New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-12-27

would not not be the thing. (4agh
class who we're worse than ay OF
these-it was the black ca1petagser
tLaughter.l They would sell Chrt IRON n,
the cross and burn the cross: TIL. woulo
go back on their party, on the 1r'ends mus
and themselves. Who were he black
pet baggers. He was not opposed, but
held out the right hand Of fell"ship to al
who came to contribute to tt good OF all;
We wanted brains here, nd he would
welcome those who brouat them But
Mr.. Pinchback was decide in his opinion
OF black carpet t-baggers. was compelled
to bring them in, for the had come here,
and at this late day atthpted to arralgn
him for his own shortcomings. D!d they
want to tell him that tpy, who IN 1868, IN
days of danger, were SWhere to be seen,
could now come here nd tell those who re-
| NAMED steadfast ir those days to stand
| back! could now cme in and run away
! with the laureIs ?" There was not a corner
in the State wberele was not known, and
where his actor had not been scanned
One could scarc4y find cOlOred man in
the State who d. no. know Pinchback, and
| also the true question. Even now they
c"ne in. and saking him by the hand, say:
II wasn't tiglin' you, l was only fghtin
| the Goyer5r; never did fight you"
The sn,ker detailed his experience of
| Shrevepo,, an intensely Democratic town,
where Il as as much as a mans life was
worth ote 10 talk Republican sentiments.
| After gone there and made his speech,
! which fas attended by men of both parties.
the oil white people consulted among them
selye and said, ''HOw in the name.Of com.
mopense did we stand there and listen to
tina mane' He would tell them why, be-
| case it was the truth. He was not q Re
pSlican for the office; he was for the sake
| Q the people, the poor people, his wife and
| hIldren He told them that in all the fu-
.ure campaigns he would support the man
who received the nomination. to insure tue
success of the party. What did the meet
ing suppose would have become of them ten
years ago at such a meeting! He wouldn't
accept nobody white or black. The prOba-
bil;ty was that they would all have made
beautiful lot of scarecrows, and that some
OF them would have ornamental the lamp
posts. What would become of us now if
the CUstOmhOuse triumphs. if under any
name tie Republican party should be de-
teated
He spoke of his trip to the South Carolina
Convention, through Alabama and Georgia,
and he wished the meeting could have seen
what was before his eyes He alluded to
Republican party was defeated the differ
ence even in the street cars. where colored
men We're rallied of in little coops And the
railroad ears, dingy, dirty seats without
backs. backs without seats, and over them
all. in big, staring capitals "Freedmen's de-
partment" This question had, all but the
sleeping car question: been settled, and
he proposed to settle that. [Cheers.l The
finest woman in the world. with tine finest
ho ,r< <n hos wi ~
party lost in South Carolina. and things
went back. In his further allusion ts this
subject, the speaker said that in case of the
triumph of the Customhouse party the col
ored luen in this State would fare worse.
and the old set would come in. He spoke
Of the late election for Senator and the
compliment to himself. involved in the de-
liration of the Democrats in the Legisla-
lure, who said Put up anybody but Pinch
back: any one but him. and we will vote
Tor him This he considered was sufficient
10 recommend him. He had been SO
.tudious. both in his public and private
life, that until few days ago not white
nan could be found who would ever ques-
ion his faith to his party. to his people.
He knew in his politics neither white nor
black. but the coMmon interest of all. and
would wait for time to pronounce his eulogv. |
Senator A b. Harris was next introduced,
md he proceeded to indnrse heartily the |
expressed by Lieutenant Cover |
loV Pinchback. He went on to say that he |
,ame from among people who knew of no |
iivis!on in the Republican party: where |
rom tae first he had advocated Republican
sm without fear. favor or molestaton." |
ioing on 10 detail the late political history |
If his parishes. he said that politics were |
,ondnctei there on the basis OF the Declara-
ion of Independence. that all men are !
,reated free and equal"
The speaker was felicitOus in his ailusions |
o the previous record of the Republican
rartv. laying its hand on the moneyed |
and telling them to give way.
!e spoke OF the CustomhOuse as the fag-
md Of all that is bad and said that hell
; paved with such Republicanism.' De-
cribing the late State convention. it was
With the greatest sorrow he saw the two
onventions. He had been grieved to hear
he Governor spoken of as going over to
he Democracy, and although he knew it
vas not true, could not be true, there was
till a misgiving. Bat when, in the last
traight and true as of old and proposed
ir Pinchback for the position of Lieuten-
ut Governor. he knew the charge was base
ass and felt as ''if he weighed a tom
Senator Barber was next introduced. and
fter aI!uding to the late triumph in the
enate, spoke of the duty of colored men.
White men might listen or not just as they
leased. In his opinion. the new movement
+ the enemies of Republicanism was to end
remOdeling of the constitution. and
ne taking away of the rights which col
red men now have. Going on to speak of
le CustOmhOuse. his mention of the names
f Casey. Packard. and others. was greeted
18th Kisses. But he did not believe there
as real division of the party it was
hat the Customheuse tried hard to bring
bout without much success. 1t might be
sked, who We're the Customhouse party,
heir names were Lowell. Casey, Packard
itkin and Carter. Such was their entire
rength. Take those men away, and
HON have you left /!
He spoke of the reform movement in the
vocation of the printing contracts, and
the numbers of editors who came from
Il directions of the State, saying that they
nly ran their papers in the way they did
ecause they were afraid their printing war
,nts would not go through. These were
j taken away from the CustOmhOuse party,
nd they had only left those four names.
In 80 far as the Legislature is concerned"
I'D he, "the contest will soon be over
lere l think"
Thomas w. Conway, Superintendent of
ublic Education. was next introduced, and
referring to matters already touched
pom, handled Mr. w. II. Toy in manner
hich highly entertained the meeting.
The remarks Of Judge H. C. Dibbie were
in the graceful style peculiar with
lat gentleman, and highly edited the
Getting.
To Mr. D. Bidwell proprietor Of the PhG
House, the editorial corps of the REPUB-
CAN return their thanks for the compli-
ents of the season, rendered in a flowing
tcher Of Christmas egg-nog.