The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1875-01-02
MassssMeeting in Grant Parish.
MONTGOMERY. I)pc 90 1874

M@sssMeetlng IN Grant Parish.
! MONTGOMERY, Dec. &c, 1874.
a mass. n'eeting3 of the citizens 'of
Grant parish assembled in the tow,
OF Montgomery to-day, in response
t" call OF Dr. A. d. Conley, Presideu,
Of the Parish Executive COMMITTEE,
Peoples party. ..rs
The meeting was called to order j.,
Town Hail, A. V. kagau, Eso., elact-
ed chairman aud w. L. Richardson,
Secretary.
= DR.. A: y: con'ey:: being absent,
Rev. }: S. White, was requested to
state the object Of the meeting: he
responded in q ~fow brief and we'll
timed remarks, and closed by moving
tor committee on resolutions, which
being carried, the chairman appointed
}. $. White, II. V. Mccain and W.
L.. Richardson, on said committee.
The committee retired for 4 few
minutes! andi returned with the fol-
lowing preamble aud resolution, which
were unanimously adopted:
Whereas, There has been commit
ted III the parish of Grant the most
fragrant oatrages against tho rights Of
IA free people as we'll a. the u,re-
strained perpctration Of almost every
chine known to law. Therefore, wo
the people OF. Grant, assembled with
out redard to party, race, or previous
condition, in mass, in the town OF
Montgomery, in tho parish Of Grant,
do resolve -. il, .., 70.
LIST. That a committee Of three
from each party, Republican aud De-
mocrat, and also committee of three
coloted persons representing the COL
,ored citizens of this parish; be elect
ed by this mass meeting for tho pur-
pose of preparinga true and correct
statement oftlle grievances commit
ted against US as q free and intelligent
community that one copy Of t'ieir
statement he forwarded to the Con-
gress of the United States and ono
copy to tho Legislature of the State
of Louisiana, with Il lit and becoming
memorial address to those bodies,
asking redress aud relief from these
false, fraudulent, as we'll as criminal.
outrages against. the rig hts and ]iber-
ties Of a free people. ''>
I'd. Resolv6k That now, as over
before, in tho history Of this parish;
that in the persons Of William Ward
aud w. 3. Phillips, We recognize the
true culprits, consrirators aud vii
lains, who, with brazen affr0ntry
and sublime turbulence Of. guilt, have
from the beginning even, until now
and still continue to be tho iienlish
causes Of all the disorder aud turbu
lence murder and bleodshed that has
marked tue history ofthis parish from
it's very beginning; that We recognize
in those men a contradiction Of every
principle Of truth, honesty and fidelity
to virtue known to men that we be-
lieve them guilty, not alone for tho
murder Of NeedAla. Walters aud tho
burning Of the tax collector, G. H.
Radetzki's, house, but 10 truth, tue in
stigators and inceHdiaries that from
the beginning have causel 90 much
bleodshed and slAugtter'ih this par
ish. ,:,.... -......,-. .,~
These resolutions being pnanimoas-
~ adopted, the CONF .itteo elected as
follows: Republicans, Jnles Lam
veaux, john r. Gray, John P. Gondey;
democrats, Dr., r E. jackson. DR.. NJ.
A. Damn, F. N. Sharp; Esq; colored
citizens, J. B. Eagles Simon Wheeler
and Fred Key. -" '.'.' ''>,,.
On motion, resolves that commit
tee on statement, and memorial be
requested to report On next Saturday,
January I'll, 1875, -, 1854.
! On motion, resolved chat copies Of
these proceedings be forwarded to
New - Orleans, Shreveport, Natclito-
ches and Alexandria, for publication.
On motion, ting 81 meeting '''ti then ad-
(Signed)a'z q siA..'V. Raglan,
~--.-- .,-ze.. Chairman.
W. L. RICHARDSON, hii H.
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