Semi-weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1871-1872, 1871-11-23
GREAT REPUBLICAN, MEETING AT
BATON ROUGE.
Speech of Genera. George A. sxsridan,
Sf New Orleans.
THE MIRROR HELD Up 70 the BMTERs
Casey's Measure Taken Qarters sinuosi.
ties Traced, and Pitkin Impaled.
PRESIDENT GRANT RECEIVES
A GENTLE HINT.
Shall Ballots or BayOnets De-
eide Elections

SNAIL 1SallOtS OF Ib1yOuctS Ac
eide Elections?
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FELLOW CITfzEHs-l am very happy this
evening to meet 80 many Of the good eth
yens of this parish. have ever regarded thIs
Parish and ihur+ surrounding II a. among
the moat charming and productive sections
Of Louisiana, and their people as industri
ous, thriving and law-abisling. do bot
wonder that the people who live here love
the parish and wish to sre II prosperous
and happy. iou have every reason 70 be
proud ui this beautiful COZ rtry. Nature
has bern very kind and used her hand I'M
npsringly fOr your beb.fit.
Hundreds who are listening to me now were
barn here, have reen their children grow up
around them. or perhaps have 1"'i"~ed
them with stricken hearts to The quiet Of
the churchyard and laid them away To sleep
forever.
MANY who are here to-day listened with
husiicd breath and anxiuiis hearts fhropSh
wears that seemed untndibg {" catch the
.ouYd Of the bells that rang solcinnly the
death of human bcndsg-, and felt their
souls grow strong when the kns'!i was over
and tie ANNE brils filled the heavens and
earth with glorious music s. they Inrx 10
the DAYS IF freedom fG- the patirnt hunts-
men. All thing. combine, my friends, to
make You love Louisiana, for here yon have
passed through the shadows. ami hero you
have sern the cAusc of truth ami justice
prevail ag inst the strong and mighty.
have GENE here io.,lsy 10 rejoice with you
that your night ir over, aud that your Lines
hsvc fallen unto y",i in prssant places
have come to take counsel with you AS to
the beat u..asnrea to he takrn Ia preserve
not only your liber;i.s, but the lIhrties OF
the u ho. Iru:,ls | was not bonn IN Loans
i.ra. hut loy- her, and will raise my Voice
TT arm in her defense hen her rights are
invaded or her people oppressed. | rare
my voice to-day besause her nights have
been invaded and the voice Of heT people
-il"ncrd by the intrusion Of armed forces
H. to their C,'unc,'r.
I believe | should he false to myself, fal'c
TO all that il light And just, if kept silcnr.'
when ,rc had men at.cniptin. to ciu-h
ont fee s,,et Oh and control the delegates "f
the people by armed tro"rs. f"n have
heard the stcry of the recent convention;
will not detail it at length; let nic slmply
group the fucts concerning it. The picture
stands IA toli"ws:
A State resiovcd to til. Union, peace an!
quiet rei.n;ne within all her BORDERS. a
great political PARTY calls convention;
delegates are elected; they rel AIR 10 IN"
city Of New Orlcan,; they seck the place
,i.sgpatr,l for their mr-tlng; they iMl 'iis.
building " here they src t. meet fiilcd with
s,,l,liers, guarded with rsnii"n. closed
against Themselves and the people. The
Governor OF the State demands abundance
Tor hmslt and near Il hundred Of The
neop,r'. dcirgatrs. Admission j. .fr II.
tie asks the reas,n for sp~' re-" al. for
answer he is pointed r. rir d, plitteriny
bsyonrts. When @ is lifted up N
mani rrot~'. sg";.s. such Insult I" the
people ne -gle sounds, the soldiers
- r. ,neir guns, and his w"r'i'
, are owned by the rattle "f muskrt-;
~yoncts win the day. the d,lcrsies OF the
, people withdrew. TIE Issue j. cisdt between
| ba,un"ts and the peoples rights. Thruugi.
! opt tlr land III. news ia flashed ibst II
! Loni.iaus n political conven,i'n has beer
, iusui;ed ty the I.rrs,nce OF United Siatrs
/ truv,is I've, ere lie ,'nur.; Without exception
: the Republican papers of tho conntry de
/ uo,ince the outrage and demand the instant
Punishment of tho instigntors of the rhai.e
! iul VT, ng Such. briefly told. i. the hsiory
/ OF the ou.rRcc we have sui.t rel. Tw,
conventions, each ciniiGin: to b~ kepub
lican, Ask your suppOrt. The first h"ld IN
the United States Cu-tomhocse, brhin,, .
! line of bayoncts. that excluded the prupI,
ar their representatives from voice IN it'
.irlibrrn ions. The other held quietly mnt
ps scciuliy III building where the people
were frye TO come and go. a. pleased then
best. The tirrt denounced from cHc end %
the land to the other ~ pr0inO'rr of dIs
cord, a. an advocate Of q return to bay"n'.
rule, ~ an assembly Of sycoplISnts crswl
ing in the dust TO pay homngn to the haze
that feeds or smiles them. The ether, hailts
throughout the country IA the legal repre-
sentative of its party, the bold defender .
the peoples liberties.
The leaders OF the military convention
Quailing before the storm they have raised
seek 10 divert the attention of the people
from themselves aud their high handed out
rage by ass,iI:ng Governor Warmoth per
sonally and politically. Their. charges ar
Of all kinds and characters. ! propose y
look at rOme of the chnrgea mssie by tn
foiled and beaten eneniics of the Governor
They are boldly made up, and shall be q
boldly met.
The enemies of the Governor charge hin
with receiving bribes; bnt when put to tn
proof. rs they have been time after time
The charge falls to the ground.
They charge tho Governor with stealing
the public n,On..vs and he aAsweIS by prt
,lncing vouchers for every dollar of publ
funds that has ever passed through hi
hands.
The charge that the Governor was di.
missed frum the army. and the GUverno
him to his position. and declaring tia
Ibis dismissal was uncaiicd for and IN
jnst."
They charge the Governor with havin
cmbezzled the funds Of the 60, eminent i
Texas, and he answers by producing TIA
proofs that he honestly accounted for a.
moneys he had belonging to the Unite
Sta'es.
They charge the Governor with falsif,in
I a.
pending from office one Of his defamers IL
publishing as Law that which hxd no legs
existence.
They charge Governor Warmoth wit
plundering the people BY means Of iniam
bills passed by his influence thru,,yh til
Legislature, and Tor answcr he prints to hi
bu ndrrd vrtces OF bills he believed wo,il
work injustice to the people uf Loniriana.
They charge the Governor with being
league with rhe ku-klux, and for ans ".
the Governor paints To 'hr north. the scout
to the east and the west Ut this great ecu
mVnw eslih, AMI his dsfauiers behold indu
try. peace and plenty.
They charge the Governor has not 6
heart the education ut r"lursh children, al,
for answer be points 4, the srh"Ol hOus.
that are rising IN every parish of this Stat
and sowing bruastcast among the ps-Uls
their eievaIing and ennobling Influences.
TIE enrini-r of the Governor charge biz
with having appointed Democrats 10 uffic,
and he replies by producing the write
iudOrsemrnt 1T nnQueetiOned Republican
upon the application Of nearly every Den
oerat he ever appointed. He even produce
the insiorscn-nt Of that emlneut Reyul
l:can. ) b. Packard, precedent of the mil
tsry convention. to the application Of
Democrat fur apIsOintmcn tO Ofhce.
The Governor ia charged with endeavO