New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-03-24

| The "yOters favorable to the formation OF
a Young Mems Reform Association" met
| pursuant to call in the third story of the
building No llO Carondelet street, last eve
| ming, and. sat down before rostrum on
which the triangle Of temperance was en-
blazoned to fulfill the duties they were
designated to perform.
Mr.. j. II. Kennard called the meeting to
order, and Mr.. Samuel Mullen took the
chair.
Mr.. Monroe, Colonel j. D. Hill and Mr..
Charles E. ,Fenner spoke, and at nine
O'Clock the meeting adjourned according to
the usual formula, Subject to the call of the
president"
Colonel Hill is an intellectual speaker,
whose discourse was principally upon the
benefits of united action, which he elabor-
ated with the same carefulness mathema-
tical professor would demonstrate one OF
those great truths in geometry which are 80
great that considerable amount Of mental
energy is required to climb upoH the out
side. His manner appeared to say that the
principles upon which the reform party was
based needed an abundance of reasoning
before their truths could become apparent,
and he proceeded to his work with great
care. The applause was faint. The colored
question was avoided entirely. On this
theme he drew it mild. He did not give his
attention to the fact that the reform party
could not succeed without the aid of the
colored mans vote, for his hearers were
fully aware of it. The organization it was
proposed TO form was alluded to as the
parent stem of several future growths. All
wards Of the city being represented there,
it was not a ward association that should
be formed: it was society of young men
bent on reform who belonged to ither of
the great political parties-who should pull
together under banner of their own-who
must embrace men Of all political shades
and complexion mot a single colored man
was there), and who ought to make use of
all their energies to secures triumph when
the time came.
To shape the whole thing over, to form
new party out of the disappointed Of all
other parties, to create new concern out
of the timbers which had belonged to the
old, and in order that this may be correctly
done, to surrender predictions and preiu-
dice, was what Colonel Hill advised these
young men, to do. He saw several old
men.at the meeting (fact), and as they were
about leaving active affairs, it was much
more proper that young men should take
hold of these things and push them along,
than the Old. In the way of sacrifice, mo
man. said he, doubted that General Lee
was right in the surrender at Appomatox,
to put stop to the shedding of blood"
and when fighting could do no good. From
this as a text he drew the consolation that,
as the Democratic party had been wOrsted,
it was now time for them to surrender, and
give up this fight and go to work in this
new organization, the only one to accom-
plish any good.
Mr.. Charles Z. Fenner was loudly called
for, and taking the front spoke from the
text of poor down-trodden Louisiana, the
! down-trodoen part of it being the result of
the political adventures who had got hold
OF pubic affairs, and the poor part beng
produced by this execrable government
! which imposed taxes. To say this required
much oratory of the grandlloquent order
The close Of what he said consisted Of de-
scription OF '.scenic effect in one of the
| cheap Partisan theatres, where Pompeii as
it is first appears before the enraptured
! eyes of the spectator, and then by some
hocus -pOcns POmpeii as it was appears
so producing pretty contrast. 1t soon ap-
pcared that he intended this as parable
growing ont of the text, the first picture Of
POmpeii as it is with its streets all de-
serted and its triumphs of architecture
! standing alone and untenanted represented
New Orleans at present the change, when
the streets of the fallen city were thrOnged
with busy population represented what
New Orleans would become were the Re
form party to succeed.
The remarks of Mr.. Fenner upon the
| propriety Of calling on the colored men for
support in this trying hour, were intensely
radical in all their bearings. The same soil
! nourished the black people that nouiished
us they were developed under the same
bright sun, played together in equality
when both white and black We're children,
which proved that the antipathies did not
spring from natural source. He meant to
say there were no antipathies among native
LcUsianians 20 the blacks for these rea-
sons They VOTE" he said, .'at the same
poll He was pronounced III favor Of ac-
cording tc them the same political and civil
rights; he could afford to be liberal in this
respect, Louisiana was his native State
Unless the Reformers would accord to these
people such rights as they demanded there
would be found those who would, and Mr..
Fenner was charitable in saving such men
outside the Reiormers were not sincere. He
was. He was going to make the experiment,
20 try if the people Of the State were not
desirous OF an honest administration of
their affairs.
1t was natural lie said that the colored
man should oppose party who would
make the issue of white as against black.
Germans or Irishmen would also be in op
position to a party that should make a dis
tinctiOn on account of their nationality.
Hence the Democratic party did not succeed
because the issue united all the colored men
against them Mr.. Fenner's remarks were
applauded vigorously and his aliusions to
the colored question were included III the
appreciation.
BENEFIT Of George Ryer.
Tomorrow evening that elegant and intel
ligent gentleman, Mr. George Ryer, who has
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