Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1857-07-11
The Washington Riots,

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N''F ''focit' offered III t1at body III
resolutions which We copv below. II
was interrupted while reading sfem b,
the Presiaen. of the Board vr,o mo
nor,ncad thor, -,g,sr.-,,oo.e,r l.t1
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1''''' - '''' 't't u 1'I80 '"e' We 'P'a"'
upon tie minutes, was refused tJr =
! Ike reason. We sinn'v remark that
the main cha7res made N the ra.or,
mons r.ora f.,t,,. .rA-.o..:..-3L-a,.
counts O ''7 occurrences III the Lhon,
iht"ti1gencer and Star:
| WHEREAS. The 11oa.1 # onr r.rro-r
citizens has been she'd hy the tvlnas of
he F..slarat Goyurn,nart ana r...fnl
responsibility rests upon those under
whose orders Ibe dreadful tragedy was
! FeFpetFated on the 1st ofJune last.
|e'o1teI, That we nnh4sitatingv de-
! nounee the int-rfsrence'of uon-rea.deats
III our local elections, and believe tha.
the highest penalties OF the Jaw Should
be imposed and enforced on those who
would thus interfere.
I2ee9leaf. That the no'ioa Of agr c,.,-
behaved IN the mos, ahiart c,,yar.fr,.
manner. On the lsi Of .jnna la.t .,1.,
certain irresponsible parties alont twan'
ty-tive in number. ran1or SAYS visited onr
citr en- the above named in, ,rr nnI;oa
panic struck, made no arrest and ,be
astonishing Iaef. : apnaraft ,},s, . hoI., !
Of Iuen or bows, ins1rniticant in no,nt oil
numbers. coming 10 p e5tv Of s;xtv
tbonsard inhabitants. with noT;ca f,rca
Of sit.y men. who con'1 have been cnn~ /.
IN one hour wer- suffered -
roam through orr town unr,oIasta1 and
UNCHECKED. /
Rssolna4 That tho a1var. of ,haso
men or bows was made the ,,ra,axt for
All ipd.scriojaeIe sIato!ttpr nf naarae,,
unofea,ling citizens uneapsI.:zi n ,he
annals q the most .!a.no,... .,,,va,rne,.
and tla., too, 3v lie troar, NJ ts,a Fad
4rsI Government ec,;nr, nnaa, t.n ora.rs
Of tie AIayor Of this civ.
ReSofred. That when the L. s. trooDs
arrived 1T their point Of attack H.. votino
WAS Proceeding cniat'v. citizanc thrones
ii - streets. children wera eneaye4 il
.aeir childish sports. That ;mmsGiareIy
after their arrival the poI,s were closa,I
10 assurance being riven rhe Comm is-
ioners of Election for the security Of
heir nersons. That soon thereafter the
J. s. troops, nurnd-riDr 10 rank and |
lie. procer,:ea 10 caatura a small swivel
n the possession nf certain ;rraSnons;h,e !
,artiea, obtaining the possession Of which
hen the fearful tfaye'ly WAS enacted bv {
Which severa, es.mab!a citizens " ere /
.urried to u~ti,Delv graves II
Pe<o7r<5 That ,r,a p.as;1o,+ oe =,
n,,o4 o,,,a, a,1 S.,.1t.-.. >,.,@ ot'' y, ''s
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.ct,on nrav;ons nrocfan, ,s,,an 80 slaII I hn
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tatas tioraor SaconIlr Tba r,l,,n,sa a.'<.
.oons ~ a,,r ~, ,b-a.f.I NJ
ffcers evnrs.xsd tha;r w;Il;nrnase '.,aa aa3
,pn a,,x;s,y n ohav co,n,nan3s a,,ana ,.'
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,o's 1;snelfor or wb;ai, f.,a, - - er@p p I
the city was aconaintad hetorn rho