The weekly Louisianian., 1874-04-25

Rivers and osgesbz, Who
.rs known to be snterprMnggzananA4
andmen who generally keep an
we upon the main chance, should
want to make "a good thing out Of
The State; but we are mortified and
panied, that Cur friend Governor
Antoine, representative Of our
race and largely the custodian OF
their political honor, occupying the
second Office of honor and RESPONSE
in the, gift Of the peopleof
and Speaker Lowell, sup
to represent the healthiest
and best white element, among the
new Corners in our party, should SO
far forget themselves and the.,sanc-
titles of their. obligations, as the
trustees Of the people in this mat
ter, as to suffer and sanction. this
great wrong against the State.
In this connectionwe note, to the
credit of the colored citizens OF
Louisiana, that not one Of them is
found in the list Of the sir bengfci-
aries on the public crib, who con-
stitute the National Building As
seeietion, but, as fer as We are ct
present: advised, they are, if not
''the oldest and. best" at. least all
Noble C~aucasiana ..s
We appeal to the public opinion
Of, the Republican party to SO OK
press itself as to suppress this in.
iquity, and earnestly hope that
Attorney General Fields will ster
forth boldly and ~fearlessly, as is his
went, to protect the interest Of thu
people: +s,.. 49,. ,
STATE oE LOUISIANA, /
Parish of Orleans. I
'cThe Louisiana National Building
Association, a corporation duly organ
iezd under the laws Of the State o
Louisiana, through its Presiden
George G. Benham and Secretal.
Robert E. Rivers, acting herein b,
virture of and in pursuance Of
ton Of the Board Of Directors Of sal
corporation, a duly certified copy G
which resolution is hereto annexed
hereby agree to lease to the State q
Louisiana, herein represented by VIM
P. Kellogg, Governor, G. G. Antoine
Lieutenant Governor, and Charles "
Lowell, Speaker of the House of Ref
r~esentatives, who. compose and const
, tute the Board Of Public Building
| under the authority Of Act No. SO {
Q the Legislature, approved March II
| 1874, for the term of nineteen veal
from the date hereof, that propert
known as the st. Louis Hotel, situate
: in the square bounded by St. Loui
, RI oval, Toulouse and Chartres street
at the yearly rent Of $500 oo, payab
quarterly, viz: On the first day (
April, July, October and January
each year, in equal insta]lments; Ar
during the period of this lease it shs
be exempt from State and municip
taxes, during which time the sa:
buildings are to be used by the Sta
for the various Executive department
:. and for the General Assembly, and Il
State hereby agrees to keep the sa
= buildings and premises in good orde
s to put nothing therein which wou
+ forfeit the insurance, deliver up III
It return the same at the expiration
the present lease in good order.
isl Signed in duplicate at New Orlear
this az seventeenth day of Apr
" 1874.
"a Witness:
]. q. McVzAx,
i z. ANDERSON.
III GEO. @. BENHAM,
II President.
,e 3. E. RIVERS,
a Treasurer and Secretary
n q. C. ANTOINE,
|v Lieutenant Governor
,o Charles W. LOWELL,
at Speaker Houss Representative
,e STATE OF Lou1MANA, I
City of New Orleans. J
Before the undersigned author
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