The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1868-02-22
Public Meeting at Bellevue.
BELLEVUE, Feb. 15. 1868.

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purpose, a large number of the
citizens Of the Parish met in the
Court house to-day, FOR the pur-
pose of organizing Conservative
Party for BossieG Parish.
On motion, T. W. Biedsoe, ESQ.,,
was called to the chair, and G.
McClenaghan and w. II. Seanland
were appointed secretaries.
On motion, the chairman APP
pointed MeSsrs. j. A. Snider, r.
w. Turner, Benz. E. Fort, H. Bar
neycastle and L. W. Fuller com
mittee to draft resolutions express
Slve of the sense of the meeting.
After a short absence from the
Court room, the committee return
ed and submitted the following
resolutions as the majority report:
Resolved LIST. That we do not
purpose to discuss or to attempt
to alter the settlement Of any issue
which was involved in the late
war, but that we regard the de-
cission made against us by force
of arms as final and conclusive as
to all those issues, and we conf
IDENTIFY assert that we, in common
with the people of the South gen
orally, have faithfully maintained
our paroles as soldiers, and our
amnesty oaths as citizens.
Resolved End, That the meas
ures adopted by the Radical ma
jority in the 39th and 10th Con-
crosses, to Cypress the Southern
people, are unworthy ofthe repre-
sentatives of great nation, con-
trary to the policy OF the United
States enunciated while the South
was beligerentpower, subyersive
Oh every principle Of a republican
government and constitutional
law, destructive of the prosperity
OF the country, and as we believe,
unsanctiOned by the wishes OF the
pCOpic VI Tue NOtLu.
Resolved Ord, That the efforts
of the Democrats and Conserva
tives OF the Northern States to re-
store to us our rights in the Union
and under the Constitution, excite
our gratitude, and that we hail
their victories at the lastelections,
as evidences of a reaction which
we trust will continue, until all the
States shall be reunited under
"the Constitution as it was"
Resolved 4th, That the law
should protect the negro equally
with the white race, in every right
of person and property, but that
the interests of neither will be
promoted by comforting upon the
negro the powers ofan elector or
Juror, and that we will use all law
full means to thwart the efforts of
those who would place the intelli-
gent white race OF the South at
the mercy Of the ignorant negro,
and impose upon "the land we
love-" the fate OF Hayti, ST. Do
mingO and jamaica.
Resolved 9th, That it is the duty
of the United States to provide
homes for the colored people Of
the country, other than Indians, in
some country within the tropics,
and transport them thither free
from charge for passage or proyis-
ions.
Resolved 9Th, That the Presi-
dent of this meeting shall appoint
a Parish Executive Committee to
consist of % members, whose duty
it shall be, without delay, to per
feet its own organization by the
adoption of suitable rules for
its government, organize clubs
throughout the parish, call public
meetings, and do all other acts
necessary for the promotion of the
interests Of the party. That the
place'of meeting of said Commit
tee shall be Bellevue, and that a
majority of the members of said
Committee from Ward 4, shall
constitute quorum for the tans-
action of business.
Resolved 18th, That the President
of this meeting shall appoint 10
delegates to represent this Parish
in the Convention of the Demo
cratic party, called to meet in the
City OF New Orleans, on the 9Th
proXimo.
The minority submittedas their
report to amend the 4th resolu-
tiOn by inserting Immediately at
ter the word juror, the words:
until experience shall demon
strate his fitness therefor
The resolutions, as adopted by
the majority, were moved and
adopted serjGtim, and without dis
cussion, except the 4th. The ques-
ton OF amending this resolution,
in accordance with the report of