The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-03
PARISH MEETINGS.
ELECTION OF DELEGATES TO THE
STATE CONVENTION TO MEET AT
BATON ROUGE, AUGUST So
NRtCsfIfDcaaes.
NATCHITOnHES July

NATCHIToCHEs, July co. 1873.
On Saturday the twentieth day Of July,
1873, Che parish convention met in obedience
70 D call OF the parish executive committee.
The convention was called to order by M. J.
Cunningham, Esq, chairman OF the parish
central executive committee, W. 0. Breazeale
acting as president pro tenn, and A. E. Lemee
actlng rs temporary secretary.
The committee on permanent organization
reported the following as the permanent off,
GERS Of the convention:
President, 3. Q. Scruggs; secretaries, A. e.
Lemee, W. H. Barbee sergeantrat-arms, E.
T. Ragg1o.
committee on resolutions: J. II. Cosgrove,
W. A. Ponder, D. A. Blacksher, s. P. Rains, j.
w. Butler. After retiring for a short time,
the committee reported the following resolu-
tlOns, which were unanimously adopted:
The Democratic party Of the parish Of
Natchitoehes in convention assem- bled, de-
clare
First-That republican constitutional gov
ernment does not nor cannot exist in Louisi-
ana 50 long as the bayonet edict of 1868 is not
abrogated.
,Second-That the Democratic party Of this
State, so long ago as 1868, through their
State central committee, protested ''sOlennly
before God and our country, and in the inter-
est OF % common lineage and common clVili-
| Zatlon, against any recognition" Of that in
famous instrument, and that pledge we here
by solemnly reiterate and re-a1firm.
Thirtt-We declare that the power to change.
alter on construct organic law is inherent In
the people, and can be exercised only and
solely by them and in such manner as they
| alone in their sovereign capacity may desig-
nate.
Fourth-We solernnly declare that Louist-
| ana must be retteemedl Not only from spolia-
| ton, but her citizens must be removed from
| danger to their rights and liberties and made
secure In the enjoyment thereof. This we
| affirm, cannot be accomplished save through
| and by constitutional convention, and we
| most earnestly entreat the delegates from the
several parishes throughout the State, when
| assembled at Baton Rouge, TO stand by and
| redeem those pledges made the people by the
Democratic party In every canvass since 1868
to call q constitutional convention for the con-
| struction Of an honest republican organic law
| and for the annihilation OF g. constitution born
| Of fraud and force and vioIative Of every prin-
| Ciple Of Democracy
| Fifth-The delegates from this parish are
instructed to vote as unit, first, last and all
| the time for constitutional convention.
| State owe it to themselves to again elect Hon.
| J. c. MonCure State Treasurer, and we heart
| lily recommend his nomination for that Office
by the Baton Rouge convention.
Seventh -ResOIued, That we regard the
Hon. J. B. Elam as faithful and efficient
Representative Of the people Of this district
In Congress, and we earnestly recommend
his denomination.
The following persons were duly elected
delegates to the Baton Rouge conventions:
r. E. jackson, J. Fl. Cosgr0ve, Willis Homes,
". H. Jack, s: 0. Scruggs, Fl. Ell. Hathorn, J.
Alphonse Prudhomme JOS. Henry, G. Chaplin.
The convention thereuDon adjourned sine die.
s. O. bCBUGGs, President.
A. E. LEMEE, W. I'll. BAEBEE, Secretaries.