New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-06-14
Is oosrEDEnAFE OATH.

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ush below the protest Of Hon.
Iawis, addressed to General Blu.
,vslnst his action in installing
fopwsy into the Office Of mayor,
IIreIigihility. He presents a copy
,Dway's oath of allegiance to the
~. We happen to know that
INSTALLATION into the Office of
CONWAY also took the test oath,
Al solemnly swear that / have
antarily borne arms against the
IA since / have been q citizen
Ind / have voluntarily given no
lepance, counsel, or encourage
ersons engaged in armed hos
IN. that | have neither sought,
Nj, nor attempted to exercise
ous Of any Office whatever under
eTity or pretended authority in
4 lie United States; that / have
4 voluntary support TO any pre-
Tsfnment, authority, power, or
n within the United States hostile
i thereto. And | do further swear
best Of my knowledge and abil-
import and defend the Constitu-
United States against all enemies,
d domestic; that | will bear true
sIegiance to the same; that / take
ntion freely, without any mental
n or purpose of evasion, and that
II and faithfully discharge the
he Office on which am about to
help me God.
srs can compare the two oaths,
nine for themselves whether any
g been committed in taking that
to and fled at military head
no or three days ago.
be protest referreato:
NEW ORLEANS, June 10, 1868,
MAJOR General r. o. BuchanGn. Com.
Fifth Military District, New Orleans,
NJ
II hereby protest against your
Installing into the office of Mayor
fleans one John r. Conway, and
aly demand that ], Seth W. Lewis,
IA duly elected to said Office by
having received a majority of all
notes east 81 the election held in
! New Orleans on the seventeenth
sehth days OF April, 1868, the said
lfonway rot being eligible to said
! Bis that on the twenty.ninth day
! 1852, the said john r. Conway
and voluntarily take and sub
following oath, at the Office of the
Of Voters Of the city of New Or
MI:
soIemnly swear Tor affirm that
led according to the constitution
Of this State TO vote; that I will
and true allegiance bear to the
Louisiana and the Confederate
America; and that l will support,
I'D defend the constitution OF the
Of the said Confederate States.
sGod.
ned -. R. CONWAY
b hereby respectfully demand thai
non to appear before you Mr.. A,
gistrar of voters for the city o.
J ans, to produce such evidence a.
aye in his possession to substanti
tatements above made by nae il
to the ineligibility Of John R
the office Of Mayor of New Or
/ respectfully,
SETH W. LEWIS.
! q Is a copy of formal notice o
4 10 contest the validity of j. r
pretended election, addressed b,
to the forcible occupant of tn
hair:
EV ORLEANS, La, June u, 1868.
Conway. ESQ.,;
J bu will please take notice that
contest the validity of your pre-
eciion to the Office of MdgOT of tn
eW Orleans, Louisiana, at the lat
eld in said city of New Orleans Of
hleenth aud eighteenth days c
on the following grounds, to wit
That you were not eligible to hOl
Of mayor of New Orleans on tn
sh and eighteenth days Of April
That you did not receive at sal
J majority of the legal votes cast
That in tine registration and il
uct of the election gross fraud
! hnitted.
Very respectfully,
SETH W. LEWIS.
4 H. GREEN,
ARLINGTON.
pin beg our readers TO careful
the two oaths, that of allegiance
( uiederate States of America, an
a ration in the test oath: ~ hay
Ned voluntary support to an
government, authority, powe
luton hostile or inimiealr to Il
2 7ent Of the United States.
RR FROAE ALEXANDRIA.
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