The weekly Louisianian., 1874-03-21
HONORS TO THE NOBLE
DEAD.

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On Monday night last, q vast
concourse of our citizens filed the
Hall of the House of Represents
tives to honor the memory Of Hon.
Charles Sumner. Hon. Charles
Montaldo called the meeting to
order, and Rev. Dr.. Thompson
opened the proceedings with
prayer.
The following list Of officers was
reported and elected:
President-His Excellency Gov.
Kellogg.
VICE PRESIDENTS.
Hon. James Lewis, Hon. P. B. S. Pinch
back, Hon. G. c. Antoine, Hon. w. G.
Brown, Hon. B. F. Joubert, Hon. Charles
Clinton, Hon. Il. A. Sheldon, N. C., Hon.
@. =. Darrail, M. c., Hon. George L.
Smith, Hon. Frank Morey,@M. c., Hon.
J. 81. Sypher. N. c., Hon. c. W. Booth
by, Hon. L. j. Souer, Hon. Il. Nahoney,
Hon. F. G. Antoine, Hon. T. B. Stamps,
Hon. A. Dejoie, Hon. Leonard Sewell.
Hon. W. G. Elliot, Hon. Charles Montal.
do, Hon. George Devezin, Esau Carter,
j. W. Quinn, Henry Clay, James Henry,
W, L. Evans, L. D Hubbard, Moses
Briggs, Patrick Creagh, Thomas Houli-
han, Dr.. Henry johnson, Joseph Boutte,
John Garstkamp, Paul Dejoie, J. L.
Monthew, Benjamin Campbell, Benjamin
Brown, N. D. Bush, I. ". Falls, .. B.
Falls, A. Perry, John Marks, William
Bauduit, G. B: Augustus, J. B. E. Laiche,
Hon. G. W. Lowell, General J. Longstreet,
Colonel G. W. Carter Hon. Dubuclet Hon.
r. B. Stamps, 3. L. Beauregara Hon. r.
Blunt, Hon. j. Ross Steward, Hon. E.
Butler, Hon P. G. Deslonde, Hon, P.
Landry, Hon. 9. H. Brewster, Hon W. F.
Southland Hon. P. F. Herwig, George
Burke, George Jones, Charles Vigers, r.
r. Wheeler, r. M. J. Kenner, w. J. Jen-
kius, Thornton Butler, John H. Vigers,
John ?. Pulham, J. B. Gaudet, J. r. G.
Pitkin, J.. II. Littlefeld. Paul Bruce, D.
c. Woodruff, e. T. Stamps, Captain A.
Wilson, C. F. Ladd, E. Provost J. G. Mil.
LEI, C. +. Glaudin, w. ". Jackson Fl. r.
Hubert, p. z. Canonge, r. G. Howard,
Paul Dunbar, Robert Malcolm, r. 81,
Armand, J. H. Perkins, Col. William B
Barrett, q. n. Lewis A. Nolasco.
SECRETARIES
John ". Roxborough, Justin Holland
DR., William Weeks, William Vigcrs
Charles E. Halstead, Charles A. Daquie
G. =. Lawson, Charles G. Pages, William:
II. Green.
Rev. DR.. G. b. Thompson. Rev. MI. New
man, Rev. J. e.. Handy, Rov. Jane:
Haywood. f.
Governor Kellogg, upon taking
his position upon the platform
said:
esteem it an honor to ba called
upon to preside over o meeting
called for The high and solemn pur'
pose of testifying to the grief thai
YOU all can but feel i'll the loss Of {
benofactor and friend. Charlie:
Sumner is dead. His body has
sunk into tho grave, and the full
! story of his illustrious life passes
prominently into history where i
will forever illuminate a bright ane
glorious page.
The civilized world pauses in res
;|pcctfal sympathy while the nation
from ocean. to ocean mourns ove1
its great bereavement. In many ;
gilded hall and in many IN humble
cottage the people Of both races
throughout the land mingle thei7
tears over his memory. He wa:
mot TN apostle of freedom merel,
for the sake Of the slave, but for the
sake, as he believed, of the maste:
and of the nption at large. He We
not merely q philanthropist, I
scholar, an orator, but he was {
statesman and a lawgiver. His I'm
sullied personal integrity, his splen
did abilities, his lofty devotion t.
principle, and his great services il
the cause of human rights will b.
recorded in history and cherished
to the remotest posterity.
Aside from the grief which I, il
common with yon all, feel at hi
death, this occasion is to me
source of especial personal sorrow
I enjoyed for several years tn
pleasure and privilege of sitting b.
l his side in the national Senate.
Being a new and inexperienced
) Senator he generally gave me tn
benefit of his wise counsel, ant
, throughout my services in that bod.
| he was ever ready to lend me tn
aid of his great experience ans
, abilities in the fnrtherance of tn
measures which I had the honor t.
:, urge in the interest of this Common
wealth.
, There is much that I could So.
: from my personal knowledge of MI
Sumner that would reflect credi
upon his name, but tho gratefu
task of delivering extended eulogie
: upon his life on this occasion ha
been assigned to others whose tim
I will not further trespass upon.