The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1873-08-16

precedeat for and none against that
feature.
Mr.. Butler commands our respect
for having the nerve to stand up
against almost universal public SEN
timent and defend this measure, but
his arguments prove nothing. Pre-
cedent eau not justify a wrongful act.
1t is very true that presidents are
plentiful, but this only proves that
the people IRE just walking up to
resist such measures IA those they
once endured.
The week ending to-day has seen
several conventions, some Of them of
considerable Importance. First and
foremost comes the "straight-out :"
Democratic convention at Columbus,
Ohio. It has bsen conceded that the
action of this convention will do much
toward shaping the policy to be pur-
sued by the Democracy during the
campaign now coming upon US. We
are, therefore, to conclude that this
year there will be no coalition be-
tween the Democrats aud Literal Re-
publicans. Our pseudo reformers are
left out in the cold and will scarcely
be heard of when it comes to counting
up the result. Mr.. William Allen, q
hard-shell, fossiliEed Democrat of
ante-bellss days, was nominated for
Governor. This indicates q return to
the issues Of the olden time, though
their resolutions declare that they
desire to revive no dead issues. Last
year the opposition adopted quite a
respectable Republican platform, en-
dorsing, thereby, the course pursued
BY the Republican party since the
commencement of the late war. This
year the Democrats are striving to
take back what they then said. But
what will the people think Of such a
vacillating organization, of party
that is constantly wavering in its prin-
ciples1 The "Allen County move
ment" was ridiculed and repudiated.
The Virginia Conservative convention
comes second in importance. As there
is considerable probability of the Con-
servatives carrying the State of vir-
GINA we ought reasonably to expect
to find them more insolent in tone
than the Ohio Democrats. On the
contrary, however, they are much
more moderate. The third resolution
is worthy Of being quoted in full. 1t
reads as follows: That the Conser-
vative party of Virginia, discl..iming
all purpose of captious hostility to
General Grant, will Judge him impair
TALLY by his official action, and will
cordially cooperate in every measure
of his administration which NAV he
benefcient in its design and calcula-
ted to promote the welfare Of the peo-
pie and to cultivate sentiments Of
good will between the different sec.
ti"ns Of the Union." The Democrats
Of Ohio could not have been induced
to do as generous thing as this. A
good thing is just az good coming
from one source as another, and am
happy to note the fact that the Con-
servatives Of the South are advancing.
They are already in advance of the
Democrats of the North.
Besides the conventions named
there were others of some Importance.
The Labor Reformers of Massachu-
settS met at Lowell and decided that
neither of the existing parties have
the interests of the workingmen at
heart. The German Veteran Union
held a convention at Milwaukee, and
the colored Republicans of New York
held one at Saratoga. Surely this is
enough for one week.
AT the schuetzenfest in this city
on Wednesday night a difficulty oc-
CURED between Michael Hussey of
Baltimore, and H. H. Slater Of Phil
adelphia, in which the former was
fatally stabbed. He was not dead
last night, though hisphysicians said
it was impossible for him to survive
more than a few hours longer. A
Catholic priest was called yesterday