The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1871-10-21
Resolutions
Adopted by the Republican State Con-
vention, August 10th, 1871,


RESOLVED, That we declare the Republican
party of Louisiana in full sympathy with the
national Republican party; that we indorse
the platform of principles laid down by the
Chicago Convention.
ReS0lred, That we believe that the con-
gressi0nal measures of reconstruction have
proved Il complete success in our State. We
indorse these measures and all laws of Con-
gress enacted in the interests of order and
civil liberty. We believe that if honestly and
fairly executed, these, statutes will cOnduce
to the prosperity of the South and to the
strengthening of Republican institutions.
hes0tced, That we specially indorse those
planks of the Republican platform which
pledged our party to the payment of the pub
lie debt.
ResOtued, That we advocate the reduction
of national taxation, anu redistribution of
the impOsts in such manner as to impose the
least possible burden upon the people.
ResOtEed, That we pledgeourselves and our
party to faithful execution of the constitu-
tional and statutory provisions for the public
education of all the children of the State
without distinction.
Resoircd, That we indorse the Republican
administration of the national and State gov
ernments. We especially indorse and COM
mend the official career of our Governor, ii.
c. Warmoth. We do this because, i'll our
opinion, his administration of the government
of Louisiana under reconstruction has been
so successful as to bring about the condition
of peace and order which characterizes our
State above all the other Southern States.
BY reason of his execution of the laws, it is
possible for Republicans TO assemble in any
part of the State, and the Republican party
consequently presents & united front and
compact organization.
Res0tred, That we pledge our party to the
reduction of taxation, and we insist upon an
economical administration of the govern
ment. We condemn indiscriminate appro-
preparations to individual enterprises, and
we urge upon the Legislature the curtail-
ment OF its expenses.
ResOtred, That we advocate o policy of
reasonable and wise appropriations by the
State to internal improvements. We call
upon the national Congress to give to the
South its full quota of aid and assistance to
the improvement of our haTbOrs and rivers.
We believe that we are entitled to an appro-
priation to assist in opening the mouth of the
Mississippi, and in constructing our levees.
ReSoired, That we tender our thanks to
Messrs. Harris, GaIstkamp, Stamps, Swords
| and other members of the late Central Com
mittee, who remained true to the party, and
refused TO enter the combination for its
overthrow.
Res0tred, That we denounce the outrage
Gus acts of the federal officials connected
with the late State Central Committee, for
having attempted to pack this convention
with their chosen adherents, against the
expressed will of the Republicans of the
State. We denounce them for having called
the convention to meet in "a United States
courtroom, i'll United States CustOmhouse;
we denOunee them for having attempted to
intimidate the convention by surrounding it
with armed special deputy marshals; we
| denounee them for having closed the door of
| the courtroom, and having barred the en-
| trance of the Cust0mhouse; we denOunce
them aft n pX
convention ninety-five delegates of the peo-
| pie, who were met at the threshold by two
companies of the United States army, called
out by these men TO assist in carrying this
| convention against the people. We denounee
| their whole conduct in connection with the
calling out and assembling of this body.
| They were guilty of every unfairness in the
progress of the election for delegates. They
were guilty of stimulation and fraud in con-
neetion with the determination of the time
and place of meeting. They finally estab-
| lished without authority, certain pretended
rules relative to the admission of delegates,
calculated to further their scheme. They
admitted to the convention hall, or to an
adjoining room, with an open door, their
| fraudulent delegates, while the doors were
kept closed against the bona fide members
of the convention until the hour of meeting,
in order that they might spring and force an
organization under the protection of the
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nets of their soldiers.
Resotued That we express our conviction
that these outrages We're not perpetrated
with the knowledge or consent of President
| Grant we disbelieve the statement of Mar
shall Packard to that effect; we proclaim our
earnest hope that our President will repudiate
the acts of these men and we declare that
we will only withdraw our hearty support
and endorsement of him when we shall learn
that we were outraged and insulted by his
officers after consultation with him, and by
his advice and consent.
Resolred, That We believe that the Presi-
| dent alone can unite and harmonic the
Republican organizationin our State. Several
of his Office holders have formed eombina-
alton with an insignificant bolting faction of
Republicans but they seem determined to
rule or ruin the party. Therefore, for the
purpose of healing these differences, and to
insure our success in 1872, we respectfully ask
the removal of Marshal Packard, Collector
Casey, Assessor Joubert, Revenue Collector
Stoekdale, Special Deputy Collector Herwig
and Postmaster Lowell, and we ask the APP
pointment of men who will support the
! Republican party of Louisiana,