The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-03-01
Mass Meeting.

| IHIBODAUx, FeD. "A, 1871.
| At mass meeting Of the citizens OF
the parish Of Lafourche held this day,
Joseph s. Goode, Esq, was chosen
requested to act as Secretary. The
President, on taking the chair, stated
the object for which the meeting had
been called In q few appropriate re-
marks.
On motion committee was appoint
ed to draft resolutions expressive OF the
sense Of the meeting. The Chair ap-
pointed Messrs. D. K. Newell, s.. r.
Grisamore, @. Lagarde, j. W. Knob
loch and Louis Guion.
The committee then retired, and on
their return presented the following
resolutions, which were unanimously
adopted:
Resotved, That we recognize the gov
eminent OF the State Of Louisiana, pre-
sided over by Gov. T. L. Nichols as
Executive, as the only government Of
the State, elected by large majority Of
the legal voters OF the State, and duly
inaugurated according to the laws and
constitution Of our said State, and that
we do hereby promise to that govern
ment our hearty and undivided ALE
glance.
RESOLVED, That we hereby pledge our
port to said government by the pay
ment Of all taxes and licenses due the
State government when legally de-
manded, and by any other acts OF obe-
dience and submission due from the
citizen to the government.
Resolred, That whereas an attempt
has been and is now being made to col
lect taxes and licenses, by some one re-
cognizing and claiming authority under
the pretended government Of one b. B.
Packard, claiming to act as Governor of
the State, and
Whereas, we do not recognize him as
Governor therefore, we pledge ourselves
and each other that we will resist by all
legal and constitutional means every at
tempt to compel payment of licenses
and taxes by such authority.
Res0tued, That We regard the recogni-
ton Of the government of which E. r.
Nichols Is Governor, as paramount to
all other questions to the people OF
Louisiana.
ResoUed, That a committee Of five
persons be appointed, whose duty will
be to take charge and manage, on be-
half OF the people, all cases that may
arise under any attempt made by any
one to collect in any way money for the
pretended government OF 8. 2. Pack
ard, and that we will furnish the means
necessary for the prosecution and de-
Tense of any litigation growing out of
such proceedings.
d. X. NEWELL, Chairman.
LEWIS GU1oN,
O. LAdARDE,
s. T.. GR1sAMoRE.
j. W. KNoBboCH.
The following additional resolu-
ton was proposed and unanimously
adopted:
Resolved, That we voluntarily pledge
ourselves to pay five per cent of the
taxes and licenses collectible in 1877,
whenever requested, for the support OF
the State government of which T.. Z.
Nichols is the executive head.
1t was further
Resotved, That the proceedings of this
meeting be published in newspapers
favorable to the cause, and that copy
OF the resolutions adopted b. forwarded
to the President OF the Senate and
Speaker of the House Of Representa-
tives of the State Of Louisiana respec-
lively.
In accordance with the foregoing
resolutions, the following committee
was appointed by the Chair:
Capt. Henry Ell. Michelet, T. A. Ba-
deaux, Major Cleophas Lagarde, Ell. n.
Coulon, Wellington Hebert.
On motion duly seconded, the meet
ing adjourned.
THOMAS A., BADEAUx, Jos. s. GooDE,
Secretary. President.