The Opelousas courier., 1872-02-03
Rooms of the Fourth Ward Dem
Ocratic Clgab.
New ORLEANS, January 24tl

NEW ORLEANS, January gath, 1872.
At meeting of this club, held in accordance
with instructions from the Parish Executive
Committee, the following resolutions we're
adopted and ordered to be printed in the New
Orleans Bee, Times and National Republican:
Whereas, the people of the State of Louisiana
without respect to party affliation and allegD
ance, demand with unprecedented unanimity,
such notifications and repeal of laws now exist
ing upon the Statute Book as will curtail the
cutive of the State, and will lodge those powers
and disseminate that patronage in hands which
will exercise them for the preservation of the
rights and liberties of the people, rather than
the suppression of the popular will and the per-
petuatiOn of executive power and CONTROL
And Whereas, A controversy is now in pro-
gress in the Legislature of this State, which has
resulted in the actual disruption of the Lower
Branch of the General Assembly, between the
party of Reform Oh the one side, representing
the people of the State, and the party OF Gov.
WarmOth on the other, representing executive
power and patronage as opposed to the interests
and liberties of the people. The latter party has
been supported and protected in its illegal and
revolutionary steps taken for the3 maintenance
of the already too strong executive arm, by
mercenary police force, which has been wrong
fully diverted from its legitimate functions of
protecting the persons and property Of the citi-
Zens Of New Orleans, to the discharge of duties
not contemplated by the law creating this police
force: and in word has been converted into a
mere military body guard for the Governor and
his revolutionary party;
General Assembly, with but few individual ex-
ceptions, have united with the most respectable
portion, both white and colored, of the Republi-
can members to accomplish these greatly to be
wished for reforms, emitting thereby those of
bOtu parties to the unqualified thanks and ap-
proval of all good and true men, without respect
to political Or party connection. On the contrary
some Democratic members of the General Assem-
bly,, who have constituencies deeply interested in
these reforms, and who have, whether by mis-
taken policy of under the influence of corrupt
motives, arrayed themselves against their col
leagues and united themselves with the anti
reform party. will call down npon their heads
the condemnation and execratiOns OF justly out
ragged people. Therefore.
ReSolped, lst, That we do hereby most earn
estly tender our thanks to the members of the
General Assembly, both white and eolored, and
of both political parties, TOR the gallant and pa
triotic stand they have taken against Executive
usurpation and corruption, aud ill behalf of
popular lights and liberties and legislative hon
esty. aud we commend thooe members to the
confidence and support of the honest people of
this State everywhere, and especially to their
respective constituencies whose rights they have
so bra vely defended, and whose interests they
have so faithfully represented.
ResOiged I'd, That those Democrats who have,
in the hour of trial and temptation, proved re-
creant aud faithless, are unworthy of the con-
to be posted throughout tbs length and breadth
of the land, by name, either as incompetent to
grapple with the issues involved, or as the cor
rupt recipients Of price, involving the bargain
and sale of the liberties and interests of the peo
pie The names Of those Democrats are as fol-
lows:
SENATOR'S
T. G. ANDERSON, of st. Landry, Lafayette,
and Calcasieu.
s. NJ THOMAS, of Bossier, Bicnville, and
Claiborne.
REPRESENTATIVES,.
THOS. G. DAVIDSON, of Livingston.
III. L. POND, of East Feliciana.
j. l. BARROW of West Feliciana.
p. FONTELlEU, of Vermillion.
d. A. COCHRAN, of Lafayette. And
A. C. BICKHAM, of Washington.
People of Louisiana read these names, and
remember these faithfess Representatives.
Resotccd, Sd, That we recommend this pream
BILE and these resolutions to primary organiZa-
tions of the people of the State, in all their clubs
and parishes, and request their publication in
all Democratic papers in Louisiana.
Resoloed, 4th, That we cordially endorse the
action of our Representatives. the State Cen
trail Committee, and the Parish Executive Com
mittee, in their action in supporting the coali-
/ tion with Reform Republicans, and pledge our
selves to a maintenance and firm adherence to
the CAUSE OF THE PEOPLE as set forth in
the Address of the Executive Committee of this
parish.
T. ZACHARIE, President.
D. CRoNAN, Secretary.