The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-03-06
THE DEMoOnATIc coSysxrios.
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also briefly alluded TO the objects for which the
convention had been called together: First, said
he, our domestic affairs are TO be regulated; and
in the second place. delegates are to be chosen to
the national Democratic nominating convention;
and the State Central Committee ID to be reorgan-
lied. This meeting, said he, Is not apoitical one;
IL lie in fact gathering to prevent the people of
the State from starving. II IL question Of bread
and meat, question OF the preservation OF So
ciety, Of order, and well ordered government.
Mr.. Brady then nominated, as temporary presi.
dent Of the meeting, Judge Overton, Of st. Lam
dry, who, upon ascending the platform, was
greeted with prolonged applause. He returned
thanks for the honor done him in the selection.
Colonel VIM. Smallwood was nominated as Sec
Rotary pro tem., and took bis seat accordingly.
Upon the roll being called the following parishes
were found represented: Assumption, Bossier,
Carroll, Catahouls, Claiborne East Baton Rouge,
Jefferson, Lafcurche, Livingston, Madison, More
house, Ouachta, Pointe Coupee, Rapides, st.
Charles, st. John Baptiste, st. Helena, st. James,
st. Landry. St. Mary, Union, West Fslicians, Ter.
rebonnc, Orleans, (ll wards and right bsnk.)
On motion Of Mr.. Jewell, OF Pointe Coupee,
committee Of five on credentials was appointed.
Messrs. Jewell, OF Pointe Coupes; Jonas and
u
of St. Landry. were appointed upon this com
mittee.
Pending report by this committee, ani at the
suggestion Of George W. Race, Of Orleans, Gen.
j. B. Steedmsn was loudly called for, and ascend
ing the platform, spoke somewhat as follows:
Mr.. President and Gentlemen-You have
called upon me Unexpectedly, and come before
yeu merely 10 return my thanks for the compli-
ment. II would afford me great pleasure TO adj
dress you, did not know that every gentleman
occupying a seat here feels and knows as well as
/ do the issues at stake. IL thought that BY ad.
dressing this convention could add TO the kn0wl-
edge Of any member of il. / should take pleasure
In doing il. But every one OF us knows the results
destined to ensue from the efforts OF Congress to
override the Constitution OF the country. Upon
the defeat or success Of the purposes for which
you have met here to-day depends the defeat or
success Of that scheme. OF what that scheme
viii be. If successful, we have already had
foretaste. II WAS only q few days since that the
telegraph brought US the intelligence that the
president, while executing the prerogatives of
his Office, in choosing his own cabinet officers had
been interfered with by the general Of the armies,
who had stepped in with his bayonets to take pos
session Of the war department. Great God has
It come to this In free Americas III the
president discharges cabinet officer, a
shouderstrap must intervene to prevent the
order going into effect. The eventual results of
such course will be the establishment of martial
law In the Northern States, the Introduction of
provost guards, and the triumph of rsdicalism by
preventing, with bayonets, Democrats from
voting, and we have no earthly doubt but that
they will resort to the election Of Andrew john
son, II such step be necessary to carry the next
election for president.
81 hope that the question may be settled peace
ably. But in scanning the whole history of the
world, do not find that there Is furnished an
instance where such fanatical movements have
been arrested efept by force.
"From the time when the treaty was made at
Appomatox, mp to the time when Congress in
knows that profound peace and good will
existed among our people. Governments had
been organized In the Southern States, and
the work Of reunion was going on successfully
and peacefully, when Congress stepped in
and imposed conditions degrading to the
people OF the South. have said it In Ohio.
and | say II now In New Orleans. Sup
pose that the fortunes Of war had changed that
the Confederates had triumphed, and that the
men Of the North had been compelled to 20 70
the polls and dishonor the men they had followed
The refusal to do this would give them a grand
eur in history which would win for them the APP
plause OF future generations.
"Iknow now that the Democratic people of the
North expect your hearty cooperation. Do not
beg OF you, put any weights upon them, bat
send to aid in their deliberations men who may
help them in driving back this deep, broad,
black wave of despotism.n loud applause.1
A brief recess was then taken, at the termin-
alton Of which Mr.. Jewell, chairman of the com
mittee on credentials, submitted the following
report, which was received and read, viz:
East Baton Rouge. II. III. Camp. Thos
Bynum, J. W. Dougherty, 8. 2. Gordon, Fergus
Gardere, J. s. Nugent, John O'Connor. J. o.
