The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1870-02-19
VIII They Heed Our Re
monstrance ?

] Inc people OI New OIlcdiiS,
suffering in common with other
cities Of the South from the
mis-government oftheir rulers,
have met together to make a
solemn remonstrance against
the villainous laws enacted by
the present Legislature of the
State at its previous sessions
and those about to be enacted
at the present session of that
body. A mass meeting of the
most respectable citizens, both
of the city and of the country,
the latter temporarily sojourn-
ing here, of all classes, mer-
chants, lawyers, mechanics,
workingmen, has assembled in
one of eur public squares to
deliberate upon the best means
of protecting the credit OF the
State and the liberties Of the
people from the dangerous and
ruinous legislation with which
we are threatened. This meet
ing was respectable, not only
on account of the numbers of
which it was composed-cer-
tainly not less than 5000 per-
sohs-and the character of
those who originated and con-
Quoted the meeting, and those
who were present to aid the
object by giving their counter
ance to the proceeding, button
account of the remarkable mod
Grafton of the sentiments which
were uttered by the speakers
who addressed the assemblage
i, and the tone of forbearance
which pervaded the vast gath
ering. Our readers will have
read ere this the resolutions
which We're presented by the
Committee of Organization and
ratified by the meeting. Those
resolutions embody in firm and
dignified language the senti-
ments of large majority of the
people of Louisiana, with re-
gard to the oppression which
has been practiced upon them,
by men who assume to repre-
sent them in the legislative
halls of the State. 1t is a voice
which ought to be listened to,
not only by Gov. Warmoth and
the members of the Legislature,
but by the authorities at Wash
ington, whose agents they are.
There is but one recommends
ton which we could have made
to the framer Of these resolu-
tions in addition to the matter
SO eloqnently set forth by him.
And that is that the President
should eitherh have been author
lied to transmit the resolutions
to the President of the United
States and the presiding off
GERS of both Houses of Con
gress, and publish them in sew
eral OF the leading papers of the
North and West, or that a Me-
mortal should have been drawn
up, embodying similar state
ments and forwarded to the
: Federal authorities at Wash
ngton, and sent broadcast over
: the country. We hope the Off
GERS Of the meeting will do this
yet. The suggestion is COM
mended to the President, Mr..
de Feriet. The Northern peo-
pie as a mass do not know
what is going on in these South
ern States. They do not know
of the villainies of these carpet
i baggers who are eating out oul
substance. If they have heard
of them it has been in a vague
sort OF way. Many Of them
think that we apply the tern
'carpet-bagger' to every North.
ern man who comes down into
the South, and that we woulC
keep the Northern people from
settling here if we could. It i.
not enough for us to know that
this is a base falsehood. We
must convince our fellow-eiti
zens of the North that they art
quite welcome in this region
provided they come fo shar.