The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1880-07-31

members were In q position or v ~
sufficiently acquainted With Tia ~ ss
airs Of the said college, to thus ~
resolution, which contained no ~
,iflc charge against any one. IA ~.
off wholesale the heads Of the 10y
dent and entire faculty, and "a ~
1esvor to disgrace them thus Vifhss,
4 hearing Or an opportunity "a -
plain or defend themselves, tie ny
as these elk membe1 ~ ~
new members, and unacQuainisS
With the detailed affairs Of faculty n
the university.
3. We consider that the reeolutio.
Of the said ak members ofsaid ~
no specific or denSIS
charge-in fact, no charcoal all-sSS
that Justice and methods Of QyilS.
ton demanded that notidoGHos
should have been given OF the M
premeditated action, and opportunit,
offered the said president and iacnl.
ty to come before same and eIplsin
and vindicate themselves, and ~
time should have been given r.
said president and faculty TO prepsfs
themselves for the said explanation
or defense. ..~
4. That the removal and elec,ioa
of a president from or to the ~
dency OF the largest institution q
learning in our State is an important
matter: one that should DO ~.
oughly canvased and ventilated I
public print ere the same Is e1ecuted.
the more especially as 1t involved e
removal Of q president who had beel
q professor ia satd institution ID.
yious to the war, and it's preoideet
ever since the war-a period d on
fifteen. years and the removal o(a
man who 10 the days Of It's advenitI
kept It up and alive by his own indl.
vidual effort and energy. and at 80
own personal sacrifice. and to whom
We consider the State OF LouiSispsk
indebted for the existence OF 0oidk.
stitution to-day. Having preolded
40 ABLY over tho said institution h
the day Of ito adversely, 10 haM
been shown no reason Why be WHILST
preside ably over It In the days 9TH
prosperity. And We consider. ftoa
our relation to the institution, u
Ne have q right to require . eQod
reason for the removal Of Q maa nh
signed our diplomas and peeold4
over us with dignity and re6pe3 q
days gone by.
S. We believe, and 70 hsve. eVqy
reason to believe, that the sentameos
, and opinions expresses In this protest
are those Of each and every elunnu
and ex.cadet OF the fifteen hundeed
, or two thousand OF them ScattlgOl
! through this State, and 10 1 In
| Orleans call upon them In their d
| rious sections to make public Ut
, opinions and sentiments In reeoge b
q the recent action OF the eald ~
!. members Of said board. - III Lsss
/ 6. And We would respectfully. ~
4 the attention OF the Governor Il thio
State to the fact that under The chr.
a ter OF the said institution tho lAW 20.
I ouiree that three member OF TIE
Q board shOuld be titled gQdHaeoos
4 ana that the present board 3 Illegal.
a " constituted, for the reason tho!
a there are only two members On ~
o hoard who ero ''ttled graduated
Y and We. 10 all respect, request hla
q to correct the aaid illegality. .au
Z. Aud lastly. We call upon ~ ~ NJ
It board OF supervisor! to recooac>
" the recent action OF tho ae0
5. members 10 90 unceremoniouely. a8
70 we think unjustly and without ee1t
u removing the said president 0@0
4. and faculty OF said institution W
out q hearing on their pert, sno ~
n IN Justice they be accorded the eam
4. And We call upon oil the good re
0. Of the State Of Louisiana % odd y!
r. voices to ours In demanding @l
said board q reconsideration q 4
9. action on the part Of q minority
d. its members, through. . majority
" those present, and that these gent
90 men who have been removed %
Of what is not refused to the meeoe
u. criminal IN tho 6tate-a hearing q
A trial. auhich they haze not had. n
ii. in eli respect to the good poopA
We this Stats. We submit this, our n
a teat and our sentiments 10 REGARD
In the recent action OF tho eatd |
en- members Of the said board :oe r.
institution, and We ask thai =
bic ioin with us In endeavoring to Iea
Or. dy what we consider, what every 2
he minded man must consider, % 9
led gross injustice. ~ ;ai
90. Respectfully submitted tothe By
Mt, OF supervisors Of the L. b. Y ana
ess and N. College and to the goQe =
90. ple OF the State Of 1outeisns. snD b
Henry L. Edwards. ~
to. .f Joe H. 6peartng. i
nds Thos ]. Hogan, :. i.
e. IL. Mather. 4
ave w. J0hoS0n. h'eh
lit. Louis W. Bartlett,
Louis ]. Leche,
' tHy B. B. Ratiedee Tebsu,t,'
IN: T. N. QaI4lo ot 2: IT, = ~
the Geo. =. Pcatt, y. ~
Its. j. r. Bres.
the Thoa Pugh. Hl8
' 's.y =. F +; ait&S II. Kerr. !. ~ -
lore F. P. Stewart, ~
This Sam Fitxhugh, ~.
ith. W. s. Keplinger, &
G. T. HaWktns.
r. . ...-.. .-~ 49,
=. Personal. -
We inadvertently omitted 70 "
OF ton last week the names o. -
. gentlemen who visited us. =. s
them We may mention III. :;
Zauone, Of the house Of. Q. 4 -. =
Chic & Co., wine and liquor deas
-, st. Louis No.; 2. 8. Grave : -!
w. the celebrated house Of E. J: ~ d,
t sors Co.. New Orleans. We may Il.
. s hers that this is ono ofthe iew ~
(iCal TINT doea husinosS on q I1ljlos =