New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-11-06


assembled In mass meeting at Bayou GOula
on Saturday, November |, 1873, for the pur-
pose of ratifying the resolutions adopted by
the convention of colored men. which met
at flaquemine on the twenty-hfth of Octo-
Der, and for the further purpose of tender
| ing kindly greeting to the Hon. 2. e.
| DeslOnde Secretary of State.
| Mr.. j. 5. Davidson was chosen chairman,
and Hon. James Crowell secretary Of the
meeting.
Prayer was offered by Rev Basil Dorsey
Appropriate speeches were made by Hon
| P. G. Deslonde, Messrs. James Crowell.
George b. Loud. and Hon. 7. 7. Allan,
| OF West Baton Rouge, who spoke as fol
| lows:
! Mr. President and fellow citizens of lber.
| ville-I thank you sincerely for the kind
reception which you have given NE, and
should you or any of your friends visit West
Baton Rouge. we will bs happy 90 extend
ali the hospitality which we can afford. 1t
Is really pleasing to witness the gratitude
which you manifested in sincerely welcom
Jag home again your true and worthy rep
Eesentative colored man, Pc. Deslonde,
who was true to your interest and the cause
OF the Republican party when it tried mems
souls to be co.
You have assembled here today in ODE.
dience to che call Of Hon. William G..
Brown. your educational champion, and Of
the Committee of Colored Men; and also to
ratity the election OF your delegates on the
twenty fifth Of October last.
Now. my friends. in order that you may
clearly understand the orig gin Of the COM
mi,tee Of co!ored men and the purposes OF
the convention called to meet in New Or
leans on the seventeenth OF November
Understand me well, IL il not as
some might cell you. to organize black
| mans party in Louisiana, nor is it intended
nor will it create any dissatisfaction what
ever IN the ranks o: the Republican party
OF Louisiana.
will. in few minutes, explain TO you
the way that the committee Of colored men
was organized, its cause and the purposes
OF the convention. You know tina, last
election your friends had much trouble,
having the constab1lary laws, registration
and election laws, in fact, al! the laws that
were enacted and advocated by politiea!
sharpers, turned over into the hands Of our
political opponents. As the result of this
the most palpabis wrongs and Outrages
were perpetrated against the colored people
for no other reason chan that OF their color
and politics.
After the Grant parish massacre. the
butchery OF very near two hundred OF our
coiored brethren, your distinguished cham
pion, z. b. ). Pinchback, together with
many other faithful and tried cOloret men.
who have done everything in their power
for che last ten years TO advance your edU-
cational. political and civil rights. after q
consultation with many OF our 2OOO white
Republicans, who were our friends in tho
dark hours Of the past-such men as kel-
iogg, Packard, Billings. Fields. and may
others-caliet mass meetings in the st.
James Chapel, last April, to take under con-
sideration the most practical way TO present
our grievances to the American people.
After that. on the nineteenth day of last
May, Senator Matt. H. Carpenter, Of Wis.
consin, visited the city OF New Orleans,
for the purpose OF ascertaining the true con-
dition Of the political troubles in Louisiana.
On chat day an entertainment was held
at the residence OF our true and tried friend,
Lieutenant Governor G. G. Antoine.
I The interview with Senator Carpenter
was for the purpose OF ascertaining the
Cause that actuated so many Republican
Senators in voting tor a new election when
the Republican party had carried the State.
Senator Carpenter said. eve brought it to
Just this point. that the man who ought to
have been elected was not. and the man
who was returned as elected was By fraud"
Senator Carpenter again said: THE
VIII Die question turns on that II you can
satisfy Congress that Mr.. Kellogg is
elected they don't want 10 keep him out
bat as your case was made UP before Us he
Was not elected.
YoEr representative coiorei men. know
ing the facts III the case and the way that
the case was presented. as Mr.. Carpenter
said, organized a committee OF colOred men
at a mass meeting held in Mechanics lnsti.
tute last May. The committee was 20 col
lect more evidence and determine the most
feasible means to present these unimpeach
able facts which we now have in the hands
OF the committee.
For that purpose Hon. W. G. Brown. Of
the committee. was authorized to issue the
call for a convention, to meet in New Or
leans on tae seventeenth instant. to elect
three delegates from each congressional dis
tric: of the State. TO jointly proceed to
Washington for the better presentation of
our case. and you are 10 send four delegates
to represent lberv.lle parish IN that conven-
ton.
A few more words abou. our friends in
this district, and l am done. You have
many good and staunch white Republicans
in this district and they ought to know that
we will never go back on those that were
our friends when We could not help our
selves. Iou have such man as Z. b. Oar.
rail- as your Congressman, and he is . man
that the blacklist man can always reach.
whether in his district or in Washington.
And you have ". W. Wharton. Charles +.
Merrill. 0. A. Rice, and George B. Loud.
These gentlemen may be fighting little
between themselves, and think you have
the power to put an end TO that little fight,
because they are Republicans. and have
done and are doing in the ranks of the party
valuable work to advance the interest of
the colored people of Louisiana. NV friends.
you may think that We have all of our
rights; but permit me - say that in Louis
lana, and in all these Southern States, there
are the same old feelings, even at this hour.
which cause violence and repeated insults,
rendering our persons and property lnse-
cure. When that liz obliterated from the
prejudices of the existing generation, and
our Democratic friends will open their ewes
and their hearts. and take the agricultural.
financial. and political interests OF Louis.
lana into consideration, then will peace.
then will harmony. then will prosperity
prevail in Louisiana. and not till then.
On motion to ratity the proceedings OF
the colored convention of October %. the
same were duly ratified. with thunders OF
applause from the large audience present:
The Iberville brass band. under the leader
ship OF Professor Williams. discouysed some
very excellent music.
The following resolutions, introduced By
Willis Carter. were unanimously adopted /:
Resolred, That in President Grant we
recognize our faithful friend in time of
need. and his name shall ever be enshrine6
IN our hearts, and we especially thank him
for the course pursued toward this State.
Resclred, That the present State admins
cration deserves our warmest sympathy
and support, and We pledge to it all the |
assistance in our power. !
ResOired, That in Senator =. B. y. Pinch
back we recognize one who deserves the |
position 10 which he has been elected, and
trust that nothing will prevent him taking