| Show L 0 UIS TT U IS I S I 1 A N ai A WITHDRAW THE BAYONETS u to his excellency U M S grant president of the united sl states washington DO DC 1 the committee of severi sevell seventy have bave ti the honor to inform your excelia cel cei lency that on the 2nd and day of this thin mouth at a general election holden I 1 in this 8 state ta te under the auspices of the acting governor Wm P kellog the conservative party was as entirely successful and will have bave in the next legislature a clear majority upon a joint ballot it is a well ascertained fact that thousands of our colored citizens voted the conservative serva tive ticket we address you now to tomake make a solemn but respectful protest against the further occupation cu pation of the state by military forces and to request their with drapal with the return of our people to power we can assure you that the ci civil v 11 law will become su dieme that its sacred obligations will be recognized both by the ruler and the ruled and that bhat there will be ample protection guaranteed to life and liberty within our borders at present and for some weeks past the state house has been garrisoned by united states soldiers and our city has presented more the appearance of a military post thal thai a great commercial metropolis poll r while the agricultural interests df cf the state havo hava been greatly hindered by the operations of a part of the army in the country parishes the return returning board is to meet returning ind on the lith of this h Is month for the purpose of canvassing and compiling the election returns and will be assembled in the state house we cannot but cons consider lder ider it extremely improper that the important civil work work with which that board Is i charged should be executed in the midst of the bayonets of the fedrial government inter arma silent lews levs 3 il at the commencement of the new era which seems dawning upon ou orr our people dewish we wish to assure you and the people of the united states of oui devotion to the principles of the constitution and of our steadfast purposes es to up ups hold the cause of public liberty and hud j good government J D BRUNO D N OGDEN D F JONAS A J F C tr r committee |
