The Caucasian. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1874-1875, 1874-08-08
ACTION OF THE DEMOCRAT
H. STATE CENTRA l. CON.
MlTTEE.

IT, STATE CENTRA l. com
MlTTEE.
THE STATE CONVENTION cHANoEI
TO BATON ROUGE.
To Honorable Emil E La se,c, Prer;den
I. and members Of thc Democratic Stat
Central n,ittee-ef I,ouisiona'
\ GENTLEMEN The Committee O
Seventy, which for nearly two yearl
la. been waging cease!ess warfare
acninst the infamous usurPation q
Kellogg, in view IT the approaching
election which will afford the people
an opportunity t" rescue tho State
from the Radical rule, and considering
that no patriotic hand can remain idle
IN this conflict, has deemed it neither
foreign t" tho purposes Of it's orgnniza
ton nor inconsistent with it's past ca
rcrr to assume a decided attitude with
regard thereto, md to take its place
in the line which, IN forming tn fight
the hattie If I.ouisiana's redemption.
! Alta very large meeting Of the Com
mittee held ut its rooms IN this city,
On tho evening If the 3)th July. ult.,
after the fullest discussion and inter
change Of views, the resolutions WHICH
accompany this letter were passed ~
a very large majority.
To the impartial mind there can be
no misconstructirn Of the tenor and
purport ri t:,ese resolutions. They
nanalifiedly intlorsc the address issu-
Cd by yonr body, and pledge the com
mittcc to iasue to tho people OF the
State an aildress, nrging them to heed
your call, aud to send delegates to the
Convention convokel by you, no mat
tor where that Convention may as
semblc.
Having, in the strict and Legitimate
limo If your duty, already issued your
call in terms 40 liberal, catholic and
broad, ti,nt any and every opponent OF
RaIic,!ism and negro supremacy III
Louisiana may unite in your conven-
lion, tho Committee of Seventy fails t"
rec cause for division and disscnsion.
Through, your Convention, and under
your call, the full volume Of conscrva-
tive will in Louisiana may lie voiced !;
and when that will il uttered every
trnc hear ted son ofLonisiana will yield
and obey.
But the Committee of Seventy is not
inscnsib!e to the fact that your call for
u Convention ut Now Orleans has crea'
t. ID lissension and division in the minds
and hearts of many good and able men
in the State. whose patriotic devotion
to its interests cannot be questioned
aud several country journals, rchoing
this feeling, have united in another
call for q Convention ut Alexandria.
In rejecting upon tho action Of your
committee, some Of these journals have
been 40 onguarde'l in language and I'M
fortunate IN temper rs to after nnkind
words aud ungcnerous charges against
the Democracy Of this city.
The use Of such language, Ivy men
towards men, where hearts should be
50 drawn together by common misfor-
tunes and oppression, is most siDcere-
y to he regretted.
Bnt wc ask that all this he forgotten.
Let it be attributed to that intensity
Of feeling aud expression which will
sometimes escape the lips and arise to.
the hearts Of men who have suffered
much, and are suffering still, and whose
deep anxiety (" escape that suffering
ca3sc them to feel and thiuk aud speak
IN the strongest manner.
The chief objection urged to yonr
action is that tie place for the meet
ing Of the Convention conv"ked hy
YOU was fixed at New Orleans. We
deem this u most unimportant oljcc-
ton but yet the objection exists, and
strongly in the minds Of many good
men in tho State. |
The Committee If Seventy earnestly
and respectfully asks that you remove
that objection by calling tue Convcu-
ton at Baton Rouge.
l feel assured that sncl action in
your part will heal all division and
jealousy, aud that all the conserva-
tivcs of the State will then be united
in ono Arm, unbroken, and therefore
inv,ncihle array in this mighty c""flict,
upon tho successful Issue 0f which the
destiny Of our beloved State depends.
With profound conviction that your
action will be guided Ivy tho highest
Of duty and patriotism, we are
with great respect, very truly pours,
E. JOHN ELLIS,
f. WAGGAMAN,
..-. II. N. OGDEN.
SUBJ Com. Of the Committee Of Scve'ty.
DEMOCRATIC STATE
CENTRAL COMMITTEE OF La,
New Orleans, August 3, 1874.
At meeting If this COMMITTEE, the
resolution was adopted:
Resolved, That the Democratic State
Convention he held at tho city Of Ba
ton Ronge
ALBERT vOoHR1Es, Vice Pres.
WIN. J. BURDESDoRrr, Sec.
Proceedings Of the Grant Par ish
Mass Meeting.
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