Richland beacon., 1873-04-26
MASS MEETING TO REnIsT THE
PAYMENT OF TAXES.
The People Of Riehland Parish Stand
United in Supporting Gov. NcEnery.

united In supporting Gov. AcEnery.
On Monday morning last. the 2lst
inst. at 10 o'clock, the people of Rich.
land Parish assembled en- massc, &C.
cording to previous call, to take into
consideration the plan proposed by
the Government, elect for resistance to
to the ssurpers.
The meeting was called to order
and its object explained by Hon. II.
F. Vickers, VIII, reupon Mr.. Jno. 4.
TIemler was called to the chair. and
W. T. Ivy rquested to act as Secreta.
ry.
Resolutions were read from differ.
rnt Wards in the Parish, and a Com.
mittee, consisting Of one from each
| Ward. was appointed to draft rcsolu-
tons expressive the sense of the peo-
pie Of Richland Parish. The Com
mittee retired and motion prevailed
to suspend business for the time be-
ing until Gov. Jon: MCExERY, who
had just arrived on the IL o'clock
train. could be called upon to address
the meeting.
Amid the shouts and plaudi's of
the large and enthusiastic assembly,
Gov. McENERY assembled the rostruln,
and his speech, about an hour and a
half in length, IVES all that could have
been embodied in a most powerful,
practical and eloquent oratorical eff.
fort upon the momentous question at
issue.
At the close Of the Governors
speech, the following resolutions were
presented by the Committee and
adopted nv The meeting without dis
senting voice:
WHEREAS, We have. attempting to
exercise the Legal functions Of "de
jure" Government, party Of usurpers,
with pretended powers. created by the
rdicts of a prrjured inrbriate. occupy
ing and exercising the functions Of q
high Judicial Office;
Whereas, the Chief Magistrate OF
the Union aids and abets in foisting
upon the people of Louisiana. this cor
rupt League of usurpers and subvert-
srs OF law and harmony among the
people of La, and whereas tie Cbiri
Magistrate Of the Union has unhappi-
ly transcribed the constitutional pow
er with which he is vested. in main
tanning this usurpation in the State Of
Louisiana. and,
Whereas. this supplanting Of the
great underlying principle Of Ameri-
can Liberty menaces and endangers
the Liberty of all American citizens ;
and this innovation of the Colstitu-
tional Rights Of the people Of Louisi-
ana has already ripened into drprecat-
cd acts Of arson, murder and rapine,
and. whereas, these deplorable conse-
quences promise TO multi, ly in the
perpetSation of the illegal and UNIV Or
ran,able Kellogg Government, 80
called"
Resolved, That we. the people Of
Richisnd Parish. in full feslty to our
general government and perfect ODE.
dence to her constituted authorities
call upon the great masses of Ameri
can freemen to lift up their voices in
solemn prUtestations against the es
tablishment Of precedent by the Elk
ecuiive of the Nation aimed with such
fatal precision at the dearest birth
right of every American citizen. We
call upon yoH to ALLURE the innova
tions Of the President upon the Con
stitutional Rights of the people o
Louisiana. in folsting upon them 6
Government in diametrical opposition
to their expressed choice in the free
and full exercise of their franchise.-
We call upon you in the name Of hu
manity, with emotions that rise higf
above all political aspirations, to ma
ture that grand Pbilantbropic princi
ple for which the West and NORTH
gave so many of their noblest aud hes
scions to engender and free the delud
ed colored men of the State Of Louisi
ana from bondage to banditti of pc
litical Adventures, who are modelling
them instruments Of intestine wal
and lead them into inexlricsble diff
culties.
We call upon you in the spirit Of Z
common brotherhood, grasping hand.
over the seam Of mighty poliiica
chasni, burying therein the wrongs
and recallections Of unhappy differen'
ces. TO stand by the principles Of ouI
renewed ALE; rance TO the general gen
eral government, and restore to US
that which We have not at the hands
of the President Of the Union, the
government of our cbo.'ce.
That We stand BY our Constitution
al rights. our Legislative and Execu
tive bodies in maintaining them.
That We will not yield obedience 10
any respect to the Kellogg aover.''
nent, until the contest between the
two Rival governments he finally de-
| cided by the Lawful. authorities. be.