New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-11-26

north of Mason and Dixon's line the parties
who perpetrated them would never have
troubled the courts of justice with their
presence, but their bodies would have orna-
mented the trees of the neigh hborhOOd. He
congratulated the people of Louisiana that
they had done better than that, and urged
| them to adopt the resolutions.
Mr.. Ogden withdrew his motion and was
applauded for it,
The report of the committee and the reso'
lutlOnS were then unanimously adopted.
Governor Hyams then denounced the
government of Louisiana az contrary to the
letter and spirit of everything and law in
the universe. He offered the following for
adoption.
Resolred. Tha. this convention protests
against the keeping of troops or ships OF
war in time of peace without the consent OF
Congress, by the Kellogg usurping govern,
ment, as insulting to the people of LOuisi-
ana and in violation of the tenth section of
the first article of the constitution of the
United States, as an open infrsction of that
constitution, and which calls for the imme-
diate restraining action of the Congress
OF the United States, the people OF
this State being powericss to Interfere,
these warlike, unconstitutional measures
having been openly and palpably inaugu-
rated to oyerawe the people OF this State
by the sending of troops to different parishes
of the State to fire upon our people at the
discretion of their officers
THE second resolution is omitted, the
substitute Of Mr.. Marr being adopted
Mr.. Mari showed that these resolutions
were included in those already passed, with
the exception of the first.
Governor Hyams insisted, because he
wanted the people to know all about the
outrages of the army and navy. The peo-
pie had once been armed and ready to an
initiate the forces of the Governor, kel-
logg. but were stopped by the United
States. They had the will; they had the
power, and if the United States would with
draw its protecting aim, they wauld do 1t
now.
The chair declared the resolutions adopt
ed, and division was called.
AT this juncture gentleman on the ex-
treme left paralyzed the convention by de-
manding the yeas and nays. The horror
stricken look of the president and the pallid
faces of the members who were aware of
the disclosures of the thinness of the con-
vention as compared with the imposing
bulk OF the rolls that motion would make,
ought to have made him wish he had never
been born. But the irrepressibie member
from the second ward was equal to the
emergency He moved u table the motion,
and matters moved in the regul IT groove.
Gov. Hyams saiiifa minority was OPP Ose d
to his resolution he would, aud his second
consentiug. did withdraw it.
Mr.. Tucker, of St. Mary, thought the
resolution ought to be adopted. Being in
formed it had been withdrawn, had nothing s
more to say.
Governor Hyams said then he wouldn't
withdraw the resolution.
DR.. Tarleton then said the resolution was
important, and ought to pass. Ii the United
States would only keep it's hands Oft, the
State OF Louisiana would correct herself.
and in twenty four hour. some men now
claiming to rule over us would be lost.
Only take away Grants ;ninion., and the
work would be done.
Mr.. Mari approved OF tie resolution, and
on a division it was adopted by a vote OF
100 to l5
Mr.. Marr then offered the following sub
stitute for the second resolution:
Rcsoired, That we call and confidently
rely upon the Congress of the United States
to correct and suppress this abuse.
An amendment was offered, but motion
to table the amendment was carried. The
It solution was adopted. mem bers faiiln4; to
vote generally.
On motion of the presiding officer. who
had called Mr.. Hyams to the chair, the
amendments or resolutions of the special
committee wers discussed hut not acted on.
The object was = show that there was no
difference OF opinion eS.stin. in the convel.'
ton.
A countr, member offered resolution to
take some action IN the case of the prisoners
recently brought down from the parishes o:
Rapides and Grant.
4 member pronounced the resolution
good in itself, but entirely out of order.
The chairman stated that the Committee
of Seventy had already attended 30 the
case of the prisoners.
DIR. Chopin moved tina: the iabors OF
this convention be closed. and that Cover.
nor McEnery he invited to address the as.
sembly.
The name of Micheai Ryan was added 10
the list OF gentlemen who shall present the
Louisiana case to Congress.
On motion Of Mr.. J. o. Nixon, Jr.. the
thanks of the convention were rendered to
the officers for their services during the
deliberations. Carried.
Colonel McErary then addressed the con.
vention at length. He recaptnated all the
points which ars embodied. IL the geSoiu.
tions, and detailed their history. lie assert
ed that the people were not supporting che
present government, and that the McEnery
government was not dead, but sleeping. it
only required the authorization of Congress
TO enable his government, all over the State.
to 90 into operation on the instant. lie re-
viewed the speech Of Governor Kellogg, and
disposed Of it by saying the presence of so
many epresentatives before him was suf-
iicient answer he denounced the excursions
Of the Ozark; complimented Mr.. Booth an
initiated Blanchard; said the return were
still in the possession of the person to whom
they had been intrusted; that the evidence at
Washin gtOn would Overwheim the Kellogg
case predicted triumph by the action of
Congress and closed with peroration that
satis fed and satated his hearers. His re-
marks were attentirelY listened to through
OUT, and only interrupted by frequent ap-
plause. They presented his side of the
case in very able manner.
Judge Egan then, in few quiet words,
thanked the Assem- dcd gentlemen for the
dignity and decorum they had manifested,
and which had materially assisted him in
his labors. He then declared them ad-