New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-06-20

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE,
New Orleans, June IL, 1868 }
To the Republicans of Louisiana:
1t is known to you that your State Con-
vention, which met in this city in the month
of May, was the largest and most harmoni-
Gus ever assembled in Louisiana. In the
discharge of its legitimate duty it appointed
a State Central Committee consisting of ten
members from the parish of Orleans, and
two from each other parish, onehalf of
whom are white, and one.half colored citi-
zens. The State Central Committee met and
elected the Hon. S. B. Packard, of Orleans,
President, and the Hon. William Vigers,
of New Orleans, Secretary. By virtue
of a resolution of the State Convention the
State Central Committee elected from its
own members an Executive Committee of
ten members, two from each congressional
district, with power TO act for the Central
Committee between its sessions, and this
Executive Committee now has the honor of
addressing you.
1t is our agreeable duty to congratulate
you on the suspicious result of our State
election We have ratified constitution
which guarantees to all life and liberty and
equality before the law, and we have elect
ed State officers and members Of the Legis-
lature who will faithfully see the constitu-
ton carried into practice. We congratulate
you on the moral certainty that the civil
law will soon be enforced by loyal men
throughout Louisiana, our State be admit.
ted into the Union of States, and our peo'
pie become peaceable, prosperous, and
happy.
We also congratulate you on the nomina-
ton by the National Republican Convention
of General U. S. Grant and Schuyler Colfaz
for President and Vice. President of the
United States. The hero who led our ar
mics to victory and the patriot who led our
statesmen in council will now lead the Re-
publican party to a complete and glorious
triumph. We have the satisfaction to re.
member that your delegates participated in
their nomination, and that your State Cen
trail Committee now forms a part of the
organization of the great Republican party,
and has its representative in the National
Republican Executive Committee.
We also congratulate you on the unity
and harmony which now prevail in the
Republican party Of Louisiana. 1t is inevi
| table that there should be in all parties
disappointed aspirants for Office or official
position, who. are dissatisfied with every
thing which is not to their personal ad
vantage, and there are deserters from al
armies and all parties. But these are SC
few in numbers here that they can do only
good to our organization by inspiring with
renewed zeal all good and true men. We
confidently predict that at the coming
election in November the Republican party
will carry this State for Grant and Colfax
and the whole Republican ticket, by at Least
twenty-five thousand majority.
! Your state Central Committee, Of which
the Hon. S. B. Packard is president, and the
Hon. William Vigers is secretary, is per
fectly organized and ready for the fall cam
paign. We urge you to perfect your parish
organizations and your clubs, and be ready
for the contest. Hold your club meetings
as often as is consistent with your Other
duties, elect true and reliable men as presi
dents end secretaries, and place your very
best men in your parish and other commit
tees. Above all things remember that the
great principles Of liberty, justice, and
equality, for which we are contending, are
Of vastly more importance than any indi
Yidual gain or loss, and alltrue patriots vii
sacrihce their personal feelings and interests
when il is necessary TO advance the glorious
principles and truths represented BY tbs
Republican party. Firmly believing IN
/ your patriotism, zeal, and determination
we confidently expect you, our friends, and
fellow citizensand comrades In this glorious
work TO do your duty, and your whole duty
IN organizing the party for the coming
election, We need but this one more glori
Gus political victory, and the loyalty AMI
liberty and rights Of the citizens Of Loaisi
ana will rest on q foundation which car
never Be shaken.
Yours, fraternally,
Chairman State Executive Committee,
N. UNDERWoQp, Secretary.