Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1868-08-22
THE DEMOCRATIC MEETING.

The meeting held at the Court House
last Saturday was not as full as it should
bave been, but it was owing to the short
notice given of the time and place, and
not from lack enthusiasm. This in a
parish as thinly settled as ours, with long
distances between white citizens, and the
difficulty Of spreading information OF any
kind among them, readily accounts for
the slim attendance, not over a hundred
persons, black aud while, being 10 atten-
dance. At IL O'Clock the meeting was
called to order by the selection of Hon.
Louis Favrot as President, and following
named gentlemen as vice Presidents -
Joseph Landry, DR.. WIN. S. Lobdell, w.
II. Germany, Col. j. V. Durable, Col. B.
r. Chipn, W. W. Kinchcloe, Raphael
Hebert, DR., I. Vaughn, J. +. Deva'l, Jos.
Braud and Daniel Hickey. .Messrs. A.
D. Barrow and II. J. Hyams we've APP
pointed Secretaries.
The meeting having been organized,
the Chair appointed the following com
mites, which we're approved
On Permanent Oryonization-N. w.
Pope, chairman ; LIST Ward, Jos. Braud !;
I'd Ward, P. O, Duruy Sd Ward, w.
White 4th Ward, Raphael Hebert 5th
John NJ. Brooks (; 9th Ward, Joseph N.
Young 7th Ward, Jas. L. Lobdell SLh
Ward, B. R. CHM I; 9th Ward, l.. S. Her
eford ; 10Th Ward, q. II. Germany lltb
Ward, f. Z. Trudeau.
Ga Resolutions w. B. Chamberlin, A.
V. Dubroca, B. w. Clark, N. W. Pope,
and DR.. T. P. Vaughn.
Hon. Andrew S. Heron was then call.
ed for, and promptly made his appear.
ance, AMI went at his subject with the
spirit and style which have ever charac'
terised his political efforts. He spoke Of
the rise of the Radical party +; the means
it used to bring about the late war ; its
manner of conducting that war, and its
behavior to the people generally since
the war closed. He showed hat peace
and prosperity would long since have
been restored to the country had the
terms Of capitulation Of the Confederate
armies been complied with, and the Rad
icals pushed an honorable and patriotic
course 10 The southern people. He cX
planned in a simple, but emphatic man.
ner, to the colored portion of his hearers,
why their interest lay with the white
men of the country-those with whom
they live and who furnish them with en-
ployment to support themselves and fam
lilies, and that his remarks were not with
out effect, was evidenced by the cheers
of those to whom they were addressed
Major Heron having concluded, the Con
mittee on Resolutions reported the follow
ing which were unanimously adopted
Resolved, That all good men of this
parish be requested to give their best aid
and encouragement to a thorough and
perfect organization of the only party,
the Democratic, that, from its past histo.
ry and present policy, gives hope of re-
storing peace and prosperity to the coun.
try after the impoverishment and ruin
en,ailed upon ell classes, by the misrule
and corrupt administration of public
affairs by the Radical party.
Resolved, That we fully endorse as the
embodiment Of our political faith, the
principles enupciated in the platform Of
The National Democratic party, adopted
in the city of New York, on the 4th day
Of July last ; that in the nominees Of
that Convention, we recognize men true
and worthy of the confidence Of the PEG.
pie, and that we pledge them our cordial
support.
RESOLVED, That we deprecate and ear.
nestly protest against the action of the
Radical majority in our State Legislature,
the tendency of which is, not only to bring
pecuniary ruin upon the people, but to
p%recipitate an immediate and deadly war
of races. 1s
Resohed, That we pledge our aid and
assistance to the colored population in
our midst, for the preservation of all their