New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-10-09
POLITICAL MEETING AT BAYOU BARATARIA
THE "CHRISTIANs SEVERELY
OVERHAULED.
Their Alliance With Democrats Es-
.-.-.. tabIshed. --a ..--.

A large and enthusiastic crowd of citi-
zens assembled at BAYOU Barataria, at the
church at the Bernard plantation. on the
evening of October 7, 1870. The meeting
WAS presided over by Mr.. Henry Smith,
president OF Oal<ist club, and Mr.. John
Williams secretary Mr.. Cornelius Jackson
was called upon to make a speech. He eX
planned that the object for which this mass
meeting was called was to discuss the
validity and merits of the Christian Repub-
lican Association. Mr.. Amos Morrison was
then called upon. The president restricted
the speaker to thirty minutes.
Mr.. Morrison proceeded to denounce the
action of the sO-called Christian Associa-
ton. Producing proof of the standing OF
some of its members to be lively Demo
Gratis, and also proved to a demonstration
that the candidates claiming to have been
nominated by the sO-called Christian Con-
vention was got up GA paper, and IN the
| presence of its representatives, w. X. Chap
man and T. j. Noel, asserted that they
could not name more than four men who
were present at said convention, exclusive
OF the Fisk family. He continued by pro-
ducing cards from the different ministers of
the Gospel from the different churches of
the parish. denouncing the same as a cheat
and fraud. Mr.. Morrison closed by an
earnest appeal to the people to pay particu-
lar attention to the Rev. I. g. Noel and Rev.
w. X. Chapman. who came there on that
occasion to defend their rights against Re
publicans.
Mr.. Morrison being informed that his
thirty minutes had expired, yielded the
floor to Rev. Il. G. Noel. who addressed the
meeting He thought that if he did not get
nearer to the point than his antagonist. that
he would not occupy more than tive mn
NC III. fad
time and considerable more, in sympathetic
talk to the ladies, he failed entirely TO pro
duce II single iota OF evidence in favor of
the convention by which he claimed to have
been nominated. He did not iaii to prove,
however. that he was Democrat in 1868,
and supported Seymour and Blair. Mr..
Noel also informed the meeting that if tie
Democratic party put up "a candidate
against Mr. Todd, that he Mr.. Noel) would
withdraw his name. This is conclusive evil
dence that the Democracy have united upon
him. as he informed us that he had been
waited upon by them and asked to accept
a nomination from their party, which he
says he refused
Rev. Phillip Brown was then called for,
who. in II few brief remarks. urged his
| brethren las he was pastor Of that church,
to support no person who was not thorough
" identified with the Republican party.
Mr.. A. J. Kemp was then called to the
stand and took for his text. The Halleluiah
candidate for Parish Judge" See New Or
leans REPUBLICAN. October =, 1870. Mr..
Kemp. III lengthy and telling speech. de-
filming the former position OF the candidates
chosen by the Halleluiah Convention. most
of whom he traced to the Democratic party
III 1868. and not only to the Democratic
party alone, but demonstrated that they had
made every effort III their power to
strengthen the Seymour and Blair party by
making public speeches. CRYING down the
principles of freedom TO the colored man.
And now they are asking you for Your
votes. What do they want them for Why
does this party III their address and resOlu-
tions. speak as they do through the Demo
cratic press. What do you understand Ivy
the following resolution, published in the
Times of October |. 1870!
Rcs0lred, That we solicit the votes OF
every man who believes in moral honesty,
10 matter what may have been his previous
political opinion. nationality or color. to
help redeem the country from the power Of
pretended Republicans who are paralyzing
the energies OF the State.
Who. / ask You. are pretended Republic
cans? Are they not alluding 10 the Legisla-
ture which passed our free school bill, our
election. registration and militia bills: that
Legislature which has tried SO hard to en-
force the civil and political rights of all
men. without distinction of race, color or
previous condition. Mr. Kemp then closed,
after telling an anecdote on his friend Chap
man. which was that Chapman was a Dem
ocrat in 1868. from the fact that he was
counting Democratic lady, thus making it
imperative that he. too. should be a Demo
Graf. He said he thought it would all come
cut right. Eve partook OF the evil fruit.
she gave to Adam and he did eat, and so it
is with our Christian friend.
Mr.. ". Il. Chapman was then introduced
to the audience. who made desperate at
tempt to esta blish his good standing in the
Republican party. and especially his charac-
ter as an attorney at law ami eX-District At
tOrnev. Mr. Chapman declared that if
Democrat was put up in this parish against
him. he would withdraw his name as a can
didate for Parish Judge. He also said that
the Democratic party had asked him to ac-
cept nomination on their ticket. thus con
vinclng the people that he was attlllatlng
with the Democrats.
Mr.. Morrison was again called for. who. in
a brief speech. replied 10 the speeches of the
Christian Republicans, and continued 10y
indOrsing the administration Of Governor
Warmoth and the present national and State
governments, and with an earnest appeal to
the people to support the regular ticket and
denounce all boilers. He offered the follow
ing preamble and resolutions, which were
unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS, A so-called Christian Repubi-
can association. represented by j. Fisk and
w. K. Chapman, on the twenty seventh day
of September 1870. came here and misrep-
resented the true Republican ticket, and
caused us, through their bogus and SANDER
Gus misrepresentation of the Republican
party. to indOrse certain men as candidates
for office by resolutions. as will be seen III
the New Orleans Times OF October |, 1870,
offered by Mr.. p. A. Osborne; and
Whereas. We have since been informed,
and become convinced. that the said candi-
dates referred to III said resolutions We're
never nominated in a convention, but that
their pretended nomination is a trick got
up on paper for the purpose of deceiving
honest Republicans, to the detriment of the
regular nominees, and by this means to
split our party and elect the Democratic
ticket: therefore be it
Resolred, That we, the Republicans. in
mass meeting assembled, OF Bayou Bar;-
taria, do hereby rescind, denounce and annul
our action on the twenty seventh of Septem-
Der last, and pronounce the sO-callcI
Christian Republican association that per
petrated this base outrage and insult upon
our people, as traitors to the cause of
human liberty and republicauisnl, and mock
ers of Christianity.
RcsoiaeG, That we pronounce the proceed
ings Of the so-called Republican Christian
Convention, as they appear in he New Or
leans Times Of September 80. 1870, fraud,
and a Slanderous insult To our people and
as proof OF the same, We ask no letter evil
dence than the cards of Rev. William
Orange, pastor Of Mount Olive Church, of
New Orleans; Rev. Joseph Gould. pastor of
Naence Street Church: Rev. George Walker.
pastor OF Baptist Church. Austellitz street.
New Orleans; and many others could be
mentioned whom we recognize as Christians
and true Republicans.
Res3,rc9, That we have the highest ap-