The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1874-10-10
REPUBLICAN, 4Ass-MEETINgs,

= REPUBLICAN MAss-MEETINgs
Messrs. Pinchback, &oanaker, Perkin
b. and landry Addreas the People.
Z. Agreeable p an arrangement mad,
Gsith Hin. Pierre Landry Of ou1
parish, Hon. P. b. s. Pinchback ar
rived at this place on the steame,
Natchez, last Saturday night. accom-
panied by Judge Slonaker and Mr.
Perkins Of New Qrleansfthe purpose
Of their visit being to- address the
fpeop1e OF Ascension upon political
topics. The St. Joseph band was al
tue wharf when the'steamer landed,
and the distinguished speakers were
welcomed ashore with inspiritinp
music, and escorted to the rooms pre-
pared for their RECEPTION. Quite early
Sunday morning the baud embarked
upon the Henry Tete for the old Mar
chand plantation, fifth ward, where a
meeting was appointed to be held
under the shade Of the large pecan
trees which adorn the front of the
place. About 10 o'clock. Mr.. Pinch
back and his companions crossed the
river with Mr.. Landry aud proceeded
to the selected meeting place, whe1e
a number Of men, women and children
had assembled in anticipated Of their
arrival. rhe attendance was not 80
large as waste1pected partly owing to
the fact that several Of Milton Morris
clackers had visited the adjacent
plantations the previous evening and
told the colored people that the meet
ing was to be Democratic and Gov.
Pinchkack would not be present as
announced; furthermore, several Of
the neighboring planters were paying
their hands, and this prevented many
from attending who would otherwise
have done 80. A considerable crowd
had gathered by noon, in spite ofthese
drawbacks, and interesting speeches
were made by Messrs. Pinchback.
Sloanaker, Perkins and Landry,
which created favorable impression
upon the minds of the auditors. The
boiling ticket was denounced in en-
platte terms, aud the records of it's
sponsors adduced to prove their un-
worthiness and incapacity. Several
Morris men present howled considera-
bly, as their favorite was being handled
without gloves, but the sympathies of
the assemblage We're evidently against
them and little attention was paid to
their lamentations. The regular Re-
publican parish ticket, and notably
the candidacy of Mr.. Landry for the
Senate, were warmly endorsed. At
2 2. NJ. the visitors and band set out
upon their return to Donaldsonville,
leaving the meeting in the hands of
Messrs- A. Burnett, Augustus Knight,
G. H. Hill and others, who continued
the speaking and finished the good
work begun by their predecessors on
the rostrum. The crowd grew larger
and larger, and before an adjournment
took place it numbered several hun
dreds. The boilers we're completely
extinguished, the reaction against
Them after their trick to deceive the
people into remaining at home was
proving too great for them
20 withstand. s. -a
An unusually large meeting was
lad in Donaldsonville. The people
# the vicinity, white and colored,
we're out en- neasse, the curiosity to see {
md hear Gov. Pinchback being almost s
IS great among the former as the lat ,
er. 1t was four o'clock ere Hon. P.
landry mounted the stand and called
he assemblage to order. Upon motion,
'e was chosen president 9pqq Mr.. H. {
}. Maher secretary. The first speaker a
Introduced was Mr.. Pinchback, who
on the stand nearly an hour, e
elivering an address that met with e
he highest praise from Democrats as S
ell as Republicans, and evoked fire. .
ucnt outbursts Of applause. His tone $
as eminently conservative. He +
eprecated prejudice between the C
>lored people and Southern whites;
expressed his disbelief in "war of n
,ces," the conflict of Sept. l4th, Il
lving convinced him upon that :.
lint; advocated the spirit of cempro- Al
Use and fusion shown in the Terre-