New Orleans Republican., 1868-08-26
POLITICS IN LAFOURCHE PARISH
TIE PEOPLE ALIVE TO THE ISSUES
DEMOCRATIC HUMBUG-RPUstICAN TRUTH,
Two Meetings-Interesting Particulars.

thrust out of Office by the vote Of the people,
tried hard to get up barbecue aud mass
meeting at Thibodaux on last Saturday.
For more than ten days they had been
busily at work making arrangements for
this affair, which was to eclipse anything OF
the kind ever witnessed in Louisiana. A
Colored Democratic Club was attempted to
be organized, and the members were to be
humbugged by receiving handsomely print
ed certificates of membership which would
entitle the holders to work and protection,
and which were gotten up in the following
high.sounding style:
l. United States of America. State OF
| Louisiana, Parish of Lafourche. In the
name of the Constitution. the Union, Laws,
Peace and Prosperity OF our Country, This
| is to certify, that Mr.-aged about;
height--: complexion- is a worthy
Member of the Great, Grand, and Glorious
National Democratic Party Of the United
States. of Constitution Club
of Lafourche."
A ball for the Democratic colored people
was provided for, and committees of all sorts
were appointed. Louis Guion was
"chairman of the committee to escort the
orators;" Silver Boudreau headed the "com-
mittee on oxen and sheep;" David Moore,
mounted, and wearing badge of red, white
and blue, was leader of the reception COM
mittee;" S. 7. Grismore officiated as Grand
Marshal, and ]. Francis Riviere, the Mayor
Of Thibodaux had the honors of the Presi-
dency of the whole affair. Several colored
speakers had been engaged, and innumera-
BILE fire rockets and lanterns had been pur.
chased in the Crescent City. Great efforts
had been made to procure orators, without
distinction of race or color
Well, the barbecue and meeting took
place. The leaders were greatly surprised,
however, to find no colored people present,
except few stragglers. On inquiry.
they soon learned that the colored
people had gone to the Republican meeting
at Raceland Ia report of which we publish.
ed yesterday, where they were addressed
by Governor Hahn and others. One of the
colored Democratic orators said the Repub
lican meeting had been purposely and wick
, edly gotten up on the same day to draw the
colored people off, and "shut from their
| eyes the glories and light of the Democrat
J.. ic party" At all events, the absence of
+, colored voters caused great uneasiness.
: The attempt to humbug the laboripg people
/. had failed. They could not be converted to
the doctrines of Democracy, because they
Z had obstinately refused to be present.
1t would not do, however, to give up the
+ affair, and acknowledge it failure. So
6 on with the dance" said Riviere and the
other shining lights. Speeches were made
by Eustis, who did not excel his distin.
guished father in power of logic; by Stead.
man, who modestly spoke of his brilliant
, military services in the Union cause and of
the many excellent qualities of Frank Blair,
but forgot to say anything in praise of Sey-
mour by Sambola without his French mar.
ket witnesses) who frankly acknowledge
that he insisted on "white mans govern.
ment," by Scott Gordon and Milton Young,
both gentlemen of color with high-sounding
poetical names, but with none Of the abili'
ties of Douglas or Langston.
p One of the points made by Milton Young
' was as follows: 81 am agin all taxes. Car
pet-baggers made taxes. I am agin them.
Before the war matches could be bought fol
one cent box. Now they cost five cents
Where do the four cents go to? Why tc
carpet bag taxation. I am agin the whole
concern
He also stated that the Yankees hat
q promised the negroes each nine mules anC
forty acres of land; but in this particular h,
!, was instantly corrected by Scott Gordon
who shouted out, "No; they promised two
a mules
:. During the entertainment two coloreC
- men got into fight. The crowd finding
the Democrat was being badly whipped
hurried the Republican off to Jail, from
. which he was soon released by his friends
During the barbecue bench gave wa.
J and threw many persons to the ground
young lady and lad were badly hurt
In the evening the fireworks were let loose
~ and procession was formed, consistin
u principally of boys, who appeared to anus
81 themselves hugely. On the whole the al
fair was signal failure 80 far as maxim
e. votes is concerned, and this reporter hear
le prominent Democrats say that they had Civ
as en- up all hopes of getting, ,colored men int
re the Democratic party. The Republicans
le however, looked cheerful, and made arrange
TO ments to hold meeting the next day in tn
"a same town.
The Republican Meeting.
% 1t having been made known that Cover
a nor Hahn had arrived from the grand mas
ir meeting at Raceland, and would leave
the three o'clock train for New orlean;
n Republican meeting was hastily gottel
IT up by the people of fThibodauX, at Rev. Nj
Grimes church on Sunday. Although tn
n notice of the meeting was short, thousand
/. assembled from all quarters. The churc
,r was found much too small, and consequent
, ly all the benches and chairs were move
to the outside, where meeting was orgaI
a. lied. Two ward clubs and one mounte
club came with banners and music. Re-
er Mr.. Grimes, in few appropriate remark
introduced Governor Hahn, who could nj
er speak very long as he was compelled
e. take the next train, etc.
Governor Hahn alluded to the Demo
Of cratic barbecue and meeting of th
+ previous day, and was glad to Sc
it had not demoralized tn
Republicans of Thibodoux. He replied t
st the assertion Of Mr.. sambola that this is
N ''white man'sf government. Why did Jack
g son call for the assistance of colored men
10 the battle of New Orleans, to aid him Il
destroying the British invader? and VIII,
did he afterward publicly thank his colore'
., volunteers for their services, and promis