The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1868-02-01

and the Republicans will, on account of
continual increase of Democrath:--member
soon lose their power in Congress. II
South can then be reconstructed on a viii
basis, and on terms favorable to her futu
prosperity.
1t remains with the people of Lonisial
to de ide whether the Constitution in Que
ton shall be adopted or not. There is sa
to be in the State about one hundred thou
sand more whites than blacks, and cons
! quentlv there are more white males of a
than blacks. Before the Constitution
voted uron by TIE. people, the registry Us
will be ~reopened for revision; and sl,ou
Gen. Hancock be then in command, tn,
is no doubt that those improperly cxclnd
heretofore will be allowed to regis
And If the white vote by itself is r0t St
ticlent to defeat the Consultation, the ila
ters who are now feeding and clothing u
negroes, and shelteling them fron,&e -
ter's cold, have just as much risN
huencc them 10 vote against il. As hNV
Radicals. who use the negroes as to-!
their OVID selfish purposes. 10 Fore. :,
vote IN favor of it by false representa-,
and where these do not succeed, by II.
q hne and Imprisonment. We th1
CERTAIN that the planters by a propd 4
else of their influence with their l,A %,
can secure the rejection of the [ #st,t
'lonr n none would be more benefAed
such a result than themselves.
10 those who may object to joi he IL
democratic party in the war agai, Ka,
callsln, we reply in the language a he EG
tor of the Planters Banner: "T1 r is
Dt mocr"tic party, no Wing partv no Co
>" 4'e purify IN existence aci Rrdi1g
the old meaning of those names. The VIII
party was buried at Richmond hen Go
scott was nominated for the
lhe Democratic party was buried t Cbar;e
on before the war. The Kind l Noth;,
'arty was buried in 1855. 7Be Radio
;n1ss "a awe T anu We know wha their priI
L democratic rty is tt
reat enemy and antagonist o ,e Radio
arty. 1t goes for the resto ion Of II
and government. r ~v;taliz;r
re soPreme Court, and for sd @tainio, r.
residential authority, given m nv II
''o". mat Is what %pemocrac
cans in 1868, and with that i 6pi,ion v
e all Democrats, and shonld attic wi,
'""o party as long az Ethey bait
We subjoin an address Of tbJ nomoo,o
State Central Committee uiny uno
Conservative citizens of Aa St.te
'an'ze without delay in su ort Of II
mocratic party: .
Organize: Organ Ell! ~
l. sG1L~EaaseExatiXo Citizena h state
:, Shalrman and Secretary '"'
~ ~ 5ta'e Central Comm;t Rho Dow,
1 iIStrlcfp6 fn ~ SUH%E#U tiC bCillt
servatiye Den,o oall the att WE hav
of mmoJ:.dcy OF the on of tn
zatpn.. --0~" ana II btaih
Is enough to say to orr oush OF
us: mat the great Democr. y
aslon' which has recentlv na.su
'as vlet"ries at the North pa1.y :
a.1on and Cooperation v;tes o,,
5. they are now maxine 6 - ~ w
government to the tr1e s,ea
lnnot tbinI tht and adm ncirles Q
T"a turn a deaf ear to- n as 'of th'
all echo tbr souhd a appeal
~ fs WIN those great All nat;o nv !,
I.s now SO ceHrageouslv immorta
on fatic party in eyl baintains,
like these, the vii o'a'e II
atlve, by whatever nav of
Iown should be heard hama No. an:
u, ,uia De moulded into 4 and ever,
a. TAX, and act in uniA e, that ",
= W thSsextreme Soutl h from III,
shore the alread from th,
ore.t knla. redeemed
great wcV the Coma :,
maSe then share Of l~vatives o
4 of ,hn 1 ~ oSgganize Re duty +
-. 'ne lily, aaRd in detailA
lends, and upon
Y TO Ganp,or ia = r. 17 r.
vigorously. It
II the State Centa
Eaof New O lear
15Reh paraGkB IA
= correspondence
services viii 81
ge' the party ~
city,' We cannot ha ar
NIB .and Necessity
tILyooD, So l6genizafi Ibsf
--- Pot learning
[ApPY DAYzE-.7 miss the
to Sc them happy da ty;, asin, menfsl "or
,.~""ffs rise aiore sands have