The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1878-10-03


and was fraudulently counted for r. b.
Hayes and VIM. A. Wheeler, under
the pretense that the result was accom-
plished by intimidation and wholesale
murder, and that the failure of the Re-
publican party to sustain these charges
when invited to do so by the Potter
committee is a confession of their ina
biIity to maintain their allegations and
of the falsity of the charges themselves,
and that the result of the investigation
of the said committee is an affirmative
proof that there was no foundation for
the false and unjust charges and allie
cations. 8
| 6. That the recent admission of w.
P. Kellogg as Senator from this State
| was an abuse of partisan power for a
transiedt partisan purpose, and a
breach of the constitution, which as
sures to each State two Senators, to be
chosen by the Legislature thereof; that
long before Kellogg's admission it had
been conclusively settled that the Gen
eral Assembly, known as the Nichols
Assembly, was the true and sole Leg
| islature of Louisiana: that, in the opin-
ion of this convention, it was beyond
the competence of the United States
Senate, by a post norton recognition,
| to galvaniZe into life and legislative
power another assembly, of whose ex-
istence there is no token upon the stat
ute books of the State, and which dis
solved before gaining recognition any
where, and that, in view of the unpre-
cedented character of the case, a revis-
| ion by the Senate of its action on this
subject is due to justice. "a BE
| Z. That we regard with serious dis
satisfaction the indifference and oppo-
| sitiOn of the members of the National
Congress to system of internal i'm
! provements, to develop the industriaf.
and restore the prosperity of the South
ern and Southwestern States, and we
urge our Senators and Representatives
to use their utmost endeavors in order
to secure such unity of action as VIII
lead to the speedy completion, by the
aid of the National Government, of the
Texas Pacific Railroad, on ornear the
thirty-second parallel of latitude, and a
system of levees to protect the alluvial
lands of the Valley of the Mississippi
from overflow, and of navigation ade-
quate to the wants ofcommerce, which
measures are national in character, and
beyond the CONTROL of the respective
State governments.
s. That we cordially indorse the
memorial of the Chamber of Commerce
of New Orleans to Congress in behalf
of the South American and Brazilian
steamship line, calling upon our Repre-.
sentatives in Congress to urge for said
line the mail contract via New Orleans
with subsidy in such amount as has
} been called for, in order to facilitate the
opening of this trade, of such great and
valuable Importance to the West and
South, making a new highway for the
exit and sale of our surplus grain, flour
and other products, and bringing in
return the articles and products o.
South America, of which coffee alone
constitutes a trade of much interest in
this State.
g., That the Democratic party O
Louisiana demands that the Nationa
Banking system be abolished and Ma
tlonal Bank notes retired, and in lieu
!. thereof the government of the United
r States shall issue an equal amount O
treasury notes, commonly known al
"Greenbacks," and we also demand the
unconditional and immediate repeal O
the resumption act, and are unaltera
bly, opposed to the ruinous policy pur
j sued 10y the Republican party Whereb,
the volume OF the curreneyahas beer
contracted far below the business re
quirementsof the country, and failures
depressions of business and paupel
wages have been entailed. We demand
the repeal Of all laws imposing tar
upon the circulation of State banks. =
. 10. That it is the sense of this con
vention that all bonds and obligations
of the National Government should bt
paid in the legal tender greenbact
notes of the. United States, except
where it is otherwise provided in. the
original law under which they were
issued. We further demand the repea
of all laws passed subsequent to the