New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1867-08-31
Republican Mass Meeting at
CarrolltOn,
IMMENSE TURNOUT CT THE PEOPLE.
Mr., Wickliffe and Colonel Boyd Present

There was al immense mass meeting held
at Carrollton Tuesday night by the Republic
ans of Jefferson parish, which was organized
at about halfpast seven o'clock by calling
Captain Bruning to the chair, and appoint
ing Messrs. n. Schwab and - Porter sec
retaries. After proper organization, G. NJ.
Wicklitfe, our well.knowu fellow-Citizen,
was introduced to the meeting, and pro-
ceeded to give the people an earnest and
emphatic speech, which occupied about an
hour and an half in the delivery. He
was listened to attentively ; and his re-
marks, which at times were more
forciblc than classical, but at all
times truthful and to the point, received
the loudest demonstrations of approval from
his hearers.
Mr. Wickliffe was followed by Colonel J.
P Boyd, a gentleman wellknown to our
readers, who delivered an impressive and
argumentative speech, which like the usual
efforts of this gentleman, was logical and
dignifed Colonel Boyds main points were
as follows
He said Louisiana had the post of
struCtion laws all eyes are turned TO US.
He pointed out the new, delicate, and
extraordinary responsibilities now cast
upon the newly enfranchised audience
now present The elective element over
q vast realm has lately been completely
and gigantically Capsized, turned up side
down, and down side up. New ideas, new
interests, and new issues, now powerfully
moved the peOple-that antagonists were
springing . powerful opposition thereto
that Hill, WISE Wade Hampton, and other
rebel leaders, are telling the people to vote
against convention, thereby opposing recon
structlon by congress that unhOly alliance
was lately formed between Bennett, Weed,
| and President Johnson, the purpose OF
which is to rouse q political reaction at the
north. That this uuhOly alliance had plenty
of money to back them and great craft, that
| they are ringing false alarm bell and cry
that America is in danger Of being 'Af
ricanizedr that the huge "black ee.
phant was actually coming, and
would capslZe every monument of civiliza-
ton But Radical Republicans say 'let
him comeN-he behaved in the late war.
Our opponents are mad because they can
not mount his back and ride into power
| and favor as they boasted they could
and would. The Tennessee elections
opened their eyes. Our opponents now
want to provoke you TO acts of mad rash
ness and then cry out reign of terror, and
thereby bring reaction-a new crisis -
and destroy you. But you can disappoint
them by continuing calm, peaceable, indus
trious, and becoming educated.
Here the speaker called upon the
audience for q premise, that at
elections, and all public occasions they
would avold riots, avoid excess, and avoid
all confusion, TO which the audience re.
spondcd with a shoutD BY so doing our
| enemies will be routed, defeated, disappOint-
ed hopeless. Our strong majority Of eighty
three thousand against forty.fye thousand
| is great power; but there is danger unless
we are wise, calm, and judicious.
The colonel occupied about an hour in
speaking, and we regret that We have not at
this time room for all his remarks. We
shall endeayor TO make room for his full
speech at an early day.