The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1868-02-29

NllllaIH ". hnoH, benjamin lk)can,
DR.. NJ. E. Demaret, DR.. A. 0. 'idry.
oOn motion of Hon: John Z. King, the
name of B. R. CAN'T, Esq. was added to the
list of Vice. Presidents.
On motion, Messrs. Joel II. Sandoz, F.
A. King and j. NJ. Martin were appointed
Or On motion, a committee COT lposed of the
following named gentlemen WIS appointed
to draft resolutions expressive of the sense
of the meeting, to-wit:
John II. Overton, John E.Eing,
Joseph NJ. Moore, DR.. E. Nd Miliard,
Col. William Otfutt, DR.. C..lf Tatman, ~
Z. Ii. Martin, DR.. A. Guidry,
Dir. Louis Dehail1 b.
The committee, through il chairman, the
Hon. j. H. Overton, soon a erwards sub
mitted the following ~resolut Fk, to wit:
l. Resolcea, That the polio and measures
of the Radical party are SUI ~erSive of the
Government: as established by its founders,
and destructive of constitution liberty;
2. Eesolred, That in this 8%rilous crisis,
it is the duty of the Conscrva e citizens of
the country to rally, under on organization,
for the defence ofthe Constr lion. the pre-
servation of the Union, and tn maintenance
of the proper equilibrium of the Govern
ment, without which despotis or anarchy
must reign supreme;
3. Resolred, That, true to tt faith plight
ed on the surrender of our ms, we have
continued to entertain an abb Elg sentiment
of loyalty to the Union, the laws, and the
legally constituted authorities bit that we
would be untrue to our I'd and to our
manhood if we did not %resolut i oppose and
resist, by all the legal meat within our
power, undrr the CONSTITUTED and within
the Union, the s~ubjugalion louisiana to
the dominion of an inferior ras incited and
led by INSCRIPTIONS demago1
4. hesoloed, That, by reas( bf our pre-.
viouS relations to freedmen of he country,
characterized by confidence or ne side and
protection on the other, our rrest SYM
pathies are enlisted in their behalf: that we
are Hincerely disposed to accord 10 them all
their civil rights, n to quali them for
useful citizenship, by provide for their
education and encouraging in hem habits
of temperance, frugality and inl lstrv; but
that in their present uniniorme condition,
we think they are uni repaired br sell gov
elnment, and should be reculS led by laws
for their advancement a. protection
b. q superior race that while " entertain
these friendly dispositions, andhpave cheer
fully acquiesced in their eman &~pation, we
good reason to complain oYthe persist
ent and INSCRIPTIONS efforts which, for mere
party purposes, have been made to create
antagonism between them and ourselves
true friends and protectors;
5. Res0lued, That the firmness and pa
IF President johnson, in defending
he Consolation and resisting the usurpa-
ions of Congress-, entitle him the graft
6. Resolced, That, while compelled t
submit to military rule. we new Etheless.re-
dice that we have been place under Die
of such an officer al sraEW.
J.. Hancock, whose adminiNksa 81 j,een
ignalized by 4 wise subofV the L
uthority of the sword to theV able
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On motion of B. 4. Can't
resolutions were add ~
on. IA. .....
Rese'ssd, - tel
:ratic ParS be h in
lat a majoritJSSf said .d~essgatssS
nd Convention be autI&S sd to-
lis parish. sSN
In conformity with theN Ssss,ing RES
on, the President appointed rs delegai
Re following named citizens, toxFit:
A. Tarlton, Dr.s8 Ion,
IL. Martin, JOHN BvertonG
William. Ofutt, i. M. MillardN
II. Hardy, Willis Prescott,
mes G. Hayes, John E. King,
vel Il, Sandoz, Joseph Beraud. :
Captains Hinckley and Pickett offered
cir boats free of charge tc the delegates, for L
nich they received the thanks of the meet
On motion Of Mr.. CAN'T and at the unani i
solicitation of the meeting, Mr.. King r.
the rostrum and delivered an "
'quent and patriotic speech, which fire. I
emily ELECTED the applause of the meeting. u IL
On motion, Resolged, That a copy ofthese ii
.oceedings be forwarded to those papers So
New Orleans favorably disposed to the h
rty, and also that they be handed to the in
turter and JOURNAL, of this town, for
blication. '* @.<."s .s@'sss- = p
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