The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-10-06

informed the convention that at 2 meeting of
the delegates Of hat district, held Last night, me
following nominations had been made, to Wit:
Hon. Louis St. Martin, Of Orleans, - the Dem
ocratic candidate for the first congressionA dis-
Hon. Anthony sambols, Of Orleans, ss the Dem.
ocratic candidate for elector for the FIRST electoral
district, and the Hon. w. l.. Thompson, of st.
| Helena. 90 the alternate.
On motion of Mr.. G. b. Moufon, OF st. Martin,
the report was adopted and the nominations there
| in made we're duly ratned.
nounced to the convention that at meeting Of the
Democratic delegation composing the third con-
gressiopa district held last evening, the follow
| ing nominations bad been made:
| Hon. Adolpbe Bailey, Of st. Landry, "a the Dem
ocrstc candidate for the third congressional dis
DR.. Clarence Ward, of Ibervile, as the Demo.
cratic candidate for elector for the third congress.
sional district. and W. W. Walsh, Of East Baton
"V on motion Of Gov. R. @. wickIifs the above re-
port was adopted and the nominations therein
Contained were duly ratified.
| Mr.. J. o. Fuqua. on behalf of the committee on
| resolutions and the order of the country, beg
leave to make the following report
To the Pres Members Of the Democratic Con-
vepton:
Your committee on resolutions and the condi-
| ton of the State respectfully report
That they have had under consideration the
resolutions referred to them on yesterday. They
have deemed 1t unnecessary to report separately
upon each of these resolutions, but submit the fol-
lowing series as q substitute for them all.
]. A. FUoUA, Chairman.
| Resotced, That the Democracy OF Louisiana,
| assembled In convention for the first time since
the adjournment Of the national Democratic con.
vention, indorse the platform of principles
adopted by that body, and pledge themselves to
| maintain and defend them.
| Resoired, That the nominations, made by that
convention, of Horstio Seymour. for president,
and Frank P. Blair. for vice president, have al
as hat s Recognize in them
men worthy TO be the standard bearers Of consti-
tutional liberty in this its hour of extreme peril,
ard we pledge them our continued, earnest and
untiring support.
Resoiued, That we heartily and entirely endorse
the recent letter of Gen. Robt. E. Lee, and other
distinguished Southern citizens, to Gen. Rosecrans.
and we declare that il is truthful statement of
the feelings, wishes and purposes of the people
of the South that, while we are urged by every
consideration of material and political interest TO
desire full and speedy restoration to the Union,
with all our constitutional rights, and we recog.
nize, TO the fullest extent, our duty to support
the Constitution, to obey the laws passed in con-
nrmS with it. and to maintain the Union in its in
tNs..,y.
slavery an accomplished fact and that il is not
our interest or wish ever to revive it. That we
believe that the interests Of the two races in the
South are inseparably connected, and We pledge
ourselves TO protect and defend the colored people
of this State in full and free exercise of all their
legal rights.
RESOLVED, That we look with indignation and
alarm upon the attempts now being made by the
Republican party Of this State to deny the white
people OF the State fair registration and fair
election that this party ought at least, TO be sa-
tisfed with the acknowledgements contained In the
present Constitution that we have an imposition
able right to demand and we do demand that all who
entitled 10 It shall be registered, and that
opportunity shall be afforded to those thus regis
| tered to cast their votes in November next and
that If we are deprived of these clear and unques-
tionable rights, the responsibility for the conse-
| quences that may follow so glazing an outrage
must fall upon those who thus violate and trample
| upon the laws they themselves have enacted.
Mr.. Howard McCaleb, Of Orleans. moved to
adopt the foregoing resolutions, and that they be
| printed in the New Orleans papers.
Mr.. W. Pope Noble moved that they be also
printed in the Republican papers of New Or.
leans, to be paid by the Democratic Central
| Committee.
DR.. Courier moved that certified copy Of the
above resolutions be transmitted by the secretary
| to bis excellency the governor OF Louisiana, with
the request that they be by him laid before the
Legislature of this State.
Upon the adoption of the above resolutions, Mr..
| Fournet, of st. Martin. called for the yeas and
nays. They were ordered, and being taken, re-
suited as follows, to-wit;
/ Yeas-Ascension 4, Assumption 5, Concordia 2,
| East Baton Rouge 6. East Feciana 4, Ibervile 4,
Jefferson s, Lsfourche 5. Livingston 4. Madison 3,
Morehouse 4, Orleans, First Ward 6, Second Ward
| z, Third Ward 10. Fourth Ward s, Fifth Ward 5,
| Ninth Ward 3, Tenth Ward 5. Eleventh Ward 8,
| Orleans fright bank) 2, Ouachts4 4. Pointe Coupee
A. st. Bernard j, st. Charles l. st. Helena 3, st.
John the Baptist 2. st. Landry Q, st. Mary 5. ST.
James 3, ST. Tammany 8, Tensss 2, Terrebonne 5,
vermillion /, West Feliciana 2, VIM 2-l5l
votes.
Nays-Bossier 4, Caddo 6, De Soto 5, Lafayette
| 3, Plaquemines 2, st. Martin g., Vermillion l-27
| votes.
| 60 the resolutions were adopted.
| Mr.. John McEnery, Of Ouachita, submitted the
following resolution, which was referred to the
| committee on resolutions
| Resolved, That the committee on resolutions
| and the condition of the State be and is hereby
| requested and instructed to inquire whether or
not, under the Constitution of the State Of 1868,
| the present General Assembly of the State ex-
| pires In November next, and whether 1t becomes
the duty and the right of the electors of thu State
to elect members to the Legislature In November,
| 1865, and that said committee make their report
| on the subject matter of this resolution.
Gov. r. @. Wickliffe, Of West Felciana, SUBJ
mtted the following resolution, which was unani.
mousy adopted:
it adjourns to meet on the 10th day Of November
next, in the city of New Orleans, unless sooner
convened by the president and that the proceed
ngs Of the convention at that time be sent to the
parishes not represented.
Mr.. E. l.. Jewell, Of Orleans, presented to the
convention telegram dated at Lake Charles, in
the parish Of Calcasieu on the lst inst. from the
delegates of that parish, authorizing him to cast
the vote Of that parish in this convention.
On motion, the same was accepted and Mr..
Jewell was duly accredited.
MIR. Fuqua. of East Baton Rouge, on behalf of
the committee on resolutions, made the following
report:
To the President and Msmbers Of the Louisiana State Con-
vention
Your committee to whom was referred the reso-
luton offered by the delegate from 0uachta re-
spectiully report that in the limited time they
have bad at their disposal, they have been unable
to arrive at any definite conclusion. The subject
presented by that resolution is one of great impor-
lance to the people of the State, and ought not to
be hastily decided and, as there Is no necessity
for an immediate decision, we recommend the
postponsment of the subject and its reference to
future session of this convention.
]. o. FUQUA, Chairman.
On motion of Gov. wickliHe, of West Felicians.
the report of the committee was adopted.
Mr.. Fuque, on behalf the same committees, sub
.-i.tsd ,iIo nilOwlng resolution:
Your committee on resolutions recommend the
appointment, by the chair, Of q committee Of
seven to report to future session of this conven-