New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-02-18
THE MEETING LAST NIGHT


The meeting held last night opposite the
City Hall was, in brief, for the purpose of
calling a convention of the people, without
regard to party, race, color, or previous con-
dition'-the convention to set in motion the
reform movement. The following gentle
men appeared before the audience and
made speeches: Messrs l. N. Marks, w. n.
Randolph, H. N. Ogden, r. III. Marr John
K. Shakespear and G. A. Fenner
The exercises commenced little after
seven o'clock the audience resting them
selves on the seats in front OF the platform
and standing in the street. occasionally
Welding to the passage of street cars.
Mr.. |. N. Marks organized the meeting
by naming the inevitable list of vice presi
dents, and by calling to the chair Mr.. w.
N. Randolph as president, the latter telling
what he considered to be the object of the
meeting, and in recitiDg the object he went
on to give an account of the appointment
of the Committee of Fifty-One, who were
to protect the liberties of the citizens. For
a time the efforts Of this committee proved
successful He felt joyful on seeing that
the obnoxious laws were repealed. as Lou
isiana was once more in possession OF her
rights. 1t was fatal delusion, as it was
mock repeal. The committee were then
left in dilemma, either to resort to force
in a civil revolution, or to retire to the peO-
pie. He went on to recapitulate the evils
of the registration law, which he said
gave the people the right to vote, but to
II. G. Warmoth the right to elect" The
question would soon have to be decided in
a convention of the whole people whether
Governor Warmoth could make the gov
ernment of the State a close corporation or
not Nine-tenths of the people, according
to the speaker, were opposed to Governor
Warmoth.
I'll. ,,aA+rr ba ,,r,.aodaS 70 sar u-oc
neither q Republican nor q Democratic
,root;nr lnt + ranrecanted tho art;ra an,
nonantS of corrnntion 10 those who ha
pohents oi coiruptloh' ~ .hose WIZ oc
lleVed IN these laws and III Governor W ar
moth he would say: 'Ephraim is ioined to
b;s IDOLS LOT lin, aIonau JJa oojIa3 uno,
~" it' ' Nv Nv ~ pm
the Oiu Line w nlgs, VINO IN the o4a days
revered the memory of the illustrious CLAY.
and in this State had listened to the elO
,,,anoa of Moyuraau api prant;Ss 70 oop,o
t',,.anl II 80, =, ~ o,,, - -, IL
forward ana JON Ill Tue CRY VI felofih. lie
called upon the people In the CustomLouse,
off thcv we're meet for reDeutance 2" to come
forward ans, ioin in the reform movement
~ ~ va" a. 80 JA IL ~ I.; .Ao -
lie aliuUtA 10 the dtclaratloh ot lam
bronze, WHO said, The Guard dies, but does
not surreraer' as e1nbod vino the princiule
nh;L shnula .ntu,ta IN" rar,r,uars H.
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Randolph. having concluded. introduced Mr.
III. N. OGIen, who read the report OF the
Committee of Eifty-onc which is here an
,1o,Io1.
To THE PEOPLE OF TIE CITY or SEw
~
HLhN
This committee, org nzed in obedience te yorlr
wishes expressed at the Mechanics Institute on
the evening of the first day of December 1871, beg
leave O submit Low the following concise report
of III labOrs with The results flo wing theretrOm:
The committee upon assembling proceeded i'm
mediatey TO make the most elective orsanizat ion
possible, with view 10 pressing energericaliy the
nquirirs you had charged them TO make, as also
to provide remedies by careful legislation for the
evils known to exist in our body polite. For this
purpose sub. b.committees were appointed by the
president, J. " Marks, Esq, composed OF from three
to five members, to each of whom was confided a
special field of activity. The work of these sub
committees was so distinctly defined and limited as
to avoid the i'll effects which would follow from
the contempt alton of a confused mass of subj ects.
