The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1873-05-10
Mass Meeting at Bsllevue.


Bellevue, 3rd instant, Capt. W. |
J. Fish was called to the chair,
and I. n. Braden requested to
act as secretary. The object
of the meeting being explain,
ed, the chair appointed a com
mittee of nine to draft resolu-
tons expressive of the sense
Of this meeting, viz: DR.. J.
Hunter, J. H. Keyser, j. L. c.
Graham, w. J. Hughes, w. Y.
Chester, NJ. BiXler, H. W. Og-
den, Robt. E. Wyche, VIM. J.
Arnold.
The meeting was then adj
dressed by Judge L. B. Wat
kins, Hons. l.. ID. Sandidge, S.
M.Thomas and VIII. Scanland.
The committee on resoulu-
tons reported as follows-the
same being adopted unani-
mously-to wit:
l. Resolved, That we cor
daily endorse the resolutions
adopted at the meeting held
at Rocky Mount on 26th of
April last-which read as fol-
lows, to-wit:
Whereas, Through fraud, force,
violence and the unwarrented and
illegal interference of Federal
authority, one w. Pitt Kellogg,
conspiring with other evil dispOs,
ed persons, is pndeavoring to
usurp the government, against the
will and consent of the good peO
pie thereof, and
Whereas, The constitution ofthC
United States guarantees to each
Satete Republican government
and the right to select their own
domestic officers, and
| Whereas, AT general election
on the 4th day of November, A. ID
1872, and in Pursuance of the law.
of the State. the good people o
Louisiana did select their officers
and did establish legal State
government headed by his Excel
lency, John McEnery. and
| Whereas, The Senate of thu
| United States did declare the SaiC
pretended government OF the sait
VIM. Pitt Kellogg and his co con
spiratOrs, a gross assumption ant
Il fraud upon the people of Louisi
ana, therefore
Be it resolved. 1. That W,
recognize the McEnery govern
ment as the only legal government
existing in the State of Louisiana
=. That the pretended Kel og.
government is a gross usurpatiol
and franz! attempted to be foiSte,
upon the people of this State
through force and the unwarrante,
aud illegal interference of Fedora
authority and not entitled to thei
= respect or support.
8. That we are opposed to tn
said pretended and fraudulen
Kellogg government and wi
refuse to recognize or contribut
to its support by the payment Q
= taxes Or otherwise, unless force
to do so, to avoid a conflict wit
the Federal authority.
A. That we stand ready to unit
with the good people of the State
irrespective of party, color or pre-
l vious condition in an earnest an
honest appeal to Congress an
the nation to extend 10 us tn
people Of Louisiana, the gaurante
of the constitution OF the Unite
States and to give us the govern
! ment OfOur choice, now headed b
=, his Excellency, john McEnery.
On motion of DR.. w. NJ. SwanT
the following resolution was unar
; imOusly adopted
Resolved, That committee {
ten citizens from different portion
OF the parish known to be in az
{ cord with the sympathies OF thi
, meeting be appointed TO petitio
his Exce!lency John McEnerv [
> commission the proper officers t
fill vacancies in Bossier parish
and that he be telegraphed to tina
: effect immediately. .......
Also that said committee reuues
l Gov. McEnery to commission til
proper officers to organize til
militia for this parish to assist.
need be, the legally constitute,
authorities in existing the law
, and in repelling any force orgar
lied by authority of the usurpel
Kellogg.