New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-02-28
sPEEcH OF HON. j. III. 1NGnAHAnl
at the Grand Republican Meeting on
Saturday Night

AT the Grand Republican Meeting on
| Saturday Night.
Mr.. PRESIDENT AND FELLOW CITIZENS:
The gentleman who has Just addressed
| you, Mr.. j. W. Menard, referred to the car
| petbaggers. propose to follow the same
| train.
The carpet-bagger is one of those men
who composed that great host that left
| their avocations in the North when armed
| treason was striving to murder this nation,
and came down into this part of the South,
| conquered the rebellion, sustained the
emancipation proclamation policy of Presi-
| dent Lincoln, and with our noble Warmoth
appealed to the congress of the nation that
| the ballot should be given to all loyal men,
that they might rule this country they
had fought to save. Now, fellow citizens,
this is the carpet-bagger. How do you
like him? prolonged cheers.)
There is another set of carpet,baggers, and
they compose large number of that class
OF those whom / now address, who were
formerly slaves. The proclamation of eman-
| cipation freed them, but they had nothing
but poverty as a heritage. When their for
mer masters ceased to own them they
turned them out to seek homes as best they
could. may here say that the newly
emancipated are therefore rpet-baggeis.
Now, fellow citizens, let us alp a cord of
mutual respect between the loyal Northern
carpet-bagger and the loyal Southern car
pet-bagger, and we will have pair of radi-
zeal saddle-bags, with Warmoth in one end
and Dunn in the other. Now let us start over
the political race course upon that good
steed " Radical Republican, and by acting
as q unit and bringing outeur full strength
succeed in winning the race in spite of the
Tribune one-horse ticket, fne dinners, and
good lunches.
Fellow citizens, it has been said that an
Old lndlan once had seven sons who were
continually az variance With each oUher.
Yet after the old man had explained t0them
that he could break seven reeds one Al :
time, but when the seven were united nei-
Their he nor the com bined strength of his sons
could break them, they ceased their bicker.
lngs. Take this to yourselves. United we
can defeat all the combinations of our enc.
mics, and the schemes Of our false friends,
and restore TO this state its wonted pros
perity. Peace, harmony, and an era of
good feeling will supersede the present III.
feeling The blessings of civil government
will supersede the present militaryregine.
and our state will again be represented in
the great sisterhood Of states. and in the
councils Of the nation from which treason
abducted her six years ago. But, gentlemen.
it is with yon to say with YOUR ballots
whether this state shall return TO the Union
as loyal state, purified of slavery and trea-
son by the blood of our departed heroes. o.
be longer left out IN the cold and under
military surveillance a,..57 & s.
With the ''magna charta7 Of our liber-
ties, she netc constitutional seeurinsy the
rights of all the people fl this state without
regard to race, color, or previous condition,
and with Warmoth in the executive chair.
Dunn ever the senate, WickIife IN tic
auditors Office. Bo7ee as Secretary of the
state, Belden as attorney general, Dubuclet
as treasurer, Conway as superintendent of
education, we will have men in Office who
viii execute our laws, preside over our SEN.
ate. audit our accounts, take honest care of
our money, prosecute all criminals. reeo4.
our laws, have taught in the same schools.
m the same benches, and in the same
classes those little enes Of such as whom,
when our Savior was asked stWbo Is the
the greatest ia heaven g' said, 'sSuffer little
children to come unto me, and forbid them
not. for Of such Is the kingdom Of heaven. n
Now let MS grid on our armor for the
political fight, not Of blood and bones. A
the gentlemsn from my native state, Klissis
slppi, Colonel Yerger, called for last sat
urday night az the Sc. ChaFles theatre. but
q fight Of ballots. lily friends, be iirrn, Be
true; above all be united; and Ne win
eucceed IA putting ia Office men whom We
can trust ~ everything, and wifo VIII add
honor toonr Cause, and truly represent our
principles. .1iF ar1i et