New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-04-15

Grand Mass MeeIInE at PIRquemineA-
Great speech of Mr.. Plnchback-Re-
pubIIcaus Falling Into Line.
A grand mass meeting of Republicans
was held at PlAquemines Sunday last.
Mr.. George Randolph called the meeting
to order, and announced the Hon. William
Brown as president; Mr.. f. A. Verrett, sec
rotary.
The president introduced Hon. P. B. s.
Pinchback.
His speech was interrupted throughout
by tremendous applause, especially when
in the course of his remarks he would men.
ton the names OF Hon. E. c. Warmoth as
our next governor and Hon. o. J. Dunn as
our next lieutenant governor. There were
q good many white people at the meeting,
many of whom seemed much pleased with
what they heard.
Captain Pi 4chback told his hearers that
ne came among them imbded with the same
spirit that must have animated the mar
tyred Lincoln when he said with malice to
none, with charity to ali; for he came
here with no malice in his heart against
any man. He desired to make friends not
enemies for his people. He said the white
people of the South had only to acknOwl-
edge the equality of all men before the
law: accept reconstruction on that just,
right, broad basis; get the state back into
the Union; make property and life secure:
restore peace and civil law, and they will
see the fields now lying waste and filled
with rank weeds under prosperous culture,
teeming with sugar, corn, cotton, and all
the rich products of this sunny cline. They
will find among the colored people more
friends than they dream of. They can not
be surprised to find that we are determined
to keep them out of power now, when they
say through their orators and press daily
that IS their intention to re-enslaVe US, or at
least take from us our political rights and
privileges should they again come into
power.
White men of the South, he continued,
l would say to you, cast off your prejudices,
accept the situation, acknowledge the
equality of all men before the law, give us
an equal share with you in the race of life.
join the Radical Republican party, the party
of progress, whose platform Is broad enough
for US all, open your eyes to your own inter
est, and the day is not far distant when
Louisiana will be the garden spot of the
world, You say you intend to defeat the
constitution if you possibly can. What
wor Id you gain by that Prevent the re.
turn of peace and prosperity and perpetuate
military despOtism which willnOt always be
on your side keep up the present chaotic
you will find that you have made another
fatal blunder
am sorry time win not permit me to
give you a more extended report of Mr..
Pinchbacks speech. He was followed by
Mr.. Sandy Packer, who made great speech.
He was continually interrupted either with
laughter or applause. Captain jerks was
the next speaker, whose remarks were hap
PLY received
Hon. Wiiliam Brown next addressed the
meeting. He said: 81 will not deny that at
first was inclined to support Judge Talia-
terTo, but have now made my mind up to
give my undivided support to the regular
ticket, with Hon. H. c. Warmoth and o. J.
Dunn at its head" This announcement
WAS received with great applause. He
then read the following resolutions, which
were adopted unanimously:
Resoloed, That the Radical Republican
party of the parish of Iberville, in mass
meeting assembled, cordially indorse the
regular State ticket headed by H. G. War
moth and o. ]. Dunn, and discOunten ance
all efforts of boilers to divide our party, and
thus deprive us of the sacred rights which
the loyal Congress of our country has Justly
intended to secure to us.
RESOLVED, That we will support our
regular parish ticket with the same
cordially which we extend TO the regular
state ticket, and that we shall not use our
influence for the success OF any other.
ResotUed, That on Friday and Saturday
next we shall use our best exertions TO Sc.
cure the success of our entire regular state
and parish tickets and the great principles
of equal rights.
Alter this, Captain Kenyon made few re-
marks and the meeting adjourned, every
body in the best humor Imaginable, cheer
after cheer being given for Warmoth and
Dunn, the state ticket, Captain Pinchback,
and the other speakers.
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