New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-10-30
GERMAN REPUBLICAN MASS MELT.
The Third District Alive.

the deep interest taken by our German
fellow citizens in the issues of the approach
ing election, and of their conviction that
| the interests OF the State of Louisiana, to
| say nothing OF the whole South and the
| whole country, are involved in the success
| of the Republican party.
The building i'll which the meeting took
place was crowded to excess, and there was
! not room for a large number of those who
went to take part III the proceedings. The
| usual stmulants to enthusiasm were there.
| flags. banners and band Of music, but the
| greatest incentive to enthusiasm consisted
| in the massive assembly OF earnest men,
| who meet to forward and sccure the success
OF the Republican party.
At the appointed hour the meeting was
called by the chairman OF the committee OF
ARRANGEMENTS Mr. Otto. Mr.. John Weber
was appointed President, and the following
gentlemen named As vice Presidents:
First District-Charies May, William
George. b. Never, II. G. Manck, John
Lang. Ii. Hartleb,
| Second District-philip Schutz. S.
Schmidt, l.. Lorenz, DR.. Wenz, George
Merz.
Third District-Joscph Klein, II. Braun.
G. Bass, G. Rowold. James Smith, G. Ian
rae Chaunac. Jacob Schmitz. G.. +. Kun
holz. c. LOTHIAN. William HOnneus, l..
Bazer, Joseph Scnoencr, Peter Ors, a.
Shelley.
Fourth Distrct-L. Hoffman. f. Ret-
never, II, Bruchbacher, III. Hahnerwinkel,
| J. Zoellinger, 4. Spranley. {. Schwindt, l..
| Schneider.
Messrs. II. Kleinfelier and Charles Loeb
| Drummer were appointed secretaries.
Mr.. H. Clarence was introduced by the
president, and addressed the assembly IN
| the German language. Nj. Clarence gave
| an outline of the history of the Republican
| party up to the present time: the repeal OF
| the Missouri compromise was the fOunda-
| ton of the movement that resulted III the
! existence of the great National Republican
| party At the time of this repeal, the mass
| of the nation was identified in sentiment
with the principles OF the Democratic
party, and this is especially true OF the
| German voters through the country. For
| the Democracy. rs it then existed, meant
| union and public safety. But after the
Missouri compromise had been repealed,
! the friends to freedom and true progress
| took the ground that slavery must be con-
! fined within its sure boundaries, undisturbed
| by anything except the then influences OF
| the future but that the virgin soil OF the ter.
| ritories could not be polluted by, or prOstl-
| tuted to- the vile belong ingS of slavery.
The Republican party in 1896 While yet
usmatured and tar beneath its present
| gigantic proportions, fought its first battle
| under the leadership of John 4. Fremont.
| In that battle the victory remained with
the South and the sympathizers with Sla-
very: but well might the Southern leaders
| exclaim. ..One more such victory, and we
are ruined" When, thereafter. Abraham
| Lincoln was elected. those who had de
| trated Fremont in the former trial. instead
| of submitting to defeat i'll their turn,
adopted the ultimo ratio rc9cna, and the long
struggle that followed, and the glorious
result of that struggle, are too well known
to comment upon.
But where were the Democrats while that
struggle was going on Were they DONG
their best and their manifest 10 resist the
ruin of the government and the dlsruI-
ton of the nation? No! Those in the
southern part of the country were III arms
against their flag, and those i'll other sec
tons were striving, with Nallandigham ant
others like him. to put every Oh,
! yindication of the Cui0n, and rend
| ering moral and material aid to the
enemies of the nations lite. And all this
while the Republicans, Ill counsel amt III
battle counted their treasure and then
blood as nothing, as dust in the balance
compared with the preservation OF the
sacred Union. In the cause OF the Union
|
largely enlisted throughout the broad
country; and that German voters shoulc
now be in sympathy with Republican prncl
| ples was but the natural sequence OF thell
patriotic devotion to the Union.
At the close of the war, when rebellion
had fully succumbcd, the only condition
imposed by the victors III the contest was
that the conquered should go to their home;
and do nothing to contrayene the laws 1Af
| IL H.
iorify of them not return with feeling
which found vent in resistance to every at
tempt made by the Federal government Il
reconstruct the Southern States! Swarmln.
from the Confedcracy like locusts (heu
schrecken) they were prepared to take TIT
government !Of the seeded States int
their own hands once more and hold them
and administer their public affairs III tn
spirit that prompted the war This was, o
| course, ont of the question. for it was th
stern determination of the nation not to d.
cheated out of the fruits of success III Thu
long and bloody contest.
Mr.. Clarence dwelt at some length upo1
the necessities that called forth the recon
struction acts Of Congress, for 1t was
| great duty to secure peace on sueh Dasl
and with such guarantees that civil wa
could never come again. Mr.. Clarence wen
into the question of coOred suffrage, ant
met tho allegations of Democrats that tn
colored people were not tit to exercise TIN
right of suffrage, and that they should b.
kept for long years yetin political allegiance
Colored suffrage had not been given mo
mcnt too soon for the salvation OF the Sputl
from anarchy, to continue for years. IN
best school to learn the use of liberty wa
| to be found in the practice OF liberty.
MIR. Clarence closed his eloquent speech b.
an allusion TO the keystone OF the sacrc'
edifice of liberty. now completed by tn
ratification of the fifteenth amendment
which had put an end to all distinctions be
: fore the law on account OF race.
Throughout the address of Dir. Clarence
| the enthusiasm was intense, and appiaus
: rang through the room again and again.
The meeting was also addressed IN Gel
man by Messrs. KeInberger and Toebe
e mann. who repudiated the assertion mad
III Democratic circles that the German Rt
| pubIicaus were not in full accord with q
5 the principles of the Republican party, an
b determined to maintain every plank Ill II
), platform.
!, Addresses in English were made by Mayo
Flanders, Captain Lewis, Z. ). Sauvlne
y and Colonel j. II. lngraham. The las
1t named gentleman was peculiarly happy /
disposing of the attempts to create dlscOr
y, among the colorcd race, when the Wit
principle OF the party was the absoiut
4 political equality Of all men.
lie In the course of the evening the follow
ing resolutions were unanimously adopted
Resolccd, That we, the German Republ
S. cans of the Third District, in mass mectin
lions made by the late State and parish COZ
n yentions of the Republican party
o. ResOlred, That, as true Republicans, W
. | are DESTROYS to see the success of our part
Is at the coming election, and we hereby d
If clare that the nominees of the party merit til