The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-10-28
INDEPENDENT COLORED RE.
PUBLICANS.
An Earnest and Formidable Mnvouo,,+
Against Kellogg and His Admins.
tratiOn.
The Leading COlored Men Of the State
Arayed Against the Usurpation.

The scheming individual who has been
TWICE foisted into the executive Office of this
State by United States bayonets, and whose
only hope in the future lies in the guns and
soldiers OF the Government, has, by his sys-
tematlc deception and unvarying bad faith,
estranged from his support the best and most
intelligent colored men in the State. While
protesting the utmost affection for the COL
ored man, he has somehow gone back on him
wherever the loaves and fishes were con-
cerned, with a persistency which has evil
IDENTIFY become irksome and monotonous to
such colored men as were too intelligent to be
humbugged by the scarecrows exhibited for
the edifcation Of the ignorant cornfield dar-
keys.
This movement seems to be earnest, and the
parties most prominent therein are unequivo-
cally opposed to Kellogg and Kelloggism,
which has come to be synonymous with cor
ruption and all sorts Of knavery.
The following is the address issued by these
representative colored men:
HEADQUARTERS COMMITTEE OF FIF1y,)
Republican Party Of Louisiana,
Rooms, 1876 ROYAL street.
70 the People of the state Of Louisiana
The mass meeting at the Central Church. held
Oh the evening of October Sth, 1874, and called
by the colored voters in this parish, and which
authorized the President to appoint Committee
OF Fifty, had it's origin in the united efforts of
staunch and determined colored men, principally
OF the laboring class, and who, perceiving that
an unequal distribution Of official emoluments
were not meted to us, and knowing full well that
we constitute at least nine-tentnssof the Repub-
Lean voters OF the State, we do not, nor ever
have asked, representation pro rata, but are sat-
lsfied with ap equal division Of the public patron
age:
Tho Republican party born in this State in
1868, has been nurtured by blood and fidelity Of
theScolored race. Being born Republicans, no
threats no injustice has ever driven us from the
Republican ship, and some ambitious men have
taken advantage Of our fai.hfulness to the party
to foist themselves perpetualiy in office.
In all the departments, from the chief magis-
trateS down to the laborers on the streets, great
injustice has been done lis by employing q large
rumber Of undesel wing men 10 the de,riment of
deserving citizens.
In the inception of this organization one of
its fundamental principles was entire abroga-
tiOn OF the ringleaders of any party or parties
their hands into its treasury, and loading it with
debt and impairing its credit.
Our future determination il that every man
shall have labor, and that economy and frugalty
shall be the watch-word Of our future hope and
success. By this means We trust to obtain an
honest and just administration for the whole peo-
pie Of the State Of Louisiana.
We demand that cOlOred men shall be consult
ed upon all questions involving the interest
which we represent and the Welfare of the whole
people and state. We do not propose to be blind
iy led rs we have been in the past.
In the event we do not obtain from the present
State Administration, just recognition Of the
r. veS
independent Republicans, and claim for our
principles the equality OF all men, irrespective OF
creed, nationality, color or birth.
It is not our purpose to array ourselves against
the great national party which we love so justly
and SO well; believing, as we do, that it is
founded in order that it may increase the liberty
and prosperity Of the people, and that it has for
IT'S object the perpetu ty Of free institutions and
as we d. that it is predicated upon the |
basis of constitutional liberty.
In taking this stand, we feel confident that we
are not violating any OF the principle in harmony
with srepubicao form of government; and fur |
we believe that our felow-citizens will
give us their sympathies and support in thus as |
ST. F. CAsASAvE, President.
New Orleans, October 26, 1874.
The following persons compose the
Committee Of Fifty:
st Casanave, ex-officio chairman: Fl New |
some, 4 Dumas, J Abelard, A Nolasco, 0 Belot, |
G II l. Pierre, II Williams, Milton Sparks, VIM ] |
Steptoe, E Segura, L Henderson, J F Winston,
2 David, F Ping, smith, Dalla, Francois
A Bsquie, NJ Tourne, H NJ LEROY,
DR. Newman, TrepagDier, II Radclif, n
W Green, T W Wickhain, n Lastrappes, Moses |
Briggs, Chas Joseph, C F Ladd, Theo A Martin, |
L De Gruy, + Escot, j = Martini T Vessier, J NJ
Vance, W II Alexander, Bowers, G C Mason,
G Devezin, L D Herbert, Noraga, J Thomas,
Chas James, A Augustine, J Friyole, W B BUS
sell. b Clay, B Eugene, II W Vanrose, ALICE La
bat.