New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-04-14

PARIsn OF ST. BERSARD, April la, 1865.


PARISH OF ST. BERNARp, April Is, 1865.
EDTTOR REPURLIoAN:
Yesterday the Republicans of this parish
had large and enthusiastic meeting at the
courthouse. General A. L. Lee presided.
The meeting WAS opened with prayer and
the regular ticket was indorsed. After
which the large crowd was addressed on the
important issues Of the day by Judge War
moth, General sypher, DR.. southworth,
General Lee, Mr.. Green, and others. Every.
thing passed of harmouiously, and there
was great good feeling until the meeting
was about through, when drunken ennis
sary from the Democratic meeting a few
miles below succeeded in kicking up such
fuss as sent him back to his employers in a
tolerable hurry. But this little incident
took the attention of the crowd but few
moments. Perfect order was soon restored
and the meeting was closed with a benedic.
tion, and all the people started for their
homes in peace and good order.
The club that came up the Ridge, how.
ever, was not allowed to go far in quiet.
| The old rebel domino ering element is not
yet Satisfied with the situation. The "Dem.
ocraticr aristocrats of the parish who still
banker after the loages aud fishes, headed
by Mr.. A. W. Walker, rebel of st Bernard,
aud Mr.. Anthony Sambola, a Dago from
/ New Orleans, had attempted to get up
meeting to make show. They had pub
ished far and wide that there would be g
grand meeting, barbecue, ETC., and 'our
colored friends aud foster brothers, were
cordially invited to come aud eat and drink
and hear the Nasty Gospel" Utterly dis
gusted that their coored brothers could
not see it, for they only got together about
one hundred whites and fifteen blacks
they took too much of their own benZine
and when the CLUB from cur meeting was
marching by along the highroad, these old
friends and former masters, according to
last ditchn tactics, urged on few drunken
colored men, mostly their own body serv-
ants, to interfere, and so an attack was
/ made on the procession. OF course me-
| lee resulted, aud as our men know their
rights, and knowing dare maintain them, .
the boot was on the other leg in a moderate.
| iy short space of time. Still the Repub-
/ licans confined themselves to the highway
and were satisfied with simply defending
! themselves, OF course war of words fol,
! lowed the war of blows, and matters were
| again assuming a very serious aspect when
| Judge WarmOth, General Lee, General
! Sypher, Major Cuupland, aud others, who
! hhu Oeen partaKlnS oil Mr., IhOmus Oug
hospitality came along on their road back
| to the city.
These gentleman soon getting at the bot
tom of the difficulty, advised the colored
men to go home quietly, and Mr.. Ong
| having promised that the matter should be
investigated before the courts and the dis
turbers Of the peace dealt with according "a
law, the colored men all peaceably dispersed
to their homes.
| There ia M doubt but that tho ossou1t or
the club was premeditated, and was iu
tended to kick up a row that would furnish
the rebel newspapers of New Orleans will
II bunCombe riot Luckily our leaders were
on hand, and by sound law.ablding counse
deprived the white rebels OF the pleasures
OF free fight at other peoples expense, a1t
the rebel newspapers of an item on Rad
ical riots in st. Bernard, y for it win require
a good knack at falsifying to make any
thing out of what did occur. st. Bernard i!
good for four hundred Radical majority.
Truly yours,