The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1872-09-07
RESOLUTIONS Adopted by Liberal
Republican Sfafe Convention,
August Hath. 1879.

WHEREAS, The unification of the Repnbli-
can party in Louisiana, in connection with
the Philadelphia movement, upon fair and
honorable terms, has been defeated by the
unjust and treaeherous action of the Custom
House faction, in that said faction, through
the Vaccinations of certain federal officials
of whom 5. u. Packard, United States Mar
shall, is chief, and by the improper and un-
authorized use OF federal patronage have at
tempted TO force upon the Republicans of the
State aticket not nominated by the Republi-
can masses, nor acceptable to the1a: and
whereas, President u s. Grant after being
duly informed relative to the action of his
sub0rdinates, has refused to either remove
or control them, but permits federal officials
to become the eenters of political opinion in
such way as to defeat the wishes of the peo-
pie through the ilse of the public positions,
and thus becomes q party to the offences
and wrongs pelpetrated by these recreant
officials; and whereas, in the Liberal Re
publican platforms, national and State, We
find q full recognition of our rights and Il
satisfactory assertion of Republican prinei
pies; and on the national and State tickets
OF said party competent, true and honest
men; therefore,
Resolsed, That we, in behalf af ourselves
and those represented by us, members of the
Republican party, duly approaching the ser
vices and patriotism of those leaders to whom
repuhlleanfsm owes largely its success, and
we our political and civil rights, do hereby
tender to Charles Sumner, Horace Greeley,
n. L. Banks and their compeers. our thanks
for the good work done, and express our nm
abated confidence IN their integrity as Re
publieans.
Resolred, That we do now accent as a Mat
form OF this convention the platform of the
Cincinnati convention, and we indsrse tho
presidential ticket put forth by said conyen-
ton accepting Horace Greeley and b. Gratz
Brown as our standard bearers in the APP
preaching national contest
Resotced, That any Endorsement of the Gus
tom-House ring would be base surrender Of
principle and selfrespeet. ANY coalition
with them would drive from us the large
body OF white citizens who are ready TO JOIN
us ON q Republican basis, and to defend our
liberties and rights, and would bring about
division IN politics upon the line of white and
black, and that such O course would be de-
stlnetive to our people and injurious to tho
whole State; and that for these high and ur-
gent reasons we do now indorse. ratify and
nominate as our ticket the ticket nominated
august 9th and 10th by the Liberal State
convention, headed by Colonel d. b. Penn
and + Z. Dumas, and do urge upon all our
people to support and vote for it.
IResolrcd, That the president of this con-
vention appoint an executive committee OF
fifteen members, to be known as the Auxil-
larry Liberal Central Committee, who, in adj
dition to the powers and duties nominally
pertaining to such committees, shall be EN-
powered to act as a conference committee,
and shall put themselves in communication
with the Liberal State Committee for the
purpose of securing harmonious action there
WITH and also to secure such modification
as may be deemed necessary to make the
said Liberal State ticket more generally ac-
eeptable to orr people, and shah have power
to do whatever may be necessary III the prem
Uses in securing the success of Liberal Repub-
iic:niSllI. national and State