The Caucasian. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1874-1875, 1874-08-15
RAPIDES IN LINE!
Largest Mass Needing ever
held in Rapides!
The White Mans Party
Adopted.

A0Opte0s
The Mass Meeting assembled at
the Town Hall. pursuant to a call
made-Hon. WIN. L. Sanford was
called to the chair, and unanimous.
~ elected Prsitlent-Gov. Thos. O.
Moore, and Mr.. j. s. Butler, elect.
ell Vice Presidents.
E. Il. Biossat, II. L. Daigre and
Geo. Stafford were elected Sectx.
On motion Robt. p. Hunter, ESQ.,.
Res0lued, That it is the sense Of
this Meeting, that the White Mans
Party. il the only party upon which,
we can all unite, and best meet
the necessities Of the hour. therefore
that we adopt that name for the or
ganization now to he effected BY ia
and we will make this campaign
under that name.
On motion Of Major Seip, it was
Resolred, That the chair appoint
\ committee Of five to draft Reso-
lutlOnS.
The chair then appointed the fol.
lowing Committee on Resolutions:
Fred Seip, Il. P. Hunter, Lewis
Texada, l,obt. L. Lnckett aud j.
Levin.
The following Resolutions were
presented to the Convention by the
committee,
WHEREAS. The State Of Louisiana has
for six years been politically in the
hands If IL corrupt body Of white advcm-
turers and few ignorant hut no less
venal negroes. who have ruled her des-
TIMES for the purpose Of plumber and to
Cypress by oncro,is taxation and unjust
AMI Ubiquitous legislation her honest
and tax-paying citizens, to the end that
the domination Of her insctiablc OBJ
pressors might be perpetuated; and
WHEREAS, After having in the last
canvass fairly elected our State and Par
iSh tickets, we were deprived Of the
right to have our voice in the control Of
our affairs, by the strong arm Of the
military force of the United States Gov
eminent. and that since then we have
been compelled to submit to the State
administration Of a government which
VIC unhesitating'y pronounce to be a
shameless us'Irpation, begotten IN fraud.
brought forth in tyranny aud upheld by
force; therefore be it.
BEsoLvED by the white people Of the
Parish Of Rapiles in Mass Meeting as
sembled. That we recognize in the SUBJ
srquent action Of the President If the
United States in the controversies In
the States of Texas and Arkansas, and
still more recently his refusal to furnisl,
troops at Vickeburg, in the State of
Mississippi, determination on his part
to regard and respect the rights Of the
sovereign States to settle their internal
disputes themselves, and the ground
for confident hope that %hen we shall
have again elected men to fiji the offices
to he voted for this Fall, who are the
their sentiments and are the represent
not again interfere in this State to defeat
the will Of the people.
RESOLVED, That it is a fact about
which there can be no difference OF
opinion, that the struggle in the State
of Louisiana to-day is one of cOmpc-
tencc against presumptous ignorance:
honesty against the most unbluslIing
corruption and the most barefaccd ra<-
cality; and If justice and right against
profligate injustice and wrong most tout
and disgra ctul. That upon one side
are arrayed the honest masses Of tn
people, without distinction Of color, who
earnestly desire just AMI honest gov
eminent Of the State, which will pro-
tect the rights If all aud promote its in-
ternal prosperity, and upon the other
the corrupt and lcbased Office holders
and office seekers, with their ignorant
followers, who desire power hut to
abuse it and seek office only for its
spoils.
RESOLVED, That We have seen and do
now view with concern the purposes Of
the negroes united in solid body upon
the basis Of race alone, aud that we de-
p!ore their efforts to Africanize tn e
State of Lonisian,, and that self-pro-
lection, as we'll as Il regard for the well
fare Of our families, the security OF our
property and our own pride Of race,
forces upon us the necessity OF opposing
to this solid union Of the negroes into
one colnpiCI DOIItICdl OWlvs u IShC uIIIVb
of our own race in the coming campaign.
RESOLVED, That while we propose to
unite the white masses, we do not i'll
tend TO wage any war, either Of force or
intimidation, upofsthe negro, nor do we
either intend or desire to deprive him
Of anv one OF the rights secured to him
by the Constitution and Laws, but on
the contrary, we seek to secure for our
State IL government under which the
two races can live in peace and harmo-
ny. and which shall dispense It's bless
ings alike to all; which shall not OPP
press either and shall he strong enough
in the confidence Of the support Of the
people, to suppress lawlessness, punish
crime and restore Louisiana to respect
abroad, that capital and immigration
may seek here IL secure home, to dcvtl-
Ope our natural resources and profit by
our natural advantages.
RESOLVED, That the necessity for, our
success in the coming campaign is so
great and the issue at stake being no
less than the veal or woe Of Louisiana
for vpnrS tn como - Gu IN Onpnto,lS that