5-13-1874: “A citizen has a perfect right, under the Constitution, to openly bear arms and guard his property, Pitt to the contrary notwithstanding. If a people are quietly going to submit to the threats of a man who, by usurpation..."

The New Orleans Bulletin, “A citizen has a perfect right, under the Constitution, to openly bear arms and guard his property, Pitt to the contrary notwithstanding. If a people are quietly going to submit to the threats of a man who, by usurpation, happens to be placed in power…”, May 13, 1874