The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-04-14

this they felt that Louisiana would
once more enjoy the prosperity she had
known in the past, and that she would
need the work Of all the men In her
limits in building up her material inter-
ests again.
The following resolutions were then
proposed and unanimously adopted
amid much applause
Whereas, the usurper Packard has
published to the world that the work
Ing people Of Louisiana recognize him
as the Governor OF the State, and that
none but the wealthy or the aristocracy
oppose him.
Since the advent OF Radicalism, it is
hard to say who are rich In Louisiana,
as misgovernment, by destroying the
value OF property, has brought nearly
oil OF us to the common level Of poverty.
but In asserting that the workingmen OF
this State recognize his sham govern
meDt, he states that which Is noto-
riously and grossly false.
No fact ia better known TO us than that, in spite
OF ali the corrupt machinery Of the registrati IN
and election laws, and after the exclusion Of
thousands of leg Il yotors by the sewing machine
trick, tho State gave majority for the Nichols
government OF about 500. Although working
men, We are not ignorant of these facts, and
therefore cannot Ia the face II them. assume to
believe that this unprincipled advsntursr IL
Governor OF the State OF Louisiana. No man,
unless besotted with ignorance, believes that
Packard WAS elected, and few or zone assert it
but the corrupt or Interested.
We know that no man can rightfully claim 10 be
Governor OF this state unless elected by the peo-
Pile and we also know that neither the verdict OF
a fraudulent Returning Board nor the United
u asss troops can rightfully make Governor Of
u man mob chosen by the people.
Packard, in making these fa'se statements, al
toppts TO bolster up his own case, and at the
same time to produce mischief by arraying the
DIN rent classics Of soc ety against each other.
lie Insults cur understandings by attempting to
deceive us by such transparent tricks; his mo-
lives arc under TODD by ", and bis statements
are recognized 30 the dsmaqoguish arts Of q
kuavs. Perbsps Packard in his exp rienye has
found no Difficulty in misleading IgnorhnDt
negroes. who, ahder saeh teach ngs AZ his, have
been too long the slaves OF prejudice and hate,
essy dupFs Of unsoiupul us demsgogues; but
we, the white workingmsn, constituting a major-
ity Of our race in this ~ in other States,
are not 30 degraded In intellect rs TINS
mau assumes to think. We have the
faculty Of observiag-bsvs understandings, and
are not sltoset eT destitute IT reasoning . Jwsrs;
hen 20 nc hnOo that The interests OF all classes OF
society THAI 1--we honestly are identioal--we know
that the rich man Or capitalist cannot prosper in
business mn ess we prosper with bim-we know
that his success means an increase OF capital.
which means an increase in our wages and more
constant employmsptwe know that exorbitaut
taxation, although paid directly BY the property
aud renders work preca ious. We know
that Packard, like his predecessors, Ksl-
logg and Warmcth, who usurpei the
State government, and used power for
no purpose but TO enrich themselves by robbery
under the name Of taxation-uould eet in con-
formity with the example of his predecessors,
and would still further jmpoverish the State by
absorbing its wealth, thus rendering property
still more insecure. eEpellpg capital to more
favored localities. and effsctually repelling il
rom being introduced. BY their policy in the
past every lsboriUg industry. for want OF capital,
has either been entirely destroyed or greatly
psraltz d, to tho almost total ruin Of the labor
ing classes, {blaok and whte) who are always the
greatest sufferers by the extorions of govern
ment.
Knowing that The result Of the late election,
aud knowing that the cause OF our many years
vi depression aud pr carious employment Ia
inIsgevetnment alone, We unheHita tingy declare
ths Packard, in stating that tho working classes
recogn 70 him to be tie lawful Governor Of the
state, asserts that which il untrue In fact nm
this untiuth is Of piece wi h his whole infsinous
career since his advent in this State; therefore
be IL
Rssolped, That We. the workingmsn Of New
Orlesns, in public meeting assembled, r eognizs
the Nichols government as the only true and
legal government Of Lou ana. as chosen by tho
major ty OF tho people, in conformity with the
constitution and laws Of the state.
Res0lued, That We regard the Packard affair a.
wanting III every element that constitutes gov
tTbfnBbb. ~ was not CHOSEN by the people
sl,sta cd or app owed BY public sentiment. In.
able to ex Scute the DEGREES Of its sham Lsgisls-
ture OR sham courts, It is q mocke ana iraun,
aud no pUwor on earth mako il anything
else.
Resotred, That we hold the gentlemen who
compose the Commissi here personally in
gre.t aspect but If they expect to induce any
Vt the people hero to accept any compromise, or
willingly to sbate one ut OF their long denied
rights, they will BIO wefully disappointed, rs we
in common with TIC rest Of our follow -cityens
VIII yer b. our fate will never willingly submit
TO degradation.
Resoloed That the thought Of concession or
compromise ia odious in the * reme aud that we
would regard any man, whether in the Legisa-
ture or out of it, who proposed or ntimatsd that
hs would accept 1t, pubic enemy. and as
such should be branded wi b eternal infany as q
traitor.
The Chair then appointed the follow
ing committee to wait on the Commits
sion to-day and present IT. with copy
Of these resolutions: r. J, Oonerly, j.
N. Landry, NJ. Cronin, W. Ell. Reynolds.
G. w. Jewell.
To this committee the President was
added, at the request OF the meeting.
The meeting then adjourned.