The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1871-12-16
Resolutions
Adopted by the Republican State Con-
vention, August 10th, 1871.

AuopGOu W Guo hopuUuGdn oGdto OUu-
vention, August 10th, 1871.
RESOLVED, That we declare the Republican
party OF Louisiana i'll full sympathy with the
national Republican party; that we indorse
the platform of principles laid down by the
Chicago Convention.
ReS0Lgcd, That we believe that the con-
gressional measures of reconstruction have
proved a complete success in our State. We
indorse these measures, and all laws of Con
gress enacted ia the interests of order and
civil liberty. We believe that if honestly and
fairly executed, these statutes will eonduce
to the prosperity of the South and to the
strengthening of Republican institutions.
Rcsotred, That we specially indOrse those
planks of the Republican platform which
pledged our partysto the payment of the pub
lie debt.
ResOtred, That We advocate the reduction
OF national taxation, and redistribution of
the mposts IN such manner as to impose the
least possible burden upon the people.
Resolred, That we pledge ourselves and our
party to faithful execution of the conStitu-
tonal and statutory provisions for the public
education of all the children of the State
without distinction.
Resolced, 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.
G. Warmoth. We do this because, III 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 eur
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.
Resoired, That we pledge our party to the
rft n1nH
economical administration of the govern
ment. We condemn indiscrimmate appro-
preparations to individual enterprises, and
we urge upon the Legislature the curtail-
ment OF its expenses.
Resolped, That we advocate a 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 harb0rS and rivers
| We believe that We are entitled to an apprD
| priation to assist i'll opening the mouth of the
| Mississippi, and in constructing our leyees
ReSotUed, That we tender our thanks to
| Messrs, Harris, Garstkamp, 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.
Resolred, 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 United States
| courtroom, in a United States Customhouse;
we denOunce them for having attempted to
intimidate the convention by surrounding it
\ with armed special deputy marshals we
denounce them for having closed the door of
the courtroom, and having barred the en-
trance of the Customh0use; we denounce
! them for attempting to exclude from this
convention ninety-fiye 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 denOunde
! their whole conduct i'll connection with the
! calling out and assembling of this body
| They were guilty of every unfairness i'll 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-
| 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 unGer the protection of the
reyolvers of theft marshals, and the bayo-
nets of their soldiers.
| Res0lred, That we express our conviction
| that these Outrages were not perpetrated
with the knowledge or consent OF President
| Grant; we disbelieve the statement OF Mar
shall Packard to that effect; we proclaim cur
earnest hope that our President will repuditte
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 witk him, and by
his advice and consent.
! ReS0lped, That we believe that the Pres
| dent alone can unite aud harmonic the
! Republican organizatiUniu our State. Several
| of his Office holders have formed a conbina-
ton 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 JOubeIt, Revenue Collector
| Stockdale, Special Deputy Collector Heryig
and Postmaster Lowell, and we ask the an.
| pointment of men who will support the
| Republican party of Louisiana.
Res0tred, That the President of this con-
yention be requested to appoint a committee
of twenty Republicans to wait upon Presi-
| dent Grant, and TO represent to him the facts
stated IL the above snd foregoing resolu-
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