The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1876-12-16
Meeting Of the Bar.

! In pursuance to a provinns call t.
that effect. the members of the Ba
of the Parish of Natchitoches. one o
the parishes comprising the 18th in
dirial District, Of the State of Loui,i
ana, met at the office of Morse s
Drangnet, Atty's., in the city o
Natch't"ches, on Wednesday, De
cemhrr 18th, 1876.
On motion, Gen. p. A. Morse wa
called to the Chair, and Tbos. p
Chaplin was appointed Secretary
"herrupon the Chairman cxpiainr,
tie "tj ect of the meeting as contain
r'l in the call, when on nation of Mr.
j.. Il. Cunningham, it was Resolved
that the Chair appoint a Committee
OF three, to draft and present II re
part and resolutions, to this meeting =,
expressive If their views III relation
to the Jndical officers of the 18th
judicial District, elected at the late
election on November 9TH, 1876, and
to Indicate what course should be
pursued in the present emergency, in
conformity with this resolution. which
was adapted, the Chair appointed
NesSrs. ". II. Jack, G. F. Drancuet
and j. NJ. B. Tucker
Wherenpon the Committee retired
and after Aeliheratiou returned, and
through their Chairman 1eporttd the
following Preamble and Resolutions,
winch were unanimously adopted.
We, your Committee, appointed for
the purpose of reporting to the mem.
he's Of the Natchitoches Bar, course
of action to be adopted and pursued
IN the present emergency, arising ont
OF the unwarranteh action of thc
Loaisiana Retaining Board, as res
poets the judicial officers OF the 18th
Judicial District, beg leave to sub.
NIT the following Report and accom-
panying Resolutions.
Your Committee arc of opinion, and
accordingly report that at the gene.
raj election held in the several bar
lShes composing the Seventeenth Ju-
'lclal District, on the 9TH day of No.
vember last, David Pierson ESD, Of
the parish Of Natchitoches, was fairly |
ana legally elected Judge, and W. = |
Hall Esq, of the parish of DeSoto
was in like manner elected District
Attorney, of this District, by a ma.
'or'fy OF votes over their respective
opponents, }. Earnest Breda and D.
3: Gorham, of nearly six hundred
ihat SAID election WIS in al RESPECTS
throughout said el tir. District, tai;jy
eg"!'y, and pe"ce IDLY conducted.
cavlns not a shadow of doubt in law
" fact, as t" the rights of said Pier.
on and Hall to their respective Off
es: that notwithstanding said facts,
hat Anomalous and wholly upscru.
'o'ons Body, known as the Returning
'"ard OF Louisiana, with their char.
cter'st'c disregard of the rights and
lshes of the people, in their official
romnlgation of the returns Of e|ec.
Ion, have declared that J. E. BreJa
as been elected District Judge. and I
}. b. Gorham District ATTORNEY Of
his District. vi
In consideration of which outrage
Us and unwarranted proceeding,
BE it Resolved, That we, the mem
ers of the Natchitoches Bar do here- r
y recognize David Pierson ESQ.,, a.
'e rightfnl Judge, aud W. P. Hall
sq., as tile righttul District Attorney
this District, and do hereby pledge
'rselves to respect and snstain their
ltnollty as such, during the period s
their incnmbency. y:
BE it further Resolved, That in the u
nse OF this meeting, tile infamous Il
"a migrant outrage that was perpe- a
'tst by the Returning Board on Tire y