To one committed the examination of the af-
fairs of the Mayoralty OF New Orleans; TO another
the investigation or the department OF Finance,
and SO on 'hrouSh all the different departments OF
oui hi''iliclpa t Anei9 Mas 't9o d
special committee appointed on legislation, 10
ing such laws as might appear to the parent com
mlttee necessary for the delverance OF Inc poop
| from The troubles undsr when fhey nave SO io
| and SO patiently SUFFERED. lne committee was
also charged with the labor OF seeing that these
| important measures when drafteh, were present
ed i'll your name, to the Legislature, with the re
quest that they be passed ana become LAWS OF The
! state
| TIE committee thus organized commenced us
!abors at once Inc various departments OF the
| nunlcipai government were visited oy the re
spectlNe suO-conillttets ana a acrtlul ln'tStlG5t
Ion made INTO the accounts ana AFFAIRS OF ea,h
The results OF these investigation are before tRt
| puDlc III paInphet printed 10y the committee
and from the reports therein conialned II appear,
that IN some OF tue oepaft tneIe mas DeSn
| lavish expenditure OF money entirely unlusted by
| law, by the necessitles oi Soou government OF ny
the means OF 'he people from WHOM these money
| are derived .. i,
| loui comhit zee, HoNeNei, i'cushlAns ,iie @ i'tc
mat the uouo!es III oui hihicipu go are
| IN a large measure, 'ne result ol ntale !n'tIitt
ehce ;llo tnt ina .ia. on VI p alis - ~
llie Hta,e ad. vas III .s VI
mal!tale ilon Hou oulSeu ~ @ I :" elS ~ ,n'
oeatnS VI Get tn nt'e "a t', ~ .,'T Tit ~
lree anu ial. eApiessloi d. ,ie u''lio' Do - %
\o,l og't!one Htt @ mig & " eli III " -, u,
ts s nst;,ntons botb Of oSnsi"n and of tT
Ille consul 'i1, tot VI .II Gnu VI @ t
Ohiteg ntates. nut ps si'uiis t t - VS. >
princned o mn M. rabt has b.en snhstartia;
prilc peu lus tii7 1Snt li's oeen sups'
! taken ava! from you. iHere are Inree ia"s upoi
the statute Dook ol LouSlaiid at thls tlihe dli ap
parenlly distinct III purpose, the PROVISIONS o
| winch are Howe'si' % inSeliou3F .auIuetc'
| ,hat tEe.r eolhplhtu eholt 10 10 .ahe iioAh Ho'
lne IlSnt 10 eitct sihSlt olteI n 1 Ia you u
| cltS or STATE government. Whlie tney seem u
preserve TO you the sacred rght OF lrahcnlse' the
| III reality nane i, pelIet.iS ceitan .iia' Aoi ,i
opinions your "isnts not 10 Say c9itnds t sal
never pe hedu "e ,ele, " 'ile elec,io,i ~ Id" III
ui' anu wy w u iup.'lt''h Ia "
lhis was euucf.eu i @ unoei d u u
anu Jaws una, pfeatheu ING Host peIleci splill y
ltuon. a.i .nS n.'oi'e VI .iie peope' .nei ~, us @
u; ; iie @ tiaue nu ,h ; 90 .r tb AZ
] nu,, a,h hrt ia ~ i u" ,PP ~ t ti s.rjst, -
puie ilpoita =. 10, ~ iVt sun ~
We nuu eseS ii.entss sotai, ~ >!o au ~ M 10
urooPn$ P anu , ue.ayms uIuEr tlie elce @ VI Ses
and citv aorarnmspptS from roo rh,io III, into th
anu Guy goselnmen,s @ from lrse repuoncs INTO III
"9nsu anu ~ loet 1; ,;,
IT. Nv ta ~ ms anu Gi,
eut5 sulis III .ne Wy 10 any perrln.nt%I, ~ reiti
& lls m turned NJ ltSeI earnesiiy 10 .t ca
M Molh oi IepeallhS tiiest laws ahe ~
@ .ei SUN o.iiet is" as nouiu, Ia us ".o,i, m sc
cure TO you voice III Ine management ma Oh mos
lor Tue sHPPol' oi hhSi otI. ~, 'll
f;S S c,aeu anu t''heh ~ 'i s"pI p,l VI 'aAvs
| Hcemses, revenue assessments etc. 'llis "ei
ulieu ny liie leelsiatl'e committee ana cisfei.ti
reviewed ana corrected ny the parent connnttGe
| slItlhS loI that purpose as a committee oi ~
| "hoe: ana tEese piIis were 1ormally presented II