New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1873-09-18
The state OF l.Outsia ma.
Governor WArmsth'. Standardization on
dsmn.d-GoNernor Kellogg. Iadorscd.


Governor W~rms,h'. Administration on
demnsd-Govsruor Kellogg. Iadorsed.
The large hall Of the Cooper Institute was
occupied by quite fair audience last even
ing. There was large representation Of
the cOlored citizens Of New York and MANY
white people. On the platform the chairs
were occupied by ladies and gentlemen, and
the following delegation from Louisiana :
Colonel James II. Ingraham, General T..
Morris Chester, Hon. ]. Henri Burch, Hon.
\. F.. Barbour, !. Ross Stewart. all colored,
and Hon. r. Fl. shannon, United States Com
missioner of New Orleans.
Mr.. Powell, of New York, in few words
stated the object Of the meeting as being an
exposition of Democratic frauds in louisiana
He then nominated Colonel Charles Spencer
as president of the meeting, and he was
unanimously elected.
Mr.. Spencer sad Republican ladies' and
gentlemen. thank you for the honor of pre-
siding over this meeting. You will listen
this evening to the speeches of the Louisiana
delegates who have come here tonight to
tell YOU of the troubles endured by the honest
Republicans Of that State. The evidence of
the frauds under the Warmoth administra-
ton has been co!lated by them and think
that when, as they propose to do, they lay it
before Congress, that body will say that the
Republicans of Louisiana are properly taken
care of. All l ask of you now is to give
these gentlemen fair and impartial hearing.
have the honor to introduce to you General
=. Morris Chester, Of Louisiana.
Gen. Chester, in an elaborate address,
gave sketch Of the state Of affairs in Lou
isiana. Among the white population there
were, he said, at least 5000 known to be
colored. This class of persons, who were
g H.
struction call themselves colored, and, with
few exceptions, are unfalteringly attached
to the Republican party. There are 10000
foreigners, staunch adherents to the Old
World Government, and 5 900 white men who
vote the Republican ticket. Less the for
eigners and "bleached colored' men the
white population amounts to BAT 900; by add
ing the mulattos to the colored strength, the
number is increased to 100000. The 1000
white Republican votes denote population
of p, 900, and by adding those figures to those
standing for the colored account, the Repub-
lican population is increased to 395, 900,
against 322, 900 Of all other shades Of politi-
cal affinties. 1t is estimated that the
voters stand 10000 Republicans to 6j, 900
for the opposition, besides a margin of
IL, 900 for the party of progress. In the re-
construction of the State, the whites mani
every act which indicates progress, and be-
Eeyins in the assurance of the party Of reac-
ton in the North, that it would soon come
into power, they refused to take an active
part in public affairs when their judgment
and experience would have materially bcne-
flied the State.
The colored men and the Union soldiers
who remained in Louisiana after they had
been mustered out of the service, entered
into the work Of reconstruction promptly,
and gave the State better Constitution and
set Of laws than had ever been recorded on
its statute books. The speaker having alluded
to the election of Henry c. Warmoth as Gov
ernOr of the State, and to his efforts for a
perpetuation of power, said that out of this
a schism occurred in the party which sOrely
puzzled the Northern people. General Ches-
ter gave brief account ofthe troubles attend
ing Governor Warmoth's efforts for rc-eec-
ton, and in abiding to the Legislative war
between Speaker Carter and Warmoth IN
1872, General Chester said that the notice
able feature in the contest was that all the
Democrats in the Legislature and out of it
united with the Republicans to impeaCh and
depose Warmoth. He triumphed again.
When he apostatzed and left the Republican
party the desperate Governor was over
thrown. Repeating and false registration
being exposed upon every occasion that a
jury is drawn. We propose, said the speaker,
on the reasscmbling Of Congress to present
the accumulated evidence of frauds and out
RACES by which the chivalry hoped to carry
Republican State over to the Democracy.
General Chester gave a host Of figures to
Illustrate the nefariOus system, and closed
with a description of the weight of Judge
Durell's decision in the famous case Of W. Z.
Kellogg against Warmoth.
After the speech Of Gen. Chester, a list of
vice presidents was read, among which the
names of 5. p. Chittenden, Silas b. butcher,
VIM. F.. Dodge, J. j. Zui!le, and Hugh Card
ner, with W. Il. Jefferson, j. h. Butler,
Samuel Clay, +. V. c. Eatz, and Others as
secretaries. The following resolution was
read and adopted:
Resoired That we recognize and indorse
the present State government, of which Will
liam p. Kellogg is Governor, and &. c. An
tome is Lieutenant Governor, and do hereby
declare that government to have been estab
lished by the will Of the people Of that State
at the election held on the ith of November
last.
Resolced, That Hon. +. H. Durell, United
States District Judge Of the District Of Lou
siana, is entitled to the praise and common
dation of all good and patriotic citizens of
the country for the ability, firmness, and
Justice with which, as a Chancellor, he rem
dered decision in the case Of Kellogg vs..
Warmoth and others, in maintenance Of the
rights of a class of the citizens of Louisiana
and Of the United States, under the proyi-
sions Of the fifteenth amendment Of the Con-
stitution of the United States and the en-
forcement act, Of which rights il was sought
to deprive them by the fraudulent and fiagi-
tious acts Of base and designing men for po-
litical and selfish ends.
ResoIred, That The thanks OF the newly
enfranchi=ed race Of the United States are
due and are hereby rendered to President
Grant, for the proclamation issued by him
after the adjournment Of the late Congress,
by which peace, quiet, and order was re-
stored to the State Of Louisiana, and the
proper and legal State authority under Gov.
Kellogg was permanently and positively
secured and established
Hon. ]. Henri Burch then came forward
aud prefaced his speech by the statement that
the last time he sat in this hall the race he
belonged to were denied the political equality
belonging to American citizens. In spite of
the past, he could tonight congratulate his
brothers of New York upon their possession
of all the rights of Americans. 1t may be
proper. he thought, to speak Of the origin and
intention Of the committee. 4 committee
was sent North after the late election in
Louisiana 10 represent The state Of affairs 10
the prejudice Of the colored people. Soon
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