The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-01-03
The Returning Board Denounced.

A large and enthusiastic meeting of the Cit
zens Of st. Landry parish was held on the Sis
ult., at the Courthouse at Opelousas. Hon
John J. Gardiner presided, and Mr.. q. J. Thomp
son acted as Secretary.
The following series Of resolutions, introduce,
by number Of appropriate and expressive pre-
ambles, were adopted:
That we denounce the said board and the mem
bers thereof-the Hon. Oscar Arroyo excepted
as a body Of men that have violated their Oticia
oaths, and have proshtuted to the basest pur
poses of party the high judicial functions com
mitted to their hands;
That we denounce the said officials as despoi
ers Of the sacred rights Of free people that we
hold them up to the execratiOn OF mankind az
the corrupt tools Of 9 corrupt and usurped state
| Government; and we most sOlemnly declare that
nothing, save the well grounded hope and expcc-
tation Of permanent relief from such oppression
and tyranny, by change in the National Admin
tration a. the next general election, and the fear
| Of bringing suffering upon large class OF help
less and unotfending citizens. restraints us from
counselling immediate and forcibie resistance to
the contamination of the base purposes and
plans IF the said Returning Board and the exist
ing Kellogg usurpa ion, of which it is an instru.
ment and part;
Resolred, That we urge upon ali the representa-
lives Of the Democratic and Conservative party
lately elected to the Legislature, and especially
our own Representatives, the Hon. w. A. Robert
son, Senator, and the Hon. +. D. Est,lette, f. A.
Carmouche, Yves Vilrine and James Webb.
members Of the Lower House, to stand firm and
united in defense Of the franchises Of their con-
stituen!s, and we demand that the latter stand
aloof from all compromise or barterng arrange
ments by which the di guised allies Of Kellogg
grant frauds committed by his instruments and
sanctioned and enforced by his Returning Board;
Rescued, That if the present State govern
ment through its officials and by and with the
countenance and support OF the President OF the
United States should succeed in annulling the
expressed will of the people, and in fasten ing up
on us q government, for two years longer, which
has been defeated and repudlated by the peace
full employment of the balIot,-then, We recon-
mend and urge upon all the people Of the State,
as a lsst means Of Kidding our PROSTATE state OF
keliOgg's ueurpation and of the thieves and
p.nnderers that surround him and hold the State
IN their grasp, to combine themselves together
in every parish OF the State, and to abstain en-
tirely from the payment Of any revenue to the
present state authorities, either as taxes or
licenses: and we pledge ourselves, should it be-
come necessary, to carry into effect this sugges-
ton, and should q response be made thereto from
otner portions Of the State, to use every means
in our power to carry out completely and compre-
hensivelv the plan we propose.
Jos II Moore, Il H Littel,
II L Carl and, Ut Blackshear,
E Lewis, s B Harmon, !
Achille Dupre, Thos H Lewis,
j II Overton, Hezekiah Hays,
Committee on Resolutions.
Mr.. Garland moved that q copy of these resolu-
tons be sent to the representatives in the Legis
lature mentioned in said resolutions, and that
copies be also furnished to the New orleans pa
pers. and to the local papers also.
Mr.. Thomas H. Lewis moved that the Presi-
dent be authorized, in the exercise Of his dis
creticn, to call meeting Of the citizens Of this
parish to carry into effect he last resolution
adopted. Both motions carried.
After short but stirring speeches by Mesers.
Garland and Moore the meeting adjourned