New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-01-11
Slew Orleans Republican.
FFiCIAL JOURNAL OF THE UNITED STATES
OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF NEW ORLEANS


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nFFIciAl JOURNAL or NEW ORLEANS
SPEECH or GENERAL CAMPBELL.
O.l;vered to The Association of the Vet.
ar,us of 1872, Mt their Annual Dinner,
at Economy Hall, January ,, 1871
General Campbell entered the hall at
about p. NJ, having been detained by the
exciting events around the Mechanics In
stitute and his duties as Major General. AS
no entered the door he was received with
the most enthusiastic and widest applause,
which lasted several minutes. When this
subsided, the president, Major Noble, an
pounced that, owingto the pressure of his
other duties, General Campbell would be
ohliged to leave in few minutes, and that,
with their permission, he would offer
toast. He then proposed the health OF the
Major General commanding the forces OF
Jouisiana. which was drunk standing, in
the midst of storm of applause.
General Campbell being called upon, re-
sponded az follows:
Mr.. President and Veterans of 1912: l
have to thank you for this enthusiastic re-
ception so unexpectedly rendered to me-
l thank you also for the honor you have
conferred upon me, now for the third time,
in inviting me to address you at your
annual commemoration, and for the kind
and courteous notification of your venerable
nresident. Major Jordan Noble. 1t Is a
rare and uncommon honor and privilege to
be allowed to mingle with and speak to
your august body, around whose gray hairs
cluster the glorious memories OF Chalmette
and of Jackson. Deeply do appreciate,
reverentially do sympathize with the just
pride which swells your hearts and lenders
erect your forms as in the days CT youth,
as this anniversary kindles in your bosoms
the exciting memories of the great scenes
in which YOU bore so honorable part. The
great hattie by which New Orleans was
saved, and the reputation OF American vol
unteers raised by their victory over the
flower of the British veterans, Is a part OF
the national glory of which the American
people are and will ever oe PROUD; re-
gret that in the midst OF such glorious
memories and such pleasing associations,
YOUR anniversary should be disturbed by
the scenes of revolution and violence,
menaced riot and murder, which surround us
this evening l came from the State House
Just now. have left it guarded by the State
Militia and the Metropolitan police, drawn
m in line to resist the threatened attack OF q
mob of drunken rioters VITO are instlgated
to their nefariOus work by conspiracy VI
Democratic and Republican politicians, who
meet over a rum shop and style themselves
a Legislature Whether this attack shall
be made or not can not tell. 1t made. 1t
will be met firmly by force sufficient TO
Aisoerse the mob. and arrest and hand over
to the civil authorities the rioters. That 1t
should be made-that it should even be pos
sible-is disgraceful in the highest degree
to all concerned in it. That these Demo,
cratic thugs and assassins should De alGed
and allotted by men calling themselves he
publicans-men elected by your votes-is
crime against your highest interests, tor
which the people will hold them RESPONSE
BILE. This is not the time and place to dis
cuss the political situation, but the rapidly
hurrving occurrences of the hour, in which
we ali have a deep interest, over
shadow for the moment, even the august
events which you commemorate. The duty
of saving the liberties of this generation
displaces, for the moment, the pleasure OF
recalling the deeds of the past.
desire to say to you, and ask you 10
mark nv words, that the contest now gong
on in this city. which aims to destroy the
State government, is no longer contest
between WarmOth and anti-N armoth, De-
tween Dunn and anti-Dunn, between Gus
tomhouse and State House Republlcans-but
is a contest between the most bitter ana
higoted Democrats to overthrow, and all
sincere Republicans to sustain Repuoilcan
safe government. 1t is a question not
whether this State government Shall exist
but whether you who listen to me, snail
ever see Republican State government
again. 1t is a question whether your com,
mon schools for your children, your ciVil
and political rights, your increasing pfiVf
in ha
shall be utterly destroyed and wiped out
altogether, never to be restored in your day,
and perhaps. not until your children are
grayer than you now are.
If the. Democrats succeed in overthrow
ing the State government, they openly
boast that they will do what Georgia did
She overthrow her Republican State gov
eminent and the next day she turned every
colored man out of the Legislature. Ihat
is what they will do here. ihey nave
already turned out six Republicans IRON
the House. They will turn out ten more
They will turn out Governor Pinchack
Senator Butler and Senator Barber ont OF
the Senate. They will turn Governor War
moth out and put in a Democratic Governor
Then. down will go your schools; down
will 20 your civil rights bill; down will &c
your right to serve on jurles; ont VIII e
every prominent colored official IN the
have a colored man or a Republican In 1t
How do you like thut picture!
That is the programme arranged IN tht
Gem drinking saloon by the Democrats
and Ku-Klux Of this city.
Gentlemen, l speak both TO friends ant
opponents of Governor Warmoth. charge
YOU to ponder over these things; and, as you
value all you have gained in the past five
years, judge you whether l am right o.
wrong.
| propose to yoa as common counter
sign, by which we can ever tell our enemies
from our friends, this motto: The union
all true Republicans against Democrats an'
Ku-Klux-for law and order against rio
and anarchy.
The speech W as interrupted by frequen
bursts of applause, and when the speake
concluded, a storm of cheers ensued whlc
lasted for five or ten minutes.
The association and their guests resolve
that thew would unite and tender their sci
vices to Major General Campbell, in defens
of the State House and the government.