New Orleans Republican., 1873-06-18
AN ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING
EQUAL PUBLIC PRIVILEGES
Ratification OF the Fourteenth h
Amendment.

| vi MONDAY evening d. NO. ~ CAiouucioI
street, was assembled q large number o;
| gentlemen. representing both races that
comprise our voting population, and lnc-ud
ing many of the most prominent ia social
| and commercial circles. The meeting. fol
| want of better name was styled the Com
| mittee Of One Hundred" and was presided
over by Isaac n. Marks, Esq. commit
| tee had been appointed at a preceding
| meeting to prepare an address to the peo
| pie of Louisiana. General G.. T. Beaure
gard was the chairman Ct the commirte and
submitted the following:
WHEREAS, Louisiana is now threatened
with death in every vital organ Of her
| moral, material and political being: and
Wereas, Her dire extremity is bu: the
| fruit of unnatural division among her
| natural guardianship children Of her soil
| and Of her adoption; and
Whereas, We have an abiding faith that
| there is love enough for Louisiana among
| her sons to unite them in manfui and un-
| selfish struggle for her redemption; be it
| therefore
Reso.ced, That henceforward we dedicate
| ourselves to the unihcatiOn OF our people.
| SecOnd-That by our people we mean all
| men of whatever race. color or religion VINO
| are citizens of Louisiana, and who are will
ing to work for her prosperity.
Ihird-That we shall advocate by speech,
| and pen, and deed, the equal and impartial
| exercise by every citizen OF Louisiana OF
| every civil and political right guaranteed
| bv the constitution and laws Of the United
| States, and by the laws OF honor. brother
hood and fair dealing.
Fourth-That we shall maintain and ad-
| vocate the right of every citizen OF Louis
| lana and. OF every citizen OF the United
| States to frequent at will all places OF pub
| lie resort. and to travel at will on ali We
| hicles Of public conveyance upon terms OF
perfect equality with any and every other
| citizen; and we pledge ourselves. 50 far as
our influence, counsel and example may go.
| to make this right, live and practical
| right. and that there may be no misunder-
| standing Of our views on this point
l. We shall recommend to the prOprietors
| of all places of licensed public resort in the
State of Louisiana the opening of said
places to the patronage of both races inhab-
| iting our State.
.. And we shall further recommend that
| all railroads, steamboats,, steamships and
other public couveyances pursue the same
| policy.
| s. We shall further recommend that our
| banks. insurance offices, and other public
| corporations recognize and conceGe to our
colored fellow citizens, where they are
| Stockholders in such institutions, the right
| of being represented in the direction thereof.
a. We shall further recommend that here
after no distinction shall exist among citi-
| zens of Louisiana in any Of our public
| schools or State institutions of education, or
in any other public institution supported
| by the State, city or parishes.
s. We shall aleO recommend that the
| proprietOrs Of all factors, tOundries and other
| Industrious establishments, in employing
| mechanics or wOrkmen, make no disrlnc'
| ton between the two races.
| g. We shall encourage by every means IN
our power our colOred citizens tn the rural
| districts to become the proprietors OF the
| soil. thus enhancing the value of lands and
| adding to the prOductiveness OF the State.
while it will create a political conservatism
| which is the offspring Of proprletorshlp; and
| we furthermore recommend to all landed
proprietOrs in our State the policy cfconsid-
| er:ng the question of breaking up the same
| into small farms, in order that the cOlored
| citizens and white emigrants mag become
practical farmers and cultivators OK .ae soil.
Fifth-That we pledge our hoacr and
| good faith to exercise our moral influence.
| botl. through personal advice and personal
example, to bring about the rapid removal
| OF all pIejudices heretofore existing against
| the cOlOred citizens OF Louisiana, in order
that they may hereafter enjoy all the
| rights belonging to the citizens OF the Uni
| ted States.
Resolred, That we earnestly appeal TO the
! press OF this State to join and cooperate
| with us in erecting this monument to unity.
| concord and Justice. and like ourselves. for.
ever to bury beneath it all party prejudices.
Rcsolced, That we deprecate and thor
| oughly condemn all acts OF violence from
| whatever source, and appeal to our people
Al ~J~, hv,s s1,n ,ax al!
| their differences as the surest way to pre-
serve to all the blessings OF Lie, liberty and
| property.
Resoire6, That we pledge ourselves to
the cultivation of broad sentiment OF ma
tionality which shall embrace the whole
country and uphold the flag OF the Union.
Res,ircd, That as an earnest OF our holy
purpose. we hereby offer upon the altar OF
the common good all party ties and all pre-
iudce OF education which may tend to
hinder the political unity o: our people.
Resolred, That in view of the numerical
equality between the white and colOred
elements OF our population, we shall advo.
cate an equal distribution of the offices OF
trust and emOlument in our State. demand
ing. as the only conditions of our suffrage,
honesty. diligence and ability; and we ad-
vOcatc this not because OF the offices them.
selves, but simply as another earnest and
rcODi upon OuE pdIC SIdA tAC uHioA . uS-
sire is an equal union and not an Elusive
conjunction brought about for the sole bene-
fit ot one or the other OF the parties to the
| union.
This report is signed by General Beaure-
gard. Messrs l. N. Marks, c. c. Antoine,
George Y Kelso, Charles H. Thompson,
James I. Day, Auguste Bohn. Aristide
Mary. Dr.. L. &. Roudanez and W. NJ. Ran
dolpli.
CAPTAIN Charles +. Fenner submitted a
minority report, signed by himself alone.
This report. while in no wise conflicting
with the recommendations OF the maj jority
suggested the calling Of q mass meeting, at
which resolutions would he adopted which
would at once create public sentlmen MT
that would at once guarantee to the co!ored
man every public rig hit.
The reports were discussed AT length Dv
DR.. L. G. Roudanez, 1. n. Marks. J. II. Ken.
nard. Esq. Captain Fenner, Hon: j. Henri
Buvci, Colonel James Lewis. Lieutenant
Governor {. c. Antoine and others.
The majority report was then unan.-
mously adopted.
On motion o: DR.. Rouianez the president
was authourized to appoint committee OF
fifteen to call a mass meeting OF the citizens
OF New Orleans at such time and place AS
they Nigh: select. 70 this committee was
assigned the duty OF having printed and
prepared for the signatures the above
The report was then signed by the mem
be-s of the committee as follows:
I. n. Marks. Aristide Mary.
G. G.. Antoine. Thomas A. Adams,
Jules Aldige. johnson Armstrong.
Laurent Auguste. &. A. Breaux,
DR.. c. Beard. DR.. J. d. Bruins,
Walter Bell. a. BrittoH.
A. Baldwin. A. Bonn.
G. T. Beauregard, L. Banks.
E. Bertrand. Manuel Barriere.
J. II. Surch. Paul Bonseigneur.
(,..u,,. C,craJ q Caiypy