Stafford, W. =. Truman, John l.. Wolf, John
McGrath, A. W. simmons, ALI. Duplantier.
Cnton-J. T. Clark, J. b. Landers, D. K. Nc
Larin, James Brewster, Austin Martin.
st. Chdries-Emie Rost.
West feitcidnd-R. &c. Wicklefe, r. G.. Sterl.
ing, Chas. N. Gibbons, II. G. Hearsey. s. J.
Powell, DR.. R. Il; Ryland, W. D. Walsh. Wade
A. Meryman, John N. Evans, David Barrow.
Theodore Leonard, Mich. Row, James Howell.
Jesse Davis, G. W. Edwards. G. J. Violin, Henry
Temple.
:, Points oC,s.pes-Col. 8. Van wlckle, H. Dider,
Hon. A. ID. NJ. HARRISON, p. Boncheaud, L. B. Clai.
borne, J. III. seybert, Z. @. Cooley, Thomas
Hnghs, Robert Montgomery, Lafayette Mathews,
Col. Bat. Barrow, j. G. Van Wickle, DE-. ]. G.
Archer, Fred. Jewell, Major James vigne, t. G.
Sparks, j. b. St. Cyr, Eugene Tircuit, j. II. Hal
sey, John Yoist and Octave Lebeau.
1etreoonne-Duncan 8. Cage, Andrew McCol-
lam, j.. n: 7. kcClung, Andrew Mcclellan, Jr.,
Tonson Ellis.
:, gstOr--JuO. W. Addison. D. t. SELDOM, ].
Q. Wall. N. J. George.
Cgaibo'ne-W. F. Blsckman, J. @. Blackman,
Alex. Well. =
81. Mdry-wm. F. Haifegh, VIM. F. Weeks.
Daniel bennett. John A. smith, s. r. Marks.
~. HelenG--T. Q. w. Ellis, o. p. Amacker.J
II. Wilson and w. A. Carter; and as alternates. j.
J.; Thompson, W. b. Kemp, E. i. Ellis aud W. l..
Thompson.
Morehouse -Messrs. Matthews, Dunn, Polk,
Brigham and Benton.
50 John BdptiSt-Messrs. James W. Godberry.
Sr.. and Thomas BELOW.
HdSiihgto5a-C 5. Stewart.
81. IdDnadny-J. r. Jones.
81. Ldndry-J. A. Tarlton, f. Fl. Martin. Col.
William Ofult, j. II. Hardy, James O.. Hayes. DR..
Robertson. John n. 0verton Z. N. Millard, Willis
Prescott, John Z. King, Joseph Beraud, Joel H.
Sandoz.
Rdpides-Dr. Smith Gordon, General NJ. Wells
NJ. Ryan, J. L. Walker, l.. fexsda, @. b. MarshaIl.
+. r. Biossat, J. G. Wise and W. w. Whittington'
Bossier-y. M. Sandidge, DR.. J. W. Vance.
T. w. Fuller, w. N. Burns, DR.. 7. A. suider.
W. J. Hutchinson, John J. Hodges, G.. W. SEN
tell, Richard W. Turner, r. G. Cummings
AsstInption-W. w. Pugh, J. B. Wilmington,
ID. Leblanc, A. F. Pugh, J. O. Thisc, p. A. Tete'
DR.. Joe. Blanchard, H. II. Carver, j. NJ. Howell
J. B. L. Dugas, ID. Himel, r. Q. Martin, Jr., Z.
Gentle, VIM. Sims, @. Dupaty.
PldQuemines-H. p. Kern0chan.
Lcfotuche-J. Scuddsy Perkins absent. G.
saindsir, w. II. Raglan. j. 8. Billin, 8. P. Grisa-
more, John Nelson absent, and ]. K Gourdsm.
Algiers-r. p. Sherburne, Thos. H. Jones'
Observation-Disclosures Landry, W. O. Laves.
ID. +. kenner, Alex. Landry
OudcAitd- Isaiah Garrett John McEween. judge
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