The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-08-12
ueUoGrastc-Ce Conservative MIseting.
BAsrAoP. Morehouse parish.
August 5. 1876,

'
A mass meeting Of The Democratic
Conssrvsttye party OF this parish was
allied by Hon. 8. q. Parsons. Chairman
OF the Executive COMMITTEES, this day,
for the purpose Of ratifyint' the State
ticket nominated at Baton Rouge.
The meeting was organized by calling
n. q. Leavel TO the Chair, and request
ing A. s.. Keller to act as Secretary
The committee on resolutions, viz,
Hon. s. q. Parsons, Col. r. II. Todd and
w. r. Watt, reported tho following res
olutions.
Resoired That the State ticket recently aotni-
Francis r. Nichols. : distlngoished native d
honesty % oi purpose and patrotie devotion T.
zen who desires tho redemption yf the State and
we hereby rntify said ticket and pledge ourselves
TO use alI laudable means to seeure its trium-
phRnt election 10 November next
Kesoired That we heartily indorse tho plat
form adopted by the recent State Convention Of
the as vn xa,y "nu ss
Resoired That we hail as 'bs harbinRer ~ a
ss nns ~" u .be o"sG voters ps
them to abandon Hndjcalism. with It's fslse
promises nd oath bound Conncils of Freedom.
naa c.qy n IL rhdins @ the S state d ,yes
usur pers am 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.
tion, originating with the Sixth Ward
Club and adopted by 1t, were on motion
adopted by the meeting.
Whereas. tho government q the state of Lou
thu control Of the HeuubliGnu party. and
whereas, the parish ofIfIaIs OF this parish for
the last 'Our years have all been msmbers OF the
Sssy sas H.rs ,hs corr"n, n", sS
cials now In Office. tho bad laws that have been
enacted. the nurlerers and criminals that have
gone . pu unirhsd the c0Iored line that has boon
drawn between the two races. tho confidence
that has been destroyed in trade. and the dspre-
ciated value Of State ant parish paper
And whereas. our courts have been used Tor
persseotion rot Hrosseni2,n ,a Tor % insstiss not
ID With hoSyy cost and dstt n sns t9 s
officer. failed 10 every instance to convict for
crime. and se
Whcrels. murderors and criminals did have
to 90 to the sheriff after waiting mostIis for ar.
rest, and surrender their persons aud demand
trial. Therefore. belt
rupt ofIiciais. partisan Judges. ignorant legisla-
tors and cowardly sheriffs shall no longer rule
our Htate and parish.
On motion OF J. H. Brigham the fol
lowing resolution was adopted.
Kesolped That the ward clubs of Morehouse
arc hereby requested To unite with the Central
Club Of Bastrop In raising \ fund for the pur-
pose Of purchasing suitable nag and paying
tho expenses of erecting Tildon and Hem
meeting appoint committee Of Ave to purchase
tho Ha9 aud superintsnd the erection Of tho pole
ut an early day.
The following committee was mp.
pointed, viz J. Harvey Brigham, X. =.
Whetstone, X. H. Ward, G. G. Daven-
port and M. s. Hunter.
On motion the New Orleans DEMOCRAT
and Morehouse Clarion were requested
to publish the proceedings Of this
meeting.
The meeting then adjourned.
r. o. LEAvEf, Chairman.
A. =. KELLER, Secretary.