The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1871-12-02
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.
ReSOtced That we believe that the CON
gressional measures of Reconstruction have
proved a complete success Id orr 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.
Rcso'ced, That we specially indorse those
planks of the Republican platform which
pledged our party to the payment of the pub
Resotued, That we advocate the reduction
OF national taxation, and a redistribution of
the imposts in such manner as to impose the
least possible burden upon the people.
Rcsotred, 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. ser
ReSolUcd, 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, H.
G. Warmoth. We do this because, in our
opinion, his administration of the government
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so successful as to bring about the condition
of peace and order which characterizes our
State above all the ether 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. sH
ResOlued, That we pledge our party to the
reduction of taxation, and we insist upon an
economical administration of the govern
ment. We condemn indiserimlnate appro-
preparations to individual enterprises, and
we urge upon the Legislature the curtail-
ment of its expenses.
ReSolced 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 harbors 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
Resotred, 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.
Resolced That we denounee the outrage
Gus acts of the federal officials connected
with the late State Central Committee, for
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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 q 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
denounee them for having closed the door of
the courtroom, and having barred the en-
trance of the Customhouse; we denounce
them for attempting to exclude from this
convention ninety-f five delegates of the poo
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 denounce
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 III con-
neeti0n 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
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reyolvers of their marshals, and the bayo-
nets of their soldiers.
ResolDed, That we express our. conviction
that these outrages were not perpetrated
with the knowledge or consent of President
Grant we disbeheye the statement of Mar
shal 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 insnlted by his
officers after consultation with him, and by
his advice and consent.
Resolued, That we believe that the presi-
dent alone can unite andI harmonic the
Republican organizationin our State. Several
of his office holders have formed a eoInbina-
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 Joubert, Revenue Collector
Stoekdale, Special Deputy Collector, Herwig
and Postmaster Lowell, and We ask the al,-
pointment of men who will support the
Republican party of Louisiana.
Resol1ed, That the President of this con-
vention be requested to appoint a committee
of twenty Republicans to wait upon Presi
dent Grant, and to represent to him the facts
stated in the above aud foregoing resolu-
fiauS .