The Louisiana cotton-boll. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], Attakapas, La.) 1872-1883, 1874-09-16

cannot be described. On Tues
day morning an order came from
Gov. Penn to enroll all the men
who could be had and for the lat.
ter to come down to New Orleans
at once. In less than two hours
more volunteers had presented
themselves than could possibly
have found transportation.
A special session Of the Exec
utive Committee Of the White
League was called, who, them
selves called a mass meeting OF
thepeople forW Wednesday the 10th,
to decide upona course Of action.
This meeting was attended by
about eight hundred persons.
The Proceedings whereof will be
found in another column. Follow
ing the example of every other
Parish in the State, the meeting
passed resolutions declaring their
adhesion to the McEuery govern.
ment ; all commissions issued by
the Usurper null and void, aud
appointing u committee of fifteen
to take immediate possession of
all public offices until the officials
commissioned by Gov. MCEuel y
were ready aud qualified to enter
upon the discharge of their duties.
The multitude were eloquently
addressed by Col. DeBlanc, Jos.
A. Breaux Esq, Robert S. Perry
Esq, and others. Mr.. Breaux in
the course of his remarks compli.
mented the White League upon
the success which had crowned
their efforts, adding that although
he was not q White Lacquer, and
that the victory was due to the
White League, still, he, from his
heart, rejoiced with them as STU
cerely as any member OF that
organization.
The New Iberia White League
Club had a rousing meeting
Tuesday, and organized a torch
light procession for Wednesday
evening.
The torcblight procession was
the grandest turn out ever before
witnessed in New Iberia. Fully
six hundred persODswere in line
headed by a band of music in a
wagon. An effigy of the sick man
Kellogg, mounted upon n donkey,
created q vast amount of amuse.
ment. The cheers for Penn, Og.
den, McEnery, Mari, the White
League and the Louisiana ladies,
were deafening. On passing cur
Office the Sugar-Bowl was com.
plimented with three Tousing
cheers. The procession started
from Weeks grove, marched
thence down Centre street to
Washington, then up Washing
ton to Madison ; From there to
Main street, and thence to the
lower limits Of town returning to
the starting place, where it dis
banded and Dispersed. With the
exception of about half a dozen
houses of Scallawags, every dwell
ling along the route was beauti>
fully illuminated ; the illumina.
tions at Madame Indests being re.
markable for their briIIiancy aud
the good taste with which they
were arranged. Ii IL rather soon
to express an opinion, but, what.
ever may be the outcome of this
wonderful revolution in Louisiana,
two things may be counted upon
confidently : first that the white
people of Louisiana are hence.
forth one aud iudivisibIe Sec.
Ond, the rule of the m~isCreant
Kellogg and his crew Of vile
Meices, robbers aud traitors has
come to an end, never more to be
revived for the people will never
again submit to such degrada-
ton. Grant, in the magnitude of
his power may put US under a
military governmt ut, l,at the PEG.
pie will nevertheless, from the
bottom of their hearts, continue
to thank God that they are for.
ever free from the ravenous horde
Of blood Sucking vampires who
had so long, 80 greedily and so
basely fed upon the hearts blood
of our beloved State. These two
grand results of the grandest
revolution in America, since that
of1776, are certain; and it is by
no means improbable that the
the third, the recognition Of the
McEnery government BY the Fed.
eral viii not also follow; though
in any event, our people have
abundant reason to rejoice.