The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-04-01
DEMOCRATIC NOMINATIONS

DEMOCRATIC NOMINATIONS.
{ RooMs DEaroc ATTIC STATE
CENTRAL. COMMITTEE,
March q, 1863. y
The D Democratic State Central Com
mittee, charged with the general inter
ests ofithe party, have been compelled
to consider the question Of the impend-
ing election on the proposed new con-
stitution, and of State, Congressional,
Parochial and Municipal elections there
under.
t The Committee, in submitting to the
people their action on these great and
grave questions, to the people OF Lou
is;ana the most momentous OF any they
have ever been called to act upon,
would not feel that they had fully dis
charged their whole duty if they did
not it the very threshold Of tliismatter
invoke your most, solemn. feelings ana
serions reflections. The occasion is
not one in which true Democrats will
be found engaged in scramble for OF
fee; on the contrary, it is one in which
the unselfsh patriot will feel that the
altar of sacrifice is his. Let it con-
stantly be borne in mind that the strug
gle is not for office, but for the protec-
Ition Of our personal liberties, the re-
storation of our ancient and honorable
franchises and the maintenance and
perpetuation of such a government as
will secure to us all our natural and
chartered rights and liberties; in a
word, every interest, social, political
and pecuniary, demand the defeat OF
the proposed new constitution. In
that thought and to that end have all
our consultations tended; in chat
thought and to that end alone, we trust
win be the action of the Central Com
mittee, and Of every Conservative
throughout the State; in that Thought
and to that end do we recommend the
adoption Of the following course OF ac-
ton:
+ /. That all citizens Of the State who
sympathize with the Democratic party
in it's efforts to defeat the proposed
constitution, and who are entitled to
register under the reconstruction acts,
be urged to do 80, and to cast their
votes with us against the adoption Of
the constitution. VA. ,t3se ], I.
2. To more efectuality stimulate our
friends and to further induce the people to
go to the polls, and to effect that unity OF
purpose and action so essential to success,
we recommend that the present incum-
bents of all State. congressional, Judicial
parochial and municipal offices, so far as
they are known to act in harmony with our
special purpose ofdefeating the constitu-
ton, be placed in nomination and voted
for as candidates for their respectiyeof1ic's
thus uniting every consideration Of patriot
ism and personal advancement in the can
didate to defeat the constitution, and also
greatly Diminishing the number Of. those
who, as candidates, might have a personal
interest in having the constitution adopted
THE constitution Of North Carolina
said Gov. Graham to the people Of that
State. "is a candidate for your suffrage
In like manner we present as candidates to
the people Of Louisiana, the officers chosen
by themselves, whose terms Of office have
not expired. and who will be Invested OF
what we believe to be their legal and con-
stitutional rights, if the proposed new con-
stitntion is adopted.
3. That we deem it Of the highest
importance3in case Of the adoption OF
the Constitution, for the Conservative
element ifthe State, to control one, If
not both branches Of the Legislature,
and as there are no actual incumbents
we recommend that the several con-
stituencies in the various senatorial
and representative districts, in the
country parishes, take immediate steps
to nominate their best men tor these
positions, and use all honorable means
to secure their election. A legislative
ticket for the city and parish Of Orleans
will be announced in q few days.
Your committee think, that such q
course of action, to be adopted and
executed by the Central Committee
and by our Democraticfr friends through
ont the State in accordance with the
foregoing suggestions, is best calcula-
ted to secure the end for whicllsswe
chiefly labor-the defeat Of the prOpOs-
ed constitution. In all our sugges-
TONS. your committee have not forgotten
the action OF the late State Convention.
and have endeavored to conform to its ruiz
ings as far us practicable.
IL accordance with the views and princl..
Piles hereinbefore set forth we recommend
our Conservative friends throughout the
State to support the following ticket for
State offices, embracing all present incun-
hents who are known to be favorable to the
defeat of the proposed constitution.
THOS. L. MACON, President.
Democratic State Central Committee.
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New Orleans, March %, 1863.
Governor. s. -. JOSHUA BAKER,
Lieut.. g oyernor ALBERT VooRHIEs.
SecretaryIof State ..s;..J. Fl. HARDY.
Auditor. ...............H FL. PERALrA.
Treasurer. !. ADAM GIFFEN.
/ Attorney General "a. S. HERON.
Sup't Public Education r.. NJ. LusHER.
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JOAN OF ARc.-The Bishop Of Or
leans has announced his intention to
make the festival of Joan of Arc, which
is annually observed in his Episcopal
city, a marked event this year. The
tete is held on the 9th of May, the an