The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-08-13
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Meeting.
BAsrhop, Morehouse parish,
August s, 1876.


A mass meeting Of she Democratic.
Conservative party OF this parish was
,alled by Hon s. q. Parsons, Chairman
OF the Executive Committee, this day
for the purpose OF ratifyint the State
ticket nominated at Baton Rouge. nas
The meeting was organized by calling
r. o. Leavel to the Chair, and request.
Ing A. s.. Keller to act as Secretary. ..n.sY
The committee on resolutions, viz,
Hon. s. q. Parsons, Col. X. =. Todd and
W. r. Watt, reported the following res.
oiutions: .a@
Reso,red. That the State ticket recently nomi.
Faanes aGa a r be Necs ptss
honesty Of purpose and patriotic devotion e
zen ay VII" ses desires @ tRc Redemption 81 ehe tate and
we hereby ratify said ticket and pledge ourselves
TO use all lnudable means to secure its trium.
pbant election in November next Ill H
form adopted BY the recent State Convention d
hs ~ p"y san e
RcsolreJ. That we hall as he harhipger of a
oay apa u e v,rn ns
them To abandon lRadicalisn. with its false
promises nd oath bound Coun"ils Of Freedom
a nay dn IL sadns , tha f state q CARPET bug thieves
nsurpers anu dishonest officials.
These resolutions, together with the
platform adopted at Baton Rouge by the
State Convention, were unanimously in
dorsed and adopted by the meeting.
The following preamble and resolu-
tiop, originating with the Sixth Ward
Climb and adopted by II. were on motion
adopted by the meeting. gt" "@
Whereas. the government of the State n Lou
isiuna hns for ths last eight years been under
the contoJ Of the Ropublicaa partyi and
wherf as. the parish officials OF this parish for
the last tour years have all been nsinbyrs of the
psss aons Ra,y ws D or hs orln a
ciais now in ofiice. the, bad laws that have been
enpded. The Inurderers and criminals That have
drawn between the two races the confidence
that hns bren destroyed In trade. and the depre-
ciated value Of State hDe parish paper; a..
persecution. not prosecution: for fnJustice. not
justice. aud that the last District Court, attend
ed with heavy. cost and dsbt t9 the parish forthe
lack ~ yigilant and Intelligent prosecuting
officer, failsd 10 every instance 10 convict for
crime. and -Lts s3 .1iby'a II .iHHf II .Hi9
Whereas. nurderers and criminals did have
to go to the sheriff, after waiting months for mr.
rest and surrender their persons and demand
trial. Therefore. be II n sJfn49 au iLfs.tt ~
tors and cowardIy sherlffs shall no longer ruls
oar Sfnte and parish. f7ossH 1lsdf sbeos se'
On motion OF J. II Brigham the fol.
lowing resolution was adopted: lr7
gResotced That the ward clubs Of Morehouse
are hereby requested TO unite with the Centrmi
Club of Bastr0p in raising . fund for the pur-
pose 81 purchasing suitable flag and paying
dricls pole 10 the town of Bastrop. and that this
meeting appoint n committee Of five 10 purchase
the fa9 and suporintend tho erec,ion OF the pole
At an early day. aefiR ta43N "isf'f4
The following committee was ap-
pointed, WIZ Harvey Brigham, r. s.
port and M. 8. Hunter. dIalF t@'H
On motion the New Orleans DEMOCRAT
and Morehouse clarion were requested
to publish the proceedings Of this
meeting ar TH4Hi#tf = .sssfi f
The meeting then adjourned
Z. O. LEAvEL, Chairman.
A. s. KELLER, Secretary. at