The New York herald., 1874-09-15
The Call for the Canal Street Meeting
The Resolutions.

NEW ORLEANS, La, Sept. Ia, 1874.
The following is the call, signed by fifty business
men and firms, under which the Canal street meet
ing Of to-day assembled
CITIZENS OF NEW ORLEANs:-
For nearly two years you have been the silent
but indignant sufferers OF outrage alter outrage
heaped upon you by an usurplng government
One by. one your dearest rights nave been
tramped upon, until at last. In the supreme
republican government has dared even
to deny you that right sOlemny guar
anteed by the constitution or the United
States. which, in article OF amendments de-
clares that right OF the people to keep bear
arms snail not be lnlrDged upon In the same
instrument to whose invlolate perpetuity our
fathers pledged their lives, their fortunes and
even Congress shall make no law abrldg-
ing the right OF the people peaceably TO
Tor redress OF grievances. 1t now remains Tor us
to ascertain whether this right any longer remains
the I4th day OF September 1874, to close your
places Of business without single exception, and
al eleven O'Clock A. NJ to assemble at the Clay
statue. on Canal street, and, in tones loud enough
to be heard throughout the length and breadth OF
the land, declare that you, OF right ought be and
mean to be Tree.
The Canal street meeting to-day adopted the fol-
lowing resolutions -
Whereas. at general election held in Louisiana
on the Atm day OF November, 1872, John McEnery
WaS oAeNsSH oS'S'hV' " " ucoiJ iV'VoV
votes over his opponent. William p Kellogg. and
d. b. Penn, Lieutenant Governor by majority OF
and whereas, by fraud and violence, those defeated
seized the Executive chair, and, from time to
time, by other irregular, fraudulent and violent
acts in the face OF the report OF the committee or
the Senate OF the United States, appointed to In
vestlgate the affairs OF Louisiana, that the existing
government OF the state Is an usurpatlon, the re-
suit OF a violent abuse OF judicial func-
tions and sustained by force, W. p Kellogg
has continued himself in power to the.
outrage OF OeOOle or
the state OF Louisiana and TO the imminent
! danger Of republican institutions throughout
the entire country; ana whereas with view TO
controlling and determining the results OF the APP
preaching election to be nel1 in Louisiana in No
Registration act and passed for the purpose o; de.
feating the popular Will, secured 10 himself and
m s bona bp"r nae ne dzes whose S
lore the courts for mandamus to compel
the assistant supervisors to enroll and register
them has been reiused-the registration law in-
deed, punlshlng courts II they dare TO take cogni-
zance OF such appeals; and whereas. by false and
infamous misrepresentation OF the feelings aud
motives OF our people, he has received promise OF
aid from the federal army placed at
sns ns o. SFdfr ine Gifted the states nnd suG
! to the calls of the United States Marshals for the
purpose OF overawng our State and controlling
! the election and whereas in the language OF the
call lor the meeting zone by one our dearest
rights have been trampled upon." and at last III
! the supreme height OF Its insolence, this mOckery
OF republican government has dared even
| to deny enat the right so soemnly guaranteedsoy
the very constitution OF the United states, WHICH,
In article IL OF the amendments, declares thas
the right OF the people to keep and bear arms
| shall not be infringed upon ;sbe 1t
Resolved, That we reailrm soemnly the resolu-
tions adopted by the white people o. Louisiana, IN
Convention assembled at Baton Rouge, ON the
oath Of August, 1874, that the white people OF
| Louisiana nave no desire to deprive the coored
| people of any rights to which they are entitled
! that A. p. Kellogg Is mere usurper, ana
we pronounce him as such; that his government
is ARBITRARY, unjust and oppressive ana can only only
maintain itself through federal interference; that
the election and registration laws under whicO
this election Is being conducted, were IN
tended to perpetuate usurpation by depriv
ing the people, and especially our natural
ized citZen5. OF an opportunity 10 register