The daily gazette., 1874-09-16
THE N. O. DIFFICULTIES.

TIE W n h " LA.
THE PEOPLE REJOICING.
The CaN for the Canal Street
Meeting.
The following is the call signed by
five hundred business men, for the
Canal street meeting to-day:
Citizens of New Orleans - For
nearly two years you have been the
silent but indignant sufferers Of out
rage after outrage heaped upon yOu by
an usurping government.
One of your dearest rights have been
trampled upon, until at last, in the su-
preme height of its insOlencc, this
mockery of republican government has
dared even to deny you that right so
solemnly guaranteed by the Constitu-
tion of the United States, which, in
Article 2 of the amendments, declares
the right Of the people to keep and
bear arms shall not be infringed upon.
In the same instrument, In whose
inviolate perpetuity our fathers pied
ged their lives, their fortunes and their
sacred honor, it was also declared that
even Congress shall make no laws
abridging the right of the people peace
ably to assemble and to petition the
government for redress of grievan ces.
1t now remains for us to ascertain
whether this right any longer remains
to us. We, therefore, call upon you
on Monday, 18th of September, to
close your places of business, without
q single exception, and, at eleven A.
NJ, assemble at the Clay statute on
Canal street, and, in tones loud
enough to be heard throughout the
length and breadth of the land, declare
you of right ought to be and mean to
be free.
Resolutions AdOpted bU the
Meeting.
The Canal street meeting to-day adop-
ted the following resolutions
Whereas, At general election held
in Louisiana the fourth eff November,
1872, John McEnery was elected Gov
ernor by majority of nearly 10000
votes over his opponent, VIM. p. Kel-
logg, and ID. B. Penn, Lieutenant-Go
ernor, by majority of 10, 600 over his
opponent, C. c. Antoine: and
Whereas, By fraud and violence those
defeated seized theExecutive chair, and
from time to time, by other irregular,
fraudulent and violent acts, in the face
of the report of the committee of the
Senate of the United States appointed
to investigate the affairs of Louisiana,
that the existing government of the
State is a usurpatton, the result of a
violent abuse of judicial functions, and
sustained by force W. P, Kellogg has
continued himself in power to the great
wrong and outrage of the people of the
State of Louisiana and to the imminent
danger of republican institutions
Throughout the entire country: and
Whereas, With a view to controlling
and determining the results approach
ing the election TO be held in Louisi-
ana, in November next he has, under
the act known as the Registration act,
and passed for the purpose of defeating
the popular will, secured to himself and
his party the power of denying regis
tration to bona fide citizens, whose APP
plications before the courts for man
damus to compel the assistant supervi-
sors to enroll and register them has
been refused, the registration law, in
deed, Furnishing the courts if they
dare to take cognizance of such APP
pcals.
Whereas, BY false and infamous mis-
Representations of the feelings and mo-
tives of our people, he has received
promise of aid from the Federal army
placed at the order of the Attorney
General or the United States, and sub
| iect to call of United States marshals,
for the purpose of over-awing ourState
and controlling the elections.
| Rssolued, That we reafiirm sOlemnly
the resolutions adopted by the white
people of Louisiana in convention, as
sembled at Baton Rouge, on the Gath of
| August, 1874, that the white people of
| Louisiana have no desire to deprive the
colored people of any right to do which
they are entitled.
That W. p Kellogg is u mere usur
per, and we pronounce him rs such.
That his government Is arbitrary.
unjust and oppressive, and can only
maintain itself through Federal inter
ference.
That the Election and Registration
laws, under which the election is being
conducted, were intended to perpetii-
ate usurpation by depriving the people
and especially our natualized citizens,
of opportunity to register and vote.
Therefore, in the name of the citiz-
ems, ofNew Orleans now in mass meet
ing, and of the people of the State of
Louisiana whose franchise has been
wrested from them by fraud and vio-
lence, and oil Of whose rights and liber-
ties have been outraged and trampled
upon, we demand of w. P. Kellogg his
Immediate abdieation.
Resolred, That committee of five
be Immediately appointed by the chair.
Imam, who shall be member of said
committee, to wait on w. p. Kellogg,
to present to him these resolutions, to
demand of him immediate answer and
report the result of such interview to
this meeting.
/ AFTER THE COUP D'ETAT.