The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-01-25
THE DEMOCRATIC AND CONSRRvA
TIVE PARTY or LOUISIANA.

city, in large numbers, and presenting
30 much responsibility and talent In Ito
ranks, accomplished good and noble
work that should cause every true son
OF Louisiana to rejoice. This is now
apparent In the light Of subsequent
events. BY their judicious proceedings
and harmonious agreement on certain
we'll defined basis OF action, clearly
set forth, they established a
great party In name, character
and organization, at the very moment
when our enemies were most confident
Of fatal disruption OF the Conservative
masses into two self destroying factions.
They defined tho exact meaning OF
the Wheeler compromise; and they
adopted a platform Of principles, both
as regards measures and rights, worthy
Of q people resolved yet to live In u free
and independent State, and In
full sympathy and alliance with
the National Democratic party OF
the Union. A State committee has
been appointed, representing every
phase Of Conservative feeling In tho
State, and the only test now required IL
absolute fealty to tho leading object
sought to be successfully and perma-
nontly attained by the Democratic and
Conservative party--the emancipation
Of the State from disreputable, allen
and ruinous despotism. We can effect
this great result, as many Of tho other
States have done, by thorough and
determined combination among oil
those who have tho intelligence and
self-respoct to understand that Louisi-
ana Is entitled to u republican form Of
government. now denied to her: to be
governed by her own people, under o
constitution made by themselves; 10 DO
relieved from q rule Of ignorance, vehal-
ity and lawlessness, and to find In the
honest returns Of the ballot box that
government which the constitution and
the laws have confirmed to her.
In the face Of the history of the Con-
vention, and Of the character and pur-
poses OF the Democratic and Conserva-
tive party called into existence by the
Convention, any man who voluntarily
accepts the usurplng government, now
enforced In Louisiana, and Is not willing
TO contribute his best efforts for It's
peaceful overthrow ut tho next State
election, cannot DO sincere member Of
the Democratic and Conservative
organization. Such man necessarily
prefers tho pursuit OF some private gain
of his own, in connection with full or
partial cancellation OF tho worst foes Of
tho State, to the redemption, prosperity
and honor Of tho commonwealth. He is
willing to forget those interests. which
are to him really more valuable when pro-
perly understood, than others to which
his present needs, or tho whisperings
Of personal ambition impart selfish
meaning, which time almost invariably
discloses. II he Is bought and paid for,
and willing to earn the dishonorable
price, he belongs to the master, who
has paid for him the thirty pieces Of
silver. II he 80 morbidly longs to en-
Joy tho spoils OF office that he is
willing to SEQ Louisiana disgraced
and destroyed, In order to snatch
a crumb thrown from the table
Of tyrant, he Is unworthy of the fell
lowship OF patriots, and deserves to DO
known by all rs a fit associate for his
ignornntand dissolute companions. From
this day forth, let such man, no mat
ter what his pretenses may be, what his
color or name, or connections, be anath-
cma maranatha. Lot him be cut off, as
though he were no longer among the
living, from tho men who have deter
mined In their hearts to devote
oil tho faith and energy Of their
being to the restoration OF the po-
litical freedom OF which Louisiana
has been despoiled, the full recog-
milton at home and abroad OF the
rights without which she cannot hon
orably exist as q free community, and
the return to Louisiana's borders once
again Of the social order, business
and wealth which can only be
enjoyed when the government
Is honest and respected, and when the
people are accustomed, not to groan In
misery and despair, but to sing songs OF
Joy and triumph to their own happiness
and liberty.
On tho contrary, every citizen whose
soul Is true to the supreme thought OF
Louisiana, we hail as friend
md brother, under the broad banner Of
the Democratic and Conservative party.
II he has ever wandered in the confused
and reckless years that have passed
since the war, from the fold guarded by
the unconquered pride and honor Of the
State, but now repents, and is willing
70 do works meet for repentance" let
him come forward to us without fear,
Ind find welcome.
In the name Of the Democratic and
organization, New Orleans
shakes hands with the interior
Parishes, and the interior Parishes
return with enthusiastic and trustful
'ervor the grasp Of New Orleans. The
sentiment In favor OF common and
thorough cooperation, from one end OF
he State to the other, Is clearly mani
,ested by the press. Without single
that we have seen, the Con-
sentative journals endorse the re-
,ent convention without reservation,
md regard the Memorial, Address
md Resolutions unanimously adopted