New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-11-26
THE FUSION CONVENTION.
SECOND Day.

second Day.
The meeting was called to order shortly
after 10 A. NJ
The committee on business not being
ready to report, on motion of Carleton
Hunt, Esq the meeting took recess til,
twelve O'clock
At twelve o'clock Judge Egan called the
meeting to order, and called on the commit
tee ON business to report.
MT. Mari as chairman, said the committee
were ready to report but had been re
quested to read a report OF the sub-cOm
mittee of seventy, which had not yet been
published. The report detailed the circum-
stances of the order of Judge Durell, of
December }. and the taking possession of
the State House by detachmt Mt of the
United States troops under Captain jack
son. lie then read the report of the COM
mittee on resolutions. 1t asserts the fair
ness of the election of 1872. declares that
the Legislature organized Dy the aid of the
power of the United States, was composed
in great measure of defeated candidates;
that Governor Kellogg and Lieutenant
Governor Antoine, are not entitled to office;
it revives the old question OF eligibility of
United States Senator and United
States collector to be Governor and Lieuten-
ant Governor; it also asserts that they did
not receive majority Of the votes cast.
They recommend the passage of the follow
ing resolutions:
Resolred, That the people of Louisiana,
represented by this convention, do solemn
ly. and, in the name of constitutional liber
ty, protest against the Kellogg govern
ment as a usurpatiOn viOlative OF the con-
stitutiOn and laws of the State and destruc-
tive OF our material interests and our right
of self government. We declare that this
government, imposed and maintained by
Ya1a wall RI rhnrA
confidence, nor our respect nor our Obe
dience; that the people of Louisiana have
submitted to it only because they have no
inclination TO come in conflict with the
armed forces of the United States: and that
while we do not forcibly resist this usurpa-
ton, which deprives Us of the rights of
citizens of a State and makes US the unwlll-
ing subjects of absolute power, we desire
in this public form to make known to our
fellow citizens of other States, and to the
federal government in all it's departments,
that we have opposed and still oppose this
great wrong by every means in our power
short of resort to actual force.
Resolved That if this usurpatiOn be coz
tinued the people of each and every State
of the federal Union will be subject to like
outrage whenever the supposed exigences
Of dominant national party may require
it the State governments will have become
will Of centralized power, and the right
of self government will no longer exist:
Resolred. That the great wrong by which
the will of the people OF Louisiana has been
defeated and a government not OF their
choice imposed upon them. is due solely to
the interference of the federal authorities,
as has been proven before and proclaimed
by the United States Senate committee, and
Justice to the people of Louisiana impera.
=; p1a hot "a Conur3al nf the
United States should gran. them the ap'
propriate relief and redress.
Res0lred. That our United States Senator
elect. our congressman at large, ana t1e
other members of Congress be requested to
be present al the opening of Congress TO
urge their several claims without delay.
Resolred. That our fellow citizens John
A. Campbell. the Hon. RandelI Hunt,
ebert II. Mar. lIoratio N. Ogden. and
William 5. Spencer be appointed com
mittee on the part of .he people OF the State
of Louisiana, TO repair 20 Washington and
present their memorial for relief from the
Kellogg Lsurpation and the restoration o.
Louisiana to her rights and liberties as
free State of the American Union, az gnar-
anteed by the constitution OF I UnIteG States
Resolred, That the memorial prepared by
the COMMITTEE of Seventy to the Presltent
and member. Of the Senate and Speaker
and inemb Of the House of Representa-
tiyes of the Congress OF the United States,
circulate I'd and signed by citizens Of the State,
De approved anu adopted by this conven-
zion AS the memorial to be presented by the
Washington committee, accompanied by all
the documentary testimony collated by the
Committee OF Seventy. and the arguments
thereon submitted by its sub committee 10
this convention, and tui!y lnd0rsed ana ap-
proved by the same.
DpcoIrpI That the DypSIIpnt apnOlnt
State committee Of ways and means, to be
composed of three citizens of each OF the
wards of the city Of New Orleans and of
each of the parishes of the State, whose
duty it shall be to solicit and receive sub
srrptions for aiding the cause cf restoring
free government in the State OF Louisiana;
and tnat the funds SO collected shall be
transmitted and paid over to the committee
% seventy; and the membetS of said COM
riIttee of ways and means are authorized
10 appoint such assistants as they may
deem proper.
Ecs0lrci, THAI the Committee OF Seventy
be requested to continue their organization
in permanence until the final settlement of
the Louisiana outrage, and to act as an
executive committee Of this convention
for the assertion Of the rights and protec-
ton of the liberties of the people OF the
State, and 70 fiji any vacancies which may
occur in and make any additions to the
Washington committee Uc any other com
mittee appointed by this convention.
Htscired, That when this convention ad
10 rms it shall not be sine die, but that the
N mbers thereof pledge themselves to each
other to hold themselves IN readiness TO re
assemble in convention at such time ana
place as the president thereof may hereafter
deem proper TO cOnvOke them.
Resotrcd, That all persons throughout the
State who have memorials for signature or
testimony touching the election OF Novem.
Der A, 1872, be requested to forward the
same mmed ately to the Committee OF Sev-
enty, at New Orleans.
Mr. Ogden, OF Orleans, representing Con-
cordia, desired to say q few words before
the resolutions were passed. He said when
the war closed there were two courses to
pursue, to turn the State over to the negroes
or to leave it to the unprincipled men who
had seized it. AS Confederate soleier, he
said when the rebellion was over, the United
States had better Eave done as Spain has
done-shot a thousand or ten thousand Con-
federates than have inflicted on us the pun
we haye had to endure. He quoted
from Governor Kellogg's speech. and said
knowing tie people of Concordia, having
interest there, and, having been requested
by them, be had better right TO represent
Ecncordia than the Governor had to repre-
sent Louisiana. He drew parallel between
Warren Hastings and Governor Kellogg,
quoting elaborateIy from Burke, which had
the merit Of eloquenCe. even If not appro-
pirate He referred to Mr.. Booths pilgrimage
to and from The Parish Prison, and spoke Of
the courts having ceased to be places OF
refuge for the oppressed; referred to the
evidence in possession OF the committee,
and spoke Of the financial question. He