The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1874-09-20
THE KILLED AND WOUNDED.
THE STATE GOVERNMENT suRRENDERs TO
THE FEDERAL ARMY AFTER
THREE DAYS REIGN.

The most eloIiou page in the eventfnl his
tory of Louisiana has been written by her
gallant sons during the past week. AS we treat
the subject at length in our editorial columns,
we shalt here endeavor merely to give sue
cinct account of the struggle which was in
-augurated and carried to successful issue
with 30 much courage and moderation by our
citizens, but of whose legitimate fruits we
have been robbed by the tyranny of the Federal
Government, backed up by the bitter and
yipdictive hatred of the Northern people.
1t 10 needless now to attempt a recital of the
intolerable wrongs to which tho people OF
Louisiana have been subjected in the past six
years. They have made the nselves felt, with
crueiing weight, in every household 10 the
State, by whites and blacks, among the poor
and rich, and are, consequently, in all their
frightfui details, familiar to every man, woman
and eliza in the land. The last great act of
tyranny was the seizure, during the previous
week, of arms, consigned in legitimate course
of trade, to dealer of twenty years standing
in this community. Backed up by larger
we'll disciplined, and thoroughly armed regi-
meat of soldiers, known as the Metropolitan
Police, the usnrping government set at defiance
the laws of the country and trampled under
foot every right of the people. The seizures
were made in open day, without the shadow OF
legal form, and in the face of hundreds of in
dignant citizens.
Under this new indignity the manhood of the
people forbade that they should remain
quiescent. Late on Saturday night it was de-
termined that the people be invited to meet on
Canal street, from the Levee to Claiborne streets,
OF IL o'clock on Monday, the 14th, and that the
merchants be requested to close their stores.
This call was generally responded to, and at
the appointed hour about six thousand citizens
were gathered on Canal street, and hundreds
were coming from all directions as they closed
their stores.
Mr.. r. II. Mari, who was accompanied by o
number of leading citizens, stepped out on the
Crescent Hall gallery and called the meeting
to order with the following officers President,
II. Musson Vice Presidents, Sam Bell, Henry
Renshaw, John I. Adams, Perry Nugent, Sam
Flower, s. II. Boyd, NJ. Gillis, Robt. Hare, j.
Vairin, Louis Bush, ]. X. Russ, J. j. Warren
and ]. j. Gidiere. The meeting then euthusi-
astically adopted the following
RESOLUTIONS:
Whereas, at o general election held in
Louisiana on the 4th day of November, 1874,
Jno. McEnery was elected Governor by q ma
jority of nearly ten thousand over his oppo-
n,
Lieutenant Governor, by majority of fifteen
thousand over his opponent, C. C. Antoine;
And whereas, by frnud and violence, these
defeated candidates seized the Executive
chair;
And whereas, from timo to time, by other
irregular, fraudulent and violent acts, in the
r United States Senate, appointed to investigate
the affairs of Louisiana, THAT the existing
government of the State is an usurpation, the
result of violent abuse of judicial functions
M ~ nv all
has continued himself in power, to the great
wrong and outrage of the people of the State
OF louisiana, and to the imminent danger of
republican installations throughout the entire
country
And whereas, with q view to controlling and
determining the results of the approaching
election, to be held IN Louisiana in November
~ next, he has, under act known the
registration act" and passed for the purpose
of Defeating the popular will, secured to him.
self and his partisans the power of denying
registration to bona fdo citizens, whose appli-
cations before the courts for q maudamus to
compel the assistant supervisors to enr oil and
register them has been refused, the registration
law punish the courts if they dare to take
cognizauce of such appeals;
And whereas, by false and infamous repre-
sensations of the motives of our people, he has
received tho promise of aid from tho Federal
army, placed at the orders of the Attorney
General of the United States, and subject to
the calls of Uuited States supervisors, for the
purpose of overGwiug our State and controlling
the election;
And whereas, in the language of tho call for
this meeting, "ono by ono our dearest rights
have been trampled upon" until Mt last, in the
supreme height OF it's insolence, this mockcry
of a republican government has even dared 10
deny that right so solemnly guaranteed by the
constitution of the United States, which de-
clares that the right of the people to bear
arms shall never be infringed )"
BE it resOired, That we reaffirm soiemnly the
resolutions adopted by the white people of
Louisiana, in convention assembled at Baton
Rouge, on August a. 1874.
That the white people of Louisiana have no
right to deprive the coiored people of their
rights.
That w. P Kellogg is usurper and we
denounce him such.
That his government is arbitrary, unjust aud
oppressive. aud can only maintain itself
through Federal interference tb at the election
and registration avs under which this election
ia being conducted, were intended to perpetu-
ate the usurpation by depriving the people,
and Especially all natnralzed citizens, of al
fnnortnnfky 20 reeiSter and vote