New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-03-25

ceedings. The president of the association,
Joseph P. Murphy. opened the proceedings
with an eloquent appeal to his countrymen
to quit the slough of mobocracy, Know.
A SLIGHT M1sTAKE.-A friend Of ours
being in bad-health his physician ordered
him to take cows milk. Having large
yard, C. concluded that it would be cheap.
est to buy COW at once. Accordingly he
him fine COW and calf, and impatiently
awaited the coming of his stock Yester.
day it came with vengeance, and his dis
may may be imagined when he saw five
cows and calves driven up to his door. The
telegraph had made the slight mistake of
changing fine into Jtre.
knavery known as the modern Democratic
party. His remarks were 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 meet
ing. it was the first time he had had an op-
portunity of meeting them since they had
sent him as a 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 vi
tality 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 "stracise mem
bers, because they possibly might not always
have been as good Republicans as them
selves. Converts and accessions were
wanted to swell the ranks. He had suffered
as much, if not more than any other
man claiming to be Republican in
this community, for his principles, yet
he did not bear the first scintella of animosi-
ty toward any one, and would be only too
glad to welcome the most bitter of his per-
secutors into the folds of this organization.
We must remember that, "To err is human,
to forgive divine" and if the Irish Republi.
can organization is ever to be made a sue.
cess, it can be done alone by bringing in
accessons from the Democratic party. He
regretted that men claiming TO belong &c
1.-The party of progress should entertain
such illiberal ideas. and he felt like saying
to them,
"Thy narrow soul
Knows q OF the Godlike glory OF foreiving:
Nor csn thy cold. thy ruth ess heart copceire
How large the powr, how tx'd the empire is,
Which benefits confer or generous minds;
Goodness prevails upon the stubborn foes
And conquers more than ever Caesars sword did.
The Republican party has thrown the
mantle of charity over the political short
comings of its enemies, and to-day, by it:
decree of universal amnesty and universal
suffrage, has sealed the bond of justice and
forgiveness for all time.
After transacting much important bust
ness, the association adjourned, each man
determined to do all in his power to fill up
the ranks of the Irish Republican party.
The following resolutions were unani
mously adopted:
ResOLUed, That the THANKS OF this clut
are due and are hereby returned to Senators
Kellogg and Harris, and Hon. l.. &. Sheldon
member Of Congress of this State, for theil
exertions to procure the removal of Collec-
tor Casey and other Democrats from thu
Customhouse at this port, and that We will
sustain them in all efforts to effect 30 desira
BILE result, knowing. as We do, that worthy
and competent Republicans can easily be
found to i'll any vacancies. created.
Resolued further. That We heartily indorst
the action OF our State Central Committee
n requesting the unconditional removal o
the Collector, and will stand by them to tht
end, only demanding Of them that they shall
make no compromise with q man so IN
mindful of hisp lodges.
Resolced further, That copies of these
resolutions be forwarded by the Secretary
to Hon. j. S. Harris, Hon. W. F. Kellogg
and Hon. l.. A. Sheldon, for their Informs
ton.
Resolyed further, That copies of these
resolutions be forwarded TO the various Re
publican clubs of the parish, for thei
action. and that they be published in thu
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