Semi-weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1871-1872, 1871-10-05
COLONEL ORDwAYs SPEECH.

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Colonel n. G. Ordway was intro
duced and said be left honored in
being with them in the shadow Of
the Capitol to hear the grand words
which had been addressed to them
He had read at school the story Of
selling black men into slavery, and
felt indignant at living in country
where human beings were sold as
slaves. He had, with others, visited
President Lincoln to show him a
statuette of the little wounded scout,
and as the President looked at the
figure he said, while his tall form
seemed to grow taller, rs he looked
at the black man lifting up the
wounded scout, That is what the
race are doing for us. What shall
we do for Them" They had OBJ
tanned their liberty through war,
and they were looking for more, as
they should, and they would get it.
He advised them not to put forward
men for positions they were unable
to fill. He concluded by giving
them some good advice as to the
mode of seeking their advancement
in life.
Mr.. +. w. Turner said he had
the pleasure of justice, humanity,
and right, irrespective of race OF
color; one who had been impeached
from his seat as Governor, the Hon.
W. w. Holden, late Governor OF
North Carolina.
SPEECH OF GOVERNOR HOLDEN.
Governor Holden said he felt
highly complimented at being called
on to address them. He was too
unwell to speak at any length, and
nothing but his great regard for
their interests would induce him to
come forward. He was Southern
man, Southern Republican, and q
friend of liberty. He was accus-
toned to address such an audience
rs he saw before him. There was
nothing unusual to him in such
audiences. He was accustomed to
the up-turne,l faces of black men
for long time, and particularly
since reconstruction in the Southern
States. He had not heard all of
the address of Mr.. Lan9ston, but
he fully approved of all he had
heard. The work of the Republican
party was not flushed. The pro-
carnations of Abraham Lincoln had
done their part of work. The flag
of the country is around and pro-
tects those who live here, but they
had no conception of whaG the
people in the South suffered. That
flag floats i'll the frigid North, and
in tho regions of the Orient. 1t
protects citizens everywhere except
in portions of the Southern States.
In his State the bloody Kuklux
scourgcd the backs and mutilated
the bodies of hundreds of white men
and thousands of black men. With
the aid of the Senator present II bill
passed to punish these men; aud
now, in his city of Raleigh, there
was court in session that day with
Judge Bond presiding, in which
eight of those men had been con
victcd for the crime of Kuklux.
The marshal will soon be seen pass
ing through here with those men
on the way to the Albany peniten-
tiary. Loud cheers. He Cover
nor II. intended to be with them
for some time, and meant to fight
it ont on this line If it took all
winter. The atmosphere during
the day was filed with the names
of Lincoln and Stanton. Stanton
held the helm with n hand of IRON
Lincoln trod the decks the com
mander. Congress stood together.
The armies put down the rebellion
and he thanked God for it. He
was accustomed TO colored troops,
for OF seven hundred men he called
out IN his State to put down the
Kuklux one hundred were black,
and were rs well disciplined as any
i'm the service. This was acknowl-
edged by officers of the army, and
these men were under the command
OF Captain George p. Willis, of the
House of Representatives. He had
called these men ont, though not
obliged to call on colorcd men, and
he had put the blue on their shout
dcrs by the authority of the Presi-
dent. He concluded by urging them
to go on with their military organ
izations, and assured them of his
full appreciation of the rights of
their race.
Mr.. f. ". Turner said he took
great pleasure in Introducing Gen
eral O. O. Howard, the president of
Howard University, one of the
greatest advocates of freedom and
education.
SPEECH OF GENERAL HOWARD
General Howard came forward
amid loud applause. He said they
they had heard n sufficient number
of speeches for the day. They had
heard the religion, the politics, and
the morality of their parties well
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