The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1873-11-21
MASS MEETING IN MOREHOUSE.

III ODoOt0uCc 20 u pK0V1OUS CSkty SUek0
was q large mass meeting OF the citi-
zens Of Morehouse parish held at the
courthouse In the town OF Bastxop, on
the nth inst, for the purpose Of elect
ing delegates to the convention to be
held In New Orleans on the Gath inst.
On motion, Col. r.. B. Todd was
colled to the chair, and James NJ. Sharp
elected secretary.
The president stated the object Of the
meeting In an appropriate and thrilling
speech, calling on the people to act In
this the most important matter con-
corning the interests OF the State.
AT the conclusion of the address, ON
motion a committee Of three was APP
pointed by the chair to present resolu-
tions expressive OF the sense of the
to the meeting; Whereupon J. Harvey
Brigham, Capt. q. w. McDuhae and
John F. Busy were appointed on said
committee. The committee retired for
ldeliberation, and returning, through
their chairman, presented the following
resolutions, which We're unanimously
adopted by the meeting:
-ResolUed, That we repudiato with
loathing the so-cAlled government Of
the pretender, VIM. Pitt kellogg, and
the ring of usurpers, imposters and out
laws who through the aid of the courts
and the military, hacked by a base par
tisan President, now have place aud
power in our State.
Resolcees, That the said pretended
government is upheld and maintained
by the military force of the United
States, and also by tho Metropolitan
Police, a handful Of mercenary hire
lings from New Orleans, paid by the
hard earnings of the people of this
State, and who are now expressing our
peaceabfe citizens in the interior, and
! melting riot, murder, rape and other
crimes incident to the abuse of arbitrary
power.
Resolved, That we, the citizens Of
Morehouse parish, in mass meeting as-
sembled, pledge our hearty support to
the Committee of Seventy in their
efforts to obtain relief at the hands Of
Congress from this miserable usuEpa-
ton, and hereby solemnly declare that
we will never yield our constitutional
rights as freemen until we have ex-
hausted every means to rid ourselves OF
tho Infamous usurpers and political
vampires who have foisted themselves
upon our people.
Resolce1, That we hereby instruct
our delegates to the convention to as
semble to demand for us from the Con-
! gress Of the United States, soon to as
semble, the prompt recognition OF our
right to q free and untrammeled repub-
lican form OF government which shall
restore to the exercise of their offices
Gov. John McEnery and the other cit
liens of our choice.
Lesolretl, That we further instruct
our delegates to said convention, In
case of the refusal to re-instate the off,
GERS of our choice, to demand OF Con-
gress that a military government be
established over US, as far preferable to
the miserable sham now controlling
affairs, and as at least entitled to our
respect, if in violation of our constitu-
tional rights.
hesolued, That we recognize Gen.W.
III. McMillen as the legally elected
United States Senator from Louisiana,
and instruct our delegates to the con-
vention to demand his recognition by
the Congress of the United States.
On motion, it was resolved that ten
delegates, with power to appoint prox-
les, be elected to represent the parish in
the convention to be held on the Gath
inst, whereupon the following were
elected, viz: s. q. Parsons, J. Harvey
Brigham, John +. Bussey, Capt. G. w.
McDuffie, james M. Sharp, Hon. G. c.
Davenport, A. S. Pipes, Col. A. T..
Evans, David Todd, DIR. A. s. Helmick.
On motion, a copy Of the proceedings
of this meeting was requested to be
furnished to the OUACHITA TELE.
GRAPII for publication.
II. d. TODD, Chairman.
JAMES M. SHARP, Secretary.
sELF-DENIAL.