The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1878-11-02
Senate of its action on this subject
is due to Justice.

Senate of it's action on this subject
is due to justice.
Z. That we regard with serious
dissatisfaction the Indifference and
opposition of the members of Con-
gress to system OF internal inn
provec;oat to develop the indus
tries and restore the prosperity OF
the Southern and Southwestern
States, and we urge orr Senators
and Representatives TO use their
utmost endeavor to secure such
unity of action as will lead to the
speedy completion, by the aid OF
the National Government, of the
Texas and Pacific Railroad on or
near the SD parallel of latitude,
and a system of ievees to protect
the alluvial lands of the Valley of
the Mississippi from overflow, and
of navigation adequate to the wants
of commerce, which measures are
-national III character and beyond
the control of the respective State
governments.
s. That we cordially endorse the
memorial of the Chamber of Com
MERGE of New Orleans to Congress
in behalf of the South American
and Brazilian steamship line, call
ing upon our representatives III
Congress to urge for said line the
mali contract via New Orleans and
a subsidy in such amount as has
been called for to enable them to
open this trade of such great and
valuable importance 10 the West
and South, making IA new highway
for the exit and sale of our sur
plus grain, flour and other pro-
ducts, and bringing in return the
articles and products of south
America, of which alone coffee is a
trade of much interest to this State.
3. The Democratic party ot Lou
isiana demand that the national
banking system be abolished and
NATIONAL bank notes retired, an lea
thereof The Government of The United
States shall issue an equal amount Of
treasury notes, commonly kno,cn as
greenbacl:s, and we also demand the
unconditional and immediate re-
peal of the resumption act, aud are
unalterably opposed to the ruinoas
policy parsned by the Republican
party, whereby the volume Of the
currency has been contracted TAR
below the the business require
ments of the country, and failures,
depression of business and pauper
wages have been entliled. We de-
mand the repeal of all laws inn
/ posing Il tax upon the circulation
of State banks, and that United
States treasury notes shail be made
receivable for all dues, public and
! private, Including custom duties;
/ that it is the sense OF tins conven
ton that all bonds and obligations
of the national government should
be paid in the legal tender green
back notes of the United states,
except where it is otherwise provi-
ded III the original law under winch
they were issued. We further de-
inand the repeal of all laws passed
subsequent tothe original law ere
ating the public debt ny which the
obligations Of the contract have
been made more onerous.
! 10. That it is the sense and
Judgment of this convention that
the Legislature of this State, at
! its next session, should provide for
the calling and assembling of Il
I convention, st the earliest practi
cable time thereafter, to frame and
establish new Constitution of the
( State of Louisiana.
IL. That while favoring call
for constitutional convention, it
is not purposed to displacs or in
tertere with the incumbent officials
( of the State government.