The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-09-15
An Appeal to Arms Decided Upon.

The meeting was called 70 order i! ! ! sc
o'clock. by Mr.. r. II. Mari.
! Mr.. Marg introduced the President. Mr.. N.
! Musson.
Th. following named gentlemen were az.
pointed We. Presidents:
! Saml. Bell. Henry Ransilaw. J. I Adam,
F.lry Eusent. sam. Flower. 5. III. Boyd. NJ.
'iIlli- kobt. Hare. LOU. Bush. j. }. Gditrt.
;. X. Russ. J. J. " ai!,n. julie, Vuye., j. NJ.
Seixa,. J. l.. Woods.
! M.,s.,. WIN. J. Dsilenioyl!.,.i l. K.ag,.s.
: ..cr.t;.r:e..
! r.. ri.a:,:e:l. requested M,. Man 20 ii
the resolutions. :.uI explain. the "hjec: .. .is.,
II. c!in,.
III. Mar ...,I IT,. :ol,owin. resolutions.
and made = stirring speech, y..u.s!!n: a.;
rl.se:.. 70 ~ calm and quiet:
Whereas. a. general election holl III l.o,li-
.'.a ,!e ~. t!.y .i november. lo... join. NJ
Emery wa. elected Governor Ivy majority oi
near ten Thousand oyc: hi. opponent. "llti.In J.
H. iin.g. aii,. i. i: Penn. Lieut.. Governor. /.
maJ".!if = fifteen Thousand. oYeS ~ opponent.
=. G. Antoine,
and whereas. by fraud and vole,lc. .hcs. .!.-
ioatea candidates seized the executive char, and
from tim. (. :l!e by other irregular. fraudul.h.
ana violent acts. Ill the lace Si enc report ~ The
committee OF the Senate Of the United States
appointed I. nFcsta9e ;Lc affairs Of I.J,!i sIana.
that the existing Government .! III. State - an
IsutpatIon, the f.-nl: 81 V..cn; abuse ~ Judi.
clal functions and sustained simply by force, W.
L. Kellogg IN. continued himself Ia p)W.; - thc
gross wrong and outrag. OF the people Of the
state Of LOUISIANA aud to the imminent danger
If Republican institutions sLroug bout slc tnti!.
country:
Ana whereas, with . view 70 .ont,ollin. and
II np ~
ton u be held Al Louisiana in November
next. he has. undey an act known
a. the "Resistration act. and passed
for the purpose OF defeating the popular Ill Sc.
cured 70 himself and his partisans the power ~
denying registration to iona THE citizens. whose
a p icatiOns before the courts for mandamus
to compel the Assistant Supervisors {" enroll and
rts ser them has been L. used the registra
ton law, III deeds, punlshinS the courts u they
dare to take :pgnizancc Of such appeals:
And, VII rcas, by false and iufa nous mlsreprc-
santations Of the feelings and motive. Of our
people, he has received the promise Of aid from
the Federal army, placed at the orders IF the
Attorney General Of the United States and sub.
ject t.. the calls of United States Marshals, for
the pa pose .: o..!avins our State and .oIt.o.
lHG tine .iectlC:.;
this meeting, Zone ~ one . ! !eares. rights
hay. . IN 'rampled upon. un.JA a: 'as'. IN the
supreme height OF it, !nsolence. this mockerv
OF a Republican Government Ia. dared even :.
'.4y tilaN IiphI 80 hnI.in;iv guaranteed ~ tll-
sofs Constitution Of Ia" United states. which ia
Art!ct. /! II the Amendments, d clare. tl.a' the
IL AZ II .he people t. Keep and beaI arms sLal.
not be iniring.... tc ]:
Eescir.i. Tia, 7. affirm .o!..n,.v iii. :eso.
!G.pg. adopted by Ill. white pc.IJis. G. Louisiana,
IN convention mb'.d at Baton !;ou,., 81 tn.
eth nj August. !s,t: That IA. whit. people =:
l. u. .alla hase 10 1 sie 4. .lepr!y. Ill. .ologci
people OF AK yl..t. I. which they ar. entitled.
: That W l.. Kellogg i. a mere Hsurp".. ana y.
- ,.r.A II ~
=: 1l'rart. unia-' aat .ppr. sslv.. and only
.naIu'a.H .t-ci: Though Fedora. interference
:h.t the election an! registration laws, M t.ev
which ..l- election te!i. conducted, ".y.
Intended - perpetlate NSurpa:lOL ,. t!.pril.u'
80 people. sd especially .u' Na.ulalNed .lt!-
lehs. .! u, ou.rrtuHit: Il. register ana vote:
and Therefore. HI :e name q: the :ltlz n. ri
New Or.af-. aoN m mass M=.tAS assem- 'leti. I
d vi the people of tho STATE VI. Louisiana "lt.So
fiauc.l!ae la. been west d from III. by tran':
aud Violence. and a! Of whose rights and lib Y. I
tres have been outraged and tfa'nped upon, " l. !.
DEMAND or " 2; KELLOGG" HIS !AAE. |,
!ieSc,y.i, That a committee ~ five DC ilnmei.
ate appointed by the chairman. who shall
be member OF said committee. I" wal: !
upon Nh. W. 7. Kell,ss. t. present to him these
resolutions. = demand oi him an immediate i,
answer. and 70 rcpor. III: result y: such !ute!.
view to this meeting. i.
The following; named gentlemen ser. a.. :
pointed to wal; Oh Kellogg. 70 .ie-aa.i II,
j.
i. II. Mari. Chairman julie. Tuy.s. So!
Chopin. J. NJ. Seixas and J. i. Woods. !
Tie gent en.n who Lad been appointed {.
committee - wait upon kellogg: having de. |.
parted. the meeting was addressed by I. John
Ellis. WHO delivered telling speech. and
woun! up by .dv!sn. the people to remain
on Cam! stree. .ni await Tie sec4ip: .: III.
re-, or. .. the committee. Wen thy would
be nj Used VIVA: 10 .l.. .M.-. /
Never be: j. W.. they. .'lcll = ,ne..in. III
New Orleans. and never ieior" wa. Ill. te-.
yhl. .arne-'li.s. - men more :o!c.bv a..
,ictei IN their soun;enances.
Although The :nron. WI. im,nens. il va,
move! rs one ,nan. and such va. The ier,.ct
accord ii sentiment and feeling throughout
the vas. thron. thu; the same expressions
would find ut.ernce a: the same instant ..o.H
Thousands .: :hroats.
I, W.. inlpc sible. when looking n!on tia.
tumultuous sea oi human faces. aud listening:
TO the tremendous applause. no. 20 bel I've
that some fearful crim. had been committed
which had TO be avenged.
t WAS a meeting of men male almost say.
age BY perpetual wrongs. goaded almost to
despair and ready, ii need be. to die in de-
tense of the few rights that have been left to
to them by tyrant more cruel than Nero.
Life without liberty and under the In.
suits and wrongs offered to US by this
parody on q man, this human 'th'ng"
who would lord i over his superiors in
every attribute Of manhood and hu-
mainly is not worth the living, and the
men who assembled on Canal street gave EN-.
phasis to that idea in their every expression
and uttennce
Report OF the Committee.
After waiting upon Kellogg aud not finding
him ii, the committee were met by D.bble