The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-08-27
Louisiana Politics.
RESOLUTIONS OF THE CONSERVATIVE CoNyES
TON AT BATON ROUGE.

RESOLUTIONS OF THE CONSERVATIVE CoNyES
TON AT BATON ROUGE.
BATON ROUGE, August 25.-The Commit.
tee on Resolutions and Platform appointed
by the State Conservative Convention yes
terday have not yet reported.
The following were nominated for Con.
gress at the District Convention to-day
John Ellis, Of Orleans. for the Second Dis
trict; Joseph r. BreauX, of iberia, for the
Third District, and j. Nj. Moore, OF ST.
Landry, for the Sixth District. Nominations
for the other districts will be made tonight.
The Convention nominated j. {. Mon
cure, of Caddo, for Treasurer, by acclama-
ton, and adjourned with the widest enthuSi-
asm after the unanimous adoption OF the
following platform
We, the white people Of Louisiana, embra-
cling the Democratic party, Conservative
party, White Mans party, Liberal party, Re-
form party, and all others opposed TO the
Kellogg usurpation, do Solemnly resolve and
declare that the Government now existing
in Louisiana originated in and bias been main
tanned By force and fraud, in opposition to the
will of large majority Of the voters of the
State, in opposition to the principles of the
Constitution of the United States and in Vi
citation of every principle Of justice and
liberty; that the dominant faction of
the Radical party in their State
has By false and fraudulent representations
inhamed the passions and preludces OF the
negroes As q race against the whteS, and has
thereby made it necessary for the white peo-
pie TO unite and act together in se!t-defence
and for the preservation of white ciyiliZa-
ton that the rights of all men under The
Constitution and laws of the land must be
respected and preserved inviolate, prospect
i've OF race, color, or previous condition, but
we deny that Congress can constitutiOnally
enact laws to force the two races into social
union or equality; that the white people of
Louisiana have no desire to deprive the COL
ored people Of any rights to which they are
entitled, but we are convinced that reform
is ilnperatively demanded, and can be effect
ed only by electing TO office white men
of known capacity and integrity,
and We believe that large numbers
of coored citizens will vote with
us TO secure a government which must
be beneficial alike TO both races; that we
disclaim earnestly any intention Of Carrying
or attempting to carry the approaching cleo
ton by violence, and that the charges 10 this
effect, cmanating from our Radical enemies
are without foundation, and are falsely made
for the purpose Of obtaining tine aid of the
military forces of the United States in order
to overawe the people, perpetuate tue exist
ing usurpation, and subyert the true princl'
pies of the Government; that w. F. Kellogg
is mere usurper, and we denounce him as
such that his government is arbitrary, I'm.
just, and oppressive, and that it eau maintain
itself only through Federal interference
that the election and registration laws under
which the election is being conducted were
intended to perpetuate the usurpatlon by de.
priving the people, and especially our natu
ralized citizens, of an opportunity to register
and vote, but we announce distinctly
that it is the determination of the people to
have a fair election aud to see that the result
is not changed by fraud or violence; that we
extend to all of our race, in every cline, the
right-hand of fellowship and cordial invita-
ton to come and settle among us and unite
their destinies with ours; that while we are
ia favor of meeting punctually the payment
OF the legitimate debt Of Louisiana, we are
immovabiy opposed to the recognition o.
dishonest and fraudulent obligations issued
in the name of the State; and we pledSt
ourselves to make a searching investigation
in the matter. We advise our people te
vote against the amendment to the Constltu
ton proposed by the usurping Legislature
and pleage ourselves, on the restoration!o
the government to honest hands, to provide
for the payment of the honest indebtedness:
of the State.