The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1871-11-18
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.
ReSotUed, 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-
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.
-hesotUed, That we specially mdorse. those
planks of the Republican platform which
pledged our party TO the payment of the pub
lie debt.
ResolUcd, That we advocate the reduction
OF national taxation, and redistribution of
the imposts in such manner as to impose the
least possible burden upon the people.
ReSotccd, That We pledge ourselves and our
party to faithful execution of the constit,l-
tional and statutory provisions for the public
education of all the children of the State
without distinction.
:Resotped, 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. Wal1moth. 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 characte1iZes 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. u united front and
compact organization.
Resotced, That we pledge our party to the
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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.
Rcsolred, 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 III 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 trte to the party, and
refused to enter the combination for its
overthrow.
4Rcsolued, That we denounce the outrage
GUS acts of the federal officials connected
with the late State Central COmElittee, fer
having attempted to pack this convention
with their chosen adhefente, 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 United States Cpstomhouse
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 Customhouseg we denounce
them for attempting to exclude from this
convention ninety-fve delegates of the PEG
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 eonduct in connection with the
calling out aud assembling of this body.
They we've guilty of every unfairness in the
progress of the election for delegates. They
were guilty of stimulation and fraud in con-
nection with the determination of the time
aud place of meeting. They finally estab-
hshed, 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
organization under the protection of the
revolvers of their marshals, and the bayc-
nets of their soldiers.
Resolved That we express our conyictiem
that these outrages were not pefpetrated
with the knowledge OF consent of President
Grant we disbeieveathe 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 hims and by
his advice and consent.
ResOiued, That we believe that the Presi
dent alone 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 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
Stockdale, Special Deputy Collector Herwig
and Postmaster Lowell, and weask the an
pointment of men who will support the
Republican party of louisiana
Res0lred, 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 III the Fboye and foregoing resolu-
toEs