New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-07-11


WHAT KNOW ABOUT GRANT.
tits twenty years, said Professor Alex
ender Dimitry, since / have met such a
vast meeting as this. When last I ap-
peared before you in this square at a public
meeting, l stood before you Yindicating all
the principles of the Democratic party, TO
which / have belonged and whose prin-
ciples / have espOused for the sixty long
years that / have been among you all. l
give you the right to ask me why do you
stand here and speak If no Democrat is
bold enough to say so, / tell you the Dem
ocratic pal ty is dead, dead, dead, and triple
dead and buried. The original resolutions
of 1896 were drawn to prevent the deeds of
such brute at the head of the government
as we have now. and a servile Senate to aid
him. stand here, in the language OF
Shakespeare, "to unpaek my heart of curses
like an angry W" If you do not accept
of things as they are you will be the
sufferers. In whose hands are DOW your
liberties! In the hands of one whose father
can not tell what his name is; however, we
will call him Ulysses s. Grant. At first
cadet at West Point, whose mental inferior
ity was such that he stood number forty
four in class of forty-seven pupils; and
then subaltern in the Mexican war, but
of such beastly habits and so rotten in
morals, that on one druken fit in the city of
San Francisco his fellow-otfieers were OBJ
liged to take him away in wheelbarrOw.
On a subsequent occasion Colonel Buchanan
and, if mistake not, General Longstreet,
refused his association, saying we are gem
tlemen, you are a brute, and he then left
the army. He afterWard became, in the
late war, volunteer colonel from one of
the Western States. During the progress
of the war he displayed none of the power
of the brilliant strategist who has fore
knowledge of events. Does he possess
anything to render him remarkable or
brute, of the wolf His advance was
marked body BY body of his abandoned
soldiers, abandoned to the buzzards, un-
buried and forgotten.
The close of Professor DimitFy's speech
drew a parallel between Grant and his
british despotie traits, and Horace Greeley
in his generosity and good feeling.
GREELEY IN THE WEST.
P. B. Fouke-The prospects are that
Americans will be once more free. General
Grant went into power with as much eclat
and unanimity as any man who was ever
elected, and the prospects are that he will
go out of Office with as much unanimity as
be went into it. In the State of Illinois,
where two conventions we're lately held, it
will be found that Greeley viii 60 ahead by
about $4,000 majority.
The speaker closed in an exhortation to
bring a rOusing cheer that would be uttered
in such strength the echo would come from
the confines of the continent.
THE RESOLUTIONS.
Mr.. Bowman then stepped forward and
read the resolutions, which we're adopted,
notwithstanding the rain storm. They are
as follows:
WHEREAS, The Baltimore convention has
this day unanimously nominated Horace
Greeley and b. Gratz Brown for President
and Vice President of the United States,
and adopted the platform of the Cincinnati
convention, thereby indOrsing the proceed
ings of the said convention at Cincinnati in
every particular; therefore
ReSOtUed, That we pledge our united and
best efforts To elect said candidates, and to
carry out nlOst faithfully the principles
enunciated in the platform.
Res0lCed, That the Liberal party Of the
State of Louisiana will use every honorable
exertion to secure an economical and eff
cient administration OF. both the federal and
State governments, and to restore harmony
and the blessings of peace among all classes
of citizens,
Resolyed, That we cordially and sincerely
invite and solicit the cooperation and as
of all good and liberal citizens in
the election of our national candidates, and
in the election of such State and congress
sional ticket as will advance and secure the
best interests of Louisiana.
THE PROCESSION.
When the meeting adjourned, an i'm
mense crowd, which constantly increased
from the tune the first speaker uttered his
sentiments, had augmented so as to make
an island of the platform, while the nu-
merous torches appeared like sea of fire
L =, L, IL
of the square. From ten to twelve thou
sand persons were present at the close.
They poured in living stream down st.
Charles and Camp streets, the bands at
the head of the several clubs sePenading
the different offices.
During. the progress of the proceedings
the anxiety to hear Governor WarmOTh
had been intense. Aftersevery speaker had
finished, loud and persistent calls, that rung
out on all sides, were repeated for him, and
it was understood that there would be
sePenade at the headquarters, No. Is Ca
rOndelet street, as the anxiety of the multi
tude could no longer be repressed. The
clubs found the headquarters in a blaze of
illumination, two circular jets of gaslights
being on the verandah. In response TO loud
calls, after the serenade, Governor War
moth appeared on the balcony and made
the following speech:
SPEECH OF GOVERNOR wARMoTH.
Fellow.citizens-I is difficult for me to
express the qualification ] feel on this Occa-
sion, in witnessing the outburst Of enthusi-
asm from the people of this city on the re-
ception of the intelligence of the nominal
ton of Greeley and Brown for President
and Vice President of the United States.
[Applausel Had you nominated one of
your own sons, native to the soil
e T u
been more unanimity of sentiment and
enthusiasm manifested by the peO-
pie Of this city. 1t seems to me, to-
night, that you all-Republieans and Dem
ocrats-have laid aside your prejudices and
animosities; have forgotten the past differ
enees which have existed, and united to-
gether to redeem our State and nation from
military oppression and tyranny. Zap
plause.
We have no time to discuss the record
of any individual or individuals, whether
Democrat OF Republican. The only ques-
tioE to be asked ia, whether he is capable
to free the country from tyranny, vice and
corruption. Such man we viii select as
a leader, and we intend to elect him. ZAP
plausel The people of this State, and
especially of this city, have witnessed the
peculiar workings of the Grant administra-
ton. We have seen in our State con
VeuIl0n paekeQ away IN .bhe bnlbeu states
Customhouse. We have seen it guarded
by United States marshals, sworn in with
out the shadow of authority Of law, and
United States troops drawn up in line
of battle. We remember the -disgTaceful
scenes Of the ninth of August, 1871, and
what was this convention called for = Was
it to nominate a State ticket Was il to
nominate a congressional tickets Mo- 1t
was called for the sole purpose Of indorsing
General Grant. The object was that it
might be sent forth to the country that the