Semi-weekly Louisianian., 1872-02-04

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iect of civil rights, the blame could
not be put upon the colored mem
bers Of the Legislature. In this
community, and before this audi
ence it was not necessary for him
to say that he was no apologist for
Governor Warmoth, and yet it was
only Just to say that if the civil
rights of the colored people of this
State were not enforced it was not
Governor Warmoth's fault. 1t is
our own fault and not 'his. The
wrong lies deeper; it is all over the
nation. Ihave travelled all over the
United States, and nowhere have I
been protected in, or enjoyed equal
rights. What we want is Sen
| ator Summers bill, and when it is
passed it will do for US what the
gentleman says Governor Warmoth
should do. Governor Warmoth
says to you just what Sumner says:
Help yourselves, and then others
will help you. If I choose to go
into a pen in some theatre, I don't
blame Governor Warmoth for it.
What we want is a national measure
which shall be operative everywhere.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Burch's
remarks, Lieutenant Governor
Pinchback was called for. Mr.
Pinchback expressed his amaze
meAt at the course pursued by MIR.
Chester, and the endeavor to con-
vert a meeting, such as was called,
and in the place it was, into a po-
lical ward club gathering. That as
it had been done and remarks we're
made alleging great blame against
Governor Warmoth and his friends,
he would rise to a brief personal
explanation: He then briefly and
pointedly disposed of the pyramid
of silly objections raised against
Governor Warmoth, eliciting loud
applause when he referred to Mr..
Chester's complaint that Governor
Warmoth should take his police and
arrest every one who does not &C
cord civil rights to every colored
man on application, by saying if
this was good argument against the
Governor. it appeared more appli-
cable against the President, who
was far more powerful than the
Governor; "why don't the Presi-
dent by these means enforce the
Civil Rights bill all over the coun-
try?" The speaker concluded with
deep regret at the turn of things,
and hoped the blame would be
placed where it belongs.
At the conclusion of these re-
marks, Mr.. Tucker rose and said he
regretted that the object of the
meeting had been entirely lost sight
of, and the character both of the
assemblage and the building out
ragged and insulted. That he held
in his hand a set of resolutions
which he would offer with the ex-
ception- of one, which, from the
feeling evoked, and the evident
temper of thelassemblage he would
omit. These are the
RESOLUTIONS.
Whereas, We regard the passage of
the Supplementary Civil Rights Bill
introduced by Hon. Charles Sumner
into the United States Senate as the
crowning act of the complete invest
ment of citizens of African descent with
all rights in common with their white
fellow-citizens; apd Q
Whereas, 1t Is not only polite, but
sound statesmanship, that the last SEM
blance of legal prejudice, either Of a
positive or negative nature, against
color, should be erased from our State
and National laws; be it therefore
Resolved, That we ask of Congress
as a matter of simple justice to t. e
colored people, and to the welfare of
the country, the enactment of the Sup
Elementary Civil Rights bill.
Resolved. That in view of the dere-
LECTION of the State Governments, es-
pecially those of the South, to enforce
the civil rights and privileges of the
colored citizens before the law, we hold
that Congress will be fully justified in
the passage of the above bill.
Resolved, That we deprecate the
efforts of the white people of the South
in continuing the spirit of caste, by
denying to the colored people the en-
ioyment of civil rights, by force of
white public sentiment, in violation of
the constitution of the nation, of the