The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1870-09-10
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
PARISH OF MOREIIOUSE.

Tho Convention assembled at
the Courthouse in the town of
Bastrop, On the 3rd of September,
1870, ut II o'clock, 4. M, it being
an adjourned meeting; D.. S.
Beaucllamp, Chairman, and w.
D. Brigham, Secretary.
On motion, the Chairman APP
pointed w. III. Compton, w. W.
Renwick and III. D. Brigham a
Committee on Credentials. The
| Commute soon made their report,
! whereupon the delegates took
their seats and the Convention
became regularly organized.
The Committee on resolutions
appointed at the previous meet
ing, submitted the following res
olutions, which were unanimously
adopted:
l. Resolcea, That the Democratic party
has never had but platform of priI:!p
viz : a strict construction Of the Constitution:
a rigid economy IN the expenditures of the
government; and the preservation Of the rights
Of the States and of the people secured TO
them in the original compact.
| 2. Resolved, That whilst the DE moe ratio
party in the past differed occasionally with its
l
certain measures, II never questioned the
pub!ica nis;l orthodoxy ofits opponents, and it
now halls all III who favor Republican insti-
tuticns AZ Democrat Of necessity; and extends
the right hand OF fellowship TO all who will Join
| in common effort to redeem tho land and
government from the foes who have usurpei
them, without regard to personal views upon
theoretical points.
| 3. ReSoLped, That the sc-callei Republican
party has usurped name which does no; rep
| .pa ia .;,ic
| IT carried out TO their legitimate results, would
lead to the overthrow of a republican goverr-
Inent and constitutional liberty: LIST, Because
under the declared policy and acts of that party,
! the people Possess no rights privileges what
ever under the sacred guarantees OF the con-
stitntihn. In numerous instances arrests have
| been made without cause and ~ithou, process
OF law; the right of trial by jury and labcas
corpus denied in time of profound peace; pri-
V"tc property has been taken without compen,
| saa,on: the right Of representation denied, and
the people stripped OF th: elective franchise
! and IN many instances their will defcd in the
admission OF defeated candidates TO seats in
Congress and il the State ,egisl atures over
those lawfully chosen. That the ri .,ht of seek.
ing redress through the courts has been denied
SINCE Judges have been restrained by i,eay,
penalties from reiressing grievances, or even
listening to complaints; aud under color OF their
constabuiary bills, a spy can be placed in cverv
house to invade its sanctty.
The cover eign.y OF the States has been de-
etroycd, and they exist now aa mere eatrapies
OF the general government.
The present dc jacto government ia in truth
a mere consolidated military despotism clothed
IN the srarb Of 4 republic, reared upon the ruins
of the Democratic Representative Republic es-
tah;ishcd by orr fathers.
4. Rsso1red, That we deem it unnecessary
ana lmpoluc to organize any new party, and
believe That al. persons opposed to tho Radical
party, should cooperate with the Democratic
party as the only organization in a condition
successfully to resist the enemy; that division
in orr ranks will indirectly add to their num-
bers and power to do mischief.
5. Resoluest, That our State legislature for
the past few years has been extrava giant and
tyranicai beyond precedent, and that it ia abso-
iutey necessary that that Augcsn stable be
cleansed, ana we appeal to tho people to forget
for season their old State preiudces until we |
can accomplish this great object.
q. RcsoiUed, Tha, we have heretofore, !
80 do we NOW, favor an open, free and fair cleo
ton; and We will neither coun;enance nor per,
mt from any quarter, any effort TO prevent the
same.
The nomination of candidates
being III order, the following gen
tlemen were nominated for Rep
in the Legislature
w. III. Compton, Esq, placed