New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-10-14
MASS MEETING AT MON ROE
ENTHUSIASM OF REPUBLICANS
Governor WarmOth in the Field
SPEECHES ON THE OCCASION
The People Attentively Listen
From the Monroe Intelligencer.

ment, mass meeting of the Republicans of
Ouachita parish took place on Saturday last,
in the Courthouse Square. Early i'll the
morning the people began pouring init town
on horseback, in buggies, in wagons, and
afoot, to hear and see the Govelnoc. The
anxiety to see Governor Warmoth. among
both white aud black, was something re
markablc. The Governor had been so
thoroughly abused and inisrepreseDte Jed. not
only by the Democratic press, but also by
their speakers, that anxiety was rai ed to Il
great height to see him. and to listen to
what he had to say. Tho most abs .rd i'm
pressions prevailed. Some though he was
a colOred man; others were astonii he'd at
his youthful and fine appearance, tnd be-
fore he got through speaking, all were
astonished at what one man exp essed i'll
the few words, What an old h. id that
young man has on his shoulders!'
That Governor Warmoth made a deci-
dedly favor BILE impression among ur peo-
pie is certain; and, no matter how n1uch the
Democracy may attempt to arouse the for
mer prejudiccs against him, they ,an not
succeed. The ice is broken, and the seed
planted last Saturday viii i'll due ii tne bear
good fruits.
Shortly after one o'clock the meeting was
allied to order by Hon. f. Morey. Judge
r. j. Caldwell offered n series Of res buttons
providing for the appointment of one presi
dent five yice-presidents and two secreta
ries, which were unanimously carrifd.
On motion of the same gentleI nan the
following were elected the ofticerE OF the
meeting: Hon. John Ray, president /; Judge
WI. ., Baker, and Messrs. Sandy Bird,
NJ. NJ Grady. s. Whited, T. NichO| Jas, vice
presidents; and Messrs. Charles De lery and
Frank harrington, secretaries.
Hon. John Ray. on taking the chair, made
a few timely remarks which were well re-
ceived. He alluded to the fact thht it was
now forty wears since a Governor. while in
Office, had visited or town; and he was re-
joiced that the first Governor eiected since
Louisiana had become free Sthte, had
taken this early opportunity to visit Monroe
and North Louisiana, and to becomF person
alIv acquainted with the country Ind with
the people. He then introduced Governor
Warmoth. who was greeted with urOlonged
cheering.
After the cheering had subsidized, the Gov
ernor proceeded to deliver one of The most
elaborate enunciations of the true principles
o. the Republican party that 1t 1Sas ever
our GOOD fortune to hear 1t is impossible
far ms 70 give even q synopsis tt his re-
marks: but from the applause Yhlch re-
peatedIy interrupted him and thd close at
tention with which he was listenfd to, we
have no doubt ne made deep AM lasting
imnression on all within the reJch of bis
voice.
General G. A. Sheridan followed Governor
WarmOth, and addressed the pedple IN his
nsuaI eloGuent manner. While k5 5eping his
audience in good humor by intdrsperslng
his sneech with anecdotes, he introduced
many facts which told effectively in favor
of the Republican party. He shd wed that
tha CHARGE of extravagance brought aganst
the nresent State administration WAS false,
nv Givinc the firures. and proye|l that the
heavy taxation of which the people now
complain was brought about bl the eX
t,.,vaoant waste of the public full ds under
tho Uemocratic LEGISLATURES of 1866 and
1867 Going back to the late war, he showed
concIuSivaIv to his hearers that il had been
"a rich mans war and poor ma hgnt.
| By the conscript laws OF the cel unct Con
| faderacv he proyed how, while a poor man
was conscripted, one owning a ceftain mum
| Der of negroes was exempted. -,
While the Democracy OF 1he Soutn
| claimed that the Repubiican parE Ey had not
| fcaeI tbe coIored man, he prov ID that il
was the same Democracy which Prousht oi
| tho v-ar In establish = conteIera(y Whose
| corper-stone was slavery" Appealing tC
the old line Wings, he showed them ina
| tbo orIy n,rtv t6 which they cdnld consis
tently belong was the Rcpu5ilfan larty
But with the limited space at our command
| it is out of our power to follow the dliieren
points made by the eloquent speaker. We
psa,v how he hrought the tears to the eyes o.
many, when he depicted the II I'M ana de
vastation brought on the country through
the late war; while at other timeS tue
| laughter that arose at his witty faiiies COM
pelled him to stop until 1T subsidized.
General Sheridan was follow 1ed py Hen
| eral NJ. jeff Thompson, whose remarks WI
were unable to hear but we learn mat
coming as they did from man whose deVo
ton the cause of the late Confelleracy wa
nroven ON MANY a hard fought field, the,
| made a strong, very strong impression
MANY of his odd companions III arms "er
on the ground. and, for the ilrst time, hear'
the truth told them from the stand. Inc.
knew their old leader. and knew that VIVA
he said was the honest convld ton OF Ill
| heart. h., .
At the conclusion of General Thompson
remarks. Hon. O. II. Brewster was louul.
called for, and made q few remarks. IL
alluded to certain parties, claiming to 10
Republicans. who but d few days ago were
loudly chanting his praises, thai were no"
as energeticaIly abusing him. These paIte
accused him of having neglected ms dut.
in preventing the appointment OF Genera
| Pargoud, when he could prove py GoVerno
Warmotb (who was sitting by him on tn.
nIatform) that he knew nothing OF 1t untl
after if was made. In this campaign III
nrouosed to fight the Democracy only, am
# the opposing Republicans abused hln
| thew were assisting the Democrats. III
called on the colored people present to sa.
Who organized the first colored school
who organized the first militia COMPANY
and who it was had stood In, IN .he llon
fighting the Democracy Inc cro~'
| answered Brewster! 10 i'll ln0'0 fA0
lions with one vOice].
After few more remarks by Mr.. Brewster
the President announced that meetin'
would be held this evening 10 ratify Tn
nominations made by the Parish Nomlnatlh
Convention of Saturday last the elsh''
instant. o.a,,;+
we think the Republicans OF ouach't
have reason to congratulate themselves uPo
| the success achieved last Saturday
Tho audience consisted not only OF Reput
Ecans. but also of Democrats--not only
colored, but also of white peopie,ah
| everybody seemed to be anxious to hea
what the different speakers had to say;
The Monroe brass band was on hand, an
contributed. with eloquent strains, to III
enliyenment of the occasion.
Whatever political differences may eNis
among the people, the meeting OF last oaIul
day has shown oOncluslvely tna1 al era
5hot the h,tterness which characterlzed tn
noiitical campaign two years ago IL dead
ppover we hone. to be resurrected: we nav
ho.rd y,rious estimates made OF the nun
bcr nf neop,e who attended the heetii;
h,,+ l,nl;ave from the crowds we saw, th'
thorc ,,ere not less than three thousan
nre.ent--sone of our friends estiiniiteu ~
number at five thousand. for a eoanH, ao;n
town like Monroe, we think TINS ,; ,,'t Is u1t'i
very well. That the campaign VIII sht resht'
success to our party wo 90 not oou''
the least.
49, o;bs 1o6 mounds,