New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-12-24
RECEPTION OF SENATOR STAMPS.


| "''houe uouTIeu OF LruInpctS or any
public announcement, several warm frienas
Of Senator T. B. Stamps determined to give
that popular gentleman such reception, or
his return from Washington, as would honor
both him and themselves. An informal
meeting or 50 was held, when it was re-
solved TO make the reception general, in the
old Jefferson City Market, Tuesday evening.
The vice presidents, or reception committee,
informed the Senator. and at the proper
time called for and escorted him from Car
| roilton down to the hall, where goOoly
number Of his constituents were waiting to
| greet him. A brass band of music added q
charm to the occasiOn.v
| When Mr.. Stamps presence was an
nounced in the hall there was q general
silence, and all eyes were turned toward
| him. He was escorted to the front by men,
| bers of the committee
J. Colonel ]. +. Littlefeld called the meet
ing to order, and nominated Hon. A. Dejole
| for president, which motion was carried
Messrs. William N. Bachelor and T. II.
| Poree were chosen secretaries.
| President Dejoie introduced Mr.. j. B.
! Gaudet AS tho orator who would deliver the
welcome address. His speech was well re-
celved, and was cheered:
Senator-l have tonight the distih guished
honor to address you and welcome you
home. This is the second time that have
been hOnUred since have been elevated to
| the high position Of an American citizen to
address you and tell you how highly you
are valued aud esteemed by your fellow
mir hnr 80 fc,~ ! ~.
you to be 80 highly held by them. l must
| confess that personally l am proud and feel
hOn0red that it has fallen to my lot to per
form the pleasing duty OF addressing you.
Senator, the high estimation in which you
are held by your grateful constituency can
not be adequately expressed by me, but
your friends selected me because they
thought that our long acquaintance would
enable me to recount to you your good
deeds and all those fine traits in your char
acter, which have so largely contributed to
make yOu an ornament TO our political
party. Ny ability is far short Of doing you,
in ~ordr, sufficient honor according to your
great deserts, bYr my heart is full Of joy
and if am wanting in language, I am not
deficient of the full appreciation of your
merits. I stand here tonight in behalf of
the committee, in behalf OF the Republican
voters OF the Sixth District, and also in
behalf of the great Republican party of
Louisiana, of which you are one of the
great 0rnaments. In behalf of myself and
in behalf of all, bid you welcome home
from your labors at Washington in the
great cause of right and justice in striving
to seat our distinguished leader, Senator
Pinchback.
Senator, emerging recently from an in.
stitution that was a curse to humanity and
a disgrace to free America, your people
saw that there was something beyond the
common in your noble nature, and justly
thought that in spite OF all the disadvan-
tages that surrounded you in your previous
condition that you had capacity and hon
esty of character to take a front seat with
the Republican party.
They had resolved to give YOU an oppor-
tuni'y to develop your excellent qualities
In 1867 you were unanimously selected by
the Republican party of this very district,
then the City of jefferson, for recon-
mendat:on to General Mower for ap-
pOntment as one of the aldermen of the
town, aud being appointed, it was your
first introduction in an official career,
and we'll did you perform your duties.
Many might have you sat in this very
hall, side by side with those old war
horses Of the party, ID. c. Woodruff |
and Benjamin Campbell, and with others,
deliberating for the welfare of the City of |
Jefferson. The people have since shown |
you that they had not forgotten your then |
administrative ability. At that time you |
had so we'll realized their hopes in you.
that your party concluded to place you in |
more elevated position; consequently, in |
1868, You were elected coroner of your par
ish BY an overwhelming majority. Having |
acquitted yourself with great ability during |
two years, the full term of Office. you were
again selected and returned by q still
greater majority than heretofore to the |
lower House or Representatives. as one
of its members from your parish. In
your place in the House OF Representatives
your constituents watched your every ac-
ton; your mettle was then fairly tested;
your honorable bearing, your energy, your
great talents, your manliness and elOquence
IN defending the rights of men that had
been basely held in bondage touched the I
heart of every true Republican, and they,
fully approaching your great worth, rose
up to u man to do you honor. You were
complimentary serenade at your
IN Carrolltou for your distin-
guished conduct, and | was then, as now,
selected to address you at the head of the
that turned out on that occasion
to meet you. recelect distinctly in the
mprOmptu remarks | made to have said as
follows:
"YOur party anG the people generally are
Ill under obligations to you, Of which as
,ert, without hesitation or fear of success
nj contradiction, that they will purge
themselves in tones of thunder through the
ballot box on the first Monday of Novem
yer next"
This assertion on the part of the people
vas full verified, for notwithstanding the |
norm"us frauds that were prac,iced BY the
fusion party, by that contemplate and de-
estable McEnery crowd, You came out tri-
lmphant and was elected to the most hon
rable and elevated position ct Senator. All
ail, our noble and estimable Senator ,
.ong may he live to enjoy his honors,
'hich his great merits have enabled him to ,
ise to. Step by step he rose from the hum !
lie and oppressed slave to the high estate
Q now enjoys.
Senator, you have made record for
Ourself. and we are all proud of you. {
our conduct in the Senate has been a con- {
nued succession of successes, for you have
rDly adhered to the fundamental princi- \
les of R-publicanism with fidelity; and SO
Dung as You are one hardly knows how j
bon we may have to greet you in q more d
ivanced condition of public life, and be it d
hat it may, We are con ntident that you will | u
,quit yourself .hon"rably, and at last
ave narue full of honor as legacy to 4
our race and to vonr children. d
1t La a sublime truth that all legitimate
over for governmt Mt is derived from the c
eople II is simple and obvious. Yet it
as never understood In the Southern sec- Il
on Of the United States, aud to this day
le Democrats Of Lnui lana are still in d
srkness, drunk with prejudice and igno- T
'nce and are doomed to go TO their graves
ith ali their sins thick upon them. But n
lsil leave the cruel despots so continue in c
eir delirium Of VIC, aud return to q no a
er theme and to better men. c,
When the people senc their delegates to o.
eet in this oity TO select few good men a.
nj - u |
,rt our friend and leader, Senator Pinch
lck, you were selected as one "a u further