Gazette and sentinel., 1860-11-24
GAZETTE & SENTINEL.
Citizens Meeting on Bayou Crosse
Tete.
From the Baton Rouge Advocate.

my pEOCtCuthSS NtlC uttu
The meeting was called to order by
WIN. Simmons, Esq, President pro tenn.
The meeting was then permanently or,
ganiTcd by appointing Col. K. 4. Stew.
ART PrcsiGcut-W. Simmons, \. Grass.
J. s Whitney, VIM. Billings, Louis
Martin, 4. Iotard, Isaac Erwin, Willie
Barrow, ) b. Raby, A. Dupuy, Z. B.
Key and J. b. Voolfolk, Vice Presidents
J.E. Bargas, JAS. II. Johnston and Chas.
i. Dupuy, Secretaries.
On motion it was resolved that a com
mittcc of seven be appointed by the
President for the purpose Of drafting
resolutions for the consideration of the
meeting.
The President appointed on said com
mittcc, Thomas :. Garrett, Thee. Johns
ton, Z. W. Keep, DR.. j W. saunders.
John ID. Slack, Chas. II. Gilbert and
Bait. Barrow.
The committee retired, and after de-
liberation returned with the following
preamble and resolutions, which were
adopted:
The commit &C appointed to take into
consideration the present state of poll
teal affairs connected with slavery,
would respectfully report:
That the people throughout the slave
holding States, having q common in
terest to protect, we deem it prudent
that We should state the nature of our
grievances and the remedy we propose.
in order that an opportunity may be
offered them To interchange opinions,
and harmUniuusly conclude upon n
course Of action that will meet the crisis
and arrest the evil that is fast approach
ing oar midst.
'ltcannot he denied that there is an
'lrrcprcSSihlG Conflict" set on foot by
the free states, having for It's object
the annllllatiom OF our slave institutions:
indeed the history of the past is a lis
tory Of multiplied wrongs and a viola
tion, on the part of the free States, and
our rights under the Federal compact. !
which had for is object the foundation
Of a more perfect Union" to establish
justice, insure domestic tranquility, pro
vide for the common defence, promote
the general welfare and secure the
blessings IF liberty To- ourselves and
our pcstcrity, in proof Of which let facts
speak Tor themselves: |
In the cession made by Virginia of
the Northwestern territory, il was dc.
clarcd that it should be- divided into five
States. The ~far-secing eye of II f~rccsuiI
Congressman carved out five States.
but took special care to leave territory
equal in extent tn the State of South
Carolina, to which territory has been at
tached Il strip of land that now forms
one oil the sovereign States of the Uni
on, thereby giving an undue increase
TO the frccsoil representation in the Com
sress of the United States. This was
the conception Of the ''lrrcpressiblc
Conflict"
1t is also a matter of history that in
1903 the Territory of Louisiana acquired
from France was to bc fully protected
IN It's slave population, and that in 1920
more than one half was taken possession
and converted into ~frccsoil territory.
Here was the birth Of the ''Irrcpressiblc
Conflict The same may be said of Tex
which was also converted into free
territory in 1850, in violation of our
every right. The territory acquired in
Mexico by our own patriotic citizen
who fought side by side with
me gallant soldiers Of the non-slave-
States, was taken possession of
Of our rights, and is now oc-
;,upled as f~reesoil territory. To all Of
Illegal acts and usurpations by
,Dhgress, we have ~solennly protested. !
Nc have appealed To the legislative ,
over Of tho non-slaveholding States l
redress and have been answered.
by Legislative reputation of the Con-
of the United States:
BY multiplying the Fugitive Slave Law,
Inch IL but an enlargement of the law
1893, passed in strict conformity with
&c. 3, Art. 4, Of the Constitution;
BY setting at defiance the decisions 7
| the Federal Courts and imprisoning I
government officers while discharginr
Heir duties; q d
by giving aid and comfort to thieves, o
and assassins, who invade our c
oii' Kill our people, burn u dwellings 9
run Oh our slaves. II
and yet VIC have ever stood firm in n
i.spenslnG Justice to our fellow-citizens a
y me Tree States, Notwithstanding our II
belief that the propitious smiles If a
.eaSeh could never cheer the onward a
and upward march of a people who dis. 6
csardcd the eternal rules of Justice )
aw and order which heaven itself had ht
tua'ned. Indeed our zeal and devotion Oh
. lile Federal Union, the confidence we 3
in Al w cl