New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-11-19
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report oE the meeting OF Golored men Sg1
day:
/ The meeting called through che GowLa
aRqiGn yesterday attracted 10 the re4ideno
of Lieutenant Governor Pinchbapk larg
number OF the most influential colored mel
Of the city, among whom were severa
whose names we're upon the Republican
ticket.
BY unanimous consent Colonel Same,
l fEWis wrs elected chairman, and Col0ne
James II. Ingraham vas requested 20 ac
as secretary.
As soon as an organization was completed
| Lieutenant Governor Pinch back arose to ex
plain the object Of the meeting. lie desired
it to be distinctly understood that in the as
embllng of the representative cOloFed meI
of the State, they contemplated no conflict
| With the native white people Of the State OF
| Louisiana. Under any circumstances sueh
| would never be their desire, but situated az
| they are, any such attempt would be sui
| cidal
| Were the assembly before him the repre.
| 4entatives of naturalized Irshmen, Ger
mans or emigrants from any nation, an
| exhibition Of violence, regarded in its worst
| phase, would be considered riot, and
| nothing more. At the slightest show of
| resistance on the part Of the cOlored men,
! their enemies would instantly proclaim it
| "a war of races" and friends and foes
| among the whites W0UlG be- combined
] against them.
This" he reiterated ais not q move
ment against she native white residents of
Louisiana, but combination against GER
| tain political wire-puliers who propose TAX
ing from us a part Of the commonwealth,
the right to vote. They have refused us
the right of registration, and prevented our
voting, by making that registration only
partial"
He suggested the appointment Of a com.
mittee fully authorized to represent the
colored men-a desuttory discussion would
not amount to great deal. There were
many grievances TO be represented, and it
would require committee to put them in
proper shape, TO hear complaints, take tes-
timOnY, put the same in writing, aud to sub
NIT it to the proper authority.
As the case stood, politically, this had
been pursuit of Office. The politicians h, 4
struggled for it, many Of the Reformers fol-
lowed their example, and the people, dis
gusted with the conflict, had little or moth
ing to say.
lie would second any motion to give
white and cOlored residents equal rights.
That sentiment of harmony between the
races would have been more enlarged had
it not been fer the press, but be thought a
time was coming when people Of all classes
would better understand each other
The c0Lored people must come together
through a committee with authority to
speak for them. They must be represented
BY their own race they could no longer
trust the white representatives. to do their
work. The fifteenth amendment of the
constitution Of the United States proclaimed
that none Of the rights of citizens of the
United States should be abridged, and the
rights OF the col0red men had not only been
abridged, ont had been as much denied as
if DO such provision existed upon the stat
ute books.
In East Baton Rouge thirteen hundred
cOlored men were absolutely refused the
right Of registration. Atrer disqualifying
many; even those partially registered, in
many instances, were denied the right to
vote. That denial was in conflict with the
laws Of the United States.
He proposed to first appeal to the local
authorities. We have two returning boards
and must appeal to both If necessary.
Oar duty il to specify these frauds and
demand the rights cf American citizens.
If we fail with the local authorities, we
must appeal TO higher authority Congress |
will find some means to relieve us.
In conclusion, lieutenant Governor Pinch |
back moved that the chair be authorized 90
appOinGa committee Of fifteen, with full au- |
th0rity to do all that the eNigencieB of the |
case demanded, and ii necessary, to call |
Of the colored people
j. HonEi Burch considered that two years !
ago the white men gave them the bullet, !
aud now they give them the ballot. He f
thought the resident population as bad as |
the carpet baggers. although he himself was 7
a carpet-bagger, baving been brought up |
III Ohio. He considered the Colored people |
a body polite, and that the white man had |
deslstea from ~&iloping niggers only to
cheat them.
He spoke of the cowa:dice Of the white
residents Of the State, but belByed that the |
government TO which they had exhibited |
the truest allegiance would stand by it's
best defenders.
Even should General Grant deny them
their rights, the eolored people had still the
manhood to maintain them.
1t is bnt justice 30 the large, intelligent
and respectable gathering to say That
their tone was most cOnserva
tive, and that far from engendering hatred
again8t their white neighbors, they seemed
anxious to bring about a union upon che
basis OF equal rights among all having an
interest in the prosperity OF the State.
Colonel j. Il. lnGraham next addressed |
the meeting. lie cited the census returns !
TO show that Of the voting populations the
majority were eolored. He attributed
majority Of the frauds to the fourth CON
gresBional district. In shat twelve out Of
OuTCGhu puTlSDES gave b6M0cFaLlc inGJOEl- |
lies, whore heretofore Ghey had gone Re
publican.
In that district they wero unprovided
With either telegraph or railroads, and far
'emoved from the city, and there all the
eentered. He spoke of the
agreements made BY parish politicians for
place on the ticket, in which bargaining
lad been done by Republicans as we'll as
Democrats, and thought that general ex-
,osuro should be made After reviewing a
number Of other alleged frauds he seconded
hs resolution Whjch @aa unanimously
dopted.
The Shatp announced as the committee
fessps. y. u. s. Pincbback B. O. JoRber6
Antoine BGbuclet. e. y. Macarty, George
Z. keiso, P 6. Deslonde, j. Henri Burch,
J. A. SnaeT, II. N@honey, T. B. Stamps, B.
}. Baquie, James Fl Ingraham, 4. Dumont,
. A. hssicOS and William J. Brown.
& resolution gas unanimously adopted |
,ddipg Colsnel &&wis, che chairmaR, 70 the
lumber.
Il was announced that tho committee
,Ould meet at No. 10 Dryades street at nine
CLOCK yesterday SaOrnlng, and the @eetiDg
djOrsrns3. Il
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