Semi-weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1871-1872, 1871-07-30

llessrs. j. A. Craig and ". W
Johnson chosen secretaries.
The president announced Judg
Evans as the FIRST speaker, whel
that gentleman stepped forward ant
adjressel the assembly. The fol
ya synopsis Of MS remarks:
He said he was glad that he had al
,,nortunitv TO address the meeting are
haze free speech; that it was notoriou.
,bst in the mother club there was not
nir play nor free speech. He was un.
ailJjng to DE trainmeled by any set OF
,sp A. there has been trouble In
.4y.ral Of the Gibbs, especially in the
Thru Wand, this meeting was called
n consider these gross ontrages, and
take some nec,s sary steps to prevent
f5rber 0utrages. This is kind of
fmily meeting. Should these dissen-
t,p, ,ontinne. there is no telling what
may happen to the party. All We ASK
IA iair field and fair play. We are
an the eve Of an important crisis-that
= IN the seventh of August to chooss
o. ucw State Central Executive Com
aittc,. wish to elect men 70 that
..,.rntion Who can go there with the
lear Of God before them; men who will
property represent rs ~ republicans,
men who viii labor for the hest in
t-rr,, OF the party. Let us not send
n-n who will go there as customhouse
~ other rings. If proper men ART
sort this bughear of split in our
party will immediately disappear, and
those who are now apparently opposed
will be hugging each other Until
ihi, family interruption occurred there
Was not 4 Democrat outside of the
lmatic ASYLUM who supposed they
EOull have 4 ghost of chance in 1872. |
IN accord We can beat the Democrats |
forty thousand votes next year, and |
give them 81 big margin for stealing |
aud shooting I advise You not to
choke man down IN the ward clubs;
hear him. ior he may haze something
good To- suggest giyo all an open op-
poltnniy to have their say.
Senator Pinchback was londly
called for, and. responded in sub
stance as follows:
81 understand that this mectino1
was called to give men of all grades
an opportunity to speak their SEN
tments; not To be crushed down as
i IS sand has been done in the
Imrd Ward. propose to have
men Of oIli party to pay n little
more attention to our enemies. and
stop fighting on friends. 1t is a
Tact known to all of MS that there
is some difficulty in orr ranks.
How Is II that the men who few
months a80clrcnlaied document ask
ing the removal of Colonel Casey are
no" his walmest supporters? We have
no guarantee that the men who t,,Yn-
'd IN one ease will not turn in another.
II has been stated that even would ,
mol I've permitted to make % speech in
The Third Ward Club: but | don't be- ,
Hyr 1t. rs see some of the members
here, and calling for me to make n ,
Yerch.
The speaker, to draw a striking
PARALLEL related the history of politics ,
III Tennessee, where there was a split
mthe Republican party, resulting in {
'ne election of n Democratic Legisla $
ure' and Il Governor (Senter) opposed
@mot of the party, and then the
Protective laws were repealed and the
MI hlnX went to work. ......
Men in the Customhouse have told
Nl' That If Governor Warmoth is nomi- |
"'tdmanimously they will notsupport .
ma They say that the men who are
"''''' IN support of Governor War
i1o'N mold office under him. and are
'SOnns for him in consequence. Then
y, WV "N'ut the Custpmhouse ring /? "
way h't the same thing be said of :,
them q
'"' Speaker scored Lieutenant
''''h'r Dunn for that officials con
toward him after he (the speaker
'' "l'"rryingly supported him on
t''I''pIr' lie said that Mr.. Dunn
'', repeatedly left him ont in the
'A' even attempted to lay him I
- we Shelf Like his friend Mr.
l.,.'' LIE Is not seeking after Office,
-. " one Is thrust on him he will not :,
r'' H. He desired to see lmanimitv f.
"' peace IN the ranks now and here nj
I l.'',' and to that end he wonld exert =
az the close Of Mr.. Pincbback's y.
a '''NS' The president announced
' utter the reading of the follow A.,
re,,1 9' .1n Mr.. Peter Harper Of
,.. '"' address the meeting. The III n,
sa,' n'iO"S We're adopted with to,
H' dissenting voice: ~
ca7s "A'El'S The enemies of the
tnnr ry o. freedom and progress, as IA
Rtnn J%,'ed IN The platform of the Re
4 tonilcln party. NOT only in A. 50