The People's vindicator., 1874-06-20
Taxpayers Mass Meeting, '
500 Citizens in Connolly!
A Determination no Longer tc
be Plundered,
TIE FIAT OF THE TANED HAS CONF
FORTH.
This and Nothing Less!

This and Nothing Less!
\ large and enthusiastic meeting OF
Taxpayers was held at the Fire
mans Hall in this city, on Saturday,
june 18th. at which all classes of our
citizens were represented. Republi-
cans and Democrats. White and
black. Resolutions were adopted and
the utmost enthusiasm prevailed,
The meeting was addressed by Col,
D. pierson, Judge R. NJ. Kcarney,
Hon. w. II. Jack and VI. }. Cunning
ham, in which the schemes of the
Radical plur'lcrers were admirably
exposed, and the remedy trutIlfully
stated.
let us rot misunderstood our duty
at this hour. Every good and hon.
est citizen feels in his heart that We
can no longer submit to the vassa'age
of the few designing men who have
utterly Frustrated and destroyed the
material interest of the parish. The
first step has been made on the road
to reform and prosperity, and there
should he no faltering in our onward
march to that goal.
BY our resolutions, we have eaume'
rated some of the numerous burdens
under which We have so long end pa
tiently suffered, and under which We
are now being crushed. We have
named some of the individuals wht
have been, and are responsible for the
wholesale plumber and degradation oj
the people. We have demanded thai
those members of the Police Jury
should vacate the positions they have
occupied only in the interest Of
corrupt or thieving ring, and it re-
mains now to see that our remon
strances be needed, and oar demand
enforced.
Citizens, are you equal to the emer
gs"cy'
Freemen will you submit?
Too long has this state of affairs eS
listed; too long have we silently au'
quietly borne this ruthless pillace
lomc, freedom and our families, de
manl VIC should have immediate re
dress. We wish not to be misunder
stood, we make no war upon whit
or black, this is no party fight, bu
higher, nobler than all; the duty AM
requirements of the honest citizen
and the true Patriot.
We sub!join the minutes Of tn
meeting.
Proceedings of the meeting Of Ia
Payers OF the parish Of Natchitoches
held June 18th, 1874, at the Fire
mans Hall, in the city Of Natchito
chcS.
Meeting called to order and DR.. }
W. Butler elected to the Chair a
President. Upon motion the follow
ing were elected Vice Presidents.
A. Lecomte, NJ. II. Carver, s. W. Kile
p. A. Simmons, H. H. Hathorn, H. A
Weaver, NJ. Perot, J. H. Hill, NJ. Tan
zin, j. f. Keegau, W. W. Breazeale
George Duncan, Charles Leroy, Il. [
Faulkner, Sam'l. Parson, S. @. Scrugs
L. Cha,leville, Joseph Martin, J. A
Ducournau, Brit Brooks, Hugh Nc
Kenna, j. W. Butler, Hyp. Hertzos
VIM. NJ. Levy, G. F. Dranguet, VIM
Payne, Alex. CARA, John Genoe, AM
brose Sompayrac, Alex. DebIieux, c
L. Walmsley, Joseph Henry, W. Il
Jack, r. E. Hammett, Il. j. Jen
nings, VS.. Campbell, Alphouse Pru
dhomme, Il. Chaler, DR.. Cassidy,
d. Addison. W. A. Ponder, Will
Holms, NH. Campbell, 7. Haller,
Kahn, G. A. Bullard, Henry Levy
Jas. Genius, 4. Schuman, j. NJ. l
Tucker, A. L. Lemee.
Secretarys A. V. Carter. j. II. Cos
grove, r. ". Taylor, Edward Phillips
Col. D. Pierson explained the oh
,ject of the meeting. The Chair ap
pointed q Committee to draft Rtso
lutions expressive of the feeling
and wants of the citizens in Mas
Meeting assembled, whereupon th
President named the following gen
tlemen upon said committee, wh
withdrew to prepare the resolr
tions, viz:
W, H. Jack, Il. W. Taylor.
G. J.C. Puckette, W. W. Breazeal'
W. A. Ponder, Mortimer Perot,
v. F. DeVargas, Z. V. Deblicux,
j. c. Trichel, p. A. Simmons.
During the absence of the Commit
tee the meeting was entertained b
addresses from Judge r. NJ. Kearue.
and NJ. J. Cum ingham, after viii