New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-10-30

and S. A. Radcliffe state that their names
we're placed to the card which appeared in
yesterdays REPUBLICAN, repudiatlug the
address Of the cclOred Committee Of Fifty,
without their knowledge or consent.
CONSIDERING THE PROFOUND AND SOLEMN
INTEREsrs-Lu,ryers If tie Serenity COM
n.ittec.-The Committee OF Seventy Issued
cali tor the faithful Democracy to assemble
in front of the City Hall last night to ''con-
slider the profound and solemn interests
now jeOpardiZcd bv the arbitrary and I'M
warranted arrests OF our fellow citizens
throughout the State by military power,
the Acknowledgement of our naturallZed
citizens, and the enormous frauds perPetrat-
ell under the registration ar election laws.
The quotation is from the committees az
vertisernent calling the meeting. MIR. w Z.
Raymond was chosen president and it was
apparent that the committee had cut and
dried every thing for the meeting.
The first speaker was MIR. b. r. Jones,
who informed the assembly that they had
twice been defrauded out Of their votes by
the opposition, and that we are surrounded
by soidiery who paraded our streets on Sun
aays, something they do not do in their own
country. The soldiers, he said, are brought
here from the Western plains to intiin'date
you. Your fellow citizens are dragged from
their homes to be oppressed. Other cities
and States are Democratic, vet the army
and navy are not sent there to open hre ON
them On the fourteenth OF September
Kellogg was unable to sustain his authority,
but Grant stepped IN and did the work for
him, Grant desires a third term 20 wleld
his bayonets; he is a soldier who knows
nothing of the great position he now holSs
The speaker said something about Long
street, jeff Thompson and Lew Merrill. and
called the army vile agents sent from the
North to persecute the people OF L"u.
siana. The people OF Louisiana have said
to their labOrers: "We Will no longer
hire YOU or feed you if you oppose u.s.
For this the people are thrown into prison.
Customhouse and PcstOffice employees are
| assessed and compelled to contribute money
| to assist the campaign. Factory owners IN
| the North compel their employees TO vote as
they 1.-THE employers) dictate. Such pro-
| ceeding in Louisiana costs man his Liberty
| Ingraham and Antoine were removed from
| their offices by Kellogg because they dared
| to oppose the Governors wishes; yet those
men are undoubtedly Republicans. Arrests
| have been made to ;ntimidate our people,
| and that ia the cause of troops being sent
| to this section. We have had fair regis
| tration in New Orleans, and the COnserva.
| tives have a majority Of 5000. and we will
carry the city by 10000 or 10000 majority,
because more colored men Will vote
| licans. The speaker then branched out
| on Attorney General Field concerning
| the Second District Court naturalization
| business, and expressed belief that they
would not dare to enforce the opinion OF
the Attorney General in the face of an
organized people and the bar. He was glad
| that the Democrats would not submit to
double -barreled ballot boxes for naturalized
| citizens, and thought that hereafter the
fourteenth Of September would be holiday
| in New Orleans.
DIR. Bruins Grated, but his speech was mild
| and short.
MIR. J. Il. Eustis denounced the attempt
bv federal power to interfere with state
affairs He, like Mr.. Jonas, rang in some
thing about the Ohio and Indiana elections.
He also said that United States troops are
here to make Louisiana Republican State,
and they may succeed, but they can't break
| our spirit, and then sent out bucket OF sop
| for naturalized citizens. The French peO-
pie once said, in their despair, that there
were eniv three sources left for them-t0
steal, to beg or hold d salaried office.
Mr.. I. j. Semmes announced that recon.
| etruction is a failure, and that universal
| discomfort prevails in the South, and that
! Northern people are beginning to under
stand the real condition OF affairs here
| abouts This speaker also had little son
for naturalized citizens, but that had grown
| monotonous. and fell without effect. lie
believed that persons who were uaturalized
| in the Second District Court. and had reg
1 istered, could not be prevented from de
| hosting their ballots on election day. The
registrar has no power 10 erase registered
name unless the person he present. or, in
his absence. there must I've an affidavit made
by two competent electors 20 deny HIM the
right to vote. and that every elector has a
Ia bS e.nll xAe in, ths.I SrIY
! his own hand
Mr.. H. {. Miller followed. and opened hi:
| speech hy adopting the interrOgafory style
He believed that the naval officers here
J generally would not like to attack Oul
people without greater proyOcation than q
political one. This speaker was inclined t.
! clorify the proceedings of the fourteenth o
September, and firmly believed that tht
action of that bloody day found . whole
| some response in the heart OF every homes
| man: We respect federal authority, but w
despise all attempts to intimidate us
! whether BY United States soldiers or by
| others.
The great gun o: the meeting was nov
intrOduced-George A. Sheridan. This A
| carpet Dagger was received with cheers
I and his listeners forgot all abOnt his pas'
record, especially when he said that LOuisi
! ana is able to control herself without the
I interference OF federal bayOnets. ie sa'Q
! that the judiciary of our State is in the
! hands of corrupt lot OF men. Our broad
! fields are full Of weeds and Oh" streets o.
New Orleans are grass grown. The NORTH
has living government: here che govern
! ment is one OF decay and death. If Grant
says to the army and navy that they mus
support kel,og. and his returning board
what are you going 10 de about it, erie.
from the audience said, Fight. fight" Said
! Sheridan: ''Ies. it is easy t. say fight. but
who viii YOU fight. You can't fight United
I Ststes soldiers. and as for Kellogg, he ones
said he could sustain himself here. but
siEee the fourteenth Of September he
has shrunk worse than did th.
old sishermsn'- catfish. and his name
is now the synonym for cowar.iice
| All honor 20 the men who SO noblv struck
! down kellcyg's government and hirelings
blessir gs on the men who struck down the
usurper's power. see hope in the election
I returns of Ohio and Indiana: so let 10 b
understood that il .he returning board
| make false returns after our next election
I that it shalt be their death warrant. ! have
been asked to what party belong. Well
II belong to any party that is arrayed
i opaipst Ke1Iopp Shun Id Grant attemnt 70