The Caucasian. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1874-1875, 1874-09-19

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We publish in. full the following
account Of the recent glorious vic.
tory Of the rightful government OF
Louisiana over the Usurper, KEEL.
logg and his boosted Metropolitans,
taken from the New Orleans But.
letin and Picayune Of Wednesday.
1t will be seen that the conflict sought
nay forced, by Kellogg, the usurpe-,
his entire police force Was killed or
dispersed, and that the State govern
ment is now in the hands Of IT. L.
gally constituted and duly elected Of.
ficers. Lieutenant Governor D. B
Penn, in the absence Of Governor
McEnery is acting Gove1not and
commanding the militia forces OF the
State. The United States troops
sympathized with the citizens, and
are not to interfere. Grant has is
sued his proclamation commanding
our forces to disperse in I'VE days.
The very latest, which we CLEAN from
the Picayune, Of Wednesday evening,
has the City quiet and every thing
working finely and harmoniously IN
der the proper and legitimate govern.
nent Of Louisiana.
Saturday night posters were issued
calling OH citizens to assemble Monday
morning on Canal street. from the levee
to Claiborne street. This handbill was
supplemented Sunday morning by tho
following in the Bulletin:
For nearly two years you have been
the silent but Indignant sufferers OF
outrage after outrage--heaped upon you
by n usurping government.
One by one yonr dearest rights have
been trampled upon, until, 1t last. III
the supreme height. Of its insolence,
this mockery Of a Republican govern
ment has dared even to deny you that
right 30 solemnly guaranteed by tho
very constitution Of tho United States,
which, IN article two Of the amend
ments, declares that "the right Of tho
people to keep and bcur arms shall not
be infringed. re
In that same sacred instrument, Ia
whose inviolate perpctuity our fathers
pledged "thcir lives, their fortunes aud
their sacred honor, 1t was also declared
that even Congress shall mako no law
abridging" the right Of the people
peaccably to assemble and to petition
the government for redress Of griev-
anccs. 1t now remains for us to ascer-
tain whether this right any longer re-
mains SO.
We, therefore, call upon you on Nom
day morning, tn fourteenth day Of
September, 1874, to close your places Of
business, without single exception,
and ut II A. NJ, to assemble at the Clay
statue, on Canal street. aud in tones
loud enough to be heard throughout the
length and breadth Of the land declare
that you are Of right, ought to be and
mean to be free. ss.~s y =.
J. I. Adams q Co., Keep 4 Raymond,
Robert Hare, Sam Flower,
j. B. Sinnot, And 70 Others.
At about half. past II o'clock Mr..
r. H. Mari and other gentlemen Of
the Committee of Seventy, called TO-
gether the people around the Cres-
cent Billiard Saloon. syeaa
Some five thousand men were
quickly assembled and NJ. Musson
was unanimously called to the chair,
which he took. ~ y ~
Vice Presidents-Sam.. Bell, H.
Renshaw, J. Adams, Perry Nugent,
Sam. Flower, S. II. Boyd, N. ellis,
Robert Hare, Jules Vairin, Louis
Bush, J. j. Gidiere, ]. X. Russ, j. ].
Warren ualH y arrs
Mr.. Mari then read an address to the
people of Louisiana, showing the
right the people had to bear arms.
He then read series of resolutions,
as follows: e.
Whereas, at general election held
in Louisiana on the 4th day Of No
vember. 1872, Jno. McEnery was
elected Governor by majority Of
nearly ten thousand over his oppo-
nent, William Pitt Kellogg, and d. B.
Penn, Lieutenant Governor, by ms
jority of fifteen thousand over his op-
ponent, C. C. Antoine.
And whereas, by fraud and VIC.
lence, these defeated candidates seiz-
ed the Executive chair. r 1913
And whereas, from time to time,
by other irregular, fraudulent, aid
violent acts, in the face of the report
ofthe committee Of the United States
Senate, appointed to investigate the
affairs of Louisiana, "That the exist
ing government of the State is a usur-
patton, the result Of violent abuse Of
judicial functions, and sustained sim
ply by force,''' ". P. Kellogg has con-
tinued himself in power, to the great
~rrng and outrag. Of tho people Il