The Caucasian. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1874-1875, 1874-09-19

the State Of Louisiana, and to tn
imminent danger Of republican insti
tutions throughout the entire coun
try.
And whereas, with view to con
trolling and determining the results
Of the approaching election, to b'
held in Louisiana in November next
he has, under MI net known ms thu
"rcgistration act" and passed for tho
purpose Of defeating the popular will
secured to himself and his partisan'
the power Of denying registration t'
bona flde citizens, whose applications
before the courts for n mandamus t'
compel the assistant supervisors to
enroll and register them has been re
fused, the registration law punish
the courts If they dare to take cogni.
zance Of such appeals.
And whereas, by false and infa.
nous representations Of the motives
Of our people, he has received the
promise Of aid faom the Federal mr.
my, placed ut the orders Of the At
torncy General Of the United States,
and subject to the calls of United
States supervisors, for the purpose OF
ovcraweing our State and controlling
the election.
And whereas, in the language. OF
the call for this meeting, zone by one
our dearest rights have beer tram
pied upon," until Mt last, in the su-
preme height Of its insoIcncc, this
mockcry Of n republican government
has even dared to deny that right 80
solemnly guaranteed by the constitu
ton OF the United States, which de-
clarcs "that the right Of the people
to bear arms shall never be inlin-
geti."
be 1t resolved, That wo reafllrm
solclnnly the resolutions adopted by
tho white people Of Louisiana, in
convention assembled ut Baton Rouge
on August "a, 1874:
That the wl,ito people If Louisiana
have no right tn deprive tho cololed
people of their rights.
That w. =. Kellogg Is mere "sur-
per. and We ken"unce him M such.
That lila government Ia arbitrary,
unjnAt aud Oppressive, and can only
maintain itself through Federal inter
ference that tho election aud regis
'ration laws under which, this election
ID being conducted, were intended to
pcrpctua.o tho usurpation by depriv
ing tho people, aud especially all
nnturalixcd citizens, Of nm opportunity
10 register aud vote.
cens of Now Orleams, in mass meeting
assembled. aud Of tho people "f the
Stnte If Lo"isiann, whose franchise
hna been wrestcd from them hy fraud
aud violence. aud MI Of whose rights
mud lil,~ttiea have been outraged and
,rnmplrl. upon.
We demand If WIN. Pitt Kellogg his
Imme.linto AhdicMti"n.
Resolved, That n committee Of five
I've Immediately appointed by the Chair
man to wait on w. =. Kellogg, to pre-
sent tn him m immediate answer, aud
to report the result Of such interview
90 tl,is meeting.
% Mr.. Mari then continued l." speak.
The committee would wait on Kellogg.
would 90 without arms. open or con
realctl, aud would Immediately report
10 the meeting Gov. kclloyg's answer
10 tho demand If tbs people. Nj.
Mari asked the meeting not I" adjourn
until tl.s committee reported KclI".s's
answer
The following gentlemen were then
"nmed ~ the committee: r. II. Mari,
Jules Tuyrs. J. NJ. Scxis, J. i. Woods,
and Samuel Chopin.
At about l o'clock, tho committee
sent to Kellogg returned In carriages
amid series Ut cheer. that never
were heard in all history, until tac
very air rang with shouts.
Mr.. Mari appeared at once on the
gallery aud made tho report Of the
committee. The committe had called
at Kellogg's Office, but found him not
there. ....
Henry c. Dibllc. who reported him
self 40 being on Kellogg's staff, received
them. and they Ibid the demand Of the
people before him. D.bL!e demanded
4 few moments consideration, retired
and then then returned with comn,u-
nication non,inally from Kellogg, but
with no signature thereto.
This communication recited that
Kellogg had learned TINT large bodies
of armed white Men were congregated
in+varions portion Of the city, at the
aame call 40 tho mass meeting, and
who were summoned to enforce the
dcmaud Of tho people that he could
only regard this as menance TO
which hc could not yield bnt If the
people would meet peaccably in mass
,neeting, no (Kcllogg) was perfectly
willing to listen to their petitions.
.et THE COMMITTEES REPORT.
The committee replied to Dibble that
It was false, that there wero no armed
men on Canal street, and that no men
had been called to enforce tho demand ;
Of tho people, and that if Kellogg re. :