The Caucasian. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1874-1875, 1875-01-02
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MONTGOMERY, LA.,
December 28th 1874.
A mass meeting Of the citizens 81
Grant Parish, assembled in TIA
Town Of Montgomery to, day in re-
spouse to a call from Dr.. A. B. ConIv
President Of the Executive Commit
tee Of the Peoples Party. ~ III
The meetipgIwasi called 10, outa4i
in the Town Hall and A, Y. kaoaa,
Esq. elected Chairman and ". IN
Richardson Secty. 49,.
DR. A. 3. Comfy being absent Rev.
}. >. White was requested 70 ataae
the objects Of the meeting. he. 're.
sponded in . few brief and veu
timed remarks and closed by moving
for . Committee on resolntions
which being carried the Chairman
appointed J. s. White, H. Y. McCa;n
and ". L. Richardson onlssid Com
mittee. -
The Committee retired for a few
minutes and returned with the fol-
lowing preamble and resolutions
which were unanimously adopted.
Whereas, There has been commit
ted in the parish Of Grant the most
fragrant ontrages against the rights
Of free people as well AZ the unre-
tr aimed preparation OF almost every
crime known to law, therefore. We the
people of the Parish Of Grant
without regard to party, race or
previous condition assembled in
mass meeting in the Town of Mont
gomery in the Parish Of Grant do re-
solve. 4 ~ afT
! LIST. That a Committee Of three
from each party, Republicans Dem
ocrat and also a committee Of three
colored persons representing tho
colored citizens Of this parish b. cleo
ted by this mass meeting for the pur-
pose Of preparing true and correct
statement Of the grievances commit
ted against us as u free and intelli-
gent community.
i That one copy Of their statement
be forwarded to the Congress Of the
United States and one copy to the
Legislature of the State Of Louisiana.
with fit and becoming memorial
addressed to those bodies asking
redress and relief from these false
fraudulent as we'll MS criminal out
RACES against the rights and liberties
OF free people.
i End. Resolved now as ever before
in the history Of this Parish that wo
recognize in the persons William
Ward and w. B. Phillips the true
cnlprits, conspiAtors and Williams
who with brazen affrontery and SUBJ
lime turbulence Of guilt, have from
the beginning even until now and still
continue to be the fiendish causes Of
all the disorder and turbulence. muir
der and bloodshed that has marked
the history of this parish from it's
very beginning. That we recognize
in these men contradiction of every
principal lof truth, honesty, and
fidelity to virtue known to men.
That we believe them guilty not
alone of the murder of Needavs WAL
tiers and the burning of the Tax
Collectors, G. FL. Radetzkl's house,
but in truth the instigators and incen-
diaries that from the beginning have
caused so much bloodshed and
slaughter in this parish.
The above resolutions being mani
mously adopted the committee was
elected as follows, Republicans Jules
Lamreaux, John II. Gray, John. =.
Gender, Conservatives DR.. II. E.
Jackson, DR.. NJ, A. Dunn, F. NJ.
Sharp Esqr., colored citizens J. B.
Eagles, Simon Wheeler and Fred
Key.
On motion resolved that the COM
+nittee on statement and memorial
be requested to report on next Satur-
day Jan. 2nd 1875.
On motion resolved that copies of
these proceedings be forwarded to
New Orleans, Alexandria, Natchi-
toches and Shreveport Papers for
publication. On motion the meeting
adjourned.
Signed: A. V. Raglan,
Attest Chairman.
W. L. RICHARDSON, Secty.
- The Era No. 10, lost part
OF her load of cotton in the river
somewhere about Echo Landing.
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