The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1874-09-09
NEW ORLEANS CORRESPONDENTS,
NEW ORLEANS,
Sept. 6, 1S74.}

NEW ORLEANS,
Sept. 6, 1S74.}
FRIEND DEMOCRAT
The commercial year does not
open very brightly, although our city
journals made their usual volumi-
nous "Annual Report" richly inter-
larded with advertisements and edi-
torial notices. I suppose that it is
all right now, but if business keeps
running down in the future as it has
for the past three years, we shall soon
have no "Annual Report to make.
THE RATIFICATION MEETING,
on Tuesday evening, held in front OF
the Varieties Theater, on Canal st.,
for the purpose of endorsing tn e
nominations and proceedings of the
Baton Rouge Convention, was grand
affair. The attendance has been va
riously estimated at from ten to
twelve thousand, and the utmost
unanimity and enthusiasm prevailed.
Mr.. J. B. Eustis was chosen Presi-
dent, and the Vice-Presidents were
chosen from among our best and
most influential citizens. Mr.. Eus-
tbs opened the meeting with short
address, congratulating the people
upon the union Of feeling and senti-
ment now existing among the white
people of the State. Among the nu-
merous speakers were Messrs. r. N.
Ogden, VOORHEES,, r. H. Mari and E.
John Ellis. The following resolu-
lions were read enthusiastically and
unanimously adopted:
RESOLVED, That the Democratic
and Conservative parties do emphat-
ically ratify the resolutions adopted
by the Baton Rouge State Conven-
ton, and heartily indorse it's nomi-
nations.
RESOLVED, That the de facto State
government is an odious usurpation,
originated in fraud and tyranny, and
maintaining itself merely through
Federal support.
RESOLVED, That Federal interfer.
ence in State matters, except in rigid
compliance with the constitution and
laws Of the United States, cannot but
be deprecated as subversive of our re-
publican institutions.
RESOLVED, That it is wise and
prudent to vote against the constitu
tional amendments suggested and de-
sired by the Kellogg usurpation
and, moreover, that the so-callec
Legislature, being itself a part of the
usurpation, has no right whatever tt
submit to the people any amendment
to the organic law.
RESOLVED, That the white people
of Louisiana do not contemplate de
priving the colored people of theil
political rights; that it is the interes'
of the whole people that peace ane
harmony should prevail; but it is {
matter of profound conviction tina
this contamination can be attained
only by an intelligent conservative
and responsible Government.
RESOLVED, That the appointment
made by VIM. Pitt Kellogg Of part.
| tools and disreputable persons as Su
pervisors of Registration, exhibits
settled purpose to defeat, by fraud
the will Of the people at the bullo
box; fact to which we earnestly in
l vite the attention of the law abidin;
citizens of the Union. And Will
the people of Louisiana intend t.
continue in that course of modera
ton and forbearance, which has wol
l the respect and approval of their fel
: low-citizens throughout the Unite
States, we explicitly declare our de
termination to have an honest regis
tration and a fair election-peacea
bly,, if we can; forcibly, if we must
i While the meeting was going O
1 one of the
l FOIrJ EST hrIyRDEPs
that has ever disgraced our city wa
perpetrated at the corner of Cana
and ROYAL streets. Mr.. Justin