The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-04-14
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| No Compromise If Any Of our Rights
Thc .soutl,crn Policy" ut President
| Hayes Endorsed.
| ALEXANDRIA, April Pursuant to
call there was this day q mass meeting
| held by the people and taxpayers OF The
parish Of Rapides. for the purpose OF
declaring their support OF and willing.
ness to pay taxes to the government or
ID now the head At the appointed hour
there was u large gathering of the tax
payers and property holders In the
| Town Hall. and The meeting was called
to order. james G.. White made mo.
ton that Hon. Nj. Ryan be- appointed
chairman. which motion was adopted.
and Judge Ryan took the chair.
A Committee on Resolutions. eonaist-
ing OF Messrs. James q. White, IL. L.
Hunter. r., II. Diossat. Moses Mayer.
j. q. T.. Hooe. u. W.. Bolton ana L. ma
I.ahnt, was appointed.
The committee then retired. aud In a
abort time returned and reported tho
following resolutions, each Of which
wna voted upon separately ana sinEly
and unanimously adopted, rs follows
BE- a resolved, by the people OF tho
parish Of Hapides, in mass meeting
assembled:
| l. INnt TOT elRnb IohH potttb We hhFo
been, by so. called Republican rule, ma.
liyned. glandered, misrepresented aud
,niagoyerned by n turbulent. corrupt.
imbeoile government. whitening every
branch of industry aud phthlS ang
every department Of business aud com
merre in our State. devoid OF I'LL legal
ripht. unnhle without the strong arm
Of the Federal government to stand
alone twenty. four hours, hateful 10 our
people, hurtfui alike to their peace. re-
bose. prosperity and happiness. anti.
republican in all its tendencies. subver'
sive of human liberty. and spnrned by
manhood aud rejected by civilization
not only as u usurpation but us wicked
fraud.
2. That we unanimously and unhepi-
tatinply pronounce tho so-called gov.
eminent of which Stephen u. Packard
ID the head aud chief. to be fraud. n
cheat and q swindle: the creature OF a
Returning Board. whose shameless
fraud Is not disputed. and whose inia-
nv stands unmasked before the whole
American nation: not the choice OF the
people: honestly and fairly defeated
the off shoot and twin sister or the
fraud and usurpation In Louisiana for
, the past four years. unable to maintain
: law and order, and tho sure and certain
parent Of bloodshed. turbulence and
, anarchy II foisted upon US as was ita
predecessor.
). That the address which Stephen d,
Packard has recently publshed. In
which among other things 1t Ia stated
"that the Nichols government IL with.
out u shred Of legal title. and that its
main support rests upon White
Leaguers, with artillery in battery, and
the rich and the aristoeratio classes Ia
New Orleans" IL u malicious falsehood
, and Islander, and Ia In keeping with
, paokard's whole history since he with
carpet bag set foot on Louisiana SOIL
4. That we recognize the governmen'
| Of which Francis L. Nichols ID the Eek
!, eeutive, as the de jtre and the dc Jdctt
of the people, by majority OF upwards
OF 5000: the only government In this
. State that can enforce tho laws, main
tain peace and order, and protect the
. lives, liberty and property OF our citi
, zens, with equal and exact justice to al
races and classes.
s. That we will forthwith pay taxes
, for the support OF the Nichols govern
) ment. and we announce IT. as the tixet
determination OF tho taxpayers OF this
parish to pay no taxes but to That gov
ernmcnt, In which determination We
earnestly Invite the cooperation or tax
payers throughout the State.
!, G. That we are gratiied ut the assur
! ances of Gov. Nichols in his recent pro
' clamntion. that our rights shall not be
!, , compromised, and while we have per
feet confidence In tho honesty, patriot
! ism and fidelity in the Executive anc
Legislative branches OF our government
yet we openly declare that any compro
. mise Of the constitutional rights OF the
people to select their own officers, viii
not meet with our appreciation.
: Z. That the "Southern policy" O
, President Hayes, as set forth in his in
augural address. meets with our hearty
approval. and II promptly carried out
will result in the ESTABLISHING mt OF har
mony and good will between all classet
Of our people, and we give to the Presi
dent our solemn assurances that In re
, turn for the privilege Of local self
!, government. 80 long denied to us. we
the supporters OF the Nichols govern
ment in this parish, are ready to pledge
our sacred faith that the rights OF al
classes as now secured to them by exist
=, ing laws shall be scrupulously re
spected, and we will readily yield to thu
: officers OF that government our mora
support, and, II need be, our actual as
sistan.e In protecting every citizen
:. disturbance OF his person or any inter
ference with his property.
. s. That the proceedings OF this meet
8 ing be published In the Louisiana Dem
. ocrat. New Orleans DEMOCRAT, PicavAn
n and Times.
3 WEBSTER PARISH.
Y No support for Amy Government but tina
a Of Nichols.