Semi-weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1871-1872, 1871-08-13


every white man, and no white man to
have any right not accorded to every
black man. (Applause.) That is the
great landmark of the Republican party;
that is the great beacon light by which We
have steered through many years of war,
bloodshed and unhappiness. We have
just reached this point Shall We now
turn back? (Voices-''No, no." 1--WE
will not turn back. The Republican
party in Louisiana is unit. 1t stands by
the principles and the platform it has ad-
'vOcatsti in the past. and il will never give
them mp. (Applanse) That man who
comes into our midst, and talks about or
ganizing black party, or white party
is not Republican,, hut disorganzer.
(Applause.) We know what the rights of
the people are. We know the people of
this State stand by us, and We are going
to stand by the principles and the plat
form of the Republican party; and if these
federal officials attempt to come among us
to interfere and disOrganiZe us SO, that our
enemies can reap the victory, We will in
sist that these men shall give place to
others who will stand by Republican prin-
ciples. Great cheering.) Let us act in
this convention as become delegates .Of
the people. Let us calmly and dispas-
sionately stand by our own dignity and
| our own banner, and adopt such meas
ures as will be for the benefit of the Re
publican party. (Applanse.) Allow no
affection tor any man to change yOur
course. Allow no individual influence to
| bias you. 1t is no contest of mine. The
attempt to ring into this controversy the
question who shall be Governor in 1872 is
simply an attempt to destroy the unity
and harmony of the Republican party. 1t
is too long to look forward to. No man
has the right to be a candidate to-day for
any office to be filed in 1872, and no man
should he candidate, anyhow, unless
the people say he must be. (Applause.)
l thank you for your attention and cor
diality. only want to say here to-day
We have carried the Republican party
through so far, and We will carry it
through in the future (Cheers.) II
these gentlemen want to get up another
party, white party, or black party, let
| I, Nall
gent white men in the country, and black
men, too, to repudiate them and spew
them out Of the politics of the country.
The country belongs TO the people. IL is
their property, and they will control it.
loud and long continued cheering.)
State Senator Pinchback being vocifer-
Ously called for, rose and said:
Mr.. President and fellow-citizens, thi.
reception Oh your part has indeed liftet
from me load. never had such feeling,
as had to-day hut once before. Thai
WAS when heard the guns fired here i,
honor of the secession of the State O
South Carolina. had on that day feel
ings which We're indescribable. The
same feelings seemed to come over me to-
day, when got into that Customhoust
and filed through line of United States
marshals, and whenI reached the stair.
and fonnd there the guns and bayOnets OF
federal soldiers. say, the most awful
feelings that probably any man ever had
in the world We're mine at the time when
felt that had been one of those who haC
made it possible for those federal soldiers
to be there ut that time; for it must not b,
lost sight of that We are part of the peOpl,
who saved this country, and made it what il
is to-day. Isit possible that the loyal citi
zens of Louisiana should be put down b,
the government We have saved ? If this b,
90, the sooner this Republic is torn t,
peices, and monarchy is built upon tn,
ruins, the better. Applause We mus
cease to be American citizens if we cal
submit to this When We look at tn,
reason why these troops and marshals al,
! there, it assumes a still more mOnstrou
shape. They are there to put down the le
gally constituted representatives of tn
! people i'm convention assembled to consid
er the interests ofthe people. Was anything
of this kind ever heard of before in q cOun
try claiming to be free country [Cheers
Here am a delegate, unanimously elec
ted from my ward, for afterit was known
. had received two hundred and Oh
majority over my competitor, he, feeliii
, he had been squarely defeated, moved t
! make my election unanimous and it wa
+ made so. Yet when l made application
) Mt that CustOmhOnse door for admission
: was told: lyon can not come in here
1 Who ever heard of such Il thing rs CLOSING
the halls of convention in order tina
e they could fix everything up just as the
3 wanted before they let in the delegates
. That is what they meant by this caucus
daughter and cheers,l They wanted I
g have the convention packed by thei
s friends, 80 nobody else could havea n wOr
t to say. OF course they were not ready
because we came down there little to
: strong for them. [Renewed laughter an
e applause The facts of the case wi
: prove, to the people of this State, that i
s every parish where they had not the sen
blance ofa chance of electing delegate
q they resorted to the most extraOrdinar
1 courses TO get show of contestants
n pack the convention. YOu citizens {
Il New Orleans know the course they too
o in the Third Ward. On the day of ele
s ton nine-tenths of the voters did n
n know where the polls had been locate,