The weekly Louisianian., 1874-08-29
Il DEMOCRATIC VA
TIVE or PEOPLES' PARTY:

The party Of "great expectations"
Of q "noble purpose, and exalted objects
vide the Picayune, Bulletin, and EN-
dependent" Times has met in con-
vcntion; nominated ito State and
Congressional candidates. !enunc-.
ated its platform, aud adjourned
Prepared Ito act and strike terror
into the ranka Of the Radical fac
tiona" .
The declaration Of principles"
set forth by the Baton Rouge Con-
vention are ike thoser of Alabama
and other similar communities,
purely White League. The pream-
bic Of 'twe the white people Of Lou
isiana" beginning the manifesto, and
the nine resolutions or party planks
reiterating tie now stereotyped cries
Of The League Organization.
b. The frat resolution Of apurse' de-
ttermines "the,gozsznment now e1-'
listing iR Louisiana,-and to US it is
really remarkable. that the. CONVEX
ton in their partisan zeal should
assume that there existed a gov
ernment-as fraudulent and main
tanned by force" Getting warmed
to the work, the second, third, and
fourth resolutions glow with the
tervor of the class spirit the Con-
vention took care should be RAM
pant throughout. Illustrating AS
they do q phase Of the new rebel
lion here we ask our readers to read
these resolutions; and note tho folly
and mahguancy Of the political party
that at this late day and with the
enlightened temper and, policy Of
the entire country opposed to them
would seek to inaugarate the disas-
trous revolution the seQprement Of
their plainly avowsd purpose would
Arguing. from. a premise
palpaAy and notorionsly untrue; in
the affirmation that the passions
and meiudioes of the negro have
been. iodamed7 as a race against the
these resolutions read:
"a. That the dominant faction ofthe
Radical party in tho State has, by
representations, indamed
The passions and prejudices 81 the
negroes, as = race; against the
whites, and has thereby made it
aecoessary for the white people to
mite and act together In self-de-
'ence and. for the preservation Of
white civilization.
3That the rights Of an men, under,
he constitution and lews Of the land
must be reipeoted.and preserved In
irrespective Of race, color,
,r previous condition, but we deny
hat Congress can constitutionally
enact lnws to enforcej the two races
INTO social union or equality. +"
That the white people of Louisi-
ma have no design TO deprive the
people Of my rights to
which they are entitled, but we are
that the reforms impera~
lively demanded can be effected
'nly by electing to Office white men
+ known capacity, and We believe
hat large numbers Of colored citi-
ems will vote with us to secure a
government which must be bene6-
ial alike to beth races. f.-
Comparing the last clause Of tho
bird resolution with the magnilo-
Iuent sentiment of tho first part one
would suppose that not even 81,
Lacquer could reconcile the
disparity consequent upon crowding
UGH opposite and dissimilar ideas
n SO shorts paragraph; Recogniz-
ng the manhood and: citizenship Of
he colored man. that his "rights
must be respected and preserved
.vioaate" these I.eaggne "civilizers'
q the same breath deny Congress
be authority to enact the very laws
hey themselves instance as neces-
ary to enforce these rights. Was
here ever such mockery and stul-
49,. ia
The fourth resolution. is ,exceed-
Ugly generous. The oolored people
re not to be deprived Of any rights :
, which they are entitled. The {
word is understood to mean, as i
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