The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1872-03-09
1onalosunbllle Chief.
Nasty.

Loose from Dead Issues and Become
Progressive.
CoNFEDRIT X ROADS, }
witch is in the State Nv kentucky,
January %, 1872. }
We he'd eonsultashen at the Cor
ners last week, at witch wuz discussed
the past, present and future of the Di-
mocrisy. Bascom remarked that 1t
wood take long time to 60 over the
past NV the party, but from present
appearances he wuz nv the opinion
that its fucher Good be fully discussed
in mint or two. l rebookt him for
his attempted levity.
The meetin wuzn't eggsackly love
feast nor yit revival, but it partook
largely NV the general appearance and
feel NV funerol. There wuz on the
faces NV all present sort NV subdood
sadnis, kind NV despairin hopelisnis
and forced resignation ez it We're,
witch | hey observed on the faces NV
gentlemen who he'd bin convicted Nv
murder in the first degree, and wuz,
in conscience, standin on trap door,
in company with sheriff, clergy
man, a doctor or two, and the COM
mittee witch he'd bin appointed to see
that he wuz properly hung.
1t wuz decided that what allied the
Dimocrisy wuz its close adherence to
dead isfoos, it's general clingin to the
dead past, and its stubborn refoOsaI to
accept the inevitable. | made that
last remark, and it struck respon-
sive chord in all their bosOms. Deekln
Pogram didn't hev the faintest idea
wat the inevitable wuz, but he sed he
wuz ready to accept it, and Bascom,
who supposed it wuz rather opposed
to the credit system, sed it wuz what
he had been clamoring for for years.
We agreed that the time he'd come
when the Dimocrisy shood cut loose
from the dead past, accept the newt
able, and grid up her loins for a Crap
pie with the live present and the
kickin fucher. We determined that
we wood bury in deep grave all the
lumber that he'd impeded our onward
movements, and THROWN ourselves in
to the ranks nv progress, keep close
up-ef not fetch ahead-uv the pro-
gressivest. And we appointed a
meetin at witch to ennunciate these
new views, and appointed committees
to draft resolooshens expressive NV EN-.
That meetin wuz held last mite, and
the following whereases and resoloo-
shens, wich, wuz adopted, shows the
feelin'wich animated it:
WAREAs, The necessities NV the
times demand the continuance in life
NV the the Dimocratic party; and
Wareas, 1t can't be expected that a
party kin live forever on wat it .hez
bin; and
Wareas, The times demands pro-
gress and the very Invest Nv our live
idees; and
Wareas, The Dimokratic party is a
party Nv progress, it bein only neces-
sary for her to cut from her shoulders
the load witch hez borne her down,
that she may be free and unembar-
raised to run new race NV rejyuena-
It'd life ; and
Wareas, We desire to cut loose
from the dead past, and accept the in
evitable, that we may be abreast nv
the most progressive Dimokratic
party Nv Kentucky;
RESOLVED, That the Dimocrisy NV
Kentucky bein a party NV progress
and reform, refooses to turn its face
observation-disclosures to consider the
dead past, or to deal with any but live
ishoos, does hereby declare that the
last war with Great Britain, that NV
1872, was not only justifable but
highly rite, and that while we de-
nounce with inexpressible loathing
the federalists who opposed it, we de-
clare the rite Nv American vessels to
sail the high seas without being sub
jectid to the annoyance NV search, and
put proudly onto our banners, Down
with bloc lite federalisnl-free trade.
and sailors rites ~
Resolced, That the removal nv de-
posts by Andrew Jackson wuz not
only constitutooshnal but wuz COM
mendable.
RESOLVED, That the charges agin the
administrator NV Martin Van Buren,
were falsehoods of the most audashus
character, and that the progressive
Dimocrisy of Kentucky do hereby de-
nounce the falsifyin scoundrels who
not only published, but proved, them
outrageous statements.
ResolUed, That the annexashun of
Texas and the consequent war with
Mexico was justifable, and we hereby
thank the so5ers Nv that war for their
gallantry.
Resoloed, That the conduct of Ste
phen A. Douglas in dividin the DIM
okratic party, and thereby electin A.
Linkin to the Presidency was not only
reprehensible, but damnable.
Resoleed, That we desire to bury
dead ishoos, but we do assert that the
war agin the Southern States, inog-
gerated by A. Linkin and carried on
by the Abilishnists, was heenyus and
damnable, and the progressive Dino
crisy of Kentucky hereby pledge
themselves to urge an undyin war
agin all concerned in it forever, and
to bequeath this undyin hate to their
children and rhildppn's childrau m tba