New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-08-23
BY TEL EG R RAP II
REPUBLICANS OF CADDO
REPUBLICAN MASS MEETING THERE
TICKET CONVENTION DENOUNCED
Republican State Convention Indorsed
Especial TO the New Orleans Republican. !
SHREVEPORT. August q

SHREVEPORT, August q, 1871.
On call from the president of the Parish
Republican Executive Committee OF Caddo,
the Republicans of the parish assembled in
force, in the city of Shreveport on the even
ing of the nineteenth of August, to hear and
act upon the report of the delegates to the
State Convention, Hon. Moses Sterrett and
Rev. Samuel Armstead.
These gentlemen in turn reviewed, in
plain and foroible language, the action of
the late State Executive Committee, and
amid loud and continued demonstrations
of assent denounced the action of the Gus
tomhouse clique; and especially their en-
ployment of United States troops to intimi-
date delegates.
Colonel NJ. II. Crowell and Professor Nc
Clellan also addressed the assemblage, and
in eloquent terms exhorted them to uphold
the principles of the party and denounce and
condemn the proceedings of the late State
Executive Committee, who had attempted
to override and frustrate the intentions
and wishes of the Republican party of the
State. They said that such men as Packard,
Casey and Co., who had professed them
selves Republicans, had, by their course of
procedure, violated the principles and lost
the confidence of the party.
The Hon. F. NJ. Smith, Parish Judge. then
offered the following series of resolutions
which were unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS, We learn with astonishment
and regret that the Hon. Moses Sterrett and
Rev. Samnel Armstead, our delegates to the
State Convention at New Orleans on the
ninth day of August, were refused admit
tance thereto by members of the then exist
ing State Executive Committee, at whose
instance and by whose call the said conven-
ton assembled.
Whereas, The said Executive Committee
did procure the assistance of United States
marshals, United States troops and United
States arms to overawe and assist in the re-
lection OF said delegates, contrary to all
previous usage and custom, and in direct
opposition to the rights of citizens, as set
forth in the constitution of the United
States.
Whereas, Such a line of policy is unfair,
despOtic, antagOnistic to Republican prin-
ciples, and eminently calculated to rup-
ture, and thereby cause the defeat of the
Republican party in this State and the
Union; be it
ResoIred, That we heartily indorse and
approve of the action of our delegates,
Hon. Moses Sterrett and Rev. Samuel
Armstead, and Of the convention which
assembled at Turner Hall, of which Hon.
Z. h. ). Pinchback was president.
= That we cheerfuily acknowledge the
abilities and unceasing efforts of his ex-
cellency, Governor H. C. Warmoth, the
well-tried and faithful champion of Repub-
hean principles in our State, and gladly ac-
cord to him the thanks and respect to
which we think he is honorably entitled
3. That we enter our solemn protest
against the proceedings and self-assigned
authority of the Customhouse clique, and
do most emphatically add our voice to the
call for the removal from office of professed
Republicans who would deny the equal
rights of all delegates to political conven-
ton, and would seek and employ, by mex
cusable assumption of authority, the un-
necessary and uncalled-for assistance of
national troops and marshals to debar our
representatives from entering the room in
which they were properly entitled to seats
rs the duly accredited delegates from this
parish
/. That we acknowledge. and will sup
port, the Republican State Executive Com
mittee, of which Hon. P. B. S. Pinchback is
chairman, as the only legal head of the Re-
publican party in the State of Louisiana.
D. That copy of these resolutions be
forwarded by telegraph to the New Orleans
REPUBLICAN and LOuiSidniap, with re-
quest to publish the same.
o. That our representative in Congress,
General James McCleery. be notified Of the
action Of this meeting, and be requested to
cooperate with the committee appointed
by the State Convention to solicit and
secure the removal from Office of federal
appointees, who profess to be Republicans,
but who are using their best endeavors to
disorganize and destroy the Republican
party.
. The meeting adjourned amid the greatest
and cheers for the Republican
cause.
SAMUEL AR1ISTEAD. President
f. VI. SMITH, Secretary.