The weekly Louisianian., 1872-06-01
IMPORTANT NOTICE.

Rocks STATE CENTRAL Committee r,
publican Party Of Louisiana, New Orlenn
April IL, 1872.-At muetiue uf the r,
publican State Executive Com,u1ttee. hel
on the eleventh instant, the following r,
solution offered by John Parsons. Eso
and seconded by Hon. A. w. Fau!kne1
was unanimously adopted:
! Resolved. That the convention called b
the State Committee to meet in New Oh
leans on the second day of May, 1872, b
postponed until Tuesday, the twenty
eighth day Of May, 1879, and that motto
} he given to the parish and ward commit
tees Of the several parishes and wards.
! r. b. s. P1NCHBACK,
President.
WILLIAM v1oERs, Recording Secrstar,
l.. State Central Committee.
- B1n. P1kcnnBcKi rshEscn.
Immediately after which, Mr.
Pinchback rose and said:
DELEGATES TO THE STATE CoNvEN.
TON OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY
You have assembled here ut the call
Of your State Central Committee
to select delegates to the National
Convention, called to meet at
Philadelphia on the 9Th of June, 1872
to nominate the standard-bearers
of our great and glorious party for
the coming campaign; to nominate
a State ticket and to declare anew
your answering attachment to
equal rights, justice and liberty.
The coming campaign will be a
fight for principle, a conflict for pow
er between dcepotism and freedom.
Under the banner of the former,
will be marshalled the Democracy,
with its opposition to equal rights,
with its opposition TO mixed schools,
with it's record Of prosecuting the
colored people wherever it is in
power, with its assumption of d.
vine right to hold all the Offices,
with its pretensions Of representing
the wealth and intelligence of the
State and If paying all the taxes.
Under the banner of the latter
will be marshalied lit is hoped every
true Republican, every believer in
the capacity Of man for sclf-govern-
ment, and who has a just apprecia-
ton of the true dignity of humanity,
and fearless assertion of the glo-
rious principles Of our party, and
who desires Oh honest, efficient and
economical administration of our
government.
We have passed through several
severe struggles, we have accom-
plished great things, but much |
more remains to be done, our Con-
stitution and laws guarantee to
every citizen no matter what his |
complexion or nationality, perfect
You are here to vindicate
anew the justice of these measures,
md to declare that you will take no
step backward in the work of the
Republican party. To do this it
will require that calm, d;spassionate
consideration Of every subject that
nay come before you, necessary to a
ull appreciation Of the objects to
,e attained.
Problems moro difficult of solu-
ion are before you now than when
ve last met in convention, and re-
luire more devotion, more persever-
nee than the struggles through
which we have passed; for, in addi-
ion to the common enemy, we have
N unfortunate division in our party;
lew dangers are looming up, rumora
# disgraceful combinations on all
ides fill the air. In the struggle
or Office, all sight Of principle has
'een lost. What you have to do is
lear; keep your eye fixed steadily
'pon the great principles of our
'arty; remember, that personal re-
entments, ore not sufficient cause
or compromising the interests Of
he people whom you represent. It
. for you to say whether the Re-
publican party shall survive or per-
sh, whether the love of education
Exhibited by the colored people shall
70 gratifel, whether the homes of
'ver one hundred thousand people
hall be protected from the unhal-
owed footprints of Democratic ty-I
amy. This is the work before you,
nd, doubt not, your action will be
ueh rs to meet the approval Of your
onstiitnent& The people demand =
e-uuion Of the party, and you
hould 10 act az TO convince them
bat The ltsssponsiib biility u The division
il continues, rests not upon you.
,laould your, efforts be crowned