The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1874-09-19
A free people-Louisiana leaped

from bondage into Gno 1ult
strength and splendor Of freedom.
Borne down, depressed, tortured
and despoiled for six long weary
years, the jest of spectators and
the spoils of thieves, her great
arm has at least been lifted and
with one tremendous blow the
/ letters have been stricken from
her limbs. This one day, if never
again she breathes the air of lib
erty, her prosecutors are scatter
ed, the scurvy horde of robbers,
paid ruffians and brutal task mas
tiers are vanished. There is no
one who dares to brave the indig
nation of a great people reused at
last.
/ We congratulate New Orleans
as the author of the grand blow
which has freed the State; We
congratulate Louisiana on the
long breath Of freedom she in
4 spires today.
], The cause of our people and the
| interests of as great commercial
city as New Orleans, is one too
sacred to he forgotten under the
new regime. Every. citizen, with
out regard to race, color or previ-
GUS condition, is entitled to pro-
lection and full freedom. The
government is determined to
maintain order and confidence,
. and New Orleans will soon be
again the prosperous and happy
city of the South"
The following dispatch was sent
last evening by Acting Governor
Penn to the President of the Uni
, ted States:
NEW ORLEANS, Sept. IA.
70 U. s. GRANT,
!, Pres't OF the United States:
: Hopeless of all other relief, the
i people of this State have taken up
! arms to maintain the legal author
q ity of the persons elected by them
I to the government OF the State
:. against the nsurpers who have
. heaped UPON them innumerabie
: insults, burdens and wrongs, III sc
doing they are supported by the
q great body of the intelligent and
honest people ofthe State; they
= declare their sincere loyalty and
respect for the United States gov
= eminent aud its officials. They
war only against usurpers, plum
, derers and enemies of the people
= They affirm their entire ability tt
!, maintain, in peace, and protect
!. life, liberty aud the equal rights
; of all classes of citizens. Th.
. property and officials of the Uni
ted States, it shall be our specia
1 aim to defend against all assaults
q and treat with the profoundes
70 respect and loyalty. We only asl
- of you to withhold auy aid o
protection from our enemies 0
Il republican rights and of the piec
4 and liberties OF this people.
N d. z. PENN.
70 1t. Gov. and Acting Governor.
N Washington, Sept, 18th
&. following dispatch was receives
Is at tile War Department this afte1
- noon:
=. New Orleans, Sept, i5.-Hor
!; w. w. Belknap, Secretary {
al / War: The Kellogg governmer
I overthrown and the State is j
81 the hands of the legal govern
ID ment. Everything is conducte
r. in a lawful manner. Quiet an
n. good order prevails. No excesse
he committed. The negroes are pr
Is tected and the. citizens are return
al ing to their homes and bushes
off Perfect harmony exist betwee
ty the present government and On
as ted States troops.
81 b. T. RICHEE.
on Selma, Sept. 15.-The Selm
IS. Times has the following speci
TO dispatch: ei
ty Demopalis, Ala, Sept. 15.-
difficulty took place in Greer
"A county, between this place an
81. Portland this morning. DR.. Mi
en- or, Of Portland, on visiting a p
10 tient on the Rowe plantation, s.
,e miles from here, found a large pa
al. ty of negroes in arms and drin
n. ing, and when asked what tn,
no meant, they told him that neg
he blood had been she'd and thu
he were determined to have viii
Ia blood in return. On his return
70 Portland he reported what
m had seen, and the citizens sent ty
ns unarmed white men to pacify t
"a negroes and let them know tn
- the report that negroes had be-
20 killed was false. On approachil
AL the negroes these two men we
al. fred on by them and both woul
w. ed; one seriously and the 9th
~; mOrtally. This morning t