The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1872-03-23

Young Mems Democratic Association.
Pursuant to the published call, a
large assemblage of the first young men
II. Mclaleb, Esq, last evening, for the
purpose of organizing II Young Mems
Democratic Association. The Office
proving too small, the meeting adjourn
cd to the hall over the Seem Saloon -
| Col. j. w. Patton was called to the
chair, and committee on organiza-
ton, consisting of f. III. McCaleb, f..
J. Ellis, l.. \. Wilt, sam Barnes and
J. +. Austin, appointed. After brief
recess, during which one hundred and
ninetS-siN men signed their names to
the roll, the committee reported u plan
Of organization which was unanimously
adopted. B. +. Jonas, Esq, was unan-
imously elected President, l.. a. Wiltz
Vice President, w. =. Harper Secreta-
ry, Il. Wharton Collins, Jr., Assistant
Secretary, Dan'l Edwards, Esq. Treas
urer, and j. f.. Austin MARSHALL. Suit
able provisions in the plan Of organiza-
tion were made for Finance and Execu-
tive Committees. Messrs. McCaleh,
Ellis, Austin, Julien Michel and J. S.
Constitution and bylaws. After the
| organization, Hon. f.. o. Perrin, of
New York, was introduced to the as
! semblage and delivered a:i able and
comprehensive address, in which he
advised and cOunseied tho people of
Of Louisiana that while endcnvoring
to save themselves from the tyranny
| and ruin of their oppressors in the
state, not to forget their brethren of
| other States who are endeavoring to
| save the whole nation from the ruin
and tyranny Of tho Federal Adminis-
tration. He said that to reform the
, Democratic party did not mean to dis
| rupt and surrender it. If there were
| thieves and bad men in the party, to
ostracize and punish them, but never
to destroy the only party which alone
could save the whole country with all
of its interests. He urged Democrats
here to treat these reformcrs kindly, AS
they were striving with the Democrats
for a common end. When they assem-
bled in the Democratic Convention to
| nominate men whose integrity and
| commanding ability would carry conf
dence to the hearts of the whole people,
and prophcsied If this was done the
| Reform party would melt away unless
! bad men among them, through spirit
of obstinacy, were determined to dis
| rupt and divide the conservative Gle:
mcnt Of the State. He closed with an
eloquent and scathing rebuke Of the
Federal Government and its Adminis-
tration, particularly dwelling on its
attempt by legislation to destroy and
render null the power and influence of
the Supreme Court of the United States,
and said that if in the councils of the
Democratic party it was deemed hest
to pursue the passive policy, and vote
for some Conservative Republican, it
would not be q surrender of the party
but its se}fabnegation in prcfcrring the
salvation Of the Government to that of
mere party.
The address had the true ring of one
who has never forgotten that he was
Il free man and was received with un-
bounded applause by the meeting.
"A vote Of thanks was rendered to Mr..
Perrin, after which the meeting ud-
journed subject to call Of the President
[NoTE.-IIon. T.. O. Perrin was Sec
rctary Of the Democratic National Con-
vention which nominated Mr.. Seymour
for President in 1865