New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-04-16
An Address to the People of Louisiana

In address 10 tne feopIc ot LOHisIHnas
The following original draft Of what pu.-
ports to be an address to the citizens Of
Louisiana was found ny a youth Of assuT-
auce and handed TO us through motives Of
public policy. We place no premium upon
It. but give it at any rate. The scrip does
not appear to be very valuable, since it is
thus allowed to lay around loose:
Fellow Offensive have had caucus
and we have consulted together. We have
considered and tried to find the best way
TO get out Of this thing. People from al!
parts of the State have asked US to take
these steps, and we've took EN-.
We've found out that the Kellogg gov.
eminent is usurpation never even legally
declared elected except by United States
court, and recognized only by the United
States government and the majority o! its
citizens.
Congress is now acting upon our case:
that is to say. they will act upon 1t next
session, perhaps. Public opinion through.
out the Union is against the Tsurpatlon.
Just as there was strong feeling of sympa.
thy throughout the North and over all tie
West in our favor at the outbreak Of the
late war. They syDpathized with US so
strongly that they were the principa! ones
engaged in subduing U.s.
We've got everything safe-the only dan.
GER will como from ourselves. For it is
feared that many of you are paying your
/ .xes on the sly, with the cheapest warrants
yen can get, and then urging al! your
peighbOrs to resist TO the death.
/, is even hinted that certain members Of
the Fusion Legislature are going to take
their seats III Inc legal House of Represen-
tatIves on Dryades street, lured thlther by
desire 90 properly represent their con
stituents and see to their interests.
We therefore suggest that we all meet
everywhere all over the State, and speech
ify, and resolute, and Join leagues. and
communicate with central councils, and re.
solve that things shall not be thus; by pur'
suing this course everything will come oct
all right. We must remember, too, that
there is no de .fdcio government-no such
government, in fact, as the Kellogg govern
ment.
There is, however, a dc jure government.
which only awaits decision OF Congress in
| its favor and the withdrawal of the military.
! together with the suppression of the repub'
lican government now in power, TO be the
| government de fGet0. dc jUre--in fact and in
| ottice-drawing pay. etc. The people OF
| New Orleans are not paying any taxes
that is to say, not very great percentage
over and above what they paid during the
corresponding time last year.
We have reason to believe that the act
| ordering an election for a constitutional
| convention next November will be signed.
Now, if it should be signed. and everybody
should attend at the elections and should
vote our ticket. and the convention should
| meet and have everything their own way,
why, everything will come out all straight,
and wen have az the offices and draw al!
the pay.
in the meantime let US correspond with
one another: let US keep one another's
spirits up; let ns build official castles in the
air based on Northern public opinion and
an anticipated decision of Congress. Above
all, let every tax-resister hide his tax zee
ceiptss