The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1871-09-30
Resolutions
Adopted by the Republican State Con-
vention, August 10th, 1871.


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.
Rcsolred That we believe that the con-
gressional measures of reconstruction have
proved a complete success i'll our State. We
mdorse 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 conduee
to the prosperity Of the South and to the
strengthening of Republican institutions.
Resoiued, That we specially indorse those
planks Of the Republican platform which
pledged our party 70 the payment OF the pub
| lie debt
Rcsoiped, That VIC advocate the reduction
of national taxation and Redistribution of
the imposts in such manner as to impose the
! least possible burt:en upon the pe0pie
ResOired, That We pledge ourselves 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.
Res0iUed, 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 Ill.
c. Walmoth. We do this because, in 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 eharacterizes 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 II united front and
compact organization.
Rcsofred, That we pledge our party to the
pff 10 qn1 wa an
economical administration of the govern
ment. We condemn indscriminate appra-
preparations to individual enterprises, and
we urge upon the Legislature the eurtail-
ment otis expenses.
Resotred, That we advocate policy of
reasonable and wise appropriations by the
State to internal improvements. We call
upon the national Congress to give to the
| South its tull quota OF aid and assistance to
| the improvement Of our harbors and rivers.
| We believe that we are entitled to an apprO-
priation to assist i'll opening the mouth OF the
| Mississippi, and III constructing our leYees.
ReSotred, That We tender our thanks to
! Messrs. Harris, Garstka1np, Stamps, Swords
and other members of the late Central Com
mittee, who remained true to the party, and
refused to enter the combination Tor its
overthrow.
RcsOtred, That we denounce the outrage
] Gus acts or 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 III a United States
! courtroom, III United States Customhouse
we denounce 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 eli
trance OF the CastOmheuse; we denounce
| them for attempting to exclude from this
convention ninety-fve 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 III carrying this
convention against the people. We denounce
their whole conduct III connection with the
calling out and assembling of this body
They were guilty of every unfairness III the
progress of the election for delegates. They
were guilty OF stimulation and fraud in con-
nection with the determination of the time
and place of meeting. They finally estab-
! lisled, 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 tide members
| of the convention until the hour of meeting,
| in order that they might spring and force an
| organization under the protection of the
revolvers of their marshals, and the bayo-
nets of their soldiers
| ReSoiUed, 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.
) ResoIred That we believe that the Presi-
dent alone eau unite and harmOnlze the
| Republican organization III our State. Several
/ of his office holders have formed combnla-
alton with an insignificant boiling 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 Jouhert, Revenue Collector
| Stoekdale, Special Deputy Collector Herwig
and Postmaster Lowell, and we ask the APP
| paintment of men who will support the
/ Republican party of Louisiana.
Rcsoiged, That the President of this con-
vention be requested to appoint committee
OF twenty Republicans to wait upon Presi-
dent Grant, and TO represent to him the facts
stated in the above and foregoing resolu-
tons,