New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-01-09
THAT MASS ME r I'll N G
A DECIDED FIZZI.E
OLD Democrats Turn Up Their Noses
at the New Recruits.
Burch and Lynch Cross Examined

Lafayette square was designated as the
| place. Accordingly about a thousand men
of all classes were found together when the
| speaking commenced and the music began
! manifesting as they did, a wholesome
brotherly feeling to stand shoulder to shout
der to keep out the cold. which, by the way,
was intense. The platform was fixed up
with the inevitable regulation wide-awake
lamp as to light, and filed with citizens as to
vice presidents. The chairman of the Demo
cratic parish committee. Mr.. |. w. Patton, if
not the longest, was the most frequent
speaker. lie introduced the orators TO the
meeting. lie read the resolutions. He read
out the list of ce-presidents. Besides,
as the pressure of the crowd behind him on
the platform forced him to the rail, he grad
ually rose i'll full proportions before the
view Of the audience, and remained
throughout the near neighbor Of every
speaker during the evening. I'VE do Dot
meet as Republicans, nor as Democrats, but
as citizens" Nevertheless, Mr.. Patton is
as good a Democrat as they make, and the
meeting was called in his name, and though
all the speakers lwhO We're either Demo
Gratis OF Republicans, took occasion TO dis
avow, in the above phrase all politics, it is
not seen how they could be taken in earnest.
Messrs. Honcure. Burch (the latter spell
ing his name and parting his hair in the
middle), Waggaman. Lynch. Tucker, Ellis
Cooley and others let loose their imprisoned
thoughts. and took mp the time Of
the meeting they IL apologized Tor
this for some hours. Selecting the az
count Of the hair breadth escapes through
which the would-be ex-memhers of
the Legislature had lately travelled from
the body Of their speeches, there is very
little left.
In relation 70 the meeting over tie Gem
saloon, one OF the speakers, whose name
we did not catch. said it was the cause
which made all places sacred. Nobody ap-
pearing to dispute him on this point he
went on 10 explain the situation in which
the members Of the Legislature were
placed" whereupon there was a general
laugh.
Mr MoncuTc confined himself 10 All eX-
and alluded to the pledges of reform CON
tanned ii the REPUBLICAN as coming from
Governor Narmoth as ''generalities." and
slightly minated the Governor would not
carry them out. He said they depended
upou the people here to sustain them, when
the customary voices never absent cried
out the customary sound We will We
will" Also on his intimating that
tie people might 90 back on him,
they also cried out Never. Never" Mr..
Moncure referred to the registration act
and the injustice worked under il: and also
the election law, bit omitted 10 mention
that the same reforms had been suggested
by Governor Narmoth, ming to believe
that this was dangerous ground for IAN in
dignation meeting Nr. Burch put into
his speech q liberal amount of himself. As
far as the election law " cnt, he candidlv adj
mltted that he was elected under it, bit cot
coursel by handsome majority, and his al
fusion to the registration law was tempered
with the fury of d sucking dove; i'll other
words. be was light upon it. He told the
story of his wrongs during the past few
days, quite familiar to the public; went for
Governor Warmoth as the author of all the
evils which beset this State. and when he
struck the open field of generalitieS, compared
his own clique with the position of Luther
Of the reformation. While this speaker
was going on. remarks were uttered among
the crowd quite different from those 10
which Mr.. Barch in his new Democratic
affiliations is used. and which 10y no means
reflected the sentiments he uttered.
Colonel Eugene Waggcman spoke Of the
grievances under which the people lahorcd.
and to he il the fashion, denounced Gov
ernor Warmoth. true to the Democratic
impulse, toY some time. and paid none at
trntion to til" resolutions than the remain
der OF the speakers.
Judge Cooley simply acknowledged the
compliment conferred by the call upon
him by the crowd. and excused himself
from participating III a u ,litctl meeting.
Mr.. Tucker and Mr.. b. l.. Lynch occupied
the attention of the crowd from the rear of
the PLATFORM and spoke much to the same
purport a. the remainder of the speakers.
As NJ. Lynch went on to talk of thieves
I and plunderers, lusty voice cried out,
Yes, you L, how much have you plum
dered.
As the vice presidents were read. a voice
cried, Lay them on the table"
Everything went on we'll with good
portion Of the crowd until Mr. Rurch APP
If
proclivities cried ont, What! that id
niger Democrat That's enough for me. "
Those speakers WHO appealed to the pas
siOns of the mob were frequently answered
with sentiments and threats which did not
seem to take as well az their authors wished.
The resolutions, which were read and
adopted mass meeting fashion. called, what
was new in them, for the immediate rrSig
nation of Governor Warmoth,' and 70" TIE
preparation Of q petition to Washington re-
citing the grievances Of which the trainers
OF the same com planned.
The meeting having adjourned, went OF
following the music, and complimeutcd tins
Office with hootings and ceilings, Il sut-
Ecicnt evidence OF the respectahIity which
the speakers would have their hearers he
love prcdominated in the assemblagc.
VALUABLE IMIE0vED RIAL ESTATE Al
Auction BY THE STANDARDIZATION
is called to the sale at auction to be
made thi, day, at noon, as the Merchants
and Auctloneers Exchange Royal street,
by the Sheriff Of the parish OF Orleans,