The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-06-18
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Equality In Louisiana.
NEW ORLEANS. June Il.

NEW ORLkANs, JUNE IL.
An adjourned meeting of the committee
of white and colored citizens was held last
night, when the committee on resolutions
presented series of ten resolutions pre-
coded by the following preamble which
were unanimously adopted
Whereas, Louisiana is threatened with
death in every vital organ Of her national
and political being, and
Whereas, her dire extremity Is but the
fruit of unnatural division among the chill
dren of her soil and of her adoption, and
Whereas, we have an abiding faith that
there Is love enough for Louisiana among
her sons to unite them in manly and un-
selfish struggle for her redemption.
The first three resolutions define and pledge
the signers to universal political equality
and fraternity; the fourth resolution is as
follows: We shall maintain and advocate
the right of every citizen of Louisiana and
the United States to stay at all places of pub
lie resort and to travel at will on all vehicles
of public conveyance upon terms of perfect
equality with any and every citizen, and we
pledge ourselves, so far as our influence,
counsel, and example may go to make this
right, and that there may be no misunder-
standing Of our views on the point
First, we shall recommend to proprietors
of all public places of licensed public re-
resort in the State of Louisiana in opening
of said places to patronage of both races in
habiting our State. Second, we shall
further recommend that all railroads,
steamships, steamboats,, and other public
conveyances pursue the same policy.
Third, we shall further recommend that
our banks, insurance offices and other pub
lie corporations recognize and conccde to
colored fellow citizens where they are
stockholders in such institutions the right
of being represented in the direction thereof.
Fourth. We shall further recommend
that hereafter no distinction shall exist
among citizens of Louisiana in any of our
public schools or state institutions of edu-
cation, or in any other public place of in
struction supported by State, cities or
parishes.
Fifth. We shall also recommend that
proprietors of foundries, factories and
other industrial establishments, in employ
ing mechanics or workmen, make no dis
tinction between races.
Sixth. We shall encourage by every
means in our power our colored citizens in
rural districts to become proprietors of the
soil, thus enhancing the value of lands and
adding to the production of the state,
while it will create a political conservation
which is the offspring of proprietorship
and we furthermore recommend to all
land proprietors of our State the policy of
considering the question of breaking up
some into small farms in order that our
colorcd citizens and white immigrants may
become practical farmers and cultivators
of the soil
The fifth resolution pledges the signers
to endeavor to eradicate the prejudices of
color. The sixth appeals to the press of
the State to cooperate in the objects set
forth. The seventh depreciates all violence
from whatever source and appeals to both
races to abide by the laws. The eighth
and ninth set forth the patriotic impulses
actuating the moverc hereof in immolating
upon the altar of common good all parties
and prejudices of education. The tenth is
as follows: In view of numerical equality
of the white and colored population we
shall advocate an equal distribution of Of
fees of trust and emolent in our State, de-
manding as the only condition of our
suffrage, honor, diligence and ability.
We advocate this not because of the Off
ces themselves, but simply as another earn
est and prof upon our part that the union
we desire is an equal union and not an
ilusive conjunction brought about for the
sole benefit of one or other of the parties
to that union.
(Signed) S. 7. BEAUREGARD,
Chairman.
G Containc, George ii Kelso, Charles II
Thompson, James Day. Auguste Bohne,
Aristide Maury, DR. l. G Rondcnag. VIM
Randolph,
A committee af fifteen was appointed to
call mass meeting when deemed cxpedi-