The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-03-11
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Expectorant.
The Democratic Convention.

LIE COnV6uGlOU VI tuO NdtlOudA
Democracy of the State Of Louisiana,
assembled in New Orleans, on the 5th
inst, and was in session two days.
The assembly was q large one and
composed Of the best, purest and ablest
men Of the State. All the old parties
were represented and the best Of good
feeling prevailed. We have only
space, this week, for the Resolutions
adopted and passed:
gResoleed, That we invite all Conserva-
tive citizens, regardless Of past political
attachments or differences, to unite with
the National Democratic party in the State
and throughout the South, and that we
cordially approve of the address Of the
Democratic State Central Committee
That we recommend to all conservative
citizens the propriety Of Immediately mi.
tiating q thorough organization in all the
parishes Of the State, and the wards Of this
city, preparatory to the electoral and p0liti-
cal contest in which they will be called on
to take part ;.
Resolped, That we will unite with the
National Democratic party in any policy
they may adopt to preserve the threaten
ed integrity Of the Executive and Judicial
Departments 1of the Government, and to
counterfeit the designs Of q relentless and
a tyrannical party to subvert the Consti-
tuition, and to convert our republican In
stitutions info q centrnlized despotism
erected on the ruins Of public liberty, per-
sonal rights, and the sovereignty Of the
States. 1
Resolped, That we cannot refrain from
expressing our gratitude to the Democrat
ic party Of the North for their Jealous,
earnest and persistent indications Of
constitutional freedom and personal liber-
lty; that although under the fatal influence
Of the reconstruction laws we witness the
decline Of commerce, the decay Of agricul.
tural industry and the paralysis of enter
prise, and although, in the success Of the
reconstruction policy Of the dominant pat
ty we can anticipate only o confirmation
Of these sad results, and the final lapse o.
Caucasion civilization into African bar
barism, yet we hopefully declare to oul
Democratic friends and brethren Of tn,
North, that the spirit of the people Of thi
State has been revived by the late cheer
! ing and suspicious Democratic snccess
and that, upon these Successes, we base al
abiding confidence in. the wisdom ant
!: patriotism Of the American people, and il
!. their firm determination to preserve tn
: guarantees Of q constitutional Union an,
3 the safeguards Of public liberty.
81 RESOLVED, That the Democracy Of L.otisi
3 ana, remembering the past only to be I'D
: monished by it's misfortunes ofthe ifesti
0 mable value Of q government based upo1
: constitutional superiority as thee bes
s guarantee for the preservation Of the Unio
/ and the promotion Of the prosperity an
/ happiness of our people.
Resoloed That laws based on the Const
& tuition are our only sovereign, and to il
8 and it alone, can ffeemen be expected t
Q yield q cheerful submission.
!. RESOLVED, That In the declaration of tll
d above sentiments, we expressly disayo,
9 any motive or feeling Of disrcspect toward
4 the gallant soldier and patriot, Major Gel
d Hancock, commanding the Fifth Militar
3 District, or to his administration as o civ
/. and military ruler; for in him we recogniz
,fi one who merits in an eminent degree til
lcharacter of gentleman, o soldier and
10 statesman.