New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-11-19
Governor Antoine then introduced Sena
tor West, who was received with cheers.
Senator West said

| compliment you extended to me in your in
| vitati0p. When | was waited on last night
| | was deeply impressed with the import
ance OF this meeting. When L read SEN
ator Pinchback's able address this morn
| ing l was still more impressed. l feel 1t
due to you to say that l recognize IN
amplest sense the right OF the co.ored
| people to assemble in convention to devise
| means to protect themselves in the rights
| that God and the constitution OF the tnIted
| States guarantee them.
| The war you is not on account OF your
| political opinions and actions, but because
| of your color. You have had the manhood
| 10 assert your freedom, the bravery TO in
! sist on your rights, and hence your oifeuse.
/ Although there are many of yous old enc
mies wAo will now accord you y0nr rights.
there are still moro of them whose sole doc
'rine ID contained in the Sne sentence, they
''don't intend 20 be under niger rule"
This senselesS and brutal idea rs SaaS
which can not conceive ehas If ls were noe
| for the labor of the black man the State OF
Louisiana would be d desert waste. The
time has passed when there is nothing 20
come out oS the black man but the sweat OF
his body. Out of his brain are sprlnglng
conceptions of life and liberty as high and
noble as any ever conceived by man. Ihe
time has come SOr reversal OF the Old sag
casnf that the white qnan was as good as
word OF advice &c my Fusion opponsnts-the
black man 70 a. good and equal to the white
in all sespects according to his behavior.
! 4 haze been less with sou than l should
like 20 Pc, bue am always with you Ill
spirit. You have been told that it is I'M
proper. vr shows a lack of prudence ia
holding a convention entirely OF colored
men. But yoN are warred on as colored
meno and you should defend yourselves as
fI-b
ostracised as such, or Germans, or French,
or Italians, and YOU were attacked as suc!So
would you not rally as such What obpec-
tion, then, is there to a convention OF col
orcd men? The best means OF protecting
ourselves is to establish and MAINTAIN the
government of our choice. We know that
Louisiana was Re Jublica n in November, and
we have faith that our Redeemer livetn.
| am asked what think of the Louisiana
case in Congress. Why, Louisiana never
had any case in Congress. She has no busl-
| ness there. We settled the case here. There
are persons who think differently, and some
OF them will have their claims settled by
the House of Representatives. When you
ask the Congress of the United States to set
an example, and impose on them the duty
of settling . contested election in state,
you throw open SO broad door that think
even the most desperate Fuslunist ought TO.
shrink back in horror. sook occasIoh last
evening 20 say thaS ensre wac no Ulan III
Louisiana that would offer more cordial
welcome than to Senator Pinch back. After
seadlng his speech this morning, II N were
ia my power 20 select the man who would
elv i.ousianS the most good, day chuSce
aoUlS Se Senator Pinchback.
I ito aoe make these remarks SO YaNdse tp
any ore, but YOU may ress assured that
b.. tore ,l.:vss Gsss senator Plnchback will
b. .n HE se..s In ehs Senate Ht the United
States, ANA sose WeA sea.sas She Be JaA,sSaNA
question.
It dsVolsee.H Jaso OS S"S. 9'O a" Gvn.'HcV
Shc sfi.irs ~ government. se '" redeem GHls-
i-iaAS ;Io!n oppressione shot Ssls State,
| 3sralyse. Ivy Bet power. may be .alvan-
! 'zed into prosperity Nv sh- colored men "S
she RenuslicaG pa:'v. 6Ou must satisfy
! Che people b. siviss aselu sucS % .oSegn-
rren. that 'tsy s'i!S have nothing t'o CON-
| plain .f. ". are citizens -: a.ssi.Sans .s
/, vel: - they.
ian aake,. ?" 81: ..a: E0as..ss VII. a"
! ". ges.aI. 10 Csh.. So..se.s Gilt sl" wHas-
! over he people desc. a snember OF
! Congress il iu-t .s s.urh No a man and
citizen .ftr. ~. gets tteT. ne %ds before
l.. II is the -t.:lnent al she people shae
! she time {" set in sae aubaS case ia. !s-
rived IN my opinion th" alternative wall
! !.e ,resen..t! 20 Spain to ''.sll 'h.t island Z"
u. q. yos Yii. .u s.S she Luu.lIlaslon eli aav-
! in. il vrs..e. from yoU s,S aor.e.' Sas
gr.'ifit.! "a read what Grant said This 'norn-
. ln. lC rever;,eYat.s the old eXUeessioH ot
d. IL :sC!.cer 20 move sinlDedi LATELY oA your
! wo.hs" V.cI . statesman e".tesIli' a'es
! fl.. MAY he tiads thai Spain, Lrs!aAds
| France. Hen,nasE. and al powers have a.
