The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-09-29

av. il passed, would never make the social
equality which it provides for, and appealeo 70
ne dgpified conductn of Lieut.. Gov. Damn as
the best destroyer Of prejudice against coioreo
men which had yet been used. he told the colored
men: If you cannot make me respect you Iy
your own course and conduct, you csnnoI %a M
me respect you by any course OF legislauon ne
then asked them to use this course to give them
the position that In time they VIII certainly ac-
auire, and not TO use forcloie iegislauon
He NJ ged that by this bill fine would be imposed
upou every violator Of the law, fine which goes
for the benefit of the State would II not De pet
ter for the colored men to rely upon scuchs LoI
damages, which the Constitution gave tnen .ns
right 10 bring and these actions being tried before
iuries largely colored, would probably be decldeu
for them, the money thus obtained gong INTO
their own pockets. Morey then highly euiogizeo
the carpet-bsggers, asking the negroes mne nc
their rights would have been If there had been no
carpetbaggers, and telling them to beware now
they cast the csrpetbaggers out OF tne paI,y, es'
bv SO doing the negroes, rejected by the hepuD-
lican party of the North, shouiu mere iose e'eiJ
right they have acquired.
Gair muatto member from East renciaoa,
followed, indorsing the governor, cnaracter,zaag
his action as the noblest thing ne OF any oouy
else ever did" calling him wise, great and
GOOD man, and the friend of the colored people,,
saving he had laid aside party feeling and mad
kept and kept well, his oath OF ONCE Ualr nei9
that the bill, in giving certain rights 10 ooloIeu
men, took away greater ana more 'aiuapio isA@
Hall, a light mulatto, the man who was installed
wa; BY tie ipa5pf Eans n sRI,n &c wa
sorrowfully indignant over Warmoth " our Cover
nor, our Warmoth. Judge Warmoth, the pet OF the
| colored people of Louisiana, the man whom
| 5000 votes put in office, now has deceived Us,
and BY stroke Of ,o bis oR pen aas Ssop There
away ,nT q, u law IL theTef 40 he tells u.s. but
what remedy have We before such judges as the
| Democratic judges of the Sixth and Seventh DIS
trict Courtsn He said Gov. Warmoth talked
great deal about the state of feeling in other COM
| NH ha had from. IN he and
| men like him had staid where they came from the
| people here would have been better OF in every
way; that "if we had stood by the tried and
| true friend Of our race, Hon. I. J. Durant, we
would not have been treated thus. If the COVER
nor goes back on us, and the Senate gees BACK on
us, what in Gods name is there for Us to do but
try our best in the HouseW
| Isabelle here made frantic attempts
10 get the floor, but failing, Holland,
very light muatto from Tensas, obtained
it. He commended that the colored men do
not want social equality, but only ctoa eqtd.1ty
He alluded TO the condition of the slaves before
| Ihe war; painting in rather strong colors the
usual scene given in Uncle Toms Cabin ct I'd onl-
| ne genus "If the bill could not be enforced, let
the wires fash to the loyal North the intelligence
that the rebellion has again been inaugurated."
He closed with saying that II the bill was not
passed. let this body dissolve never to meet
again IN the same place with the same functions"
This speech lacked logic, and was principally an
appeal 10 the feelings.
| Hill of Ascension colored, was next, opposing
the veto, denying. with Holland, the wish Of the
negroes for social equality, saying they wanted
only ciUl equality, appealing to the Democrats
to sustain the bill. " not only as matter of JUS
tice and right, but for feeling aud pity"
Isabelle, the author and chief advocate OF the
bill, was next, and closed the debate. He took up
the arguments offered by Morey and others that
women of bad reputation could, under the opera
ton of the bill, take front seat in the theater
he called attention to the fact that the Dill
alluded only 10 race, color or pTertous condi
| az fha lima m
bad character she might be excluded, but that II
| she had repented, her previous condition should
not interfere with her enjoyment of presentrights
He contended that only race and color were pro
yided for in the bill, and that mans condition o.
