The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-08-19

KepnbIican Mass Meeting - Speeches by
joe brown, Hu, james johnson and
Othera-RePublican Ell eetOrA-Stste III Ou,e
etc.
ATLANTA, Aug. ls.-A grand Republican mass
meeting was held today in this city in honor OF
Grant and Colfax.
The procession formed at the possofice build
ing, of about seven hundred negroes and three
white men. Near ths head of the procession was
an expires wagon caSopied with the United states
flag, and ornamented with tags, and the
names of Grant and COlfax. The wagon con
tanned thirty-seven white girls, representing
the several States, each dressed in white
and wearing miniature flags. The procession
marched through the principal streets with music
and banners to the City Hall square, and we're ad-
dressed by eK.GOv. Joe Brown, Jas. Johnson,
Joshua Hill and others. johnson spoke OF the rule
of the Republican party during the last few years
and the magnitude OF the work II had performed.
He spoke of the srraignment of the party before
the country by the late insurgents for onerous
taxation, and said the debt was created to van
qush the party whose object was to perpetuate
slavery and make 1t universal, aud tnat the con
meied should be made TO pay the deDL he
S-icterized the war as an unmitigated wrong,
aid let those who inaugurated the war pay
4 penalties that the Southern people were
''e to the United States government. He re-
p he lived 10 see the Gay when not slave
be found in the United States. He hoped
- ne poor white man who complained OF the
q ion of slavery might have thirty nine lashes
10, bare back. He defended the government
mE the ballot to the black man. IL was 10
Re them in their freedom; that the negro was
ant and poor was q reason that he should
I,allowed 10 vote, TO protect hlhsei.
erred to the intention Of the Democracy 10
! this white mans government uoud
. ,.s). and said the choice was given the South
4 ,'tstes IN the fourteenth amendment TO count
II --sQro and have him represented 10 the general
- youent or not. He said the Democratic pup
,sakers were responsible for all the riots SO
"A fha
Esf this continued they had not yet seen crop
II Ia bucket The Democrats proposed TO uodo
IN ork Of the Republican party through t9e
t-<atiye and the army. This meant war 10
~ >Sacks be sid God has given you freedom
NJ |Aanpot unaided support yourselves three
~ You owe it to your delverers to stand
ms ~ Republican party. Go home tnrougn tne
he <f<-talk TO your friends and urge themtO be
huy- tMthe party and to come TO the polls aud
= tNX awed by threats, etc.
e, w Hill followed aad indOrsed the eX-gOV-
SosA0 poke of the good behavior OF the masses
NOR, Iered reprocf TO President johnson fol
SmnN ling war over the shoulders of Gen. Blair
nyssel .n Ia Grant as no usuTping tyrant modest a.
suogihe distinpu. she'd among soldiers for his al
,;,;,.n hive abii y. and spoke OF Cofax IN the
sSns |rain. He spoke tavorably OF seynoar
snhsu be had no personal acquaintance WIZ
nv. had with the distinguished soldier asso
ris,as III him the same ticket.
CN.s ustice Joe Brown followed. He SAID d
Snsi taken the oath of Office nor received hi
SSomuN Ss Xarinr on this occasion. He VAS sorry Il
tI;,lPp bat after many years of conflict and ie'
- In ce, there had been reference to Sreopen
49, - ps Xfbe conflict. Il Grant and Colfax shoal
h ted, there would be no danger; the pre-;
49, N Grants name and his determined Wit a
kded such On event. He read from seq
noD, r. and Blair's letters and speeches to sho
tbst k ar would ensue in carrying out their views
Bs Lid the mt gro would not surrender the rlgn
of 8, Mirage without boodshed, and dld not Ok
T.vG the negroes would inaugurste bloodshec
bnt might be gosded into il by the White
n lid cheers Other speakers followed.
a AlpeOIia Bradley lhe the. expelled T. negro na SEN
49, and drew of q large crowd. One negE
spehker said he had no confidence N IN tne wn.
me who say they are with US ne was ior sne y y
ordtas and believed in the white folks gong Il
themselves: ssid the white folks who prefer
20 be for us will desert us in time OF need az
trouble, and advised the negroes to stand oy 81
for themselves heavy rain fell all aiternoO
The crowd dispersed at TOUR o'clock; Ine cro-
was estimated at 1900 negroes and JVO "ni'e
cue-thiTd of the latter Democrats.
The Republican convention now in session q