Semi-weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1871-1872, 1871-10-05
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~" o forward and announced the
',-l .ence of Senator Wilson, of
l.'achnsetts, who had just re-
'n.J from Europe. He called
..' aree cheers for him, viii oh
,. .dyen with will.
W.. TIs chair then introduced Gen
i y p. Chapman, the Repre-
", ,..,iye to Congress for this Dis
.. who was received with much
applause.
.p.l.H OF GENERAL CHAPMAN.
General Chapman said he had
l.,,.yed upon him the representa-
Nv ~. Juues of attending to the in
.,.of all his fellow-citizens. He
,In,ced himself where he could
Ia ,r every word of the address just
I.r,4r4i by Mr.. Langston, and he
,.r.J IN the race that could pro-
.1ch i man. He is II type of
... intelligent calored people of the
,t,, Few of them can speak
a-.Ji 81, he can but even white
,..r are not all orators. He had
r,.l among them since they We're
,..I. free and had never seen any
T.nrbanre among them at a pub
H.. ,nta,,ns. How it is among the
,'.,n,o Of New York in that respect
!. well known
H.referrcd t. Senator Wilson's
,r.-.urc. and SAID he was DESTROYS
IlD.,ring the champion of liberty
.jlr4,, thelA He sud they had
....yblrd t. bear witness that ii
Military company could be organ
rI which was exclusively COM
,,.rl Of colorcd men, and remind
'lLrm of how short Il time it was
sine. they had learned to handle Il
.a.h,t Their commander was de-
GIVING Of much praise for his ener-
.q IN organizing them. lie bore a
r.a. which should be Il touchstone
+, them. He was "A namesake to
Mayor Bowen, who had done SO
mpch Tor their freedom.
lursomc further remarks, the
General withdrew amidst general
applause.
REMARKS or SENATOR WILSON.
Senator Wilson was then intro
duc,d, and sad he had come to
listen to their gifted orator, and did
not expect 10 be called on to say
ANYTHING He Thought they should
goto their homes, bearing with them
the remembrance of the words, they
had heard from one of tho most
gifted men III thcnation. He wished
every american could ponder on
the words uttered to them. Mr..
Iang,ton hal appealed to all Am
rIrm, to think of the causes which
contributed to Christian Republi-
rGIsm III the Western World.
he }Ir. Wilson, had lately ira
raal thousands of miles IN Europe,
where h" had seen pictures and
gr6, Of art, of which he knew and
cred nothing. He had seen the
a.-and workshops of the toiling
MILLIONS there, aud had returned to
@>uu country more thorough
.MHrn Than ever. lie had seen
distinguishing features between
Oh. Emopcan and the American
ao, and could see that the form
had no hope of giving their chill
In u better position in life tnan
thy had themselves. IL is II beau
.,il thought, that of cndcayorina
bnlyance the condition i'll life of
aW children, and he would say to
h, countrymen, lift your thoughts
90 the skies and Try to secure for
wm children better position i'll
til, world than you had yourselves.
They had Just heard the history of
how, step by step, freedom had been
reached. Those who worked for
his for thirty years are still pledged
hlo all they can to enlighten, to
purify and to lift up the poor of
no'hihc black and white races alike. |
This great continent is open to all,
mjla all run an equal race. Let |
rs abor and hope on, and struggle |
more and IN another twenty years |
''hoo,Auuses will be on every hill |
>ir All all that may improve us
VT. be an encouragement to the |
t5lLDg millions of the world. He |
'Inot wish TO refer to parties, but |
twenty-five wears ago, when he was
Just Of age, he had spent few days |
IL lLIS city where he saw the slave
ru and men and women chained
s'hs down the river after
having been sold as slaves. He went
none an anti-slaycry man, and on
"hd,d knees, had declared for en-
reimbursement for giving to all
'IEh people the same he had HIM
Ill., the same his wife had. He
A'I hborel for this twenty-five
,eIfs and thanked God they now
LA1 II. lie did not care what name
ue party might be called from which
''' came, but it was the Repubii-
''h purity Some think it has done
us entire work. He pitied such
People from his heart. 1t had much
I y. Il To do. The principal obligation
~. lAr party was to obtain every
''7Ll ior four millions of n people