The Opelousas courier., 1874-08-08
The Democratic State Central
Committee.

1HoIH NUFtH Lou1siaua 10 THIS COtnultbee, fc-
questing them to withdraw their call for a
Convention to meet at New Orleans and to
join in call for Convention OF the pee Die,
composed Of delegates chosen by all persons in
the State who are opposed to carpet-bag gov
ernment," to meet at Baton Rouge. This ap-
peal was signed by Gov. McEnery and other
representative men of North Louisiana. The
Committee refused to aecede, considering that
the appeal amounted to an invitation to dis
solve the Democratic party. They expressed
willingness, however, to change the place.
Since then the Committee of Seventy, than
whom no body of men in the State have done
and sacrificed more to subserve its interests,
have come to the front with an earnest re-
quest to the Democratic Committee to modify
their original call for q Convention. What
ever may be said to the contrary, their reso-
expressed in the appeal from North Louisiana.
They are as follows: ,..
WHEREAS, Objections have been made to
the call of the Democratic State Central Com
mittee for Convention, to be held at New
Orleans on the fourth Monday of August, 1874,
which objections, it is understood, are based
in great part ON the selection of New Orleans
as the place of holding the Convention /; and
WHEREAS, 1t is of the utmost Importance
that the said Convention should meet the
views, and be full and fair representation
of the people of Louisiana opposed to the ex-
isting usurpation !; therefore be it
Resokred, /. That this committee does, most
earnestly and respectfully, request theaDemo-
cratic State Central Committee to modify the
call for Convention SO as to have the Con-
vention meet at Baton Rouge instead Of at
Narry HBf4 80 k~H
the shaping and conduct of the ensuing can
vass.
q That a committee of three be appointed
to wait upon the Democratic State Central
Committee to present these resolutions, and
to urge this modification. ..-. ...-
3. That we approve the address of the State
Central Committee, and this committee will
issue On address to the people of Louisiana
opposed to the existing usurpation, inviting
and urging them to send delegates to that
Convention upon the basis of representation
as stated in the address of the Democratic
State Central Committee.
The country parishes are almest unani-
mously opposed to holding the Convention in
New Orleans, and whether the place be unim-
portant or not to some, they have their hearts
set on it, and unless the Committee yield this
point another Convention viii be held in the
, SoAutAS. 4hO COuhSAS IL awaiting tuCfS iSPiJ
to the Committee of Seventy. If they modify
their call in conformity with the above reso-
lutions, harmony may be restored under the
invitation, in their address, to s all eonserva-
tive voters, without reference to past political
| affiliations, to unite in the election of dele
gates to this Convention"
As to remitting to the Convention the ques-
ftnp of and nafiav pafhtuu fhp inns
mittee can do would confer any power on the
Convention in this respect. The Convention
would have this right, Independently of any
!, action ON their part. The Committee is sin7'
ply an agent, and whatever it may do in the
premises = whether within Or beyond the
scope of its authority--has no absolute bind
ing force on the Convention when assembled.
1t may endorse or repudiate any action their
agent may take, and is the final judge of all
things pertaining to the party; SO that what
ever the Committee may do in this matter
makes NO material difference. s-
1t can do no harm, however, for the Com
mittee to say that they remit to the Conven.
! tion the shaping and conduct of the ensuing
, campaign" On the contrary, it may do good,
| without some such action Of the Committee,
! the Convention weuld be limited in its powers
I But the question to be considered is, What
should the country people do, in the event
that the Committee yield the point as to the
place of holding the Convention2 That they
| will yield we have no doubt, and, if 30, whence
is the necessity for two Conventionss viii
10
| Can we net accomplish the same result By &C
eepting the invitation addressed by the Com
| mittee to "all conservative voters to partici
pate in the selection of delegates, as by hold
| ing separate Conventien3 VIII not two
Conventions force upon us the re-enaetment
of the Fusion farce of 1872? viii it not divide
instead of uniting ms Considering the modi
! fieatisn of the action of the Committee In &C
eordance with the resoiHtions of the Commit.
| tee of Seventy, above quoted, as foregons
conclusion, these questions naturally arise
! and we put them suggestively, and not a. in
/ sllcative of what the White League may do ii
!, the premisea. In this matter, we shall avail
| the action Of onr Parish Executive Commit
/ tee, which will decide our course. That Com
mittee meets to-day, and BY our next issue VA
I viii probably be enabled to speak authorita
lively for the White League in this parish.
/ Meanwhile the State Democratic conmitte,
win act and the press speak out on the sub
+ject. Our faith lies In the people, whose thor
! eugh appreciation of the necessity of uniol
Affords the best check to any efforts narrow
minded party bigats may make to Great,
i dissension among them. &
I A very strange and at the same time unfor
i innate accident occurred last week on Mrs. Z
Wartelle's plantation, near town, BY whiel
MFR. G. WarteIle lost two fine horses, values
at from three to four hundred dollars. Th
two herses, one d three year old colt an,
1 the other Mr.. Varieties saddle horse, wef
/ at play in the yard, where an ordinary harros
had been left--its enormous iron teeth turne'
spward the earth, OF course-when the cola
closely pursued By his companion, rusiie'
madly by the harrow, one OF the handles 9
| which strnck him fun in the breast, pierefnl
the intestines. This terrible shock did no
i stop him, however. the monentuzn acquires
/ in hls headlong course carrying him about
4 hundred yards of, where he fell bHt On
/ shock had threwn the harrow upon its sidt
With ifs pointed teeth turned toward his pul
i:suer, who, striking upon them with terrioi
l,fercc, naangled and Iaeerated himself in BOZ
4 rible nsanner Both died . few hours ate
the accident.
yrerLAycE CoMMrpTEEs At WORK. - Las
i week. the Vigilance Committee OF RefiGer Ans