The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1873-10-04

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Resolutions by the Committee
of Seventy.
CALLING A MASS CONVENTION AT
THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS,
And an Address by tie Committee to
the People of tie State. adopted
September %. 1873.
Resolpeel, That mass convention Of the
people Of the State Of Louisiana he and is
hereby called TO assemble At the city of
New Orleans, at IL NJ, on the oath day
of November next. being the fourth Mon
day of said month. and tie people Of all
the parishes, irrespective of party, who are
opposed to the Kellogg usurpation, are
earnestly invited and requested to join.
and participate in the election Of dele
gates to said convention.
Resoired. That the purposes and OBJ
]ects Of said convention are to take into
consideration the political situation in Lon.
isiana, to institute the necessary measures
looking to an amelioration Of the condi-
ton Of the people, to set forth our griev-
ances to the Congress Of the United States
and 10 people Of the Union. and to petit
ton and memorialize Congress for relief
from the Kellogg usurraticn established
over US alone BY Federal power without
| reference to and in defiance Of the will Of
tho people as expressed through their
ballots:
Resolved, Tha, the 3rd day Of Novem-
Der (irst Monday be and is hereby sp-
pointed As the time for the election Of de.
egates throughout The State to said con-
vention.
Resolssd, That each ward Of the city Of
New Orleans and parish Of the State shall
be entitled 10 double the number Of votes
! in said convention which It has in the
House Of Representatives but the country
parishes may elect as many delegates to
cast said votes a. they shall eco At.
Resclved. That al papers in the State
opposed to the Kellogg usurpation be and
are hereby requested to publish these 'e-
solutions and accompanying address.
A true copy: JossPH COLLINS,
| Secretary.
Nsw ORLEANS, Sept. Al. 1873.
Felloso- Cit;zens Of Lox;s;dna - The
Committee Of Seventy has called mass
convention to assemble in this city on the
fourth Monday Of November nert.
The time is fast approaching when the
cause Of the people Of this State will again
b presented to Congress for 6uAl adjust
ment and settlement, and your committee,
moved BY profound convictions looking
10 the veIi.being Of the entire peepls Of
this commonwealth, have conc!sded that
a convention Of the people e the State
would be the most accspts6ie medium for
an appropriate p.esen&Siion to the Con.
gress OF the nstioH %f the alarming and
unprecedented estfages committed against
the r;gh,s ssd liberties Of the people Of
this State, ~ which Government never
elected by their suffrage has been set up
ard established 6y fraud and force over
them. .eL
| Elect to this convention your tried.
ltrnest, and ablest men. and let Us make
one united and combined effort to rescue
our State from the grasp Of the spectators
and usurpers. -.
Let us make At least one last grand Of.
fort to arouse The Congress Of the Union,
and the people thereof. To- full appreois.
ton of the means and method employed
under Federal auspices. that throttled the
State Government Of Louisiau.. Il.
- We owe this mdsh to ourselves, aud Il
thcee to come after ns.
We desire to present the question, tair
, |ly and squarely, to the Congress, and Il
all the people Of this American Union
xhethe ar not. it is permissible under ou'
> form Of Government, for 40 inferior Uni
ted State. Judge. supported BY Uni,et
States soldiers and the Chief Executive o
1.-The Nation, without reference to. and Il
Q de6a ace Of the will Of the people as ex
pressed by the ballet, to pull down on
; State Government and set up another il
its stead. .....
Should Congress repndiate such teprs
! hen.ible practices, We merely will obt"i'
. our rights; on the other hand. should Con
: gress permit such prsctices to 60 unre
, buked, We WI! then know our status
know that despothtn' has usurped th'
i place Of constitutional government, ant
the quicke, we know it the bsttet.
Let :he people Of this State take an 40
. tire part in their own cause. which is tn
I cause ofeyery State 10 the Union. ane
you may then rest assured that all vii
ret he we'll.
Bv order Of the Committee Of Seventy
r. II. MAnn.
" CbaiAt~an Committed 1t Seventy.
!. JosEra Collins. Secretary.