The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-11-15
An ANTE.BELLUM "REMINISCENCES.

The following stray leaf from the book Of
the. past has hoated into our sanctum, and we
publish it for the benefit of those staunch
L. Madison Day and Michael Hahn
PLATFORM OF THE FRIENDS OF UNITED SOUTHERN
ACTION.
Whereas, during many years past associations
and large bodies of citizens il the non -sayehold-
ing States have evinced and carried out the
steady purpose of assailing, by all the means
they can employ, the peculiar institutions Of the
Southern States, and have aided the attack by
vituperative address and speeches, by abolition
petitions to Congress, by intammatory dis
courses, and by exaggerated appeals to the
prejudices and passionsof the Ignorant and ia
natical;
And whereas, much sympathy has been ex-
hibited and encouragement given i'll the nom
slayehOlding States to bands Of lawlesS rufians
making attacks upon the slaveholding States,
and endeavOring TO incite instruction among
the slaves;
And whereas, a formidable and powerful party.
called Republican, existing exclusively, with
slight and insignificant exceptions, in the non
slayeholding States, has proclaimed that slavery
shall be prohibited by action of Congress i'll the
Territories, thus showing deliberate hostility to
the South;
And whereas, many Of the non s'aveholding
States have passed avs with the design and with
the effect OF embarrassing and preventing the
the laws OF Congress passed in accordance there
| with, in regard to the reciallalinS OF fugitive
slaves, thus trampling on one OF the clearest and
most valued rights secured to the South by the
Constitution and laws;
And whereas, the election of Abraham Lincoln
and Hannibal Hamblin to the Presidency and
Vice Presidency has given just cause OF alarm 20
all the citizens of the South, aud requires their
determined, vigorous and united action to the
p1ncip es which i; is believed viii suide Their
| Administrations
| And whereas, we feel, as citizens of Louisiana,
| that our rights have been invaded, our opinions
outraged and our institutions imperliled by the
| tri amph and q titude of sectional party;
| And whereas, the danger which presents itself
| to us 70 one we share in conimon with all the
slavehOlding States ana appears Iii q shape which
| forblds us to separate ourselves at the present
perilOus juncture from the other slaveholdlng
States, but, on the contrary, impels and requires
us to tender to them our own, and to seek their
| sympa thy and cooperation; therefore, be it
| RESOLVED, That the time has come which de-
mands prompt and vigorous action on the part OF
| the .outh to assert and MAINTAIN her rights,
and TO proclaim to the world that she will no
| longer submit to the evils which environ her.
| KesotUe1, That we are in favor Of a thorough
cooperation of the slavehoding States III this
crisis which has been thrust upon us, both in or
der that we may present an unbroken front in
the maintenance Of rights in which all have an
equal interest, and that in case OF revolution we
| may Immediately form a new government, and
avoid an interreSnum, with ITS dls4ulet, doubt
| and insecurity.
Reso!ued, That we are opposed to all separate
anu nasty State action, believing that it will tend
| to defeat or delay cooperation, and prevent a
| thorough union OF Southern Sentiment.
| ResctUed, That in times like these, when each
day is full of changes, aud no man pretend
to read the future it is the duty of the people to
select men to represent them in the Convention
| of ability, honor AMI known devotion to the
South and that such delegates should go to the
convention untrammeled and unpedged, free to
act for the best interests OF Their constituents
| Resolred, That it is the duty Of the Convention
| of the State of Louisiana, which is to assemble at
the city Of Baton Rouge on the 23d day OF Janu-
airy next:
the slaveholding States for the purpose of united
Southern action relative to the question of slave
nv, now agitating the public mind, should con-
vention for united Southern action be Endorsed
by vote Of the people OF the State.
2. To provide for the secession OF the
State in case secession should be afterwards in
dorsed by a vote of the people of this State.
| 3. To submit Immediately the questions of
united Southern cooperation and separate State
secession to the people OF the State, to determine
which of the two measures they in favor Of.
! If the vote of the people be III favor OF united
3Southern cooperation then the provisions OF the
Convention relative to united Southern action are
to be regarded as final and complete. Ii the vote
of the people be in favor of separa e State seccs
sion, then the action Of the Convention, predi-
Gated thereupon, shall become final.
| EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
Z Solomon, L W Colicns,
A Field, Jonas,
l. N Day, Glenn
NJ Hahn. Samuel Summer.
John Younnes, DIR + Ames,
Thos Adams, IN Philips,
w + Hodgkins, l. Dafou,
Felix Percy, f Borge,
Riviere Gardere, Capt McClane,
V st Ceran, Salaun,
Il. II. Clack, Robert Winnie,
G. w. McCerren, John Z. Caldwell,
Thos. Askew, Benz. Cambell,
G.. W. Hynson, J. L. Barrett,
r. d. Harper, J. Purcell.
Geo. A. Fosdick, Casper Auch,