The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1872-08-03
THE LIBERAL CONVENTION.
Ascension Parish All Right.
Ratification Of the Nomination Of Greeley
and acknowledgements Of the Lib
eral Party, and Election Of Del
egates to the State 0onven- sb.
ton Of August 9th, 1879.

In obedience to a published call,
a number OF the citizens of the parish
of Ascension assembled at the Court
House, in Donaldsonville, on Satur-
day, the 9th inst, for the purpose of
ratifying the nominations of Greeley
and Brown, selecting delegates to the
Liberal State Convention to be held
in New Orleans on the 5th of August,
and choosing Liberal Parish Execu-
tive Committee.
The assembly was called to order
by r. n. Sims, Esq, and ON motion of
the same gentleman Henry L. Duffel,
Esq. was called to the chair as presi-
dent. Adelard Landry, Edmond Blu
jol, r. L. Hanson, A. S. Darrow and
DIR. Edward Duffel were appointed
vice. presidents, and Frederick Duffel
and Felix Braud secretaries. i-#.I
The president on assuming the chair
stated the objects of the meeting, and
then read the addresses of the Liberal,
State Central Committee to the peo-
pie of Louisiana. p '' ta'5
On motion of r. N. Sims, General
Allen Thomas was called upon to ad-
dress the meeting. z- ls5 sle95
The General answered to the call in
a pertinent, forcible and eloquent adj
dress, explaining the objects of the
Liberal movement, and giving his rea-
sons for opposing the united State
ticket, which impressed theentire aud
fence with conviction and was greet
ed with enthusiastic applause; after
which, on motion of r. n. Sims that a
committee of five be appointed to
draft resolutions expressing the sense
of the meeting, and to suggest the
names of delegates to the Liberal
Convention to meet ON the 5th of Au-
gust, the president appointed R. n.
Sims, J. T. Nolan, E. N. Pugh, DIR.
Jas. L. Mccormick and A. j. Sharp.
The committee withdrew for con-
sultation, and then reported the fol-
lowing resolutions: iErs6.. IS "a.
RESOLVED, That we heartily accept the
Cincinnati platform, and that we endorse
and approve the action of the National Demo-
cratic Convention of Baltimore in its no1ni-
nation of Horace Greeley for President and
B. Gratz Brown for Vice. President. atE
Resolred, That we cast aside all dead
issues and all past political differences, and
unite in selecting candidates from all the
elements opposed to extreme Radicalisin or
Grantisn, without regard to race, color or
previous condition. who will advocate an
honest aud efficient government, reduce the
burden of taxation, and rescue our State
from its present corrupt condition. f
Resoired, That we recognize in the Liberal
party of LOuisiana, the only national organi-
cation in this State, opposed TO Grantism or
Radicalisln, capable of presenting to the peo-
pie ticket which will secure to us a iust.
honest and Republican government.
Resolred, That the delegates elected to the
Convention of 5th of August be and they are
hereby instructed to vote as a unitAupon all
questions in the Convention. majority of
the delegates to determine the vote. t,s
Resolped, That copy of these resolutions
be forwarded for publication to the DONALD
soNvILLE CHIEF, and to the New Orleans
Times aud New Orleans Republicans.
The resolutions were read and unan-
imously adopted. .la
The committee then recommended
the following named persons as del
efiates to the Liberal Convention of
the 5tli of August, viz: p. Oscar Ay-
raud, Ursin Argreve, General Allen
Thomas, DIR. j. C, Legare, Felix Rey-
maud, Bernard Lemann, Henry Nc
Call, BENZ. Allen, Soaring Taylor, ".
Paul Landry, DIR. VIM. Ballard, Col.
L. Amedee Bringier, DR.. Edward DUFF
feL Joseph Billeisen and Henry L.
Duffel.
On matien of Gen. Allen Thomas,