Semi-weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1871-1872, 1871-08-17
the IRISH REPUBLICANS.

At called meeting of the Phil
sheridan Irish Republican Club, held
- the Mechanics Institute, on Mon
3,r evening. August IA. 1871, Presi-
1.nt p Creagh in the chair, the fol
iov;pg resolutions were adopted:
wugnEAs, 1t is claimed by the enc.
mics OF the principles of republican
ism, that the recent occurrences, con
n.,,e1 with the assembling OF the
SIT. Convention Of the Republican
pa.4y. are Indicative of a permanent
rptue in. and an impending down
fall Of. or party; and
Whereas, The only foundation for
encb assumptions is the fact that the
fate State Central Executive Commit
fee. large number of whom were am
bilious, unprincipled and nnscrupu-
Ioas political adventurers, who had
long since forfeited the confidence and
lost the support of the people, and
who have been denounced III nearly
every Republican organization
throughout the city and State, did,
by their unwarrantcd and tyrannical
abuse Of the powers delegated to them
by the law, arrogate to themselves the
night to exclude from the building APP
pointed bv one of their number as
the place of holding the Convention,
not only the representatives of the
Republican party, duly, fairly and
triumphantlv elected, but the people
themselves; and
Whereas Such conduct, besides be-
ing hagrantly in violation of our
rights as free men and Republicans,
seriously jeoparlizes the commercial
and industrial prosperity of our city
and the fair fame of orr State, and
deserves the denunciation of every
free and independent American citizen
both in the ranks of the Republican
party and in the community at large;
therefore be it
Resolved by the Phil Sheridan
Irish Republican Blub, That we re-
cognize the convention held at Turner
Hall, IN the city of New Orleans, on
the ninth and tenth of August, 1871,
az the only body duly elected by the
people, and their acts as the only ex-
preston of The viii of the Republican
party of this State.
Resolved, That We 10 deno,nce and
rrplhate the tiJnsactions of the ire
>Pons.hle body of men assembled ut
the Cnstonhouse. stvling themselves
delegates Of the Republican party,
and thor pow-wow, convention, as
acts to which no tiue Republican
gives either his sanction or approval.
Resolved, That We denounce the
course of the handful Of political va
grants who have waxed fat ut the ex-
Pense of the people, while holding Of
fees under the general government,
IS rewards for their lip service to the
Republican party, in using the patron
age Of their offices for their personal
enhancement, and for the sitting of
the popular voice, and We demand the
removal Of every one of them, from
collector to gauger, from marshal to
mail carrier, who shall be proved to
have been aiders or abettors in the
recent disgraceful attempt to prevent
airee and peacable assembly of the
people of this State-a constitutional
nsli guaranteed to us by every prin-
oNe OF American liberty. ls7p1a
Resolved, That Henry c. Warmoth
na proved himself worthy of the con-
"'eiiee rcposed in him, and the great
""''' committed to his charge; that
We recognize in him the able leader
"'iier whose banner we are sure to
''lf'h to victory in 1872, the cham
F''h IN whose keeping our liberties
''e eheerially committed, with the
'''' assurance of their being sacredly
guarded; and
Resolved, That the action of the
wy Council Of New Orleans in re-
"''lhg from Office those unfaithful
wants OF the people, the Superin-
"'''ht OF streets and the Recorders
- the Second and Fifth Districts, de-
ives the thanks and commentator
,'' honest and hw-abiding citizens.
NV, all 'r'e-hearted Republicans.
,ol''d' That the secretary be in
'''' 10 cause these resolutions To |
r"'nShed in the New Orleans Re |
''ah and in the New Orleans
L"IsIANIAv.
Iosno +. CREAGH, President. |
"Fra r. Murphy, Recording Sec
n"cLlHAS, Corresponding Sec