, 1866-08-06
BEFORE THE RIOT,
The Great Union Meeting in NeH
Orleans,

By Tar the largest and most outhus!ast3
meeting which has assembled in New Oflean n
ior many years met last night At the Mechap
1es' Institute, or State House. The ,nrctinJ
Has composed q citizens who are in faro
OF universal suttagc, Of the reconstructio
Roiicy Of Congress, and Of amending tn,
Constitution Of this State to give equal rfeht
to a1I, without disttnction Of rnec or color
Long before the time announced for open
,ng 1he mes!.ng, The large lall Of The Hons
most capacity, md q largo and an1.ou
, stAte House, where stand was erected AM
separate meeting subsequently orgnnIzcd
, Ihe tneidr meeting was called to order b.
, er, who nominated Ex-Governor Hahn ii
. Chairman. Vice Presidents, composed o1
prominent Union men hrun all tho districts
nnti parishes In the State, were elected. The
resolutions, which l have already sent ron,
approve Governor Wells, hold President
johnson to his word that ''trtaxon must DO
made odlous." and heartily accord IN the
movement for a National Convention offoya1
. | men.
Governor Hahn. On taking the chair, spoke
Fn1o~. .cr11z1s,: Although II 1s net ny prov.
:s = ss s..s sSss e
o1isarehy. or consde1s pfoyo,i msshals Il s mbse sa
cotorrd iucn could not come together 10 delibeF-
ase o7er Pnhlc alf.irs, has, thank siod ecssed 10
Gn!en army were uuabie 70 restore .hs Union
nnai ,a !n; snS 1oioscd % mcn ean1e 70 thest ad 50
ann Ct III n4nss, sss ss 81 @ ths{
st.tes Without tse ID u y aas0' t. ~. =
11iotic coloIed men: IApplaa.ei. I rsasa:
IN thts cit3 wa* 1uth,essi5 arTr.tct aud died ID
pIt.on On charge oI Ie!fg N aoo'iuoniss and ID
| fhRfA ft1hn ~.
have the spirit that animated him. fAppisnse.I
11e cause which We are hele tonight .ian nFatin1
Esbrls dc trembling in thcir shoen in
b 1aled oy loyal men, both wbhe aad bises. <
was considered shame, bnt Btnud l,cfovr ron
tonight 1aiscd and educated a. / hayc been Ia
md ts al ts0! IN bs1s ss %
went tn Washington l.ss fall, ny Uuion elenis In
lonistsua did not como up 10 the marx Of unjvcr.
1s;rs. the outrage. which had been heapcd UPON
| them BY tho rebel Government hero had brought
.hen a,aa 10 T. the marx, and now no man can justly
| cla1m 10 be gEion man unless he favoss unlycf.
against The Right Of suffrage 10 ihe cooscd people,
o. VIZ ~ as I +
tx p31Fs ai5 and ,oi Cd Gde:
ss@ icy WIN iii i | yoa vii VIII ,oie lie
| ~ sncu. 4ne 41esuGH Is aot nus alone, but
and would ralher esery oliee IN de- s,sie VI il
rsSs app.ase aas II + II ;ads I: e
that ,he loyal men Of tho sonth mus, iooE, md
when Jpn Separate tonight, make up youI minds
wl|te man in !he SUE. iGlest ehe:riss.] - A0'
Colonel A. r. Field next addressed tic meet
/ iEE In Substance ~ follows:
FEl1ow C171zzxs: This rnec1tns is called to in
done the t.glt Of universal sutfns, to be rxtcnd-
| Citizens, and to indorse the rc-asseubln: OF tho
Vi DC results accomplished by The K Convention ]
The shi of .use I'd theteo1c nee1a en
| again. 10 conform 10 tha wishes OF Congress- In
cep. he siiuation,' baTc gone from oac siep to
another until al last ihcy elaim thc rish, Of IeIne
elected 10 the very Offices they vacatod when ihes
to have arrted awhile At Jericho uauI thrr bcasds
E,ow Out. We want TO do exactly what Tennessee
h1, 1hsHe Il; men have no ea 10 ta yoa
again t there was chance Why shsii nos Louis.
peon. sna 81 Niw 81
properly basis ! eay It should be dons. Bnt
ya II 9i mW mW o
81 1864 astesnbies nest Monday in Ills - al. d and
cs la Loon 4ou bavs no Musa 81; ;;nsy
given 10 sou, and whcn Ton ct5 ov Il eTrrr.n II IN
msnnss becoming ftee and loyal citizens of. the
1s. bs4 n.ef a. s.y, n eGnelaston 1t n. lotn in
ton Vt 1851 IGrcat el.ecrins.]
1ncctins, reviewing the policy of Congress sud thc
President, a. fo1low1: Congress recognizes The
tght !or the people, in he!s primitive capacity, in
nose eiaVs dssuo9ed by ttt snhels, 70 make thel!
leave II 10: Consrcss to decide whether It b con.
pTcssdcnts- nn;ex ss.t. a ~; " ~ S, ,h ane
fn ihs nronic r. .hcir 4nitirs esst Jus IA e
III tha. tte sase orsaa1an 1nn ha,e 1nose 1 s e
eroycd By eleven Of tic Staics WIN took NJ arms
| os.ins! the Go.eEnmcnI IN other woti'. Con-
been during the last four ye1ss, and That II tc-
quircs ,hozo people to make their coniai,asious
Tic pesiJept says al t6ese Site hsfe FIJI IT,
e. 81. H. = S SeR
The rcbc, eain, IN tri III sst W. hesc w. e. cn W.
| war Bni lei them LOOK aroxnd at thc drsolstian
ihsy have caused sad they IN see .aeis mi.tass.
a ~ n1s 1eJ.1 en re- sndSfss e policy q II
iheJ cal themselves, to talk Of the iaias,isc d.
tsied 10 destroy. II They do not Ike The Govera-
n n1nsnt les tasm hen 60 70 Bt1sM o. Aexteo
thsy ,ns, ,a @ ~ "etS oHesp6,We.sa FRY u dase s
rrine urinciuio /. insi he snaiari,r shai ,nio,
1t he bailof-box IN issl. they touad tha majority
could rnlc, and then they take II into their hras
that altbouEh The majority could outyote them,
fhaf the minority % could WHIP tbe e. majority. B1t
a 11f.I tS snascmenh MHea tary a7se Always
co@e to nsss snppo+e ,het ~ s III acaa sax IT. IL
| tho lat ditch Does That make them any Eciter
than the loyal biaek man who has fought tor his
eouIrJ! Say take the whole ,nassea OF The COL
osed RsopleM M ~ L9u;si.na aud the{ sre better ed9-
~In; in noies sn, ,hsf T. H. INC edns. MEX
tiou REQUIRED Gy d voter. Yon hays Iesfncd twn
inporlspt lessons hate slavery and 10 abhos
treason. Moral yo.crs nc more needed b. tho