New Orleans Republican., 1873-05-27

part tonight let Us 60 home quietly, peace
fully. but determined to maintain by honest
means the present Republican State g.v-
e:ninent of Louisiana. knowing and rea!..-
ing that il "a to-day protecting our lives
and that OF wives. mothers. Our property.
and ali that We love and hold dea-.
Mr.. I. Morri. Chester followed. and We
give small portion of his speech:
The activity OF cur Opponent. demands
from US promptness and dgn:iei proceed
lngs. The will Of a ma oritv OF our !,eop.e
declared that William Pitt Kellogg should
be Governor OF louisiana. The whole
problem of louisiana is, shai. fraud or right
prevail. Judge Durell came in Just in time
to make the right prevail. II was fortunate
for Us and tor Louisiana that al upright
Judge was on the r:gL; bench a: The right
time. We who have seen the streets o.
New Orleans redeemed with blood can ap-
prec!ate such men a. Judge DUrei!. We
believe that Judge Dureli was right. and
we now propose to sustain him. as has the
Supreme Court.
Oar oldes: and best have given Us muc!.
advice. and we can appreciate 1t tor what
it is worth. When we were oppressed and
trodien down for two centuries we DID no:
rise up in rebellion. Even though we saw
our mothers and dear relatives on the
auction block we made no coEh.c: OF
races. and now we do NO: propose t.
make a war OF races. II is the false teach
ers-Fusion journais-that have succeeded
in stirring up strife between men. When
the entire South was arrayed against uz.
the great dividing line was not drawn il
color: it was drawn on patriotism. In 1909
il was popular to draw lines of distinction IN
color, bu. new era has arrived and a new
gospel preached to the golden rule. Tie
curse Of slavery is removed. and we are
Nv progressing: If there is a people th t
deserve we'll OF the whites of the South it Is
our people, for we have served you faithful.
for $50 years. in bondage. We have
enriched your soil with oar blood. and era.
died your children as atfectionate.y as if
tiiey were our own. We are willing to for
get the past if you will only guarantee US
our rights. We were compelled to choose
the carpet-bagger as our friend because
our old masters would not do their duty.
In Mississippi the c0lored people chose tor
their Governor an old planter and Conted.
crate General. because he accepted the sit
uation aud then sent him to the United
States Senate. We appea! to our oppo.
nents TO forget the past, and in d comblna.
ton we can once more prosper as OF
cid. All classes Of people would prosper
and civilization thrive. We deprecate the
policy OF our enemies, and if they refuse
to aid Us in the enjoyment OF our political
rights they will some day learn that they
gress and will eventually be crushed. pc.
litically. We have never retaliated. never
made distinction of men. no matter where
they came from. Our sentiments and prin.
cipies must be adopted. because We are
right. When the white man had she power
he had us down: the Gcd of liberty directed
the hand of Abraham Lincoln to rescue and
give us the sovereign power Of suffrage. Ii
We are wronged. thousands Of white people
will at the same time be wronged.
Mr.. Chester closed his speech with sp;,.
tied apostrophe to the God OF liberty.
On motion of NJ. Burch, the resolutions
which had been read were adopted
The president appointed the following
named as the committee called Cor bv tie
resolutions. the name OF Mr.. Antoine being
added by vote of the meeting: }. Henri
Burch, chairman: Gadane Casanave, I. T.
Allain. T. Morris Chester. James Lewis. j.
Ii Ingrahar,. B +. Jouoert. W. &. Brown.
+. c. Antoine. Z. C. Antoine.