The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-19
A SERIES OF RESOLUTIONS.
Action Taken with Regard to Next satur-
days Mass Meeting.

the part of the Chief Of Police a1fl Of his fore
under him. in the smallest attemptor even pre-
tended attempt 10 arrest or otherwise suppress
the paid hrelings Of unknown parties who. vic
lently assaulted attacked and Interrupted th
peacefully assembled mass meeting OF last Sat
urdhy night on Canal street.
The future peace apd tfanauil,ty Of this gre 7,
thorough and searching, to the, end that the
stions may be- or howeyershumble, may be OK
posed without favor or partially. for this shock
of this city and for this grossest possible viola
tion and outrage against one of the highes
yaHsd rgs ct free psope
public duty. not only to the law bding citizens
Of this city but of The entire State. did we MOI
make this solemn demand before. your bonora
Pc body, and " full sight Of all the people Of
If your honorable body. whose duty consists
grave offsDses. should find the Chief of Police
and his force under him incompetent to main
tain In this city. the Americans right OF peaoea-
bic assembly. in order to confer together or
great questions OF public interest. Or for an,
ether Legal purpose 1 then we demand TINT this
citizens thus Informed. thao henceforward TIE,
must look to themselves for their own pro.
| lection.
full view Of The public. we have the honor to be
rs,s.. os fIs.st2. ss, Rel.
| WARRIN i. BRICKELL,. M. d.
| r. ShIBROOK,
| r. o. SULLY, us Citizens.
All the gentlemen present expressed In strong
terms their indignation at theAidieule heaped
| the DEMOCRAT who declared that tho disturb
anee ut the mass meeting was a disgrace on the
pen2pe st Ne n,, 9rlea tTa:aa 10 roso,
| tions, which were unanimously adopted:
| Resolred. That we extend vote Of thanks to
| the DEMOCRAT for its manly and brave stand in
uu "A of A mo irnn tn a ia
| cuss public questions in mass meeting. and for
its indignant denunciation Of oil who were on
| the people thus assembled and especially for
its just arraignment Of the police in not even
attempting Q effect single arrest
fact that the. reporter Of the DEMOCRAT stood
resolutely to his post from first to last and de-
serves the thanks and acknowledgements of our
Union and the people OF this city.
Resolred That but for the proceedings of this
mass meeting e. e published u. sn In the REMoonAT
would have had NJ, proper or truthful concsp-
tion q what was done and Of what really oc-
~. Resoipel. That we commend the DEMOCRATS
course to all good citizens, and we urge them
to support a, paper which stands 1ntram neled
by rings and unpnrchasabe. and always true to
justice and to the cause Of the people,
Resolred, That we mp,iment Inc gentlemen
who conduct this patriotic paper, and that we
cannot wish them higher need Of prai.e than
havs held to In the past shgll never depart
from them or from the brave Columns OF their
Capt. Lucy read these resolutions. which were
RESOLVED, That we at once adopt steps to make
the mass meeting Of next Saturday night. TWEEN
ty-thtrd instant, q success.
Resoired That d committee Of three be ap-
pointed to secure at once speakers for this oc-
, oResolped That this mass meeting is called to
meet at Lafayette Square on Saturday. twenty
thifd Instant, a o'cioek; - .., g. Q
DEMOCRAT and the Bee have been at great pains
and trouble to misrepresent the true objects of
Resoiped. That we deem 1t proper to state that
we have for our objects the following:
l. As the whole city bonded indebtedness
stands questioned before ct the courts that the
until our Supreme Court has decided what our
Alid and binding city debt really is.
as the only possible means Of remedying the de-
fcieneies and expressions now contained in the
constitution under which we live.
the I'D pa wbe
sent trl6y the interest of every mau is this city,
4. That the license system be totally abolished
rs wrong IN principal and unjust to the would
be industries.
5. That we demand the abolition 3 al mon,
opolies. and. to use the language of Hon. Robert
Toombs. of Georgia. on this subject Corpora
tons are spoliators. competition is liberty
monopoly is death. Shall the Stale rule cor.
porations. or the latter rule the state? And
Whereas the mass meeting of our fellow
citizens of this city and State, held under the
Union. on Canal street. on the night Of the six
teenth instant. was peaneaes.a assembly, or
hs %
Whereas. this meeting was called to order
precisely at 7:3o0 o'clock pm, and continued
meeting adjourned as previously determined
upon. to meet again next Saturday night at
Gl2sek in Lafayette and ,o,on.
organization rz and was Maintained with una
Without he
or even attempted interference. by the police
force present: and
ticularly offensive and insulting to the gentle
men connected with the mass meeting rs off,
GERS vice presidents etc: therefore e it
a peaceable mass meeting of law-abiding citt-
zens. in the very heart Of the city. could have
liz @ Che s R2 ss
scandalous and outrageous proceedings rests
mainly with the Mayor Of the city, the Admin
members of thooPoce Board unless they can
completely eSonerate themselves. or confess
their inefflciency on that particular occasion.
committee of four was appointed to have
everything in readiness to insure the success Of
next Saturdays meeting at Lafayette Square
and was empowered to choose speakers for the
Mr. Edw. Williams. eolored man (member
Of the Union), who played prominent part in
the Eleventh Ward as a politician. was asked to
address the mass meeting. but he excused him0
we're In mortal dread of a constitutional conven-
ton which, they feared. would york injury
on the rights and immunities Of rsRdmen. Dr.
Tebault. DIR. BrickeI, and others. In vain tried
to convince him of the contrary and after
lengthy discussion Mr.. Williams was still un-
shaken in his idea that the convention would be
detrimental to the welfare of his race.
The meeting then adjourned.
AUCOIN-EDWARDs DIFFICULTY.