The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-08-22
LINCOLN PARISH ALIVE.
Seven Hundred Citizens in Council.
They Remove all the Radical Officials.

| The contagio ion is spreading. Parish after
parish no longer enduring the imposition OF
dishonest officials, fall into line and compel
the men who have defrauded them TO resign
and leave. We have Just received the intel
ligence that the parish Of Lincoln has acted
and with success equal to the others
| On last Monday, pursuant to call, some
seven hundred citizens of that parish met in
| mass meeting at Vienna, Mr.. Z. NJ. Graham
in the chair. A committee was appointed to
draft resolutions which, after retiring, brought
in their report. The preamble recites that
inasmuch as the citizens and taxpayers OF
the parish have not had any voice in the
selection Of their parish officers, the same
having been appointed through the instru-
mentality of man said to be Senator, and
inasmuch that those officers giving satisfac-
ton have been removed, and that the appoint
ing power has been used to the disgrace OF
the parish and for the benefit of one Allen
Greene, the citizens feel it their duty to free
themselves Of this burden.
1t goes on to state that the tax collector
parish Judge, and all the appointed officials
have VIGOROUSLY violated the law. 1t was
therefore resolved that although these wrongs
and expressions have been borne peaceably
for long time, the time had come when they
should cease.
was sponsible for this abuse of power in his
position as Senator, and that it would not be
longer tolerated.
They then demanded that c. J. Greene,
parish judge, Immediately resign or do his
entire duty in the decision of cases, also that
w. L. Greene, tax-collector, resign or remove
his Office to the parish seat, and that w. w.
Hannah and Thos. H. Jones. members Of the
police jury tender their RESERVATIONS too.
They further required that Allen Greene
should recommend the appointment Of J. j.
Nelson and W. H. Colyin in place Of these
jurors and also M. Deloney and Jno. W. Cal
cote as supervisors OF registration.
It is further set forth that one Harrison and
enc levitt, carpet-baggers and Migrants, COM
ing to that parish for the purpose Of securing
Office be ordered to leave after notice.
They then resolved that a committee be ap-
pointed to wait upon the foregoing men with
the resolutions.
After an enthusiastic adoption Of the above
resolutions, twenty citizens duly appointed
proceeded on their mission.
They visited the different officials and ex-
hibited the series of resolutions and stated
their business. Some requested time to
answer.
levitt, it appears, was United States Com
missioner. Upon learning which the commit
tee stated they had no desire to interfere with
his official duties in any way
The following are some Of the resignations:
GREENSBORO, La, Aug. IS, 1874.
Hon. W. P. Kellogg, Governor of Louisiana, New
Orleans
Sri hereby tender my resignation of my
present position as Senator from the Nineteenth
Senatorial District Of Louisiana, in the Legisla-
lure thereof, subject to your orders and dis
position, and remain
Your Excelency's Most Obdt Servt,
ALLEN GREENE.
Senator Nineteenth District.
thereby tender my resignation of my Office as
tax collector Of the parish of Lincoln, and remain
Your Most Obd't Serv't,
W. l.. GREENE,
Tax Collector.
Everything is quiet now in the parish and
working har noniously. The people are de-
termined to secure order and protection from
outrage, and are unit in that resolve.