New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-03-26
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uFF,(lAL JOURNAL OF THE UNITED STATES.
nFFItAL JOURNAL OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA.
ENTHUSIASTIC GATHERING OF
IRISH BEPUBLICANS.

Wet and lowering skies, Friday evening.
did not intimidate our Irish pioneer Repub-
icans from gathering in mass at the Sen
ate chamber. Great enthusiasm and har-
mony prevailed throughout their pro-
ceedings. The president of the assocl-
alton, Joseph P. Murphy, opened the
proceedings with an eloquent appeal to les
countrymep to quit the slough ofmobocracy,
Know.Nothingism, and political and individ-
ual knavery known as the.modern Democratic
party. His remarks we're loudly applauded.
and at their conclusion many fine looking
men who have heretofore done yeoman
service in the ranks Of the Democracy
stepped up to the Secretary and enrolled
their names as members of the associa-
ton. An able address was delivered by
Professor Parker, after which Major
r. L. Shelley addressed the meeting.
1t was the first time he had had an oppor-
tunity of meeting them since they had
sent him as delegate to the convention in
Chicago, which had honored him with q
membership of the National Executive Com
mittee, and he stood before them not alone
to defend his action in that convention, but
to do whatever lay in his power to give
vitality to the organization in this State.
He deprecated the feeling shown by one
or two members of the association, who
sought to drive out and ostracise members,
because they possibly might not always
have been as good Republicans as them
selves. Converts and accessons were
wanted to swell the ranks. He had suffered
rs much, if not more than any other
man claiming to be a Republican in this
community, for his principles, yet he did not
bear the first scintilla of luminosity toward
any one, and would be only too glad to well
come the must bitter of his prosecutors into
the folds of this organization. We must
remember that ito err is human, to forgive
divine" and if the Irish Republican organ
ization is ever to be made a success, it can |
be done alone by bringing in accessions
from the Democratic party. He regretted
that men claiming to belong to "the party
of progress" should entertain such illiberal |
ideas, and he felt like saying:
"Thy narrow soul
Knows not the Godlike glory Of forgving:
How large the pow'r how tix'd the empire is,
Which benefits confer on generous minds;
Goodness prevails upon the stubborn foes,
And copquers more than ever Caesars sword did"
The Republican party has thrown the
mantle of charity over the political short
comings gifts enemies, and to-day, by its
decree of universal amnesty and universal
suffrage, has sealed the bond of justice and
forgiveness for all time.
After transacting some important business,
The association adjourned, each man deter.
mined to do all in his power to Fill up the
ranks of the Irish Repu blican party.
The following resolutions were unan-
ipously adopted:
ResolUed, That the thanks Of this club are
due and are hereby returned to Senators
Kellogg and Harris, and Hon. L. A. Sheldon,
member of Congress Of this State, for their
sxertiOns to procure the removal of Collec.
.or Casey and other Democrats from the
Customhouse at this port, and that We will
sustain them in all efforts to effect so desir.
Ible q result, knowing, as we do, that
worthy and competent Republicans can |
,asily be found to fill any vacancies created.
RESOLVED, further, That we heartily indorse
he action of our State Central Committee
n requesting the unconditional removal of
he Collector, and will stand by them to the
md, only demanding of them that they shall
make no compromise with man so unmind.
III of his pledges.
Resolred, further, That copies of these
esolutions be forwarded by the Secretary
o Hon. j. s. Harris, Hon. W. P. Kellogg
nd Hon. L. A. Sheldon, for their informa-
ion.
Resolced, further, That copies of these
esolutions be forwarded to the various Re-
ublican clubs of the parish, for their
ction, and that they be published in the
lew Orleans REPUBLICAN.