The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-09-26
FROM MONTGOMERY.

OPpoaitiOn to n Popular Eectlon-AeiiOR OF
Public Meeting ON the Leg sIativS AemO-
rial.
NoETGoNERY, Sept. 2I.-The Legislature to-day
did nothing. and will probably take no action re-
latye to the election fOrpresdent until the recent
committee sent 10 Washington to ask for troops
ID heard from.
Large numbers of members are opposed to an
election by the people. and will prevent 1t i they
can, The memorial adopted by the Legislature,
and taken by five Republicans TO Washington,
alleges that there is really no respect for the laws
in this city, and that the civil officers are pre-
vented from di-chargiDg their dules by threats
from the people.
A large meeting was held last night TO take &C
tion about the msmoral, aud the following reso-
buttons wer8AdOpted:
WuEREAs@Ne either the governor nor any
other executive officer OF the State OF Alabama
has ever found II necessary to all upon q posse
of citizens 10 AID in.exeeuting the law, and no
proclamation has ever been issued by the COVER
nor decls,lDg THAI due execution OF the laws IS
impeded ID ssy ssctioH OF the State and
WHERIks Ebe Democratic and Conservative
State Convention of Alabama at recent meet
ing resolved unanimously TO obey the laws OF the
de fsctO State government, aud, az law-aoiding
citizens, submit TO the same until wfully ehangeo
therefore
BE IL res0lred, 1. That the declaration of facts
and apprehensions in said memorial are untrue IN
every particular; aud we, the people of Mont
gomeTy, do defy investigation into the said al
Btant'ated by any evidence In the archives OF tne
executive ohce. or in the declarations Of the chief
magistrate Of The State.
2. That we, the people of Montgomery, do
solemuy declare our conviction from the evidence
existing a. ound us and within our knosledge, aud
from evidence received from all sections OF the
State bygeliable authority, that the people OF tue
State were never more peaceably disposed than
at present aud never more ready TO render
prompt obedience &c existing laws.
8. that the said memorial was prompted by a
partisan spirit, which, for the temporary success
Of a certain policy or party would wreck the
prosperity Of the State a1d plunge Il into the hor
TOrs Of civil war.
A. That the people Of Alabama, although know
ing The recttgde of their own intentions, aud rear
ing no molestatiOn from an army OF United olate
troops would protest against She Introduction o
such an army into our midst as q voianOn OF th'
Constitution Of the United States and as an IN
just iugutstiOn upon our character and conduct
r. Tat We cordially indorse the letter OF Gen
Lee and Others In reply 10 Gen. Rcsecrans, ant
solemnly declare our belief that the sentiment
of that letter are the sentiments of the people
40 uoihmg nor eountenance anything 10 other
tending TO domestic violence.
6. That The men composing the Legislator
which hss drawn up this mcnstrous intictmer
against whole people are, for the most part
strangers IN the State. aud we're voted for al a
election in which two.thirds Of the adult male
of the State. white aud black, did not partc
nate and that the failure Of the people 70 partic
nate in said election was due not to their Al
proval of the men who were afterwards falsel
declared elected, but to the pledge OF Congre
that non. voting would be equivalent 20 votin
AGAINST them that said legislators do not repr
sent the people, but grossly misrepresent theI
ana are rohbipg them Of their money by extrav
Sapt appropriatiOps squanderIDg the contents
the public treasury upon the West oi the COZ