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Show Amalgamation feeling at Xcw Orlt-'iuiM. A meeting of white and colored citizens was held last evening at Ko. -7 Carondclet street, and adopted a preamble and a long series of resolutions, resolu-tions, the gist of which is contained in the following: '"Whereas, Louisiana Louis-iana is now threatened with death in every vital organ of her political being; and, whereas, her dire extremity ex-tremity is but the fruit of unnatural division among the children of her soil, and adoption; and, whereas, we have an abiding faith that there is love enough lor law, among her sous, to unite them in a manly and unselfish un-selfish struggle tor her redemption; be it therefore resolved, first, that henceforward wo dedicate ourselves to the unilieation of our people; secomL that by our people we mean all men of whatever race, color, or religion, who are citizens of Louisiana, Louisi-ana, and who arc willing to work for her prosperity; third, that we shall advocate oy speech and pen and deed the equal and impartial exercise by every citizen of Louisiana, of even-civil even-civil and political right guaranteed by the constitution and laws of Louisiana, Louisi-ana, by the constitution and law of the United States, and by the laws of honor, brotherhood, and fair dealing, The other resolutions specify the right to attend all places of amusement, amuse-ment, to travel qu 1 Mjats or railroads, to hold directorship in banks and other corporation!, to send their children chil-dren to public schools or colleges, as among the rights which should be accorded ac-corded to all, without distinction of race or color. They also appeal to the landed proprietors to divide their land into small farms, that the negroes may be allowed to purchase them, and appeal to the negroes to purchase land and thus, not onlv enhance the value of the land, but give them direct interest in tho prosperity of the State. The resolutions pledge the signers to the abandonment of all party tics and prejudices of education, which mav tend to binder the earning out of their purpose for the unilieation of the people of LouUiana, and in the view of the numerical equality of llic white and coloatl elements ' of the population declare thev will advocate an equal distribution of the offices of trust and emolument in the State, de-mandhiLT, de-mandhiLT, the only condition, honesty, hon-esty, diligence, and ability. These bhail be simply as an earnest and proof upon their part that the union that they desire is an equal union and not an iliusivc conjunction brought about for the sole benefit of one or the oilier wf the parties to that union. The resolutions are signed in-G. in-G. T. Beaure-anl, chairman; I, N M:urks, C. C. Anionic, Geo. H. KcL-o, Charles H. Thompson. Jas. I. Dav, August . Kaone, "Aristotle Horv, L. C. Hondanez, and Win. Eaudolnh, eomrjiitiet. A committee was appointed ap-pointed to call a niass meeting when deemed proner. |