Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-12-03
AN IRRESISTIBLE APPEAL.
The Priests, Ministers, Rabbis and other
Well Known Citizens OF New Or
leans Make an Appeal to the
Nation.
They NOuch for the Loyalty and Good
Faith Of the People of Louisiana,
and DenOUnce the InfamieS of the
Radical Thieves.
10 onr rellov.rIfIzens of the united States:

/ To Our FelloW-CitiZsns Of the United States:
| In the present crisis of public affairs, the
| undersigned, citizens of Louisiana, no office
| holders nor 1fiee-seekers, and consulting with
none of the class known as politicians, be-
! lieve they are only performing duty as cltl-
| zens of their own State. and OF our common
country, in setting before their fellow citizens
of other States without distinction OF party,
! the following considerations:
| First-It is our deliberate conviction that
Louisiana is as loyal to the Union aa any State
within it.
Second-The people of Louisiana accept in
good faith the status in which the war left
! the colored people.
Third-They desire that white and colored
should live together IN peace and harmOnyi
that only, they are convinced, is the way to
prosperity. The white people Of the State
have no wish to abrIdge single right which
the law gives their cOlored fellOw-citzens.
Fourt h-They believe that the late canvass
and elf jction were conducted as peaceably III
Louis ANA as in any sister State
Htth-They know that large numneys Of
cold red voters changed their political assO-
| ciat ions under the growing convictions that
the interests of the black man and the white
In louisiana are identical; that the burdens
of II usgOvernment must fall on all classes, and
finally most heavily on the labOring class. And
espe cially were they moved to such change by
the en'lbezzlement, by those IN power, of the
public funds appropriated 70 the education Of
their children.
SiI th-They believe, with the people of the
whol e State, that Il large majority Of honest
vote 5 were cast in favor OF the so-called
Dem ,Ocratic-C Conservative candidates.
Sc venth-While the people of Louisiana
are glad to receive among them the officers
80 Ia TT,,,koI n
| constitutional purposes of defense, they depre-
| cate the pressiOns produced on theirfellOw-
| citizens and the great injury done to the
! business inte rests of louisiana and especially
/ those of this city, by hasty military prOcla-
nations and I be sending hither Of troops and
! generals as IL there were, In some contTn-
! gency, danger of an outbreak. For what
| ever be the is sue of the present crisis, the
people of Louis ana VIZ not seek to change
! it but by peacet III and lawful means. 1t Is
! no longer their uestion alone, but that OF the
whole country. Into the settlement OF the
| question should { Dme no misapprehenslOn or
! mistake about the ir actions or purposes.
The question no " for State and nation Is
in the hand of an organization, sef-perpetu-
ating, a close corpo 1atlOn, absolutely superior
to the laws of this State; an organization
already convicted of fraId In previous State
! Canvasses; an organ zatiOn above which Is
! irresponsible to law al Id public opinion here;
| an organization used f )r the vilest purposes
of usurpation and mi sgoVe4nment hitherto
In Louisiana. 1t is for our fellow citizens OF
other States who have lowed, we doubt not
with honest, though mis- aiken intention, such
an organization subversH 7e OF all republican
q vernment to be fastened upon Louisiana in
her distress, who are there fore responsible for
it, and who now find it hole ing the peace and
prosperity of the whole com rtry IN its hands,
to bring to bear upon it sucl moral force as
WILL if possible, secure its 'onest action IN
this grave crisis. But in brin glng such moral
force to bear we appeal to our telIow-cllzens
throughput the country to + rec themselves
from any notion that in the cru shed, misgov-
erned and suffering State of Louisiana there
ls any purpose save to calmly hear and pa
dently wait the issue under the Law and con-
sttutiOn. In our condition., with mere
mockery Of representative government, we
are utterly powerless to hel, D ourselves, and
our appeal therefore Is to the love OF const-
tutlonal liberty, to the enhght ened good sense
and right feeling of the Amer ican people of
all parties, and to the great Ru Ter Of nations.
HUGH MILLER, THOMPSON, Rector Trinity
G. RAYMOND, y.G., Administrator Of Arch Diocese
OF New Orleans.
ANT. J. JORDAN, S. J., Pastor of the Immaculate
Church.
JAMES K. GUTHEIM. Rabbi Of Temple Sinai
THOMAS A. ADAMS, President Crescent Mutual In
SuTance Company
SAMUEL H. KENNEDY, Presid ent State National
Bank.
GEORGE JONAS. President Canal Bank.
JOHN B. LAFITTR
R. O. MALLARD, Pastor Prytanla stre ct Presbyterian
Church.
GEORGE o. SWEET.
J. c. MORRIS, President Hibernia Natof. al Bank.
JAMES /. DAY, President Sun Mutual insurance
Company.
]. TUYES, President New Orleans Insurance, Com
pany.
]. G. GAINES, President Citizens Bank
M. MUSSON, President New Orleans insurance. As
sOciatiOn.
J. ]. IRBY.
JOHN PHELPS