New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-09-18
VERY THIN WElTEWASH.

The Chamber Of Commerce vas used
yesterday By forty or more persons. styl-
ing themselves merchants. for the pur-
pose Of whi:ewashing the present insur-
rection into the similitude OF stone wall.
Mr.. Moses Greenwood presided over the
deliberations Of these politicians in pork
and -four masks.
The result: Of the consultation was the
adoption @: {. preamble and three resolu'
tons. not one G: which is true in its essen
tial part:
WHEREAS. Various reports have gone
abroad representing this city As being II a
disturbed condition. and deemin2 It to be
our duty to coryec: this erroneous iEpres.
sion: be it
Resolved. That the Chamber Of Commerce
Of New Orleans hereby testlties to the
peaceful and satisfactory condition OF this
city. and the remarkable eheerfuiness and
energy which now appears to be infused
into the business and financial circles.
session Of this Chamber shows that IL the
country parishes Of the State peaceful
acruiescence in the late change of Governors
amt officers Of the State has taken place.
ReSOlred, That the members OF this Cham.
Der feel perfectly assured that the present
State government vii! fully accord TO the
colored people OF this State al. the rights
and privileges of citizens. and would deeply
deplore any act Of the general government
of the United States whereby the popular
will should Re Sc: aside.
The reports Of q disturbance are prob
ably based upon the fact that for three OF
four days armed men have crowded the
streets in menace Of the State government,
and that there has been some very ami
mated discussion Of proposition TO attack
the United States troops. defy the world
in arms. and die in the last ditch again.
Perhaps the respectable old pumps who
speak for the Chamber. and pipe cheer
fully Of sweet peace. have not seen these
armed mec, or heard the debates re-
ferred to.
The "cheeriulness and energy spoken
Ct are not perceptible to Az acute OBJ
server. The market for everything has
been perfectly fat.
The information received from the
country parishes is exceedingly limited
and confined strictly to that from White
League insurgents. who are Of course
eager enough to acquiesce in any plan.
undertaking or movement Of any sort that
promises to result in giving them an Office.
The acquiescers only. have been heard
from. The professors have not yet been
heard by the Chamber. which. we regret
to say. is decidedly hard Of hearing in the
Republican ear, but can hear the faintest
Democratic whisper.
We dismiss the sop thrown GU. to the
colored people. with the remark that if
the Chamber is sincere in its belief, as
expressed in the third resolution. then it
is most ignorant Of what it is most assured.
for the colored man would have no show
for his rights as citizen Of the United
States "from the present State govern.
ment." He has already been declared a
contraband. and even his employment in
mental capacity interdicted. He might
be permitted to vote under surveillance.
but unless he will consent to this degra-
dalton the tactics Of s:arvin; him out is to
De tried.
The popula, will spoken Of. means the
will Of the White Leaguers. who do not
comprise quite :ive-tweifths OF the'yoters,
who are alone authorized to say what the
popular will is. Taken altogether, this
bill of the Chamber Of Commerce, OF of
the little coterie who met in the name of
the Chamber. is a very bad one. and can
not possibly pass as genuine. 1t has the
evidences Of being spurious all over it.