The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-08-09
ADDRESS OF THE COMMITTEE
OF SEVENTY.
Rooms COMMITTEE OF SEVENTY,
Nauy ncIaap. INV ~ 1SrI

Rooms COMMITTEE OF SEVENTY !
/ New Orleans, July 81, lo74
| At meeting Of the Committee held this da,
| the following preamble and resolutions wer.
adopted
! Whereas objections have been made to the cal
Of tn DemOcr itic State Central Committee for d
Co lvensnu % be held at New Orleans on the
fourth Monday of August, 1874, which obje, tons
1t Is understo d, a 'c bised IN great part on tht
selectiI n Of w Orleans as tbs pace Of holding
| the Convention: and,
Whereas, it Of the utmost importance thai
| the SAID Convention should meet Lhe views, and
be flI and lair representation OF the people OF
| louisa opposed to the existing usurpatlon
| therefore, be 1t
| Eeso.ced, L. That this com n.ttee does, most
| ear .lesty and respectfully, request the Demo-
cratic State Central Committee - modify the
| cali for Convention, 80 as 10 have the Conveli-
tiol III et at Baton Rouge instead OF at New Or-
leans, and to remit to that Convention the
shaping and conduct of the ensuing canvass
2. That com nttee Of three be appointed
wait upon the Democratic Stale General Coni-
mute to present these Resolutions, AMI to urgs
This mo .if :atlon.
g. That we approve the address OF the State
Central Committee = md this Comm tee will sue
an address to tle peoplc If Lou opposed to
the existing usui patton, InvltlnS anu urging hem
to sen Delegates to tn It Convention upol the
basis Of representation as stated III the address
III the Deliycra.lc stare Leutrai Committee
T. II NJ ,Ru President.
JOSEPH COLLINS, Secretary.
To Hon. E nile LaSero, President. and members
Of the democratic State Central Committee II
Louisiana:
Conference.-The Committee Of Seventy, which
for nearly two Years has en- waglng cease.
warfare Salllst the Infamous us lrpatlUn or hei-
lUgg, Ill view Ut the approa iIlnS election which
Nil afford the people an uppurtunlt. 10 rescue
the State from Rad cal ru e. and considering that
ma, IA. A m n 11I,.t
deemed 1t neither for, IN to the pu, poses OF
lis organization nor Inconsistent with It's past
career, to assume a lecded a utude with regard
thereto aud to TAXI its pace in the line which Is
forming to fight the battle Tor Louisiana re-
uemptlOl.
AT a very large meeting Of the Committee, held
at It's room tins city, on the evening Of the
jUth July, ut., ut er the fullest disc..sslo and
int. rchanSe Of views, the resolutions winch ac
company this letter wei passed by very large
majority.
10 the impartial mind there can be no mscon-
structlon Ut the tenor AID purtOrt OF these reso
utlons. III unquAlltiely indolse the addre s
issued by your a., and pledge t comlnt,ee
u lsslo to the people OF Inc state an address,
urging them 10 heed your call, and send dele
Sat,s to he Convention convuked by YOU, no
matter where that Convention may assemble.
Having, III the etllct and legitimate line OF
your 'uty, already issued Your CA Ia terms SD
nDeral, catholic a..d broau, that a y and every
oppo..ent vi Rldlca4.sil and negro supremacy ii
Louisiana may unite III your conseLllon, Inc
Committee OF seventy falls To SEE CAUSE Tor ulvs
ION AID diss lll>iun. through NuLr CONVENTION.
and u.iier your call, the fun volume OF ,usrrNa
i've Mlll lii Louisiana my b. volc, d; ana when
tat VIII Is uttered every true-heartcd son vi
Loli-l ina will Yield aud ouc..
but the Commit, te Ut Seventy Is not insensible
20 Tie acL that your can or Convention ut Ntw
Uf4edIs has CIedtCn u4cScsI, II anu division Ill
the n'lDds and heart, uf MANY 90" d and abe
men lii the state, whose paLrlOuc devotion to It's
Interest, cannot be Questioned ana several
cuuAtry journals, eculng lh,s let ing, have
united Ill another call iOr d COnN entlIn at AltA |
drla. LII ieh CT ng upon tn. action vi yur COM
mIttee. some uf tnese Jou' HAS na'e been so un
guarded III Language aud uIilOi uiiate III emper
as to utter unklu worus ald n5@aerous char ocs
against tine democracy II TN city.
the Of language, Uv men towards |
men, whose hearts stiOul 50 ara Hn together |
ny comllon mist rtunes aud Oppresslun, As most |
-inccreiy to b. rcgr,tted
But we ask that all this be forgotten. Let it |
be attribute u to that Intensity vi eeilng and eX
preston which viii sometimes esca, t.Ie lips |
anu Use To the heal Is Ut len who have suffered
much. and are slitioilnS still, and whose deep
anxiety IL e,caps that suite. lug cause them u |
feel and think and speak Ill the strongest manner |
The chief objection urged to Your action is |
That the place tur tI1 iectI.ig of the Convention
;,,nvoked by you Was liked at n, W Orleans. W. |
leeln his most uIltnp ntanl objection; but ye!
me OBJ cu IL cAlsls, add exists strongly III t.e |
minds vi many COCOA men III the State.
Iue ConlilllLtee OF scvtnt! eafncstly and Ie-
,p,ctfnil, asks that You remove That objection
b.. cau.ng The & n\en.lon al baton Rouge.
l IL II ,Sdrou th sltl acti al ID AnLr part
viii heal ali DIVISION aud Jeaiul~y, and Lnat all
Al; conservative OF the >.att VII. then bc
United Ia one firm unbr.k II, and therefore in
,lnclb.e array iii This might! conflict, up III tht
,ucc, sstul lssu. Il WHICH Inc uesllLy oi Oul
,eioved State uepeud>.
With profound conviction that your action will
Dc guided b. the hIgnest ulclat, Of du y aha
we al. Win great res Get, Yer. ,rull
ours, J.. JOAN ELLIS,
i. AGGAMAN,
IL. n. o. EN-,
subcommittee the Committee of seventy.