Pointe Coupee Democrat. [volume] (False River [i.e. New Roads], Parish of Pointe Coupee [La.]) 1858-1862, 1862-03-01
/ THE MASS MEETING.

K All a IEkSS INtEllilS VI tiS SiliEH NO VI 'hH'l pc 'f
held at tbe Courthouse on Tuesday. the 18th
inst. for the purpose of forming volunteer COM
,,anies for the Confederate States service, and to
I devise and adopt means to assist our military
organizations in their endeavors to rtpcl the III
vasion of our soil. on motion OF the Hon. A. FRO
yosty. Judge 7. J. Cooley was called to the chair;
Messrs. G. b. Stewart. Col. +. L. Claiborne. Louis
! Chcnevert. Adelard Langlois and Col. Stephen
Van Wickle chosen as Vice Presidents and
Messrs. Julien Michel and W. 1. Co!le. oecfc-
taries. 4r .
The President having explained the object OF
the meeting in a few brief and patriotic remarks,
Oh motion of the Hon. A. Provosty, seconded by
Col. S. McKncely, the following resolutions were
presented and unanimously adopted on their first
reading, as a whole:
RESOLUTIONS.
Be it Resolved, l. That a permanent commit
tee be appointed, to be called the Committee OF
fPublicsatety of the Parish Of Pointe Coupee,
which will hold its sessions at the Courthouse of
this parish, and which will be composed OF twenty
five members.
2. That subcommittee of public safety be
appointed one in each police jury ward OF this
parish. to be composed of three members.
3. That nine members will form a quorum OF
said committee of public safety, and two mem,
bers of each subcommittee will form a quorum OF
said sub committee
4. That the duties of said committee of public
safety, will be to devise and execute all meas
urcs necessary to assist our military authorities
in the organization of the defense of our country,
in any emergency. .
s. That one member of each subcommittee
will be a member of the general committee OF
public safety. and that eleven members OF the
same will be appointed from the parish at large
by. the meeting held this day at the Courthouse.
6. That Brig. Gen. c. n. Rowley and Col. F.
H. Fsrrar are hereby appointed honorary Mem-
bers Of the committee of public safety for this
parish.
7. That the first meeting Of the central com
mittce will take place on Saturday, LIST March, at
the Courthouse: and that the first meeting of the
different subcommittee will take place on Tues
day next. in their respective wards, for organ
ization and the election Of the member OF the
central committee.
On motion of Hon. a. Provosty, seconded by
Jas. Vignes:
Resolved, That the Hon. President of this
meeting now appoint the eleven members to be
chosen in the parish at large, to act in the central
committee.
This resolution being carried, the following
nominations were made by the President:
A. Provosty. b. b. Siinnes. 7. Randolph, 5.
Van Wickie, Thcrence Samson. \. u. NJ. Haral-
son. James Vignes, Pierre Bouancilald, STD. l..
Matthews, }. y. Morgan.
On motion OF \. Iroyosty. seconded by S. Nc
kncely. it was unanimously
Resolved, That the President of the meeting
be added to the above list, to complete the eleven
members.
A resolution being then introduced to empoW-
er the President to appoint the members of the
subcommittee, the same was. carried and the
following appointments made:
First Waru-A. $. Carruth. John p. Nugent,
John I. Brooks.
second Ward-Alfred Brown, Ii. Callahan,
Stephen Barbre.
Third Ward-Asa Brown, DIR. W. D. Smith,
Joseph Torras.
Fourth Ward-C. D.. Stewart, DR.. John. G.
. Archer, J. w. benson.
Fifth Ward-J. T. Strother, James Gotten. Alex.
Labry.
Sixth Ward-Col. T. l.. Claiborne, E. Cooley,
james McCullum.
Simon Hermann.
Eighth Ward-Geo. Pitcher, James Vance,
Emile Tanneret.
Ninth Ward-A. Bondy, l.. V. Gosserand.
Julien Michel. :, #
Tenth Mard-I-BmLejenne Sr, Adelara
Langlois, PA. Roy.
Eleventh Ward-A L. Mahoudeau, z. 0. lie
| beau, J. B.. Bcrgeron.
$ Twelfth Ward-Desoliye L jcune, Gustave LIE
beau, NJ. B. Thomas.
Thirteenth Ward-Etiennc Major, Ben. Jewell.
, Capt. ThOs. Conway.
t Fourteenth Ward-sam. McKneely, S. I. Fen
ner, James X. Pickett.
On motion of Capt. ". II. Cooley: the follow.
5 ing resolution was then introduced:
r Resolved, That the inhabitants of the parish
of Pointe Coupee be requested to pay a tax OF
: twenty-five cents on every hundred dollars Of
: property owned by them, which said tax shall be
: collected by a committee appointed by this
meeting; and that the assessment roll for the
I wear 1861 be adopted as the basis of said tax, and
|, the names Of all refusing to pay be published in
Z the papers of the parish.
Resolved further, That the sums collected o
I said tax, be placed in the hands of the committee
D of safety, to be by them used in the discharge O
:. the duties and objects OF their appointment.
: To this resolution, the following s1ReadYden
s was offered, as a substitute, by Gen. B. B
e SHINES:
Resolved, That the police jury of the parish o
Pointc Coupee, at its next regular meeting, OF
e the first Monday of March next, be requested tt
levy a tax of twenty-five cents on every ont
hundred dollars of property owned by each indi
yidual in this parish. for military purposes; tn
amount of said tax to be placed in the hands o
the central committee Of public safety of thi
parish, upon a proper receipt given; that tn,
police Jury issue their bonds to meet the said tax
and appoint a committee to negotiate the same
The vote being taken. the substitute was car
ried and adopted.
On motion OF Gen. Il. b. SHINES, seconded b,
A. Provosty, it was unanimously
. Resolved, That the President of the polio
! jury, here present, issue notices to each membe
. of that body, asking their punctual ATTENDANCE
: at their next regular sitting.
u On motion Of Col. Sam. Mckneely, seconded b,
CD. Stewart, it was unanimously
. Resolved, That the citizens OF Pointe Coupee
g between the ages of Is and 45, not PHYSICAL,
! disabled, do meet at the Courthouse on Saturda,
next, in order to enlist en- masse for the Confed
u crate States service during the war.
;: On motion of Col. S.. Van Wickle:
I Resolved, That the proceedings Of this meetin
! be published in the Democrat and Echo.
Z Onmotion, the meeting adjourned tosaturda,
u next. I'd. COOLEY, President.
u ygl1 = c MlcaEr, Secretaries.
Correspondence.
54 CoIBMgUs, KY, Feb. II, 1862.