The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1872-06-29
The Democratic Convention.
From the Natehitnel,es Time.

rrTH q" tEEU1Ht hC Nd4ctttBcHeS 1l1leS.I a--.r---
The adjourned session of the Demo-
cratic State Convention met i'm New Or
leans ON 3D. inst, with full delegations
from nearly every parish in the State,
but few changes lin their personnel hay-E
ing been made during the interval.
As IN the April Convention, the two.
opposing sentiments Of the delegates
was soon clearly manifested-0ne In ia
vOr of coalition with the Liberal RepJtb-
lican Party for the purpose of carrying
the State In the coming election, and
the other determined to fight on the in
dependent Democratic line and die in
the last ditch once more. The latter
had a clear majority from the outset, as
developed during the first day. but the
minority eontended for time hoping that
the calm Judgment of the convention
might finally yield to their views, and
action be again postponed for the pur-
pose of uniting all the conservative ele-
me1ts against the Grant party III the
next State campaign.
The speeches, the noise and confusion
which prevailed meant nothing, and
practically aimed at nothing except the
one great question of coalition. Conse-
qllently, when, ON Saturday morning.
the majority report of the Conference
committee (Which we publish elsewhere,
and which included also the nominal
tiOns,9 was voted down, we were pre-
cisely where we had started ON Monday
morning. At this point, an effort was
made tc adopt the minority report, fa-
v0rlng further conferences for coalition
with the Liberal Republicans but the
impotence of the BOGrbOns demanded
the nomination. Of a straight-Out State
ticket, and all further hope OF any adj
ditiOn to OitP strength from the Repub-
Iican element was abruptly cut off.
The Democracy once more planted itself
in the last ditch for the purpose of again
dying there ingloriOHsly, as ii has done
on so many occasions within the past
few years. AT this ju%ncture, the editor
of the Times, us IL delegatefr0m Natchi-
tOches parish, withdrew from the Con-
yention, shaking the dust ofsBourbonism
from his feet rs a testimony against
their folly, and left for home.
WHAT SHALL BE DONE Gov. War
moth, in h published letter, to Gen
Campbell, separates himself from tllc
Grant Party, and declares his intention
to support Greeley and Brown. The
nominations of the Democratic Party
eHc1tIng no enthusiasm whatever, and
possessing no possible chance Of success
the question naturally arises to every
man, what ii to be done to save ON
State from ruin and bankruptcy?
ThereeXistS but one remedy and thai
III the formation OF d ticket that can Sc,
cure the support Of all the opponents 81
Grant and his imperial adherents. Cal
that be done? w think so.
Let the people of the State take thei
stand sauare1Y upon the Cincinnati
Platform, east Off Ill allegiance to an,
dead parties or defi1act issues, ant
nominate Il State ticket for which Ill
can vote.
As great work is til be done, and thi
il not the time til stand ~auibbling abou
minor mattefs. When the house hlIrns
it il no difference what kind of water b
where water is obtained, to quencl tht
flames, so the eonflagrafiOn is arrested
Votes are wanted, and they must b
obtained from any and from all pos
sibTe ourees It il useless to deny TIL
fact that TO win the coming elections
work must be done, and THE time to I'll
! it il close ut hand.
The Liberal Republican movement /
spreading like wild fire al over Til
6 country. The Baltimore Convention
which meets on the 9th of July will onl
: confirm the Cincinnati Platform ali
} Nominations, and the great contest he
tween the friends Of Republicanisin an
Imperialism will be fought in SCUM,
2 earnest.
I The Ball is already iii motion tha
! will sweep Grant and his relatives fr0r
their high position, and let the homes
people 0f Louisiana take their stan
l upon the same vessel, and the over
WIelmiAg tide that will enguIph Grant
| ism I'LL tie sea DE- its own corruption
will carry away the monsters who hav
been rniling Ullr State, and leave tin
skies again bright and elear.lThibo
! degIx Sentinel.
I'll Ii only the tfa1lspasifion of 4 print
er's sI1ace III say TINT The masses in tl
country parishes viii not support I'll
ticket put forward BY them asses i'll I'll
city DC New 1lrleans.-[Natellitoele
L Times
We arc glad to learn that MI. John /
G0sgroVe, vino Was recently stabbed ]
L an aHray with Mn. Ernest Bfeda, has /
b far recovered as to- he able It'd leave hi