New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-03-19
TENTH WARD REFORNER>.

In pursuance OF a call the righteuts of
the tenth ward met last night at the wig
wam on Josephine street. In the absence
Of the chairman Mr. H. V. Ogden occupied
the place.
The finance committee reported $50 as
collected, from which SO were to be taken
for advertising in the PicaYnne and o.her
incidental expenses. 1t was not stated what
use the balance would be applied to.
A vote of thanks was rendered to Mr.. ).
Wood for the free use OF the ground upon
which the ark OF safety rests.
The chairman stated fact which was en-
tirely new to the reporter, that vice pre>i
dents were a useful article as auXiliaries.
The idea seemed to 60 down,and the proper
applause came in at the right time.
Colonel G. A. Breaux, being called upon
for speech. Grated accordingly. showing
how much we owed and how little we had
got for it, He told. i'll histrionic sentences
with all OF the necessary by-plays. how 1t
was.
Colonel BceaUy announced himself as
an original Democrat. and the gist OF his
speech only went further to prove how hard
it was 10 draw the serpent'S tooth. The
proper amount Of slash in relation to the
existing questions OF the day was touched
with a somewhat rough hand. the speaker
having evidently forgot his mission. He
classified humanity, and declared that the
question of social equality was one that
l. ;., 10 Il Ia
proposed to eschew the question from legis-
lation, and allow it to fix itself up on its
own merits. Tie duties Of the organiza-
ton were duly AID largely descanted
upon, and that, too, with a persuasive
power as the horse-taming Colonel knew
how to apply to the derelict members OF the
Democratic party and their new allies from
the Great Disappointed. His elucidation OF
trickery in political movements carried
with it an extra force, as coming from one
who knew
After Colonel Breauy came I. \. Marks,
Esq. who started out with a determination
to define his position in such manner that
it could not be mistaken or misrepresented
except by those maliciously inclined. A
rehearsal of the doctrines of WilbertOrce,
Birney, Lloyd Garrison and others of that
ilk lit up the pathway of eloquence down
which, to the sensibiities of his auditors.
the speaker trod.
After getting over his transatlantic con
graduation, he reverted to this country,
and finally came out squarely as a true re-
former, and as such particularly cogniZant
of the rights OF the colored people. The
speaker had already addressed two meet
ings, one in the first and one in the third
ward, but was still ready to march forward
to the Mayoraly to be presented upon the
popular salver of majority vote.
During the talk reference was made to
the maiden effort Of the orator at the third
ward meeting, and the rather disastrous re-
suits brought about by its square report in
the REPUBLICAN,. The speaker thought we
misunderstood him: but the reporter still
holds tenaciousiy to the opinion that the
Messiah of the Reform party misunder-
stands himself, and thinks he is doing it
mildly at that.
The report in the REPUBLICAN of the
speakers remarks at the third ward meet
| ING. where he came hot from the headquar-
ters of the ..Provisonal,' was duly pitched
| into, and all the photographic and pasteolo-
| gical faults taken into due consideration.
The reporter was not hurt until the speaker
accused him of carrying the Democratic
| party over to Grant. The reporter, not be-
| ing a brother-in-la law nor yet wife COUSIN.
| couldn't see his way clear, and conse-
| quently got somewhat UnmanageaDle:
According to Mr.. Marks ideas the Demo
| cratic party is dead and should have been
| buried some years ago. He made explana-
tions, which he considered necessaryln Or
| der to put himself right outside OF the re-
! port of the REPUBLICAN,. He said that the
Reform party would compel the other
! parties to nominate good men for office.