New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-09-13
1.-THE CAMPAIGN OPENED
N MASS MEETING AT ANTE
Three Thousand People Present
GOVERNOR WARMOTH'S SPEECH
osound Impression Produced
INTELLIGENT DEMOCRATS LISTEN

At seven o'slock last Saturday mornin
special train of the Jackson Railroad left
the depot with a number of prominent citi-
zens of New Orleans, on their way to at
tend the grand Republican mass meeting
and barbecue to take place that day i'll the
parish OF TangipahOa, near the town OF
Amite.
The party consisted of Governor War
moth. Hon. j. Fl. Sypher, Judge Dibble,
Major Williamson, Captain G. W. Boothby,
Hon. David Douglass, DR.. j. I. Jackson,
Hon. Thomas Ong, W. c. Kinsella, John
jackson. G. Washington and others. A
portion of the CustomhOuSe band, consist
ing of twelve pieces, led by Mr.. T. S. Kelly,
accompanied the party.
A breezy and pleasant run brought the
party in great trim to Pontchatoula, where
a portion Of the Pohtchatoula Republican
CLUB, over one hundred strong, with ban
ners and badges. was waiting to greet tie
Governors party and then escort it to the
scene of the mass meeting.
After few minutes delay, the whole party
moved off, and arrived at Amite City about
noon.
The place appointed for the meeting was
among the pine trees about mile
and party at once proceeded to the spot.
with the additional escort of a number of
citizens OF Amitc. who were waiting to do
the honors of the town. AS the party
passed, the signs of welcome wero made
evident by the waving Of handkerohiets,
and other manifestations.
Arriving on the ground, the scene was
striking. An immenSity of cypress boards
had been eXtempOrized into benches and
tables On the latter was food enough 10
amply satisfy all. There was nothing d bout
il Of the e,.isinie-e Franchise, but it was at
tractive and abundant, for all that.
All over large space were groups of peo-
pie eating, reclining, walking, talking: but
the greater number were thickly crowding
around the platform where the speaking
was to take place. Away off, on the out
skirts of the vast area, numerous horses
were picketed and numerous carts and
other vehicles were seen quiescent and inert,
with An occasional tent accompanied by
gvpsey-looking fire. In fact, ne small number
ot the company had arrived from distant
points the evening before, and had camped
on the ground all night to be ready for the
joyous occasion. Looking carefully over
several gentlemen on the ground In e5timat-
ing it at at least three thousand.
Governor Warmoth and his party were
ushered to the platform by delegation of
Tangipahoa Republicans, headed by
james B. Wands, Esq The platform,
which was built under some large
liye-oak trees. was speedily filled
with numbers of the leading men
of the surrounding country; the Custom
house band which had come with the Gov
eIror's party was stationed on a neighboring
cnnence and after playing several pieces
Of patriotic and spirit stirring music. he
meeting was called to order by MI Wands,
who introduced Governor Warmoth to the
large assembly. The Governor was greeted
with cheers prolonged. loud and enthuslas-
tic, and as ne proceeded to address the
meeting the silence became as deep aS the
greeting had been boisterohs. Governor
Warmoth said in substance:
Felluw-citizens find it difficult to ex-
press my feelings of pleasure at meeting
such large assemblage of the residents and
voters of the parish of Tangipahoa and
the surrounding country. and the feeling OF
pleasure is heightened by knowing that, of
the voters here gathered together. Il vast
majority belong TO the party whose very
existence is owing to the recognized fact
that God has created all men free and
equal with the same manhood and the same
consequent political rights. This doctrine,
so long held in allegiance by the influence OF
the despotic minority who so long ruled the
Southern country, is at length reduced to
everyday practice and application to every
male citizen, without regard 10 color or pre-
vi0us condition.
The party which have the honor to be
identified with. the party TO whose effort.
in all the political contests that have existed
since the termination OF the war, have had
the effect of eleyating not only the col0red
man Of the South. but equally the white
man Of the South. For who that knows the
history Of the South, does not knew that
the slavery OF the poor black man has had
an almost equally delet6rious effect upon
tl..,t l.,
of the South whose daily bread was earned
bv daily toll was considered By the slave
holding oligarchy as having no rights which
they need respect. | appeal to the
c0l0red men Of this assembly, whom the re-
suit OF the late rebellion has turned from
slaves into freemen, whether they were not
Taught to dispise the poor white trash
And this is the reason why so many men OF
Southern birth are to be found i'll Illinois
and kindred States. where their labor gives
them that rise which. q rule, they could
not obtain in the places of their birth And
vet these men. on whom the emancipation Of
the South has bestowed the great boon
elevated and-hardening, honest labor in
the social scale-thcse men, or many OF
them, blinded by political fanaticism, have
declied and opposed the very Republican
party TO whom they owe SO much.
Yet it is Il matter Of con graduation that
hn,cir,;,,d to omen thrir ewes to the truth
Tbese daijv Iarre acce,sinns to the ranks OF
the Rcn1bican narty show that: and equally
true is it that the former Shareholder and
landed man of the South has begun to open
his eyes, too. to the true state OF the case.
When the reconstruction acts OF Congress
we're abont to be carried out he said the
NEGROES would not work unless under physi-
cal co1pp,,lsion; but he now finds that they
will work faithfully. honestly and enerseti-