The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1874-07-11
The White League I'm Lafayette
Parish. -
VERM1LIoNyuLE Ia. Jupa

sERMILIoNvILLE, La, June 28, 1874.
Pursuant to call, the white people of the
parish OF Lafayette this day asse. .lbled at the
GODDARD Oak Grove, in this toXn.
Inc meeting was organized by calling Col
a ~ boudreaux to preside, and appointing
j. h. Creighton, II. L. Mcbride, Norbert Lam
dry, Treville Bernard, Lessin Guidry, P. o.
Richard, Oneziphore Broussard and Victor
Martin, Vice Presidents, and c. Debaillon and
j. +. MoutOn, Secretaries
lhe President, after having explained the
ohJeet OF the meeting, appointed Committee
on Resolutions, composed of G. Ii. Mouton
Saiery Guilbeau, j. o. Giroir and L. G.
Breaux.
The meeting was addressed by Col. Alci-
blade Deblanc and Gen. A. Declouet, of st.
Martin, and E. T. Lewis, Esq, of St. Landry.
Z. ID. MOuton, Esq, as Chairman of Com
mittee on Resolutions, then reported the fol
lowing, which were unanimously adopted:
l. Resolved, That the white people of the
parish of Lafayette, here assembled this day,
adopt the sentiments contained in the address
made to the whites of St. Martin, and adopt
the principles therein enunciated as those bv
which they propose to be governed in all cleo
ti0ns hereafter.
2. Resolved that we will use fair and legal.
but active and efficient means to promote the
; object of our association.
). Resolved that we demand and will insist
upon fair and honest expression of public
opinion through the ballot box, holding our
selves as good citizens, always ready aud will
ing to acguiesce and submit to the will of the
majority fairly and honestly expressed.
A. Resolved that, entertaining no opinions
that we are not prepared to proclaim to the
world IN broad day light, we will oppose and
denounce all secret rings and schemes as are
calculated to engender fraud aud foster cor
ruption i'll public affairs.
D. Resolved that considering that union
and organization among the whites Of the
State are indispensable to bring about a
change i'll the administration OF our public af-
fairs, and check the adventurers and plumber
ers who, through the negro vote and negro
influence, have seized the State Government,
and who by mal-adlninistration and legaliz-
, ed system OF spoliaton, have nearly reduced
the tax payers to despair, We will abstain
from condemning those of our white fellow ci-
tizens who have not yst joined us or even who
have opposed us, in the great reform move
nlent we have inaugurated, but on the con
trary, with a brotherly feeling, We invite
them to join Us, at any time, and to give their
cooperation to rid Louisiana Of her present
polluted government.
o. Resolved that ut the same time that we
will acknowledge and respect the rights and
Opinions of others, we are determined to eX-
ercise and enforce our own.
I. Resolved that whereas union and concert
of action are Indispensable to secure success
your committee would recommend thorough
organization of White League or political
party of the whites, in opposition to the Re
publican negro party in this State.
8. Resolved. the white people OF the other
parishes OF this State are earnestly invited to
organize in their respective Parishes with
the view of having a general State Conven
I tion of the White Penple, sometime before
, the next State election.
The meeting then adjourned.
A. D. BOCDREAUX. President.
T. phsAI.LoS, pii. u' Secretaries.