The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1872-07-06
Liberal Referana meettng.
From the Alexandria Democrat

From the Alexandria Democrat
ALEXANDRIA, La, June22, 1872.
Pursuant to a call made BY the citizens
of Rapides Parish, IL Mass Meeting of
the Liberal Reform Party aud thefriends
ct the Cincinnati platform and nominees
was held at the Town Hall on Saturday,
June 22d, for the purpose of r~atifying
the Cincinnati platform and the nominal
lions OF Horace Greeley and B. GTatz
Brown for the Presidency and Vice
Presidency of the United States. The
meeting was called to order and or
ganized by calling Captain Joseph w.
Texada to the chair as President. The
following Vice-Presidents were then APP
pointed: Judge G.. Baltic, J. w. Pres
colt, General M. Wells and J. w. Pol
lit. -..5f0
J.C. French and S. Cullen were APP
pointed Secretaries. -.
On motion the President appointed
the following gentlemen a committee to
draft resolutions: T. Spence Smith,
John A.. Williams, VIM. j. Ca1vit, DIR.
S. Gordon, j. G.. T.. Hooe, w. w. Whit
tington, ST., John Clark and General M.
Wells. s u
In the interval elapsing during the
time consumed by the committee in
drafting resolutions, Major w +. Black
man was called upon to address the
meeting, which he did i'm an able,
eloquent and satisfactory manner, set
ting forth the paramount objects of the
organization, with a view to put q stop
to the corruption and oppressive sys-
TEN of government under which we to-
day grOan.
Amid the hearty cheers, with which
Mr.. Blaekman's remarks were closed,
Mr.. VIM. A. Seay, was called upon and
promptly responded in his usual felici-
tOus and lucid style, carrying cOnvic-
ton to theminds of his hearers. At the
close of hisremarks MI. T. Spence Smith
and w. G. McGimpsey were called upor
and did credit to the honor conferred
upon them.
The committee ON resolutions having
reported. The following resolutions
were read by the chairman, Mr.. r,
SDenceS Smith, and unanimously adopted
Resolved, That the. Convention of Democrats
and Reform parties which recently assembled il
New Orleans have failed to meet the require.
Inents of the situation, and the people of Louis
lana MUST now iaaugurate "a movement that
shall give SOM assurance of success.
Resolved, That we regard 1t to be the first
duty of every good citizen, irrespective of creed
or color to lend every energy to preserve ON
local government against the increasing en-
~crOachmentS of that Federal power which
TnEeaJeliS utJ1l1ITGlY TO f11TSe every FGSElpe 0
Republican government into Capitalization ant
ruin. ~ > Ta..as-.-
Resolved That we recognize the equality Of
all men before the law, and the equal partieipa
ton of all citizens in the rights and benefits o
the government; the subordinatlon of the mill.
tary TO the civil authority: the sacred inyiola
biiity of the right of Habeas Corpus, and the
endeayor to thoroughly cleanse and purify from
its present corrupt condition the civil service Of
the government. and q faithful and honest com
pliance with its every obligation. ,l,.
! = nz..1-o TE,n4 ~aS u.
common interests the efforts SO strenuottsl5
made by the Grant Republicans and thefaetiOni
of INSCRIPTIONS oftice-seekers to array the col
ored people against the whites in orderthatthe3
may reap the spells of Office and grow fat uDoI
the increased ruin and suffeFings of a down
trodden people, and that we now cordially
extend the olive branch of peace to the eolare(
people of the Parish and State, and earnestly
entreat them to unite with us iii arresting tht
onward march of all those evils Ts1iderwhich W.
are alike groaning, and to share with 1s i'll tbs
glorious work of Eedeeming our State and eOln
try from misrIlle and oppression.
Resolved, That we endorse the principles
enunciated in the Cincinnati platform anf
pledge our earnest support to the nominations
of Horace Greeley, of New York, for the Presi
dency, and B.. Gratz Brown; of Missouri, for thu
Viee-Presideney, and that we recognize in thes
standard bearers of Reform the only hope o
future success against the enemy of our govern
ment, and that we regard as rtinous and un
wise any disposition on the part OF the Demo
cracy 60 make nominations at Baltimore.
I &1AGaO1FBu4 A4AfEE 0kEG EA1 0A&t EOAAlb9AEAGtA2GS ttEt
thorough organization of all who are opposed t.
the continuance OF Radical Republican govern
ment of our State is Indispensable at this june
tire; that we cannot afford to reject the assis
lance OF any in this~s trHgglefor the redemption
of our State from plundering Inisrule, and tina
we cheerfuIly accept as q eo-laborerin this work
Gov. H. C. WarTn0fh and his friends.
Resolved, That we fully endorse and approx
the recent call made for a Liberal Reform Stat
Convention to be held at New Orleans on tn
First Monday in August, 1872.
0nm0tion the President was requested
t0app0iata Parish ExecutiVeC ommitte,
tob be composed of ten members. Wherea
he having requested to be allowed suff
eient time to make judicious selec
tons, it was determined that the names
of such as he might see fit to appoint
should appear in the next Issue of botl
our local newspapers.
On motion Ill was resolved that th
proceedings be published in the Louis
lana Democrat and Rapides Gazette
The meeting then adjourned subject t
a call DE the chairman of the Paris
Executive Committee.
j. w. TEXADA, President.
S. CULLEN, coa.,
j.. C. FRENCH,