The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-08-31

declare, that tho a n,tninEsion Of ssrnuel
J Tilden, while II. insures the vote of
New York, will be approved through
out the Union as the incarnation OF
the vital issue, anil the guarantees Of a
successful achievement OF the work of
national regeneration and reform. The
Democratic party cf New York resffirm
the principles set forth In their Syracuse
platform af 1874, which have been twice
approved, and upon which tbs st. Louis
Convention, representing the Democracy
or the whole United States, have set the
seal Of their faith and their adoption,
and they incorporate herein as u part OF
this platform the said Syracuse plat
form Of 1874, and the st. Louis National
Democratic platform Of 1876:
ResOtUed, That we condemn NIL inter
ference with the constitutional amend
ments and all violations OF law, holding
that all the people In all the Suites
alike, regardless Of race, color or eondi.
ton are entitled to equal protection and
that oil orders. practices and opinions.
whereby the public order and peace are
disturbed. should receive public rebuke
and punishment, according to the offense
committed.
We recommend that the people of our
State at the coming election do approve
and ratify the two proposed constitu-
tlunal amendments, ns being well de-
vised means for securing henceiorth
more economical and efficient admins
tration OF the prisons and The canals Of
the State, and forcing upon the Officers
charged with their management. q
stricter responsibility to the people.
And we favor such u reduction OF tolls
upon an economical mauagemento of the
canals as will most subsetve the inter
ests of the State and of the men en-
gagged in canal traffic
The Connecticut HaIicaI Convention.
New HAVEN. Aug. 80. The Republican
State Convention assembled here to-
day-ex- Postmaster General Jewel pre-
siding. The convention nominated the
following electoral ticket Mt large Ex
President Theodore ID. Wolsey. of Yale
College, and Hon. Marshall Jewell
District electors were also chosen. The
old State ticket were nominated.
C0ngressnen IN Abasa aD,a.
MONTGOMERY. August 30.-Hon. .Jere
Williams has been nominated for Con.
gress from tho Third District by The
Democrats.
Hon. David Z. Lewis, the last Ri pub
licau Governor of Alabama, is out In n
letter declaring for Tiden and reform.
A. II. Herbert OF Montgomery county,
has been nominated for Congress by the
Dem oorats of the Second District.
yellow Fever.
SAVANNAH. Aug. 30. The yellow fever
here is not epidemic. Theto has been
only thirty-nine reputed cases during
the season aud ten deaths up to date.
The excitement has subsidized
The si0nx surrounded.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 80 Although no
recent intelligence has been received at
army headquarters concerning the
movements OF Crook and Terry, It is be-
lieved their operations against the hos
tile Sioux will be ultimately successful
In all respects. The country in which
the Indians now are affords but little
support and they may disperse into
small bands. but the troops are SO sta
toned as to render them powerless Tor
mischief.
Since the Custer massacre, temporary
military posts and depots for supplies
have been established. which will aid
materially military operations. and hem
in the savages from escape. Recruiting
is progressing satisfactorily. ead in
short tiiaf5 I'll the men authorized will
be obtained