New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-08-03
Mass Meeting at NnpoIeonviIIe-The Lib
erals Of AssumptiOn.

T. w Llhby AllLGu 4CgC1 L. -. A@'''- -
Alexander Cashmere, A. J. Echeverria,
Spicer Jones, George Washington, >. Is.
Wilmington Desire Leblanc, Oscar lie
bert. August BulOw, John r. Gyles, H. II.
Cary or. w. A. Whitaker, George Drury,
Gustave Steven, John Dalteres, Octave
Simoneaux, A. z. Lauye, f. 2. Helluin, L.
l.. Hebert, Joseph Thompson, Denis Motifs,
John Williams, Joseph Adams, William
Gibson, K. Lawrence Pugh, >. T.. MOsennan'
Wilson GrisamOre, Peter Clark.
Secretaries, Frank r. COmeau, lhOmas
Devlne.
The president stated the object of the
meeting to be the election OF delegates u
the State convention, to appoint pallsh
pyecutive committee, and to take such other
steps AZ might tend to the turtherance OF
the Liberal party movement.
TIe following resolutions were then pre-
sented and adopted:
WHEREAS. The great Liberal party
If Louisiana. embracing the intelligence,
honesty and ability of all political parties,
has, in its address, invited all such to as
seruhle in convention and there to elect
delegates to the State convention to be held
in New Orleans on the first Monday in Aug
nat next, for the purpose of nominating a
State and electoral ticket, which shall re-
present and carry out the great principles
of civil GafOrm and re trenchment; and
Whereas, We believe that the hour has
arrived when all party affiliations should
be cast aside, and the conservative eie-
ments in the country and State be brought
together to overthrow those, who, assisted
by federal bayonets and public money, seek
To anuihilate the last remnant OF repuG-
Hcanism which remain to us, and to TelieVe
MS from the burden of enormous aud I'M
necessary taxation which has been per
verted from the uses for which 1t was col
lected, iDjuring our credit anu ues IrOylh9
our commerce; and
Whereas, We recognize no one as entitled
to occupy and enjoy HE public offices Of
trust, except such as from integrity Of char
acter. honesty Of purpose and full ability
to perform the sacred duties imposed upon
them, and from such we expect reform IN
the civil service, just collection OF taxes,
and an honest application OF the moneys
to the uses for which they are collected
and
Whereas, We believe in such reduction
in the national and State taxes as Is COM
patible with the Just payment OF all ex-
penses Of the government without looking
at present to a reduction of the national
debt, believing that the growth OF the ma
ton will enable future generation to more
easily accomplish this end, and thankful
posterity will gladly bear its share III money
Of what we have borne in blood; we be-
leve that the present enormous taxation Is
running our business, preventing that
growth we all so much desire TO see, and
that it impoverishes the people.
Whereas, We, in convention assembled,
do hereby ratify the Cincinnati platform
and the nominations there made OF Horace
Greeley for President, and b Gratz Brown
for Vice President; be it therefore
ResOIUCd, That we now proceed to the
election of delegates and alternates to the
Liberal State Convention to meet IN New
Orleans on the fifth of August, 1872. BE 1t
further
ResoIDed, That the chairman of the con-
ventiOn appoint parish executive commit
tee composed of one member for each
ward. Be it further
Resolved, That we give no instructions to
our delegates as to nominations, teellng as
sured that they will not be controlled save
by desire to protect the interest and wei
fare of the State, and to harmonic all the
elements in a ticket composed Of men Of
such ability, honesty and strength that will
secure the defeat of the federal party, and
to that end our only instruction Is that
they vote as a unit.
On motion of j. B. Wilmington, Esq, an
election Of delegates was entered into, aud
resulted in tho election OF Emile +. LauYe,
John Williams, August BulOw, Alexander
Cashmere, j. b. Wilmington, w. w. Pugh,
Alfred Tete and +. w. Pike with the fol
lowing alternates: e. B. Cox, Dennis Nor
ris, JOS eph E. Leblanc, Joseph Adams. Oze-
nee Dalferes, Joseph Thompson, w. A.
Whitaker and Peter Clark.
On motion of J. 2. Wilmington, Esq,
the president was authorized to appoint
parish executive committee. The tOllg wing
names we're suggested and appointed, viz:
+. w. Pike, E. b. Cox, Thomas Divine, Al
fred Tete, A. j. EcheverTia, Spicer Jones,
John Williams, Alexander Cashmere, Emile
| e. Lauve, John Dalferes, j. b. Whiting
ton, George Drury, w. w. Pugh, Robert
Love.
THIS committee was instructed to meet at
Napoleonville on Saturday, the tenth day
of August, 1872.
This finishing the regular business of the
meeting, Judge Taylor Beattie was then in
trOduced by the president, who addressed
the meeting as follows:
Fellow-citizens-It is with pleasure that
respond to your kind invitation to address
| you, and that | welcome by tue hand so
many strong and earnest cO-wOrkers in the
Liberal party. | am glad to see the parish
Of Assumption aroused, and your presence
| here to-day is an evidence to me of your
sincerity. Our country is great One-great
in men, great in products, greatln wealth
| and great IN size.
We nave come to speak of no local poll
tics We have come to speak OF the cham
pions of the great national banner; cham
MONS who will lead us back to the repub-
HltHn lnSLlN ullbllo AiuNesbASN W I9 ~ CNA
fOrefatbers
FelIow citizens, there is a miserable feel
ing now pervading all communities on the
subject OF party spirit, and fear 1t IS beng
carried too far to resultin good. The worst
of human passions Is now at work IN the
minds of the public men, aud there IL a van
dalism Of a deeper and more damniDg die
| than any before exhibited, which II not al
| rested in time, will gnaw out the very vitals
| of this republic. Let it not enter info the
! temple now being erected by the Liberal
party, where virtue alone should abide.
| Let it be, rather, banished forever; the
| name is too dear, too sacred With us
| with tins generation OF the American peO-
ple-rests the cause of universal liberty
! We love il, we cherish it, we boast of it, and
we come to rejoice that it still lives in all its
| blessings
Judge Beattie spoke of Horace Greeley
| as a type of the civil, while General Grant
| was the type Of the military. He urged
| the necessity of hearty and earnest effort
| on the part of the people to restore the gov
| eminent 10 that republican simplicity
| which characterized the halcyon days Of
| the government, and that If the present
/ opportunity were neglected he believed
! that we should never have another
The following gentlemen the Il addressed
| the meeting: Messrs. Clal6, Cashmere and
| Morris lall colorcd) in language highly en-
| lOgistic Of the Liberal movement, and bid
| ali within the hearing of their voice t.
| hasten to Join tie standard OF their great
| advocate and protector that he might view
| with pleasure the fact that his past efO +
were well and truly appreciated. They all
pledged themselves for the Greeley and
Brown ticket. and hoped to be able tn make
AsSumpu,u parish the banner parish of the
State.
Mi. J. b. Washington was then loudly
I rulT 4A FIR .,Yv,l