The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-10-12
MASS MEETING OF DEMOCRATS AMI
CONSERVATIVES IN ST. JAMES
PARISH.
THEY FAVOR A CONVENTION.

Servatlve clt1ZenS OF st. James parish was
held on October 10, 1875, in this parish.
The officers were: President, F. P. Poche
Vice Presidents, DR.. J. J. Gau;hraux, John v
Armant, ]. Gentil and M. Boncry; Secretary,
J. B. Ferchaud.
The meeting was addressed by F. P. Poche
and by Col ALI. Roman, who offered the fol
lowing resolutions, which were unanimously
adopted.
Whereas, the Democratic party, the only true
guardian of the constitutional liberties of oul
people, is now organized in almost every
State Of the Union, in view Of the coming
Presidential campaign;
Whereas, it becomes the bounden duty oi
Louisiana the acknowledged victim of Radi.
cal misrule and corruption-to lose no time in
placing herself into line with the National
Democracy of the United States, and thus join
hands with her sister States, North and South,
in their efforts to save the country from poll
teal ruin, degradation and shame;
| Whereas, the Conservative element OF the
people CT St. James, in full accord with the
great majority of the people of the whole State,
| without impugning the motives of those of our
representatives who favored compromise
with our enemies, has never acquiesced in, nor
bowed obedience to, the so-cailed "Wheeler
Adjustment" or would be acknowledgment Of
the Kellogg usurpation;
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justiiable interference OF Federal authority in
our State affairs in 1872, and its more recent
tyrannical interposition, with force and arms,
on the 18th Of January, 1875, at the opening Of
the last session of our State Legislature,
still remain unrebuked by the solemn voice
of CONVERSATIONAL SO universally con-
demned, in every section of the country, by
all American freemen worthy of the name;
Whereas, it is our sacred duty, as American
| citizens, to vindicate, with untiring zeal, our
| rights and immunities, rs guaranteed to us
by the Constitution and laws of the United
States, and of our State; and, whereas, we
are determined never to abandon this, our
contest for freedom, until Louisiana shall
have. been restored to the standard Of peace,
honor and sovereignty to which she is emit
tied, and which she claims as an equal
among the States of the Union;
Now, therefore, by the solemn action Of the
Democrats and other Conservative citizens Of
Saint James, in public assembly convened,
be it
RESOLVED, That we hereby declare our ear
nest adherence to, and final connection with,
the National Democratic party Of the United
States, and will do all in our power to co-ope-
rate in its success, not only with regard to the
Presidential campaign OF 1876 but to any and
all State measures which may lawfully lead to
the enfranchisement of Louisiana from Radi-
cal rule.
RESOLVED, That though we never questioned
the honesty of purpose actuating those of the
Conservative members of the House of Repre-
sentatives who favored and voted for what is
known as the "Wheeler Compromise" We,
however, have never acquiesced in this pre-
tended adjustment, nor do we consider our
selves. or any portion of the people of Loui-
siana in any manner whatsoever bound by it.
RESOLVED, That we respectfully call upon
the Hon. E. John Ellis, our Representative in
Congress, and upon his Democratic colleagues
Of the different Congressional Districts OF the
State, to raise their voices at the next session
of Congress, in behalf of subjugated Louisi-
ana; that we authorize them to deny, most
emphatically, any acquiescence on the part of
our people, save by comp ulsory submission,
to the Kellogg usurpation, or any and all
Federal Intervention in our State affairs, from
and after the election of 1872, to and includ-
ing the 4th of January, 1875; that we hereby
petition our said Representatives in Congress,
by all rightful influence in their power, to in
duce the Federal Government to withdraw its
apparent recognition and support of the
shameless usurpation, which is fast destroy
ing our liberties, and to allow the people of
Louisiana fully to enjoy their rights of self
government, untrammeled by Executive in
terposition, ex -parte judicial DEGREES, United
States bayonets, or United States military
orders.
Resolved, That the original report of the
Congressional Committee on Louisiana
Affairs" and also the majority report pre-
scented at the Second Session of the Forty
Third Congress, by the Honorabies Charles
Foster, William Walter Phelps, Clarkson n.
Potter and Samuel Marshall, meets with our
most earnest and cordial approval; that we
Al 30 klncn
sentatives of free American institutions, who,
believing that truth and justice are mightier
than mere party ties, stood firm to the cause
of constitutional right and liberty, uninfiu-
enced by aught but their loyal resolve to see
that equal Justice should be done to all.
RESOLVED, That with a view to better explain
the political status of Louisiana at the OPEN
ing of the mex. Congressional session, and in
order, also, to show the true sense of our
people with regard to the Kellogg usurpation,
and the amount Of responsibility they are
willing to assume as to the deceptive result of
the Wheeler Compromise, we do hereby de-
clare our cordial concurrence with our Dem
ocratic brethren of the city CT New Orleans
and of many country parishes of the State in
the necessity of q convention, to be convened
in New Orleans on the 22d of November
next, and wherein should appear to speak
and act as behooves patriots and freemen,
all the Democratic and Conservative elements
in the State of Louisiana.
ResolUed, That we hereby instruct our dele
gate to the Democratic and Conservative
State Central Committee to join his efforts
with ours in furtherance of the call of said
convention; and that as we are fully con-
WINGED such convention will be called on or
about the day and place above designated, we
do hereby authorize and empower the presi-
dent of this meeting to select and appoint
forthwith, six citizens of the parish of st.
james, himself being one of them, said dele
gates to be clothed with full authority to act
as our representatives at said convention. and
whose duty it viii be to uphold, in our name,
by their vote or otherwise, the views and con-
victions we here proclaim.
On motion of J. r Winchester, it was re-
solved that the st. James Louisianais, the
Meschdcebe, of ST. John Baptist, the New Or
leans Bee, and the New Orleans BULLETIN be