Le Louisianais. [volume] (Convent, La.) 1865-1883, 1870-02-26
Continuation.

Tho Fourth Session Of all the IsMs wa.
opened in due course of time and in due order
Of procedure.
l, was proposed and seconded that the
business Of the Conven,icIe which was left
unfinished on account Of that ludicrons as
inine interruption, should first occupy the
attention Of the assembled delegates. One Of
of the preceding session be read. The motion
having been seconded, The Secretary pro. tenn.
read the details, which, rs our readers have
ahem already in substance, we need NOT
infict on them again. Lei it suffice that they
were passed without q dissenlient voice, and
without any peculiarly marked incident, il
we except the last paragraph. This, the
Secretary pro. TEN. read with a strong
emphasis on the first syllable Of the word
assembly; thns:-.Dusing The reading OF
Resolution c: the Assembly was interrupted
by an ASS, ETC." A general litter which
retarded the conyenticIs's deliberations, was
the result.
Az soon as the delegates were observed to
have restrained their levi,y and 10 have
manifested a suitable appreciation Of The
proprieties Of time and place, . unanimous
call was made for the reading Of the ~resoln.
lions. The Secretary pro. .em., accordingly,
resumed his duties with,-
Resolution c. That, whereas the creates,
misery tina. conqnerors have ever yet inflicted
on their vanqnished foes, is recongnized in
ruling them with a rod Of iron indeed, but yet,
by the agency Of their oon socisl equals, i,
COMFORTS best with New England's advanced
can transcend that weakness, and rule the
South by an inferior race. Thus shall we
intensity the modification aud wre,chedness
Of . conquered psop'e, by The addition Of an
indignity hitherto unknown ; and thus shall /,
be made manifest that The iron Of Puritan
r;gor must enter The very souls of all who
render themselves obnoxious to New England
malice.
It was objected by one of the members,
tina, the wor,! "malice" was of doubtful pro.
pfisty, considering the morai characte. Of the
assemblags; bot The AFFECTION was overrnied
-ths majority deciding, that malice and z-al
were 10 b considered in The case under con.id.
s~sation, ss-synonyms; aud as theirs was .
holy "zsat'' OF ''malics" lit was immaierial
abon, the form Of specify the expression was
not only Qualified but rendered necessary BY
the higher morally Of which they were the
representatives.
The minority yielded with the best grace
they could muster, 10 this sagacious decision /;
and the Secretary pro. TEN. proceeded to
,Jsad-
Resolution D. That, in every exploitation
Of one community by another. a dape is n n
essential element Of success; wherefore, New
EngIand's favored Sons would hardly be true
TO their instincts. did they not, under existing
,eirenms,ances. make the Negro race tie cats.
pas 10 draw out the roasted chss,nuts Of pey
from the burning brand Of discomfort which
hey have thrown into the South, and which
with I special view 10 their oaos interests, il Is
thsir bosn1sn duty 10 keep slise there.
-E B. That, in order 10 make
Ssmbo. : rsftsbk scape-seat, il must b
Asserted and maintained that all men are no.;
only born equal, but ~ equal in every
relation Of lie, and in every natsral sndow.
mont; aud thai, - often related. 20 often
ana II - sspsalsd, TIA. the fol u The equal