New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1874-09-17
The White League.

from registering their will at the ballot-box.
The rightfully chosen officers, however, be-
came possessed of their offices. Since that
time lawful and unlawful efforts have been
resorted to to dsplace the Republican office
holders in Louisiana. At Shreveport Re-
publican officers have been assassinated and
others compelled to resign. This plan of ope
White Leagues to get control Of Louisiana.
A demand has been made upon Gov. Kellogg
to abdcate, as will be seen by the following:
New ORLEANS, September l4.-The Canal
street meeting TO day adopted the following
resolutions:
Whereas at general election, held in
Louisiana on the 18th of November, 1872,
John McEmery was elected Governor by
majority of nearly 10000 over his opponent,
VIM. p. kellogg; D. B. Penn, Lieutenant
Governor, by a majority of $4,000 over his
opponent, G. c. Antoine and
Whereas by fraud and violence those de-
feated 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 Of the Senate of the United
States appointed to investigate the affairs of
Louisiana that.he existing government of the
State is an usurpation, the result of a violent
abuse OF judicial functions, and sustained by
force, w. Z. Kellogg has continued himself
in power by gross wrong and outrage on the
people of the State Of Louisiana, and to the
imminent danger of Republican institutions
throughout TIE entire country; and
Whereas, with view to controlling and
determining the result of the approaching
election, to be bsid in Louisiana in Novem-
Der next, he under the act known as the
"registration - and passed for the pur-
pose of defeating the popular will, secured
to himself and his party the power of deny
ing registration to bona-fde citizens, whose
application before the court for mandamus
to compel the assistant supervisors to enroll
and register them has been refused, the regis
tration law, indeed, furnishing courts if they
dare to take cognizance of such appeals; and
Whereas, by false and infamous misrepre-
sensations of the feelings and motives of our
people he has received promise of aid from
the Federal army, placed at the order of the
Attorney General of the United States, and
subject to the call of the United States mar
shals, for the purpose of overawing our State
and controlling the election:
| ResOtred, That we reatfirm solemny the
resolutions adopted by the white people of
| Louisiana in convention assembled that we
have no desire to deprive the colored people
of any rights to which they are entitled; that
w. =. kellogg is mere usurper, and we de-
| nOunce himas such; that his government is
arbitrary, unjust, and oppressive, and can
only maintain itself through Federal inter-
| ference; that the elections and registration
| laws under which this election is being con-
Quoted were intended to perpetuate usurpa-
ton by dcpriving the people and especially
our naturalized citizens of an opportunity to
register and vote; and, therefore, in the
| rf Of n,1o
meeting, and Of the people of the State of
Louisiana, whose franchise has been wrested
from them by fraud and violence, and all of
whose rights and liberties have been out
ragged and trampled upon, we demand of w.
+. Kellogg his immediate abdication.
| Resoired, That a committee of five be inn
mediately appointed by the chairman, who
shall be a member of the committee, to wait
upon w. T.. Kellogg, to present to him these
resolutions, to demand OF him immediate
answer, and report the result of such inter-
view to this meeting.
NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 1.-THE mass
meeting in Canal street adopted resolutions
requesting the immediate abdcation of Gov.
ernor Kellogg, and committee, consisting
| of X. II. Mari, chairman, Jules Tuyes
Samuel Bell and j. NJ. Seixas, were ap.
pointed TO wait upon the Governor, and the
meeting is awaiting the report of the COM
| mittee.
New ORLEANS, Sept. 1.-THE committee
of five appointed by the Canal street mass
meeting called at the Executive office about
noon. The Governor not being present.
Brigadier General Dibble of the Governors
staff, received the delegation. Mr.. Mari, as
spokesman, said they had called as a COM
mttee to interview the Governor. General
Dbble said he would convey the intelligence
! al, I,.o 49,. L
returned and made reply, which, at the re-
quest of Mr.. Mari, was reduced to writing,
as follows:
| l have communicated with the Governor,
and he directs me to say to yon he must de-
cline to receive any communication from the
committee appointed by the mass meeting as
sembled on Canal street. He does so, am
instructed to say, because he has definite
and accurate information that there are now
assembled several large bodies Of armed men
in different parts of the city, who are met at
the call which assembled the mass meeting
which you represent. He regards this as
menace, and he will receive no communica-
ton under such circumstances.
| lie furthermore directs me to say that,
should the people assemble peaceably, with
out menace, he would deem it one of his
highest duties to receive any communication
from them or entertain any petition addressed
to the Government.
| have received and answered you, gentle
men, as member of his staff
HENRY G.. DIBBLE,
Brigadier and Judge Advocate General Loul-
siana State Militia.
TO which Mr.. Mari orally replied as fol-
lows:
We repeat, there are no armed rioters;
there are no armed men on Canal street, so
far as we know. We came on message of
peace, and believe that if the Governor had
acceded to to the proposition we brought to-
day, which was to abdicate, it would have
prevented violence or bloodshed. So far as
we are concerned we are prepared to pledge
him no violence in person or property, and we
feel in position, on the contrary, to assure
him that there should be perfect immunity to
both.
The substance of the foregoing reply was
subsequently,, by Mr.. Marr's request, re-
duced to writing by the Governors private
secretary. and handed to him to read at the
mass meeting.
General Dibble, on the part of the Gov
crnor, replied;
II have to repeat what said before, that
while there may not be armed men on Canal
street, there are armed bodies within short |
distance assembled on the same call as your
mass meeting"
The committee then retired, and soon after |
reported the result of the interview to the
mass meeting. The people were then adj
Vised to 90 home, get their arms and amnu-