Semi-weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1871-1872, 1872-02-25

unautnOflZeQ aSSumptlOn OF uncOn-
stitutional power by Office holders,
may rally for the protection of their
inalienable rights and liberties; to
form a Band of Patriots Brother
hoOd-who will at all times, and at
all hazards, hold themselves in
readiness to defend the liberties of
the people, the Constitution of our
country, and the rights of any one
section of our land, against the un-
just or unreasonable opprcssiOuso of
another. In SO doing we trust to
become . power that can suscess-
fully struggle against the so-called
Republican or Radical party, and
the numerous secret political or
CARNATIONS, by whose constant plot
tings, selfish ends are promoted,
and the welfare of our people and
country made but q secondary con-
sideration.
Art. III. Welabor not only for the
present success of our party, and
the restoration of the true Demo
cratic principles of government, but
seek to establish, maintain and per.
petuate our principles and form Of
government on the entire North
American continent, and the islands
belonging thereto.
Art. ~. We hold that the right to
govern the nation is inherent with
the people. and can, by them only,
be delegated to representatives
whose duty is to faithfully abide by
instructions given them to keep
within the bounds of the Constitu-
ton of our country, and to jealous
Ily guard the liberties of the people
from the encroachments of the
unscrupulous and the ambitious,
and ever to remember that the citi.
zens, and are held accountable for
their acts to that popular sovereign
ty.
Art. V. The white or Caucasian
race of man being the superior race.
intellectually, morally and physi-
cally, and having achieved it's great
est distinctions in the past and pre-
sent ages under Democratic or Re-
publican forms of Government, we
hold that these forms of govern
ment are peculiarly adapted to pro-
mote the welfare and business of
the white race.
! Art. VI. The inferior races of
man, never having flourished or risen
to distinction, save under some
form of government administered
by might or by the arrogant as
sumption called the ''Divine Right,
and having sunk into barbarism,
whenever in imitation of the white
race, they established a Democratic
form of government we view with
distrust all schemes tending to
share the Popular Sovereignty
with, or to give political power in
our country, to each or any of the
inferior races of man, firmly be-
lieving that by this inability to gov
ern themselves, they are united to
be entrusted with the sacred rights
of liberty, which they construe into
license, and ungovernable indul-
gence.
| Art. VII. To share the Popular
Sovereignty" with or to give politi-
cal power to any of the inferior
races, would endanger our inalien-
able rights and liberties, by throw
ing us into anarchy and leaving us
a prey to innovations, centraliza-
tions, absolutism or Imperialism.
| Art. VIII. The founders of this
Republic having acted upon these
convictions, refused to share the
right to govern with the inferior
races. Under the administration
of the white race, our country rose
with rapidity unparalleled in the
history of nations, from few feeble
colonies a position in the front
ranks of the nations of the earth.
These convictions of our fore-fathers
having been tried and found de-
sirable and necessary, we will abide
by them through all future genera
tons.
Art. TX. We hold it our duty to
strictly inquire into all violations OF
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