Richland beacon., 1874-09-19
THE WAR IN NEW ORLEANS.


lowing is the call signed by fifty busi-
ness men and firms. under which the
Canal street meeting to-day assem-
bicd:
Citizens of New Orleans-For
nearly two years YOU have been the
silent but indignant sufferers Of out
rage after outrage heapcd upon you
BY an usurping government. One by
one Your dearest rights have been
tramt lcd upon until at last, in su-
prcme height Of its insolencc, this
mockery of a republican government,
has dared even to deny YOU that right
so selemnly guaranteed by the very
constitution OF the United states,
which, in article , of the amendment,
declares that 1.-THE right OF the people
TO keep and bear arms shall not be
infringcd In that same sacred in
strUmcnt 20 whose inyiolatc perpetU..
ty our fathers pledged their lives.
their fortunes and their sacred homer
1t was also declared that even Con.
grcss shall make no law ahridSlng
the right of the people peaceably TO
assemble. and to petition the Govern
mcnt for redress of grievances. 1t
now remains for US to ascertain
whether this right any longer remains
to US, We therefore call upon you
on Monday morning, the 18th day Of
September 1874, to close your places
of business without q single exception,
and at | | o'clock q. m, to assemble at
the Clay St.tle Oh Canal street and in
tones lcu5 ,aough to be heard through
ont the !,lglh and breadth of the
land, AMI .cclare that YOU are Of right,
ought to be, and mean to he free
Canal street meeting Of to-day adopted
the fowliowing resolution:
/ Whereas, BY General election
held ia Louisiana on the Eth day of
Nov, 1872, John McEnery was elect
cd Governor by majority Of near
10000 over his opponent VIM. =.
Kellogg. aud ID. Is. Penn Lieuten.ut
Governor by a majority of $4,000
over bis opponent, e. c. Antoine, and
Whereas, BY fraud and violence
these defeated candidates seized the
Executive chair, and from time to
time, by other irregular, fraudulent
and violent acts, in the face Of the
report of COMMITTEES OF the Senate Of
the United States, appointed to inves-
tigate the affairs of Louisiana, that
the existing Government of the State
is an usurpa'ion, the result Of violent
abuse of judicial functions, and sus-
tanned simply by force, w. p. Kel-
logg has continued himself in power
to the gross wrong and outrage Of
the people of the State of Louisiana,
and to the imminent danger Of Repub-
lican institutions throughout the
entire country. And whereas, with a
view to controlling and determining
the results ofthe approaching election,
to be held in Louisiana in November
next, be has under an act known as
the registration act, and passed for
the purpose Of defeating the popular
will, secured to himself and his parti-
sans the power of denying registration
to bona iide citizens, whose APPLICATION
before the courts for a mandamus to
compel the assistant supervisor to
enroll and register them, has been
refused. The registration law indeed,
Furnishing the courts il they dare to
take cognizance of such appeals, and,
Whereas, by false and infamous
misrepresentation of the feelings and
motives of our people, he has received
The promise of aid from the Federal
army placed at the orders of the At
General of the United States,
and subject to the call of United
Stctes Marshal for the purpose of
overawing our State and controlling
the election and
Whereas, In the language of the
call for this meeting, Zone by one Of
our dearest rights have been trampl ed
upon until at last, i'll the supreme
hight of its insolence, this mockery of
a republican government has dared
even to deny that right SO solemnly
guaranteed by the very Constitution
of the United States" which in
article 2 of the amendments declares,
That the right of the people to keep
and bear arms shall not he infringed."
BE it resolved, That we reaf1irm SOL
EMMY the resolution adopted by the
white people of Louisiana in convcn-
ton assembled at Baton Rouge on
the Oath of August, 1874:
"That the white people of Louisiana
have no desire to deprive the colored
people of any rights to which they
are entitled" That.W.:P. Kellogg is
a mere usurper, and we denouce him
as such. That his Government is
arbitrary, unjust and oppressive, and
can only maintain itself through Fed
oral Interference. The election
and registration law under which
this election is being conducted were
intended to perpetuate usurpation by
depriving the people, and especially
our naturalized citizens, of an oppor-
tunity to register and vote and there
fore in the name of the citizens Of
New Orleans, now in mass meeting
assembled, and of the people OF the
State of Louisiana, whose franchise
has been wrest@l from them By fraud
and violcure, and all of whose rights
and liberties have been outraged and