New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-01-20
Regulating the Regulators.


fore doubted the truth of the reports OF
outrages ia the Fslicianas which have ap-
peared from time in the REPUBLICAN, will
sit down and carefully revise their opinions
upon reading the proceedings OF public
meeting held at jackson on the fifteenth.
1t comes, certified by the officers CT the
meeting, as the resolution of eight hundred
citizens of East Feliciana, assembled with
out reg gard to political classes or color. and
was published in the Picayune yesterday
morning We regard this document as o
sufficient answer to all the charges Of hos
tility made against the REPUBLICAN for
merely publishing what la, been certified
to US as facts:
EAST FELICIANA-MASS MEETING OF THE
PEOPLE-MOvEMENT TO SURPRt SIS VlO-
LENCE AND DIsoRDER-THE wELL-MEAN-
ING CITIZENS TO THE FKONT-T.-E SELF
STYLED .'REGULAToRs" DENOUNCED.
AT large and enthusiastic meeting, COM
posed of over 800 of the citizens Of East
Felici ana, held at jackson on Saturday last,
the following important preamble and
resolutions were introduced and unanl-
mously adopted:
In mass meeting assembled here this
day, composed of citizens of all classes and
colors, called for the purpose OF deyislng
means for the protection OF life and prop
erty in this and the adjoining parishes
upon the assembling of which Il. w. Sewell
was appointed president and j. A. PLANT
secretary.
Upon motor, the following ommEttee on
resolutions was appointed, namely: w. b.
Porter, Z. II. McClelland, Eli s. Norwood,
John f. Keller and J. A. PLANT.
The committee reported the following pre-
arnhie and resolutions:
WHEREAS, For many years there existed
many fragrant evils affecting yitslly the
material interests CT the country. for which
the laws provides no adequate remedy or
penalty.
Whereas, BY spontaneous uprising Of the
peoDle and by course Of action firm and
decisive, vet tempered by wise discretion,
and sustained by the honest sentiment OF
the community almost unanimously, the
most notable of these abuses were sup
pressed and all others were in a fair way of
being corrected if not totally removed: and
Whereas, Certain injudicIous, not to say
malicious, persons, avalling themselves of a
relaxed state of public authority, incident
engaged in excesses for which there is NO
color of right or reason. but from what
seems TO be spirit of universal license and
! lawlessness, to the imminent peril OF much
good that has been accomplished by the
united effort of the people and to the infinite
det1iment of society; therefore, be it
Resolred, That the action of such people
| is contrary to public exptdiency and pri
yate interest, and, as such. we cordially
unite in giving it our frank and unquali-
| fed condemnation.
Resolred, That mob law, ever to be dep
recated, and only appealed to in extreme
| emergencies, in times of great disorder,
recurring a terrible example, when resorted
! to, as in the present iuncture, for the pur-
pose of gratifying personal feuds, private
resentments, or. worse still. race and class
| prejudice, is an unmixed and unmitigated
| curse, demanding the reprobatiOn OF every
| good citizen, aud, if need be, the mos,
| stringent measures for its suppression.
| ResOlred, That we owe it to ourselves and
| the fair name OF our State and parish to
exert ourselves TO the utmost to suppress
| the riotous proceedings and lawless prac-
| tees of irresponsible individuals, white OF
| black, styling themselves Regulators, and
! in obedience to this duty we hereby piedge
ourselves to spare no peaceable means 10
| bring such evil disposed persons under
| proper su bordinatioD; that failing, We pied e
ourselves S, our lives, our fortunes and oul
| sacred honOrs to reduce them by force anC
superior numbers.
Resolrcd, That THIS meeting hereby de
nounces the killing of stock, and we jointly
| and severally bind ourselves to use al
means in our power to bring offenders t.
| condign punishment.
Resolred, That for the better protection
| of stock, and in furtherance Of the foregoing
resolutions, hunting with dogs and tirearms
| without the written permission of the lant
owners, or their agents, is hereby forbidden
and any person or persons trespassing
! against this prohibition may expect to abide
| by the consequences:
| Resolred, That we bind ourselves to sus
tain and assist the authorities in the Ell
| forcemett of law and order.
| w. 3. PORTER.
! r. H. MCCLELLAND,
ELI NORWOOD.
| JOHN +. KELLER,
j. A. PLANT,
E. w. SEWELL, Chairman.
| J. A. PLANT, Secretary.