New Orleans Republican., 1873-03-26
WHOLE NUMBER 1899.

| tdtl 10 WUTh by udS nlSuU IOF UDe dCS-
| complishment of these results, they will.
they must, they shall go down, and univer-
sal suffrage, welded by free people,
VIII raise others up to govern, TO
control and 10 command in this
| commonwealth. We want this understood.
because Of the fact that every colored man
| whom We place in high position is advised
by our white friends" not to go astray-
| not 10 hasten matters-to drive slow. SO
We here tonight, catching mp their cry.
say TO our white friends: Don't go astray;
do not hasten; drive STOW; for we intend to
| be heard, felt and respected by the govern
ment our votes has placed in power. We
nave protted by four years study. We in
tend TO show that tuition has not been
thrown away o. lost by its application
| to us.
We demand nothing but Justice We
Will be content with nothing less, for we
| have long since learned that towards are
slaVes, ana that brave men are freemen.
Understanding then the cause of our past
| failure, we 70 night embark upon a new de-
| parture, destined to enervate, reconstruct
and reanlmate the Republican party OF
| Louisiana. Where we find virtue. we will
| prize if. Where we ind ingratitude. we
will crush it. Stand aside, then, We who are
| impure, for the juggernaut Of the people
| will crush you; that we may advance, rise,
| and command.
| We demand better treatment than we
| have received; We demand better schools;
| we demand a better execution of the laws:
| we demand Justice. Give us this and we
| Will work cut our elevation, mentally and
| morally. But we cannot, nor we will not,
! be eternally hewers of wood and drawers
OF water in the temple that we have mainly
| been instrumental in erecting, and without
| our help and support would not now be
| pointing to the promised land.
| We are satisfied with the governme ut we
have in Louisiana to-day, and we will sup
| port defend and protect that government
| from enemies without and foes within its
limits SO lang as that government protects
and defends with justice and equity our
claims to its protection and support. This
| homage we owe, this allegiance is due, this
| support is given by US, as we believe it
Ou ght to be given by every good citizen
| who tavors peace, the first essential to
| prosperity in the State of all classes and
| conditions of its citizens.
| We declare here tonight that we know,
we defend, we protect our friends, and we
warn our weak-kneed friends. We bid them
| stand up, take courage, to do right. We
| condemn, denOunce and ren0un9e atfiliation
] with those who have failed to face the
'music" of passing events, and defend i'm
| portant matters and support important
| questions involving our status, progress
| and elevation. We know where we stand.
| We know our friends and will reward them
| We know our enemies and Will punish
| them.
Finally. we intend tonight. and again
and again hereafter. 10 make ourselves
heard in defense OF our people, their wives
and their children. We are not sOreheads,
nor are we disappointed otfce-seekeers; but
we are the peoples watchmen, placed here
and there 10 guard against an invasion Of
and treaehery to their rights. We have
come here tonight, standing as ID were
upon the walls OF the State, and have
sounded not the tOcsin of war, but a
bugle note OF warning, saying that
though we appear blind, we see; though
we appear deaf, we hear; and though
We appear dumb, we speak-using these
and other faculties not to destroy,
but TO preserve, bUi'd up and pei
petuate Republican party that shall vie
with that of any State of the Union in its
maintenance of justice, equity and equality
TO its Every member.
To secure that end and accomplish that
great object, we ash yOn to unanimously
adopt the resolutions we have offered you
tonight.
Mr.. ingrahan. concluded by moving the
adoption of the address before the meeting,
which motion was unanimously carried.
T. de 5. Tucker followed in a brief but
enthusiastic and eloquent reCapitulation OF
the objects OF the meeting. He called for
harmonious working in the Republican
party. but at the same time was determined
that no man endoHe.. with the confidence
of the party and by the party vote elevated
to position, should bstray the interests of
the party. or the rights of any of its constitu
ent parts, without stirring up the colored
masses TO rebellion against that man
With this unders landing thoroughly i'm
pressed upon ali memb bers Of the party, |
there will be no possibility OF harmony end
peace becoming lost. There is no compro
mise so secure a. .air play to all and firm.
mesa in the right. There must be no com.
promise with wrong: thsre can be none. |
SO il is in Louisiana. Kindness and mutual |
forbearance ure the only bases Of comprO-
Rise that ear te accepted. Mr.. Tucker |
concluded by paving d nigh tribute 10 tie |
President OF the United States. 10 whom. |
perhaps, more than all others were the col |
ored people indebted for al they are and |
all they have in the world OF politics: to
Senator Morton. the great statesman OF e.
construction. AMI 70 Senator Flanagan, the
tenacious orator q: our neighbOriBg sister
State. for the services rendered by them IN
the recent struggle where the future des-
tiny Of Louisiana. was at stake.
General Barber was ioudly called for. sle
by intimating that the interior
Of the STATE rad re: been heard from on
the platform to night. ard asked that Johu
Gair, of East Feliciana he called upon TO
address the meeting
Mr.. Gair made "a orie: response. He
thought that the gentlemen present were
under some obligation TO the masses of
voters who went bravely to the boxes in
the country on The fourth of last November,
with no Metropolitan Police to protect
them, and voted for the Republican ticket.
A debt of gratitude is due to them that no
colored man holding office. Or white man
either. should forget in the next four years.
The eloquent orator concluded by showing
the utter imrossibility and i,legality. o. a
on the terms stated.
1T about ten ntiori. She ,nee:n. at.
ourned.
4 Washington. specia! 20 the ST. Louis
Gtote says:
The proposed inspection soar Of Secretary
Belkn nap and Lieutenant General Sheridan,
10 the military posts in the division of Mis-.
souri,, aud especially Texas, is exciting con.
siderable comment. S0me assert the iH-pec.
lion Las a bearing on possible Mexican
affairs. while others believe it is mainly an
excuse for an extended .iaunt.