The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1871-11-25
Resolutions
Adopted by the Republican State Con-
vention, August 10th, 1871,

AuVpVou Ny euo Is6puUuGdu ObdGS OQur
vention, August 10th, 1871
RESOLVED, That We declare the Republican
party of Louisiana i'll fun sympathy with the
national Republican party; that we indorse
the platform of principles laid down by the
| Chicago Convention.
| ResOtred, That we believe that the con-
| gressional measures of reconstruction have
proved complete success in our State. We
| lndorse these measures, and all laws of Con-
| gTess enacted in the interests of order and
civil liberty. We believe that ii honestly and
| fairly executed, these statutes will conduce
to the prosperity of the South and to the
| strengthening of Republican institutions.
-Resotped, That We specially indorse those
planks Of the Republican platform which
| lie debt
Resotved, That we advocate the reduction
OF national taxation, and q redistribution of
the iInposts in such manner as to impose the
| least possible burden upon the people
| ResoLucd, 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.
| Res0iced, That We indorse the Republican
administration of the national and State gov
| ernments. We especially indorse and conn
mend the official career of our Governor, H.
c. Warmoth. 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 characterizes our
State above all the other Southern States.
1 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 a united front and
| compact organization.
Rcsolred, That we pledge our party to the
| reduction of taxation, and we insist upon an
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.
Resolved, 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 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
| Resolred, 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.
| Resotped, 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 III a 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 deDounce
| them for attempting to exclude from this
convention ninetyfve 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 unfairaess III the
progress of the election for delegates. They
were guilty of stimulation and fraud in con-
neetion with the determinations 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 fde members
of the convention until the hour of meeting,
in order that they might spring and force an
organization undera the protection of the
reyolyers of their lharshals, and the bayo-
nets of their soldiers.
Resotred, That We express our conviction
that these outrages were not peppetPated
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
aud endorsement of him when we shall learn
that weiwere outraged and ipsulted by his
officers after consultation with him, and by
his advice and consent.
Res0lged, That we believe that the Presi-
dent alOqe can unite and harmonic the
Republican organizationin our State. Several
of his office holders have formed combine
ton with an insignificant boiling faction of
Republicans but they seem determined to
rule or ruin the party. Therefore, for tie
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
Stopkdale, Special Deputy Collector Herwig
and Postmaster Lowell, and we ask the ay-
pointment of men who will support the
Republican party of louisiana
Res0lUed 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