Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1873-06-21
LOUISIANA---A NEW DEPART.
URE.

One or the most remarkable DO
liticaI meetings of this remarkable
age, was held in New Orleans last
Tuesday, and was presided over by
Gen. G.. L. Beauregard. The object
proposed was te harmonic the con.
flicting and perplexing political ele-
meHts at present existing in that
State, and to unity the people,
There were four resolutions adopt
ed: the first was to "unify the peo-
ple;' the second defined the ''peo-
ple'1 TO be call men of whatever
race, color or religion, who are citi-
zens of Louisiana, and are willing
to work for her prosperity" the
third pledges the members of the
meeting to advocate by speech, pen
and deed the equal and impartial
exercise by every citizen of Louisi-
ana, of every civil and political right
guaranteed by the laws of the State
and of the General Government, and
by the laws of honor, brotherhood
and fair dealing; the fourth, that
they win recognize the right, and
urge its exercise, for all men to visit
places of public resort, hotels,
steamboats,, railroads, &C., upon
terms of perfect equality; and the
meeting, in order that it might not
be misunderstood, declared that the
members thereof would recomm end
the proprietsrs of all public places
of licensed public resort the open
ing of said places to the patronage
of both races inhabiting the, State
and recommend ali railroads, steam
boats, steamships, and other public
conveyances, to pursue the same
policy; that they recommend to
banks, insurance companies, &C, in
which both races are stockholders,
an equality of right of representa-
ton; that they recommend the abo-
itiOn of all distinction in the public
schools or State institutions sup
ported by State, City or Parishes !;
and recommend that proprietors of
fOundries, factories, &C., make no
distinction between the two races /;
and to encourage, by every means,
the eolored people to become land
owners, and advise land proprietors
to break up large tracts, and thus
encourage both foreign emigrants
and the colored population to be-
come practical farmers; they pledge
themselves to exercise their moral
influence both through personal adj
vice and example, to bring about
the rapid removal of all prejudice
heretofore existing against the
cOlOred citizens of Louisiana; thew
appeal to the Press of the State to
cooperate in the movement of unity,
accord and justice, and bury forever
beneath it all past prejudice on the
subject of race or color; they dep
recate all acts of violence, from
whatever source, and appeal to peo-
pie of both races to abide by the law
in all their differences; they pledge
themselves TO cultivate broad, SEN
timent of nationality which should
embrace the whole country and up
hold the flag of the Union that as an
earnest of their holy purpose they
offer upon the altar of the common
good, all party ties and prejudices
of education; that in view of the
numerical equality of the white and
cOlored elements of population, they
recommend an equal division of the
offices of trust and emolument in
the State, demanding as the only
condition of suffrage, honesty, dill
gence and ability, and this not be-
cause of the offices themselves, but
as another earnest that the union
they seek il an equal union and not
an Elusive conjunction brought
about for the sole benefit of one or
other of the parties.