Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1879-04-05

permitted to select their Representative,
III such manner as to each seemed hes
ms then, was the momentous uestio
upon which at last, the self.abne ratin
"a ana astutc "leaders'-save the name
permitted our party to enter tho can,
8 palSn under the demoralizing and perni
clous influences ora confirmed and wei
. developed schism-the rock upon which
they risked the wrecking of the Demo
cratic Conservative ship in West Fclici
ana. No matter what the original points
OF difference may be conceived to have
oeen at the commencement of the ssagree-
hcnt to disagree" on the memorable
DAY OF the mass meeting at Firemen,s
tiaii' they wero finally resolved into the
silly quibble stated above, which amounts
to the difference, in the minds of sensible
men, between tweedle dunn and tweed1e
| dee. And this the result of the comlin-
Gu prudence and wisdom of the two com.
hiittees, each of wich arrogated to itself
INC dignity ofrepresentlng the democrat
lc- conservatism of our Parish.
VIII not trespass upon your space Mr.
Iol'or, nor IS it essential to my purpose
TO GO SO, in reviewing the events trans.
p'i'"s III connection with this subject.
immediately previous to the mass meeting
at Ilremen's Hall, from Which dav the
olVislon IS generally supposed to date. |
save III a rapid and rather superficial
manner
The files of the SENTINEL of the TINA
snow that Hon. s. j. Pc we'll conceived II
10 De part and parcel of his dutv. os
neinne1 Tor his parish, of tho State Cen
'ral Committee, to call the party into or
Summation and to designate the time and
"ace 1or holding the parish convention. j.!
'no 1hls supposed duty he proceeded to S
Aercise on the Sth of June, through a call u,
published over his signature, in the Sr<. =
lSEL OF that date. Upon the hypotbcsis
nat the parish committee was f,,c,v. t
0''o' 1f fowcll assayeG, with the pur-
81 mollves no doubt) to take the ORGAN.
'atioh or the party solely under his fos.
7i'ns care. Mr. Duncan Stuart. pres;- 2
Gnu or the parish committee however
's"h'ed the hypothesis and very reason ~
oly 100, we must, admit that if the par- "
committee was .Eunctus oMcio, SO too
"S 'he State Central, on precisely
re same grounds. The result was RI
" eau ny Mr.. Stewart, appearing coin.
'ent WIN MI. Powell's, in the SENT1- Nc
Il Vi the 10th. Subsequently our wor-
y political belligerents got together OF
TN inc welfare of ;he party, (and for
Sht know the fear of GoD in their
arts, and issued Joint call for q m,ss
'eta's 10 be held at Firemcn's Hall on
Sofh July following. This action
> P'edlcated further, upon resolution
ssea by the Parish Committee, (com-
u" III part, OF gentlemen who now
ire upon the two opposing committees ., l.E'
ID Which appeared the follownr s .t,
III ana to all appearances uncouivocaI of {
snage: Gan Democratic onser1., pla
@ voters and all yoters oo+; an
with +ho ".t'"S III UNI wit
With Inc Democratic- Conse1vatiye han
~ ana IN accord with it's principlcs he i
requested to attend and particiDate Hci;
lie deliberations of the mcetinuu ,-.,
hS upon their Interpretation of these N
u.s. several prominent gentlemen -
the country came to the meet,no
by the members of their
Gu CLUBS who, they averred, had u
up right nobly for the cause in
iylhS times of the eventful cam .:
4 or 1876, and were entitled to con- and
&c as the "simon pure article IF of Ii
ocracy. And then, for the first time at II
lestion was raised as to the evident ,,,o7',
ana meaning of the resolution re- deIiy
TO. What the discussion of tbis r. ID,
resulted in vour ro,do, Hear,
. What fila wool "eAi Mcrci
''i''i really ata I'M Peckt
our correspondent does not pretend Rouw,
te bnt he saw and heard sufficient Rougl
~ aaS, TO convince him that there ~
Ah"'eilal difference in the mi-ds of
~ 'ic'''hs, blaseC on and based by r
ihclple OF whose OK was roreaII
negro presence. *
hat IS over now, and the late cleo. EE
- oeeh construed as a defeat to ID
''"oo'auc party. 1t was, really. I'll
'''S result OF the trifipg of few SIi
GUS gentlemen at the expose of the E|E
'iio natural consequence Of the SI(S
'shted policy and bungling man. SIh|
IL OF those who have assumed tho Bin
ems. The defeat fudge Butler EN
o''oehce OF his unpopularity, IN
was 1t a verdict against the Dem. S&
party. l am by no means sure 9N
would be assuming too much +, IN
perhaps Judge Butler received lk
colored as he did white votes
was the number Of tne 'a ttss' The &
no part in the election and
yed away from the polls. A fatal H. /.
ho "Poil 'he "eal 7rorhing sour mill
no party alter the convention of best 3;