The Caucasian. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1874-1875, 1874-07-18
TO the People Or Karf1cs.

layS Demlcyas. announcing thein
action in calling State Convcn-
ton to meet in New Orleans on the
4th Monday Of Angust-and also
t0express regret M tbsasss,'ned re.
taponsibility II sNij cav for ~ Msss
Meeting in this Parish, to select
delegates to an opposition Convcn-
ton II know that the 1 entral
| Cou1nitteo 1t tlDSrecknt J6ceting,
were governed by the purest and
most unseIfish motives, and with
the anxious desire to l.armonize and
unite al the clements of opposition
to the destructive rule of the Radi-
cal party in our State. They were
in sessi6n two. daya-evcry measure
proposed was thoroughly discussed
and examined, and considering the
difficulty in tho way of etlectingthe
the objects they desired to aeool:
piish, on one point they were a Nh1t
viz: to- no act ms to give no. Just
ground ofcomphint.to any couserv,
ative who si,,cercly desires the over
throw of tho incompetent and dis.
honest party who have wrought the
destruction and ruin Of our. Stare.
Tho committee were greatly aid
ed in their labors, by the counsel
Of distinguished gentlemen resisting
in, different portions OF the State,
and on concluding their labors, cv.
cry member Of tho committee felt,
thatno onecould with justice charge
them, with any act calculated TO-
produce. disscnsion amongst the
people.
The Editor Of the Democrat, says
he approves Of the Address Of the
Committeeman denounces them
for fixing upon New Orleans as the
place for the meeting Of the Con
vcntion-and declares "tlcy are
not going to New Orleans and will
not send delegates there" and he
publishes a call for a Mass Meeting
Of the people Of Kapidcs on the
9Th Of August, to elect delegates
to some other convention, in oppo
sition of course, to the convention
called by the Central State Com
mittee. The. Editor OF the Demo
orat is, and will be held responsible
for having thrown tho first Apple
Of discord in our midst-and lie and
those who may have prompted him
to the course no has taken, have as.
sumcd a fearful responsibility. Can
it he expected that the Overwhelm
ing majority Of the people of tlls
State who do endorse inc views and
recommendation Of the Central
Committee will surrender their Or
ganization and their opinions at the
dictation Of any one Newspaper, or
half dozen politicians who can give
no better reason for their opposi-
ton Tran the puerile one, of the
place selected for holding the State
Comrcn,ion. That question. was
freely discussed, principally 10y the
delegates from the country Parishes
and there was not a dissenting
voice when the vote was taken as
to. the place of meeting-because
fhc committee were anxious to have
as large an attendance as possible
ofdclegates, and they well knew,
that if any other place but New
Orleans was designated thai there
would be but very few delegates
present. a
The East Louisiana Parishes
the Mississippi Coast Parishes and
the Attakapas Parishes are within
q few miles run from the City by
Rail or Steamer, and III the present
impoverished condition Of our peo-
pie, but few arc able to afford the
additional expense and time, it
would cost and require of a trip up
Red River in low water perhaps,
to attend n convention. A convcn-
ton here would be composed Of a
few delegates with pockets full Of
proxies, and the people would not
respect their action, end the only
reason l have ever heard assigned
for the opposition to holding a
State Convention in New Orleans,
Wljch is by, all odds the most con
venient point for the larger MAORI
ty of the Parishes, is the charge
that improper influences are
brought to bear upon the country
delegates by the city politicians-I
have often asked parties giving this
excuse for their opposition to New
Orleans, to give me an instance
where this influence was excrted
to the benefit Of New Orleans office
seekers. | have never as yet, had
an answer to that question. In the
last forty years, no resident of New
Orleans has been nominated for
Governor Of this State, nor has any
citizen Of the city ever held the Off
ces Of Auditor Or Treasurer, and
| h,,f two bovn haoI, n1oo+a1 T ioof