The weekly Louisianian., 1872-08-03


NETTING IN
A. : -. ~ 49,
The Customhouse giants hssisg
announced that they wosld hasssa
meeting ID Houma last Saturday.
Lieut.. Gov. Pinchback, and General
Hugh J.. Campbell resolved to Put
in an appearance, and have a pas-
sage of arms on the stump. But
their intention leaked out and forth
with the valiant "gatlin gunners'
craw6shcd. Heralds were cent over
the parish to say that there would
he no meeting. The arrival OF
Messrs. Pinchback and Campbell,
however gave assurance that they
would have a meeting any way. A
platform was hastily erected under
the supervision of Thos. s. Cage,
Esq. The party repaired to the
residence of Hon. F. Marie to
which also came dropping quite .
number Of gentlemen Of the parish
to welcome the visitors. At the set
time the speakers took the stand
and addressed the assemblage. The
speeches were listened to with
marked interest BY the bulk of the
audiences, evidence OF rudeness and
Interference. coming only from
O'Hara, ". II. Keys, Sam. Green
and one or two other Customhouss
employees. After the meeting the
speakers were conveyed to the
Of Messrs. Cage and
Marie, where hospitalities were cor.
daily bestowed and received. In
the evening = number Of the most
prominent colored men Of the par
ish. including nearly every President
of tho ward clubs c.lled at Mr..
Cages aud assured Mr.. Picnhback
of their accord with him, and fervent-
~ hoped that he would yet be able to
unite the party for the campaign.
The following is General Camp
bells speech: !,
Mr. President and Fellow-citizens
of Terrebonne-I had the pleasure
two years ago, in this Same grove,
to address you. I WAS then here
with q man you allowed, and whose
memory you revere, a colored man,
the Lieutenant Governor Of the
State We had . meeting
Of Republicans here not very much
larger than this. It was Just before
the last election. At that time Gov.
Dunn and myself were united in the
same advice to you. To-day leone
before you . Republican, - before,
speaking to yoa whom I believe to
be Repubiicsns, - before; talking
to yon who have tho same interests
at stake 40 you had as that time;
talking to you in the presence Of .
greater danger than confronted you
then. Icome to you again in com
pany with the Lieutenant Governor,
also u colored man.
Who, my friends, is this gentle
man who has just been talking to
you, your Lieutenant Governor?
I will tell you
Six years ago, when I first met
in. New Orleans, in the ward
he was endeavoring to securs71
the election Of Republicans to the
Constitutional Convention, and it
was mainly through hn exertions
that 90 many Republicans were
elected. You all remember the co.,
vention that was held to make .
constitution for the State Of Louisi-
ana, Well, both Governor Dunn
and Governor Pinchback ran for
to that convention, and
Pinchbaek NJ successful,
Governor Dunn in the
ward, because he was be1ter
known 10 the people. That conven-
ton met, and the first article intro
duced by Governor Pinchback was
what is now known as article thir-
teen Of the State constitution, which
says that "all rights, civil, political
and public, shall be guaranteed
equally to colored men as we'll as
men," On that article is based
every law which gives you the same
as white men. This Was the
work of Gov. Pinchback. Next he
was elected to the Senate.
The first measure be introduced
was the civil rights bin, 10 enforce
article. thirteem.. Whenever your
were attacked or menacsd
he was tho foFemost b de1endNhem.
Yet We are told that he II charged
with not being!.a Rspnbhcau. II
after Ill 10 has done, hs i not !
Repubtean, for Gods sabe teu NJ
Whist man must do do % beoallod]
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