! !oOtLc.d tLeSe except The nlS"e states
| There IL another c"aS"'l %hy Te should
| saLs il. iSe a.s will sECe .JG,G slaves. sh"
! C:baH ;yobl. rs, Will have :" be se"l~nea.
| ANA be- b!0". oS e!.e martyrs GieA nc ca''
| se.. -. III. church.
] 1h.. st..sveHs en is .,:srus eas seDes slisH 20
! Wasaif.at.n. So% ak- atmosphere 0s THAT
| 'l:sC. l.. yecSias b"H wan' :Hen Z" 9"
| t.e,- sW yoUs advantage. H.s ehs,iGs I
ef8.t tEa ot.Jl W.ls 10. so!s S.i ~ t.SesS
! Ce1o1ce.
/ senate. Ns.e vac listened so ~ieh eager.
! ne.. an. l.eTucn:ly oDtGrSngteH VIII.
! enthusiastic snPar-".
! Senator Eurc;! ,he'a sn0Se3 tIsac sp':'a!
! vote 81 shan.s 10 !endeGea SENATOR West
I Coy '.l. address. ANA Z" the committee who
| .uyi.1 hiH. Carried unanimously.
+. soovr.noe antoine then introduced :l.s
Gacelt.nav GoSssn.r kcli".. g. til. coz
! vautiuH. @'Iich received losas with GHtsl:.
: .i.sH.
\ G..ernor Seii..s eag,.:
I have. listened viii. s.t'sSr..un 81 eh..
| TaIuaIis o. Senator NCet. ] see here sWa
. u.c.nht.s O: Congress. and !. aste MsYy
+, here. .Ie-ire. /" hoax IRON. them. They and
! 3 an.! "nU- presiding C!li.ee consts ute your
! government. 1hrS -ay We aie 'n trial.
(. eii.i 80. e.v euDc. "a thGe point, because
! sa... /. "a more appropriate 20 hear from
Uur representatives. ! am part OF You,
.na s.u.e stand OF fall with ;oH. and am
. elat. !. isso. ehaHs you tor the aonpll
| Nieat .,a.a She generous welcome you have
/; Gi.es m., eheH :he.. :iesy signals of ;.n
! Glosi'v have been ..rounsl me tor she past
. cigi o.Nnthe I lean with renewed sonii-
| ,se ne. sn the gssat hear, Uf tne Republican
| party ~ repre- sented in this a-cemJagr.
| YLa. ,.ar.y tas Travelled :uOtsore for the
| past twelve months. The tine is not tar
| distant when vii. return with yuU over
.hs same ground. Life j. .u! %: change.
| and contrasts. On. year ago We weye dc.
! GoUnce.. One wear ago to-aay cn'rt took
| jurisdiction 9: ease. aGH ;c /. >uiICcEt To-
! .av i, is .ione. It :. . snaslm al Iiia com
! u.un law that he ~h" i. entitled 10 sh- pos.
! session Of thing, Il" matter how he gets n.
/! .a0 Hos te di.pHs-tssed az II. Ide Times.
sn able sU.t iair minded i0"rnaie though
: opposed 20 us, say. fhe t.i)red peoI'tc are
itrpUDica2 40 man. Then the Fusion
| registration shows 'hc! Gr" majority III
! the State ~ 5000. They have i!ht to isr
| AeaTa. I'.s sl,a 70 20. they AK Sote and
| .-.ois. t..Ss soi'.-. sa.sl. 10" 'Gsttes hat
| tc.hsIcaili Y ~ .!oe case :aaS va hn"st. II
can't Hise' us.
4 sh. bl ,.i. man is g.o!itIcsly as good e
Nh,'e susu. and though he may rot he abb.
~ eDteS III !ssr!or. IL. hae TIE right - ."
everywhere any Man can 60 by paying FOR
| is: ana .ns snsM s'hso would ieprSVe dfM 90
!! gha' night D. q thiti and ID robber
.JveInor .ln1e th.n C0ntIasscS tbie
eJi.leu.iuee itia Ilo one Hhlch was 20
s1..i 9eAt wees. Ste oiieS parallel be
tween t.c work they would try to do, and
ehe ccLtradi.tory yrccrSs sney were en-
eagoI Ill. lie gave scathing review Of
! N legislatures Of Ac6,O 1866 and 1867
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