New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-06-05
Mass Meeting In PlaQuemines,

Last Sunday a mass meeting was held a
the courthouse of Piaauemines parish
Harry Mahoney called the meeting to or
der, and Senator E. Butler was chosen pres
ident, which position he accepted in a lev
appropriate remarks.
Resolutions We're read and adopted de
nouncing the Fusion frauds at the last cleo
ton, expressing confidence in Presiden,
Grant, Judge Durell and Marshal Packard
and pledging featy and support to the adj
ministratiOn of Governor Kellogg.
Addresses were delivered by Harry Ma.
honey and Judge Fouhouze.
Hon. Etfingham Lawrence. of Plauue.
mines, being among the listeners, he was
invited to address the meeting, which he
did at some length. his remarks being list
ened to with close attention and warmly
received
Mr.. Lawrence announced that he ac-
cepted the situation fully, recognized the
government of Kellogg, and advised the
prompt payment of taxes. Mr.. Lawrence
was loudly applauded when he retired from
the stand.
After transacting other business, the
meeting adjourned, with cheers for Grant,
Durell and Packard.
The following, among other resolutions,
were adopted:
Resotred, That we, the Republicans and
colored citizens of the parish of PLAQUE
mines do hereby tender to President T. s.
Grant the expression of our heartfelt thanks
for his manly and patriotic course in assist
ing the State officers and members of the
legislative assembly who had been truly
and legally elected by the votes of the PEG,
pie, to assume and exercise the duties of
their offices, and that having thereby en-
deared himself to the people of the State
by his kind and righteous deeds liz time of
peace, as he had previously endeared him
self to the people of the whole United States
by his grand military achievements in time
Of war, we now cheerfully and proudly pro-
claim that, like the forever to be hOnOred
founder of this great republic, George |
Washington General and President Ulysses |
S. Grant stands first in war, first in peace. |
and first in the hearts of his fellOw-citizens" |
be it further
Rcsoired, That in the Hon. E. II. Durell,
Judge of the United States District Court
at New Orleans. we are happy to recognize
the noble traits of the Judges of olden times
whose motto was to administer Justice fully
and equally to all, and who when they had
once become convinced of what were the
law and equity in any case before them,
had the courage and honesty to SO order
and decree
Rcsolred, That we fully appreciate the
courageous responsibility assumed by
Judge Durell, by his decision in the matter
of the troubles of December last, and that
we acknowledge with feelings of the
deepest gratitude that, had it not been for
the timely and comprehensive orders
issued by the patriotic Judge, bogus set
of State officers and legislators would have
been fraudulently and forcbly imposed
upon this people against their voice and
choice as expressed by their ballots at the
polling box: and that as long as there will
be true Republican and cOlored citizen
drawing the breath of life on this broad
land of liberty and equality, SO long will
the name of Judge +. II. Durell be hOnored
and remembered as true. honest, upright |
and courageous judge and patriot; be it
further
Resolred. That in United States Marshal
S. Il. Packard we have found the worthy
and faithful officer who has secured the
victory of the Republican party in Louis
Jana by conscientiously carrying out the
mandates of court entrusted to his care |
and that by his energetic execution of said
orders. he forestailed the illegal and revo-
acts OF violence that were in
tended, and the carrying out of which was
then being prepared by Warmoth, the rene
gade, ana his satellites and minions. and
that we hereby tender our thanks to United
States Marshal Packard for his conduct in
the premises; be it further
Resolred. That in his Excellency Governor
William Pitt Kellogg We recognize the
legally and truly elected Governor of the |
State and the choice Of the people of Louis
ana; that we sincerely sympathze with him
or the difficulties and hindrances of every |
nature that have been thrown in his path
" bitter, relentless and INSCRIPTIONS enc
MES, who, in their madness, did not stop
hort of armed and open rebellion, and had
ven recourse to the cowardly act of an
tempt at assassination; that we pledge to
i'm and his government our unqualified
upport, and our lives and our blood If
eed be.
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