The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1868-02-08

idlStA IN usual hUihluS -
a political organization, for the single
purpose of collecting and concentrating
public opinion in a convention for per-
manent organization to be made by the
people for themselves.
In the general wreck of affairs, party
organizations have with US ali gone to
pieces. Not a emnan remained with
any show OF authority to take a led;
and, if there had been one, the change
of issues and men would have made 1t
give out very uncertain sounds. The
necessity ofanew organization was ap-
parent. The impulse being given by
which men may learn how to confer with,
aud how to meet each other, the tunc-
tons Of this preliminary organization
will Cease. To this end the Central
Commute have called a State Conven,
ton of the Democrats of Louisiana, to
meet in the city of New Orleans, for the
purpose of completing a permanent State
organization and placing the Democrats
of the State in regular connection with
the Democratic party of the Union.
The Democrats are earnestly entreat'
ed to organize Ward Commuters in the
City OF New Orleans, and Parish Com,
mittees in every parish of the State
and choose delegates to the Convention
Immediately.
The basis q represent alton in the
Convention has been fixed at one dele
gate for each two hundred Votes, and
one delegate for each fraction over one
hundred of the aggregate vote in 1850 fol
Bell, Douglas and Breckinridge.
1t will be the privilege of the assem-.
bled convention to consider by frank
interchange of opinion, on the basis Of
the position of affairs as sGall then ut
presented to them, the curse and me
thods Of action proper to be taken On
the moinentous issues before the coun'
try. The circumstances OF. the position
are constantly shifting. The modes Of
relief. and: the duties of the crisis will
have to be adapted to exiyencies which
no foresight can discern ; and concerning
which advice at this time would be pre-.
mature,'ifnot pre- umptuous. The lines
of defense in which we are L bear GU
share, if wei be permitted to do volunteer
service in our own cause, are to be de.
termined elsewhere, by the general coun.
sells OF the Conservatives, and greatly
by the fields of action which the aggres.
sive policy Of our enemies shall expose
to us. Discord may break them assun'
der the Executive may recover some
of his constitutional functions ; the mil.
itary dictatorship may break down un'
der the universal odium ; or the judici'
AIRY may be triumphant in the struggle.
and change the whole moral aspect Of
the controversy, and enfold us once
again within the embrace of the Consti.
tuition.
In all these possibilities, as in the
worst conceivable case Of being con.
strained to confront the full tide of 'evo.
lutionary violence, it is of the last i'm
portance the people should b. in a con.
dition to communicate Instantly and
freely with each other, aud to take our
sci tor action with deliberation and uni.
ty which become those who are march.
ing forward to a struggle i'll which to be
defeated is ~frightful ruin.
We, the, efore, imp ore YOU to send up
to this Convention your ATTEST, most trust
ed, and patriotic men. 1t matters meth
ing by what political names they may
have been heretofore called, so they come
up accepting as a fuality all that the wal
decided on The points which were at is
sue, and all the legitimate consequences
of the abolition of slavery, and are will;
ling to devote time and mind, and energX
in aid oftIIe great object Of the DenocZ
ic organizeti9n, the establishment of
s%titutional rule in tie Governing
peace and concord among the peo1
content and prosperity through
land. ...
..t NJ. =. BRADY, President
W. NJ. SMALLwooD, So
Democratic State Centralx
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