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Newspaper

The Weekly Echo

Location

Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Feb 15, 1868

Page

4

Conservative Georgia Voice Urges Constitutional Government

The Georgia Conservative Convention appeals to fellow citizens to oppose suffrage for African Americans, arguing it would empower negro supremacy and threaten the Republic. It emphasizes loyalty to the Constitution and portrays current elections as hope, urging unity to restore central balance and constitutional governance in Georgia and the South.

Georgia United States North Uniteparates Union

Democratic party organization urged to resist Radical constitution

A Louisiana anti Radical group urges mass mobilization to form a Democratic party in the parish and state to defeat a new constitutional measure. The message stresses white voter strength, planter influence over laborers, and coordination with the Democratic State Central Committee to organize by wards and parishes across New Orleans and the state.

Democratic Party New Orleans Nessus Congress Louisiana Hancock Planters Enia Democratic Democratic State Central Committee Conservat Reyihize Democratic Perkcy Atlantic Alrady Callig Washington City M. E. Brapy W. M. Smallwoop Seopiary

Organize Organize To the Conservative Citizens of Louisiana

The brief item notes a call to organize by the Conservative Citizens of Louisiana, referencing the society and a Louisiana journal. It highlights a rallying message urging collective action within the conservative civic group. The source emphasizes mobilization and community engagement.

State of Louisiana

Report on Finance for Louisiana Constitutional Convention

The committee outlines a 1 mill tax to fund the Louisiana Constitutional Convention with sheriffs collecting taxes except Orleans Parish. Provisions cover monthly settlements, special handling for Orleans and Jefferson parishes, and 1868 settlement by April 1. Funds support delegates and expenses, with remaining balance diverted to the General Fund or pledged to the convention loan.

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I fear you will come to want

An old lady warns her daughter of hardship saying she has already begun waiting. She expresses a wish for a good young man. The terse dialogue hints at looming need and a search for stability.

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