The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1872-08-17

Custom House officials.
The Convention gave three cheers
for Greeley and Brown, the Liberal
State ticket and Gov. Warmoth, then
adjourned until IL o'clock next day.
Upon the re-assembling of the Com
vention at the appointed hour Tues
day, 116 delegates were found to be
in attendance, representing twenty
eight parishes and thirteen wards of
the city of New Orleans.
A motion was made and adopted
providing for the appointment of a
committee of seven on resolutions and
platform, and committee OF three to
wait upon Colonel d. B. Penn, the
Liberal candidate for Governor, and
invite him to address the Convention.
Messrs. Geo. w. Carter, C. Donato,J.
C. Oliver, Samuel Armstead, Ebert
CAN'T, L. B. jerks and Emerson Bent
ley were announced as the first COM
mittee, and Messrs. O. F. Hunsaker,
H. L. Swords and Henry Demas as
the second.
Pending the absence of the commit
tees, Rev. j. Sella Martin was called
upon to address the Convention, which
he did in an eloquent manner, elicit
ing hearty applause.
The entrance of Mr.. Penn, escorted
by the committee sent to wait upon
him, and accompanied by Gov. War
moth, was the signal for wild burst
of enthusiasm, which lasted several
moments. The distinguished gentle
men were escorted to seats at the
right of the presidents chair.
The Committee on Platform and
Resolutions entered with the following
report, which was read and unani-
mously adopted:
WHEREAS, The unification of the Republi-
can party in Louisiana, in connection with
the Philadelphia movement upon fair and
honorable terms, has been defeated by the
unjust and treacher0us action of the Custom
House faction, in that said faction, through
the Vaccinations of certain federal officials
of whom s. b. Packard United States Mar
shall, is ehief, and by the improper and I'M
authorized use of federal patronage have at
tempted to force upon the Republicans of the
State a ticket not nominated by the Republi-
can masses, nor acceptable to them; and
whereas, President U. s. Grant, after being
duly informed relative to the action of his
subordinates, has refused to either remove
or control them, but permits federal officials
to become tue centers of political opinion in
such way as to defeat the wishes of the pen-
pie through the use of the public positions
aud thus becomes party to the offences
and wrongs perpetrated by these recreant
| officials; and whereas, in the Liberal Re-
publican platforms, national and State, we
find full recognition of our rights, and -
satisfactory assertion of Republican princi
pies; and ON the national and State tickets
of said party competent, true and honest
men; therefore,
Rcsolced, That we, in behalf of ourselves
and those represented by us, members of the
Republican party, duly approaching the SER
vices and patriotism of those leaders to whom
fepublicanism owes largely its success, and
we our political and civil rights, do hereby
tender to Charles Sumner, Horace Greeley,
| for the good work done, and express our un-
abated confidence in their integrity as Re
| publicans
Resolred. That we do now accept as a plat
form of this convention the platform of the
Cincinnati convention, and we indorse the
| presidential ticket put forth by said conven-
ton accepting Horace Greeley and b. GratZ
| Brown as our standard bearers in the al-
| preaching national contest
ReS0tred, That any Endorsement of the Gas
tom-House ring would be base surrender of
principle and selfrespeet Any coalition
with them would drive from us the large
| body OF white citizens who are ready to ioin
US on a Republican basis, and to defend our
liberties and rights, and would bring about II
| division IN politics upon the line of white and
black, and that such u course would be de-
stluctdve to our people and injurious to the
whole State; and that for these high and ur-
| gent reasons we do now indorse ratif,y and
nominate as our ticket the ticket nominated
August 9Th and 10th by the Liberal State
convention, headed by Colonel ID. b. Penn
and +. +. Dumas, and do urge upon all our
people to support and vote for it.
IfesotUcd That the president of this con-
yentlon appoint an executive committee of
fifteen members, to be known as the Auxil-
| larry Liberal Central Committee, who, in adj
dltioll to the powers and duties nominally
pertaining to such committees, shall beAcm-
powered to act as conference committee,
anu snail put themselves III communication
with the Liberal State Committee for tho
purpose of securing harmonious action there :
with, and also to secure such modification
as may be deemed necessary to make the
| said Liberal State ticket more generally ae-
eeptable to our people, and shah have power
| to do whatever may be necessary in the prem
ises in securing the success of Liberal Repub
lieanism, national and State
Mr.. Penn was now introduced, and
delivered brief address, thanking
the Convention for the honor confer
red upon him, and assuring the dele
gates that, if elected, he would do all
in his power to carry out the pledges
of the Liberal platform, guaranteeing
the equal rights of all men without
distinction of race or color.
This assurance was greeted with