New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-05-03
NEW ORLEANS REPUBLICAN, SUNDAY. MAY 1858.

l. MA i y. 1000.
tional GOvernments in rebuilding the levees
of this State, and the Inauguration of |
system of internal improvements calculated
to promote the material welfare OF the
State.
Resolued, That the delegates from this
State to the National Convention OF the
Republican party be instructed to cast the |
vote of the State as unit, and that they
use their best efforts to secure from that
convention thoroughly Radical kepuo'
Hcan platform. |
Resolued, That we fully indorse the action
of the House of Representatives Of the Unit |
ed States Congress in bringing Andrew |
johnson before the Senate on the charges of
high crimes and misdemeanors, and believe |
that he has so far proved recreant to his
trust as to justify his removal from his high
Office.
Resolued, That in the distribution of off.
cial patronage, State and Federal, ability and
integrity should be the only tests applied,
and due and just regard paid to the claims
of the large and patriotic body of colored
men belonging to the Republican party of
ReSolUed, That the Radical Republican
party OF Louisiana fully Endorses the four
teenth article ofthe Constitution of the Unit
ed States, and heartily recommend its adopt
ton by the first Legislature which shall meet
under the new Constitution.
THOMAS W. CONWAY,
W. L. MCMILLEN,
O. ]. FLAGG,
A. L. LEE,
W. VIDAL.
These resolutions we're adopted.
! By General Lee:
ReSOIced, That it is the sense of this Con.
| venton that in future conventions no per.
| son should be admitted to seat unless duly
! aud regularly elected as such delegate or
alternate by a regularly called and held con
vention of the constituency he may pur-
| port to represent; that no person should be
| eligible to represent the constituency OF any
| parish or ward except he be a legal elector of
such parish or ward; and further that the sys'
| TEN of proxies should be fully abolished.
| Therefore we this Convention do instruct
! Our Central Committee in calls for future
conventions to embody in such calls d.
rections in the spirit of the above declara-
tons.
Which on motion of Mr.. Tinchant, of Or
leans, was adopted.
The President submitted the following
names to compose the State Central Com
mittee:
AsoBHsroN-Morris Marks, Milton Morris.
Assam PTION-E. G. PintadO, R. Poindex.
ter.
AvoYELLEs-A. S. Collins, Joseph Lau
rent
EAST BATON RouGE-G. W. Raglan, E.
Triplett.
WEST BATON RoUGE.-Theophile Mahier,
BIENV1LLE-M. H. Twitchell, E. W.
Dewes.
BossIER-James Hickory, Frank Smith
CADDo W. S. Mudgett.
CALCASIEU-
IBERv1LLE-P. G.. Deslonde, VIM. Brown.
JACKsON-John Scott,
JEFFERsoN-Don A. Pardee, r. G. Gard
ner.
LAFAYETTE-Fortune Riard, Michael Ca.
sey.
LAFoURCHE-Wm. Murrell, D. W. Reese.
LIVINGSTON
Observation-Disclosures Williams, John H.
McDonough.
MoREHoUsE- captain Buckingham.
NAToHIToCHEs-C. L. Ferguson, Henry r.
Raby.
ST. JOHN BAPrrsT--M. Smith, Dennis
Burrel.
ST. LANDRY-Fr FRANCOIS D'Avy, NJ. Vidal.
ST. MARTIN-Louis E. Laloire, E. De.
tieZe.
sT. MARY-Dr. @. B. Darral ]. B. Esnard.
ST. TAMMANy-C. B. Evans, John NJ.
Hutchinson.
TENsAs-H. R. Steele Andrew ]. Bryant.
TERREBoNNE-F. Marie, U. Dupart.
UNION
VERMILLIoN
CALDwELL-R. B. Edgwortb, Henry Neal.
CARROLL-Wm. L. McMillen, Jas. Walker.
CATAH0ULA-
CLAIBoRNE--w. J. Blackburn, W. X,
Meadows.
CoNcoRDIA-J. S. Harris, John Randall.
De SoTO-Stephen Humphreys, j. j.
Walsh.
EAST FELIcIANA- Richard Lewis, Captain
De Gray.
Stephens.
FRANKLIN-J oseph Perritt.
OUACHITA- Frank Morey, j. L. German.
PLAQURMINEs-P. Leonard, d. A. Thibaut.
PoINrE CoUPEE- Emile Honore, J. G.
Patrick.
RAP1DEs-A. J. sypher, Henry Lott.
SABIEE-J. B. Lewis.
ST. BERNARDO. l.. Lee, L. Guichard.
ST. CHARLEs-Peter Harper, Rayborne
Finley.
ST.. HELENA-Samuel H. Houston, N. Nc.
Kay.
ST. JAMEs-Napoleon Underwood, Henry
Riley.
WASHINGTON NJ. Reese, D. L. Smell. |
ORLBARs-0. J. Damn, NJ. A. SOuthworth, |
L. Pessou, Seth w. Lewis, Captain j. A. |
Raynall, G. N. Wickliffe, P. B. s. Pinch. |
back, Gustave Drewes, 3. Joubert, Eugene |
Staes.
On motion Captain S. B. Packard, chair
man of the Convention, was added to the |
committee.
Tie following resolution was offered by |
Mr.. j. 8. Chapman:
That the unanimous thanks of this Con- |
vention be especially rendered to the Hon.
S. B. Packard for the able and impartial |
manner IN which he hes discharged the !
important and delicate duties imposed upon
him as president of this state Convention.
This was amended to include William
Vigers, ESQ.,, secretary CT the Convention.
The resolution as amended was adopted
unanimously.
On motion a vote of thanks was rendered
to the other cl2cers of the Convention.