The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-08-09
DEMOCRATIC MEETING IN OUACHIrA
RESOLUTIONS OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARISH CON
yENTloN OF OUACHITA PARISH.

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RESOLUTIONS OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARISH CON
| yENTIoN OF oUACHITA PARISH.
At meeting If the Democratic Convention o
Ouachlta parish, held August l, at Monroe. the
following resolutions were unanimously adopted
Whereas, in our opinion the Democratic part,
is the only National and State organization OPP
posed 10 Radicalism which promises success. anG
| that the interests of all classes Of our people
would be promoted by its success, and that
through the Democratic patty is the only way t.
return to good government.
| l. Resolred, That have unbounded conf
dence III the principles of the Democratic party,
renew our faith to the same, and promise it our
| undivided support.
| 2. That we fully appreciate the sacrifices the
people Of New Orleans have made in the interests
| Of the entire State, giving without stint their
means, talent and labor to the sue ess of our
cause; and We hereby return our thanks and
acknowledge our obligations to t :em, and par
t'cularly to r. H. MARI Z. John Ellis and W. r.
Whitaker, whose noble defense OF the Grant
parish prisoners will long be remembered.
3. That we have for long time peaceably
borne wrongs and oppression which have been
ncapcd upon lis; that we have borne enough, and
the ii ne has come when the tyranny and exactous
oi tue laulcals must cease that We have again
md again attempted to persuade the negro to
cut loose from his viilanous Scalawag and carpet
Gag advisers; that they have SEQ ned our coun-
se.s, aud have answered our appeals by rene wed
aSSressions, and that by their ace antayonism
.hey have called Into existence the White League
organization.
T. Tnat said White League organization has
ior its purposes and objects the Inauguration of
good govern nent i'll this State; that neither the
Democratic party nor said orgai ization i'll this
parish have any other object III view than the
.est'lation of good government, the lessenlng of
taAes and the elevation to Office Of intelligent,
vlrtuous and tried patriots.
3 Iuat neither t,t I)pmOcratIc M ri III
White League intends to deprive any citizen
white Or color.d, OF any civil rights guaranteed
by .aw; but. on the contrary, will Insure to every
citizen security Ill his person and property, and
the enjoyment OF every civil right warranted by
law.
&. That, REGARDING the White League not as a
new party, nor as political organization, but as
the u ,lversal and Spontaneous uprising of the
white men of the State, to redeem Louisiana, t..
indicate the superiority OF their race, rescue
themselves thclt wives and children, from utter
rain aud degradation We fully indorso its OBJ.
Jects and prlnclp es. and unreservedly pledge
ourselves to secure its triumph at the polls aud
t. euforce It's rights after the election.
Z. That we denounce the registration law
+ Gently signed by W. p. Kellogg. the usurper
that we be ieve the State Convention should take
some action and propose some means to res at
The SAME; that, III onr Opl.ion it time for the
white people OF this State the offensive
and deprive the scailawag and carpet-baggers Of
further power OF lnf1lclIn5 wrong and Oppresslol
3 Inat there be Immediately formed in each
ward one or more clubs, and that the Executive
Com NIT, e OF the PARISH be Instructed to take
steps to thoroughly organize the party in this
PARISH.
,. That again declare we recognize Jno |
Millinery as the legal and ris.Itful Governor Of
our site, and we again piedgc to him our sup
pot. HIS iolS-contlnu Il, dl5nitrd and carn, st
protest IL .alLst the he.IoSS Iltamy. his labors in
Ncw Urieans, i'll WashluSton, at home and
abroad, have won TOR him our hiShos st admira- !
Ii and as cltiZe.is OF louisiana, we would be |
,l.m nIiul OF our duty, ii on any occ sion we
did not renew to him our e0ire confd, nee We
nave hopes that he may yet preside over the
State its chef executive.
10. That, regarding the coming campaign as
vital, social and noll-polical; tine srll,lnlIis and
of political aspi.ant and tr kstcrs
sh uld b. condemned 10y ali honest voters; that |
the Office should seek the III IL, and the only |
guides Of this convention III selecting candidates
slla.i be the honesty, gritty ana fitness tor |
office OF the nonllne i.
II. That caution the good people of Onach- !
tia PARISH TO trace ny amt watch the kddl al |
-neaks and SC .undrcis who are proving about
ut midnight and wing he seed. Of seuinon III
the minds and iealts Of the naturally well dis !
posed. bat easll. MI guided blacks.
Il. ihit the proceedings OF tins meeting be
published Ia the Gu tchita 1ple ,1,iplt nd otAer |
papers III the State. favorable to our caus :.
u. W P.tiLLIPo, President.
lsM H GARRETT, JR., Secretary.