The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1874-09-18

the Government for a redress of griev-
ances." 1t now remains for us t" ascer-
tain whether this right any longer
remains to US.
We, therefore, call upon you on Mon
day morning, the 18th day OF Septem-
Der, 1874, to close your places of busi-
ness, without single exception, and at
IL O'Clock, A. M, to assemble at the
Clay Statue, on Canal street, and in
terms, loud enough to be heard through
out the length and breadth of the land,
declare that you arc, of right ought to
be, and mean to be free.
AT the meeting the following resolu-
tions were adopted:
Whearas, at general election held
In Louisiana on the 4th day of Novem-
Der, 1872, 'Jno. McEnery was elected
Governor by a majority Of nearly ten
Thousand over his opponent, William
Pitt Kellogg, and D. B. Penn, Lieu
tenant Governor, by majority of
fifteen thousand over his opponent G.
G.. Antoine;
And whereas, by fraud and violence,
these defeated candidates seized the
Executive chair.
And whereas, from time to time, by
other irregular, fraudulent and violent
acts, in the face of the report of the
committee of the United States Senate,
appointed to investigate the affairs of
Louisiana, "That the existing govern
ment of the State is a usurpation, the
result of violent abuse of judicial func-
lions. and sustained simply by force"
w. z. Kellogg has continued himself
in power, to the great wrong and out
rage Of the people of the State of
Louisiana, and to the imminent danger
of republican institutions throughout
the entire country;
And whereas, with view to con-
trolling and determining the results of
the approaching election, to be held in
Louisiana in November next, he has,
under an act known as the "registra-
ton act" and passed for the purpose of
defeating the popular will, secured to
himself and his partisans the powor of
denying registration to bona .Jftle citi-
zens, whose applications before the
courts for mandamus to compel the
assistant supervisors to enroll and to
register them has been refused, the
regitration law punish the courts If
they dare to take cognizance of such
, appeals.
And whereas, by false and Infamous
representations of the motives of our
people, he received the promise of aid
from the Federal army, placed at the
orders of the Attorney General of the
United States, and subject to the calls
of United States supervisors, for the
purpose of overawing our State and
controlling the election;
And whereas, in the language of the
call for this meeting, some by one our
dearest rights nave been trampled
upon," until ssat last, in the supreme
height of its insolence, this mockery of
Il republican government has even dared
to deny that right SO solmenly guaran-
teed by the constitution of the United
States, which declares ssthat the right
of the people to bear arms shall never
be infringed;"
Be it resolve,l, That we reaffirm SOL
emnly the. resolution adopted by the
white people of Louisiana, in conven-
tion assembled at Baton Rouge, on
August "a, 1874:
That the white people of Louisiana
have no right to deprive the colored
people oftheir rights.
That w. kellogg is a mere usurper,
and we denouce him as such.
That his government is arbitrary, I'M
just and oppressive and can only main
tain itself through Federal interference;
that the election and registration laws
under which this election is being con.
quoted, were intended to perpetuate the
usurpation by depriving the people, and
especially all naturalized citizens, of an
opportunity to register and vote.
Therefore, in the name of the citizens
ofNew Orleans, in mass meeting assem-
bled, and of the people of the State of
Louisiana, whose franchise has been |
wrested from them by fraud and VIC
lence and all of whose rights and lber-
ties have been outraged and tranlpted |
upon
We demand of WIN. PIrr KELLOGG |
HIS IMMEDIATE ABDICATIoN.
heso1Ued, That n committee of five be
Immediately appointed by the Chair
man to wait on w. p. kellogg, to pre- |
sent to him these resolutions, to demand |
of him an immediate answer; and to re-
port the result of such interview to this !
meeting.
In pursuance to the action of the Con-
vention, tho telegraph furnishes the fol- |
lowing particulars:
NEW ORLEANS, September IA |
meeting adopted resolutions requesting