criminality, or drunkenness, or bad character, a
> the time Of his applying for accommodation
, should still, in accordance with the bill, be sum
cient reason to exclude him from the accommo
| dstions asked. This was lsabelle's stronges
point, and one he dwelt upon much. He said b
had in the bill expressly made the suits to b
brought in criminal courts, because, 10 the hrs
. 5ueGond. the present judges OF the clvil court
q bill. He said that il was stated that the bill
. would create a prejudice against the colore
9 race, end he wondered how the prejudic
Z. could be created, since al know that
- large number Of the people now crying on
against the bill have colored children" He sal
. he was in favor of the csrpet-bsggers, and wapte
! 'em here to cultivate our land and increase on
commerce. He then repeated his argument tina
} unless this bill or a similar one were passed tn
; rights of the coored men would be worth nothing
4 He was opposed to "0lsss customs )" " and if thi
> law is not passed. will never live to see the da
! when our lieutenant governor, although he is re
- spectacle, will be allowed to 60 on a steamboa
. without being insuted." Speaking of the allege
= inferioTity of the black race, he said: :" den
II bring men on the floor of this house who equi
/. to any member on It. The majority OF my rae
msy be in the rear in education; but this does M
q make them interiors. The colored man hs
~ brains; he has spirit; he has muscle, equal to an
"a other race and this muscle has been proved on Il
" battle field II he was inferior, why did he M
y run in fghtl" In speaking further he said "
do not desire to legisate myself into the psrlor
m any gentleman. l selects my own company and
- believe sociabilty will work out its own sa
y walton and no legislation is necessary to help Il
y, He would not condemn the governor inor crit
," cise his judgment he was entitled to his opinion
az Argument has been brought to bear that Il
o. governor did noble act well am silent on TIL
VI fact en- silent" The bill, he argued. was consi
~ tutional, he had submitted it to several lawyer
he all of whom had agreed in ts lack of conflict wi
ue the Constitution. He would not go back, he won
"a not create riot, he would advocate peace al
an harmony, but he would have the gospel of the
III mighty respected and in SO doing and in enfor
-, ing the bill the people of the State would hs'
" more prosperity, less rioting, less yellow feve
- less cholera, less overflow and bigger crops. Wi
"a this magnificent peroration, Isabelle moved Il
1s previous question and subsidized. The roll W
ID then called and the governors veto sustained
~ the following VOTE The letter C. after q man
~ name means coored, the letters W. r white Rad
a.; Q Il, the letter d. Democrat.
- For the bill and against sustaining the VET
~ Alexander c., Antoine c., Adolphe c., Belot
90 Carr W. T., Devices W. r, SHINES c., Dupart {
- Esnard c., Guigonet W. T., Gartsksmp W. T., q
~ c., Honore c., Harper W. T., Holland c., Isabel
.S' c., Leroy c., Lott c., Morris c., Mahier c.,
hs Vean W. T., John Pesrce c., Raymond c., Rec
40 W. T., Ray c., Hall O.. Taylor c., Turesud
to Washington c., William G. Williams c., LENDERS
a. Williams Co.. Young c.-S2.
~ Against the bill and for sustaining the vet
IA Abbott W. T., Burrell c. r, Collins W. T., Cur
~ d., DeGrange d., Demarest VIZ, Evans C.
Is Faulkner W. T., Foute d., Gair c. r, Crawfo
%, W. T., Kent d., L'HOste d., McCullen d., MUIR
a. C. T., Melvin W. T., Morey W. T., May d., Nj
20 thews ". T., Msgee d., Noble d., Pratt d., Pa
al ~, W. Fl. Pierce d., SIaton d., sterrett C.
AZ Walsh W. r, Wren W. T., Waters d., Yorke W.
~ Heidenhain W. T., Zoelly d.-32.
And the veto was sustained, IL requiring tw
he thirds vote to pass the bill over it.
Re, SENATE BILLS ON THEIR THIRD READING.
lld Bill providing for the appointment OF jo
OF committee to eDdesvor to ascertain location
ey q state house. On motion Of Reese, of Lafourcl
,hI laid on the table subject to call.