmty to say nothing about his oppo
nent but he really sorry for his friend Col Field
who had been very badly beaten. He was the hind
horse in the whole race and had held to that thing
Conservative too long The election was over, but
their work not done; they had only taken step
in the great tragedy which yet to be enacted The
impression created in the southern mind against them
could not be easily removed and he expected assistance
at their hands. They must send their delegates to
Washington white and colored-and let the people
know the south that the negro population of this city
not the ignorant and degraded people they repre-
sented to be. Applause They could not remove
these impressions and preudices by simply writing let
tiers. They must send their best smartest and most in
teligent men, if they would succeed for there was no
Disgusting the fact that the mind Of the people Of the
north well elsewhere preudiced against them
If they had worked as hard as their opponents they
would have had provisional governor in this State
month ago. Governor Wells occupied his position by
their own neglect When they found that he had sold
out the State they should have gone Washington and
urged upon the president his removal and the appoint
ment OF loyal man. [ApPlause He continued to
the sending Of delegates the capital and closed
as follows: Feliow-czens thank you for your atten-
ton, and feel happy tonight because am going home:
hat is, l going where fused to call home before
came down heregoing to my friends and tell them
plain common sense way, all about you what kind
If people you are how clever to me; and know that
statement will go right straight to their hearts, will
ell them Of your loyalty, and enthusiasm for the gov
rnment; that you the only people who love the re-
public, and sing the songs of the Union and wave the
lag that the rebels hate the flag and do not love the