New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-03-26
RECEPTION OF SENATOR
PINCHBACK.
Mr.. Martins Address Of Welcome
MR.. p1NCHBACK's RESPONSE

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to see Senator Pinchback arrive, and tn
staircases were crowded with his friendf
who were desirous of shaking hands wit
him as he came up. That the occasion wa
| an important one in the estimation O
more than the personal friends of Senate
Pinchback, was evident from a glanc
at the people who half filled the hal
before the hour announced for the meet
ing. One who was we'll acquainted
with the pronounced political opinions
Of we'll known citizens, but ignorant O
the reason of their assembling togeth
er, would have been troubled to assign
the cause Of the meeting. There were
most violent partisans on both sides
of most disturbing questions; men of con
servative ideas and impracticable projects
others of yielding sentiments, but violent
expressions; conservatives of both sides
who utterly refused to entertain the liber
ality of the other; men bound by personal
friendship to the orator of the evening and
others of his political faith violently op
posed to him; there were the friends of his
race and scores of these that those same
friends had no faith in; but above all these
was the general expression in each face ''on
invitation we have come to he hear what he
has to cay"
1t was the most thoroughly American
meeting this city ever saw.
Not to particularize in way to suggest
the slightest feeling of regret at such ap-
pearance among hundreds of others there
were mingled among the audience and
sometimes in contact with the devoted
friends Of the hero of this purely personal
meeting, such distinguished gentlemen as
F. c. Zacharie, General Harry I. Hays, Hon.
Glenn. c. Walker, Charles Cavanac, ESQ.,,
Harrison Watts, ESQ.,, William A. Bell, and
many others. They desired. as well as his
most devoted supporters, to hear what
Senator Pinchback's views were at the
present time, and their presence was an
exchange of compliments with the gentle
man who was to address the M. If every
political orator could command the same
character of audience the State of Louisi.
ana would soon be in a positid n to lead the
country to look with pride on her political
leaders of either side.
AS another incident showing the charac.
ter of the meeting, the audience broke into
applause and interrupted Mr.. Martin as
Governor Warmoth. Judge Dibble, ex-
Recorder Houston and others entered the
lall.
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Brown, State Superintendent Of Education,
Hon. j. Sella Martin, Hon. Charles w.
lowell, Lieutenant Governor &. C. Antoine.
Senator Pinchback and Judge Levisee.
close around the platform were grouped
many other prominent Republicans, distin-
'uished by their attachment to Senator
'inchback. The side seats were reserved
or the ladies but they were filed to over
owing and many other seats we're vacated
D their favor.
This was the composition of the assem-.
lage that Hon. w. G. Brown addressed
Then stepping to the desk hb called them
D order and said:
Ladies and Gentlemen-It ts nv pleasing |
uty, as the one who las been selected by /
hose who have undertaken the conduct of |
his reception, to call you to order. have |
} announce and submit to you, for your
pproyal or rejection, list Of the officers,
nd the first is Lieutenant Governor C. C,
ntoine for president.
The audience having manifested it's ap.
roval, Mr.. Brown then presented the fol-
wing list of vice presidents, which were
SO approved:
Vice Presidents-Hon. NJ. Hahn, Aristide
ary, Hon. r. Blunt, Hon. William G.
rOwn, Hon. p. G. DeslOnde, Hon. George
rury, Hon. T. B. Stamps, Hon. E. w.
ewees, Hon. j. Henri Burcb, Hon. William
arper, Hon. w. d. Floyd, Hon. C. w.
eating, Hon. A. b. Levisee, Hon. C. w.
DWELL, Hon. H: Demas, H pm. r. r. Ray,
II. Isabelle. George T. Ruby, General A. ,
Barber, Judge w. Long, General T.
orris Chester, Hon. J. Ross Stewart,
ctave Rey. H. Boutte, J. Lanabere, Judge
c. Meyers, Hon. NJ. Jones, Judge H. c, !
ibble. Colonel John Cockrem. Hon. C. w.
nggold, Hon. B. F. Jourdain, A. Dejoie, j.
Perkins, B. T. Beauregard, j. Kelly, !
sorge E. Paris, F. C. Antoine, A. Nolasco, {
,arles Montaldo, George Devezin, w. B. 7
,rrett, Hon. L. j. Souer, William P. Green, !
A. Hall. Hon. F. A. Woods, Hon. j. P. I
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Gorge Rice, E. Gardette, l. Fuller, j. V.
.boustre. S. Basil, B. Payne, j. A. Patu. /
|, L. Pessou, J. L. Dupart, c. J. Adolphe, +
Luscy, p. Trevigne, r. b. Baquie, A. i
,rtonneau, j. Bouttee, r. T. Creamer, A. q
illiams, J. B. Gaudet, Hon. T. A. Cage, |
IN. T. T. Allain, William Wallace, j. {
nta, j. Reynolds, William P. Convey, r.
Armand, Colonel James Lewis, p. T.. d
nonge, X. Malcolm, r. c. Howard, J.V. +
lson, w. r Mason, P. w. Dunbar. j.
rafeld, Hon. r. r. Davis.
w. Roxborough, Fl. A. i
rbin, William H. Green, p. E. BechteL a
lliam Vigers.
dr. Brown then called Tpon Lieutenant 9
vernon Antoine to assume the chair, who g.
d:
ladies' and Gentlemen, and Fellow-citi- 5
81 will not consume your time nv | o
Dnk1ng you for the henof you have con- II
red on me, for the hour is late, but will | v
sent to you the Hon. J. Sella Martin, O.
o will address you. n
lr Martin said: VI
Ir. President, Ladies and Gentlemen-I S
ave been selected to say the words of p
come to Governor Pluchback on his | r;
lrn to his native heath. Say what you d
|, man always feels bis best at home, re
adopting what have q zen in one of the al
ers, must say our guest is contradic- I'll
/ to the old proverb, that "a prophet til
Doks without honor save in his own "
ntry." We meet here under very De- m
ar circumstances Two wears ago ai
elected Legislature which selected 60
r. choice az member Of the fe
ted States Senate. You sent Lin away sb
n here confident in your right to elect | pe
confident in his right 10 q seat in the po
ted States Senate, and equally confident re
he Judgment OF the body he was to so
ear before. You had NO doubt he was an
isiana's elected Senator. Two wears he ba
at the door of the Senate.
ing that time have considered him the te.
cOnaDicuOna fipure at the can;tsl for | 20