Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-04-05
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JUSTICE.
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SPEECHES BY Hon. WILLIAM g.
BROWN, T. NORRIS CHESTER,
ESQ, Hon. JAMES II. In
GRAHAM, Z. DE s.
TUCKER AND
OTHERS.


port in the New Orleans Republican,,
of the most important meeting both
as to its present aspect and future
results, ever held in this State, by
the class of which it was composed.
and which it represented, aud
which took place on the evening of
the 25th ult.,, as stated above. The
report occupies between four
and five columns of solid matter, set
up in small type in the Republican,
and of course is much too lengthy
for our limited space, but We copy
the most important parts the
resolutions adopted, and the speech
of Hon. James III. Ingraham, a Sell
ator from New Orleans; and lately
Surveyor of that port, but recently
superseded by 3lr. Parker. These
resolutions and Mr.. Ingraham's
speech, embrace matters and ex-
tpress determinations of the most
/ serious and momentous character,
and are well worthy of the greatest
consideration by all rejecting men,
citizens of Louisiana, no matter
what may be their politics or race.
We do not propose at present to
make any comment upon political
causes which have brought about
this result, but agree with our city
contemporary. that the resolutions
are much more conservative and
moderate considering the circum-
stances and occasion, than might
have been expected, anG most earn
cstly and sincerely hope, that our
colored citizens, whose education,
intelligence aud popularity make
them leaders in their class, may per-
severe in the wise and moderate
course indicated in the last para
graph but one Of the address, and
also, that they may be encouraged
to do so by being met in a similar
spirit, by conservative men of other
parties, in numbers enough to over.
come all factious and office seeking
opposition.
Hon. William G.. Brown was introduced
as tho frs. regular speaker of tho evening
The gentleman stated that no class SO deep
" as the colored people was interested in
the results of the late strugglein Louisiana
for with them everything was at risk. This
meeting was therefore called Of colored
people, but through no disrespect or dis
courtesy to their white brothers. 1t was
deemed better for the coloTed people tC
speak out for themselves, and then submit
their work to their white Republican friends
afterward 1t was proposed a week age
that a few colored men holding Office, and
so having no personal grievances to redress
should be a committee to organize this
movement. That committee met together
and instructed the speaker to prepare and
submit the following address on the state
of affairs in Louisiana:
The condition ofaffairs in the State
and nation in which the dearest i'll
terests of the c0lored people are con
cerned, having assumed such an as
pect as to demand an expression
from those. who compose $4,000 out
of the 10000 Republican votes il
Louisiana, We representing them
sud their most vital interests, in
sol, ,un council assembled do declare
and proclaim the following senti
ments 1, ,,on the political situation
1. While we rejoice over the tri
| umph of Justice which has sustained
republican Cover .pment chosen by a
majority of the people OF this com
monwealth. we recognize in the i'm
PARTIALLY of our courts ana the In
flexibility of the federal courts ano
government that right is to bte pro
Iected and wrong rebuked, irrespec
tive of race or color.
2. We are profoundly grateful to
Hons. William II. Hunt, Il. q. Bill
ings and J. r. Beckwith for their
eminent professional services in be-
half of the legal government and
the people Of Louisiana, in the case
of William Pitt Kellogg VS.. War
moth ct ais, but more especially
are We indebted to the penetration,
| frmness and integrity of Judge h.
Ii. Darrell, of the United States Dis.
trict Court, who preserved liberty
and rescued our imperriled State
government by AUST construction
of American law. That recognizing
in Senator Morton a true friend OF
the oppressed and a staunch supper
ter OF republican principles aud free
institutions, we tender him the cor.
dial thanks Of the colored people OF
| Louisiana for his manly and mower.