The weekly Louisianian., 1874-09-19

CIVIL. WAR AND REV0LU71oM
On last Sunday morniBg, the 18th
inst, our community, outside OF
those composing the White League
organization, were startled on be-
holding in the revolutionary morn
ing journals . violent appeal and
announcement for a meeting on the
day following, at Clay Statue, on
Canal street, of al; the turbulent
class in the city, in opposition to
and condemnatory Of the kellogg
usurpation." This call was signed
in some instances by leading mem-
bers of retail and wholesale business
houses here. Large poster plasc+
arded about the streets calling at
tention to the proposed meeting
and inviting every citizen in sym
pathy to be present, at the same
time enjoining all places Of business
to be closed gave additional cause
for alarm on the part Of law-abiding
and peace-loving citizens as to the
consequences likely to ensue from
such an assemblage.
With such pronunciamiensos from
the White League our police au-
thorities promised the utmost vig-
lance to prevent ali outbreaks; and
while no obstacles to the peaceable
assemblage of citizens would be in
terposed all disturbance should be
checked.
With this assurance our good
citizens were feign to rest content;
though they were aware that White
League emissaries were everywhere
throughout tho city rallying their
adherents and breathing threaten
ings and violence to all who dared
interpose. The morrow saw an
eventful day.
At II o'clock Monday morning
quite all the stores and business
places On the principal thorough
fares of the city were closed. Large
crowds of excited men, numbering
three or four thousand, were in the
vicinity of and about the Clay
Statue. These armed with re.
volvers, carried loosely in the peck
cts and about their persons, up.
peared to be under control; and
though determined and fierce in
bearing, yet awaiting the advent o.
their speakers and leaders who
should give the signal for action
Meanwhile, all the gun stores and
places of fire arms and ammunition
were visited by the Leaguers ane
they helped themselves ptom;scu'
ously under direction to what wea
pons were handy. The Metfopoi
tan Police remained at their station
Very few if any at all were discern
ible on Canal street. About Ill
o'clock, the gallery Of the Ores
cent Billiard Hall, right opposit'
the Statue began to fill, and shortl,
after Mr.. Mari, as the spokesman
Of the White League, appeared AM
began to speak: 1.-THE time for &C
ton had COME" and addressing
"his fellow-citizens and comrades
he called the crowd to order. N
=, Musson was called to the chair, an
the following Vice Presidents an
nounced:
Sam. Bell, Il. Renshaw, il. Adams
Perry Nugent, Sam. Flower, s. q
Boyd, NJ. G,llis, Robert" Hare, julie
Vairin, Louis Bush, J. J. Gidiere. J
K. Russ, J.J. Warren.
MI. Mari then read the call for til
meeting and with a string Of Whereas
announced the following resolution:
Resolved, That we reafirm solemn
, the resolutions adopted by the whit
people of Louisiana, in convention a.
sembled at Baton Rouge. on Augu'
. "a, 1874:
That the white people of Louisian
have no right to deprive the colore
people of their rights.
= That W. P. Kellogg is a mere usurI
, er, and we denounce him as such.
|, That his government is arbitrar,
unjust and oppressive, and can onl
maintain itself through Federal intel
ference; that the election and registrs
ton laws under which this election
being conducted, were intended I
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