The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1873-05-17

and pathos of the wrongs the people of
this State had endured Of VIM. Pitt {
Kellogg and his co-conspirators, and
denounced the Kellogg government as
a usurpation founded in wrong and
supported in power regardless OF every
principle of right or justice. lie called ]
upon his constituents to say whether
! they approved or disapproved of his
course, and if they disapproved OF it
and wished him to resign his seat he
would do so, but could not give his
countenance or support to such fla
grant wrong as the Kellogg government
has inflicted that acting as the agent
of his constituency he had done what
he conceived to be his duty, and allied
himself on the side of truth and right !;
that overtures had been made him by I
certain lights of the Radical party to
take his seat in the Kellogg Legislature,
, but he had Indignantly spurned them,
believing that it was morally wrong to
sanction by his presence their Ubiquitous
, course. Mr.. Humble concluding his
3 remarks, the speech delivered by Gov.
McEnery at the mass meeting in Mon
4 roe was then read, with occasional in
3 terruptions Of remarks Of appreciation
o and applause.
: The committee then submitted the
following preamble and resolutions:
n Whereas, The returns of the election
j. held in this State and parish on the 4th
l. day of November, 1872, showed that
John Mcl1nery was elected Governor
of the State, and that the Fusion ticket
y was, with some few exceptions, elected !;
g and, whereas, one VIM. z. kellogg has
eel with the aid of Il United States District
Judge and Federal bayonets usurped
the office of Governor therefore,
IS BE it Eoesotred, That we recognize
II John McEnery as tho lawful Governor
re of this State that he was legally elected
by the voice of the people expressed
through the ballot-boX, and is, there
fore, entitled to exercise the powers and
functions of that office, and any attempt
to interfere with that constitutional
~ right is a gross and and fragrant outrage
>. upon the liberties of Il free people anC
of an insult to the form and character o
to our government.
+ ,. That we view the attempt Of w m
W. p. Kellogg to foist himself upon th<
IA people OF this State rs Governor AS
n base and foul usurpation that the plo
to whereby he thought to secure tina
ar Office was basely connected and foullS
o.. executed, and with the aid Of a decision
30 Of Federal Judge, sustained by Fede
II. raj bayonets, he has sought to maintai,
IT, himself in an office he is in no wise en-
ty titled to hold.
nc 3. That VIC profess to be true ant
loyal citizens to the legal government
ne of this State and the United States, an
*. will yield ready and willing obedienc
ed thereto, as all good citizens should, S
], long as those governments protect tn
o. life, liberty and property Of its citizens
but being born under American skie
''e and raised under republican institl
Use tons, and having learned from earlies
lit, boyhood to appreciate the beneticenc
,de of free government and American lii
-. erty, we will not be Invested of thos
~, sacred rights by ambitious demagogut
uo and politicians, whose hearts are barre
ain of patriotism and love of country, will
he out protesting earnestly and solemn
tic- against their Ubiquitous schemes.
i. That our ideas Of a free governmel
''ii are that it must rest upon the cOnse1
on, Of the governed, and we do not consid
ted that our allegiance to the governmc
yer of the United States calls upon us
~, contribute to sustain Il State COVER
ulCLI, oo-SstllC>i, SlSslISNt ~ VIC 1GItl
~ brains of certain Federal officers a,
md maintained by u. S. Grant.
ong .. That right is under any and Z;
roe. considerations right, and that VIC a
o.,, not in favor of Il compromise wi
wrong, and would therefore advise
llcl- compromise that would sacrifice a pri
be ciple of right or justice to our cause.
ORR 6. That we will not pay Our taxes
ion. the so-called Kellogg government, al
49,. will not support it in any manner VIII:
NV ever, and will steadily refuse to p
Win any taxes for that purpose unless CO..
nan PEELED by Federal authority.
eme :. That Il copy of these resolutions
G,o forwarded to the OUACIIITA TEL
GRAPH and New Orleans Picayu,
'''9c with q request to publish.
and w. J. BOWMAN,
lble j. b. THOMAS, -
w. L. WoOTON, s
JACOB HUMBLE, =