New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-10-02
CARROLLTON AWAKENED
GRAND REPUBLICAN DEMONSTRATION
ADDRESS BY GOVERNOR wARMoTH


by tOrchlight procession. The meeting
had been called for four o'clock, but as large
numbers Of the Republican party were un::
able to reach the ground at that hour, the
proceedings were postponed somewhat
later.
A platform had been erected On the street
in front of the courthouse, and appropriate
ly adorned with flags and banners. To
ward dusk people began to assemble in
large numbers. Soon the inspiriting music
Of military band was heard, and the
several CarrOllton clubs, preceded by the
Republican Customhouse band, approached
in long procession and took their stand in
front and around the platform. Club after
club, with the merry accompaniment OF
drum and fife, followed, each, as 1t took its
place, being greeted with jubilant shouts
from the assembled throRg.
At half-past six o'clock the meeting was
called to order, and Hon. z. Mckay was
appointed president by aeclam nation. Mr..
Thomas n Martin was named as secretary,
and Mr. A. Morrison assistant secretary.
The following gentlemen were then voted
in "a vice presidents: Harry Gibbs, Thomas
Peterson, Anthony Soulet, Henry Hanchert,
D. w. Bisbee, Judge D. A. Fardce, r. G.
Gardner, Dr.. Raymond, T. B. Stamps, F. D.
Fletcher, Z. S. Stoddart, Lemael Williams,
Rev. Henry B. Taylor; Sandy Packer.
The various Republican organizations on
the ground comprised the Twelfth. Thir-
teenth and Fourteenth Ward clubs Carroll
ton clubs Nos. and 2; Club no s, from
the right bank; Kennerv lille an ID Camp Par
apet clubs, together with large number of
citizens, numbering hardly lsss than two
thousand people. Scattered throughout the
assembly were some two hundred torches
and number of transparenciGs.
Dr. I. D. Worrall was introduced by tho
president as the first speaker, and he at
once. proceeded in very telling address to
occupy the rapt attention Of his audience.
The speaker, after alluding to the impor-
tance of getting the first advantage in a con-
test of any kind, spoke of the coming Car
rollton election ON Monday as highly i'm
pOrtant, because it would indicate that Car
rollton would show by its vote largely in
favor of the Republican party; that
it was at length disenthralled and redeemed
| from Democratic rule. The speaker touched
| on the various issues of the present CAM
paign, the greatest of all being the strong
proof the November election would give OF
the unity of the Republican party, and the
| accelerated decentralization of its opponents.
Dr. Worral in mastery manner discussed
the various issues between the party OF
human froe1Om and the marty of human
| retardatiOn.
We regret that want of space prevents
even a synopsis of this most eloquent
| speech.
When Dr. Worral concluded, there were
| loud calls for Governor WarmOth The
| president named Messrs. Stamps, Soulet
and Gibbs as committee to introduce the
| Governor, who, as he approached the
| speakers stand. was greeted with loud and
| prolonged cheers, which were joined in by
| many who have, heretofore, ranged the III
| selves as Democrats.
After the welcome had subsidized into 81
lence, Governor Warmoth commenced his
| address by alluding to present indisposi-
| ton which, had he consulted his feelings
alone, would have kept him secluded at the
| present moment. But the calls of duty
were imperative, and he felt it his duty to
| meet his fellow citizens Of CarrOllton on the
present occasion.
The Governor continued: Fellow-citizens.
much has been done by the Republican
| party within the last two years, and the
| success and consequent rule OF Republican
| principles during that time is telling with
| unmistakable and potent effect for the
! present good and future welfare of the peO-
| pie of Louisiana; a good that all citizens must
share; good that reaches not only Re
| publicans. but the Democrats must, necessa-
rily, share in, although they have strained
| their utmost, and fought their fiercest to
prevent it, and substitute evil counsels, evil
influences, and consequent disaster to all,
in its place. History furnishes countless in
stances of people struggling with might and
main against what will cOntiuce to their
great good. When Moses was conducting
| the children of Israel from the woeful
bondage of Egypt to the Canaan of promise,
Of plenty, and OF peace, the ,hngrateful peO-
pie at various times struggled with blinded
Obstinacy against their coming good; and
the Democrats of the period, with equal
sullen blindness. are striving to prevent
that which will be the greate$t benefit ever
conferred on mankind-equhl rights, and
equal privileges to all.
For it is the interest, the abiding interest
Of all, that the principles of the Republican
| party, which the will of the great American
people has set forth as the principles that
alone will lead to public security and Ma
| tional peace; it is the interest of all that
| these principles shall rule for all time.
| Democrats have said and 60 say, that the
| Republican party should not rule, because
| ii recognizes the great truth that govern
ments should exist only by the consent OF the
governed. They would sub stitute for this
| golden rule class legislation that would
deprive four millions Of people from
having a voice in their own affairs.
Their only idea of liberty seems to
be unbounded liberty for themselves and
| subugatiOn for all beside. Does not that
prove beyond cavil that the great good OF the
| country will be best subServed by the con
tinuance of Republican rule, until Demo
Gratis themselves are converted and ac-
| knowledge that all men to whom the crea-
tor of mankind has given the same tacul-
| ties the same perceptions, tine same knOwl-
edge of good and evil, the same natural
ability for labor, should have the same
political and civil rights! For if the prin
ciples set forth by the Democrats were once
more to prevail. the principles that have
detiled the South for so many years. the
objects tor which all governments should
| be constituted would be inverted, and gov
ernment would exert principally for the
benefit of the rich and the powerful
But does not every thinking man know
is it not an admitted principle in statesman
| ship-that government is and OF right ought
to be chiefly for the protection of the weak
of the large class who are pOwerless to pro
tect themselves.
But the principles of the Democrats would
reverse all this, and give the protection O
the government to the class that needs i
less This was the case when slavery ex
listed, and this ceased only with the death o
slavery, and the political franchise gave tn
hitherto trodden down cplOred man tn
means Of protecting himself.
Thus far, then, Republican principle