New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-09-30
THE INDIGNATION MEETING.

fsyetts square was illuminated and sur
rounded by crowd of men and boys. This
audience became larger and more respect
able as the meeting wen. on, and the plat
form became densely crowded, the people
interfering with the speakers, the officers
and the tables of the reporters. There was
no music except that made by smaller boys
Oh the outskirts, who not being able to hear
themselves resolved no ons else should.
B. r. Forman. Esq, called the meeting to
order and nominated E. Phillips, Esq. as
president, and he was unanimously elected.
T. Wharton Collens, Jr., Esq, was then
elected secretary il the same manner
The following list of vice presidents was
then chosen:
G. II. Allen, H. Haller, A. w. Bosworth,
J. NJ. Putnam, Sam Boyd. L. NJ. Pond, Paul
Gresham, John W. Payne A. P. Mason,
Scott MeGee, B. j: West, T. F. Gwathney,
Caleb S. Hunt, Leopold Chevet, d. p.
Scanlan, Johu 4. Hardie, +. NJ. Hall, Victor
Meyer, 5 b. Newman, Henry Rsnshaw,
George jonas, Lloyd K. Coleman, John
Chaffe, James l. Day, j. j. Foley. j.
GS,assard, 5; G. Levy. NJ. F. sbilsk,, Fred
Il. II. l..
Buckner, Z. II. Levy, Nj. w. Joyce Richard
Flower.
Mr.. Phillips, on taking the chair, said he
had come to the meeting with no intention
to speak. They were assembled to discuss
most important and .momentous question.
Not political one, but one that touched
the pride of New Orleans-the education of
her children of all classes. Il was no tenn
pOrary question:; was to be considered
aside from all political prejudice OR partisan
feeling. 1t will come up hereafter when
:ssc :At :s;.:..o 10 so i..uv. uyr
are forgotten. The present management
show great changes. Heretofore public
schools were the best means of educating
children. At present it is entirely different.
The demand ehould be that in all things
they should be conducted for the public
good; that all races, color and conditions
should be educated equally, and not one
race nor one color elected.
He then introduced Hon. John H. Ken.
nard.
Mr.. Kennard said;
Fellow citizens Of all parties. When il
shall be known, as il will be known to-
morrow throughout the length and breadth
OF the land, that on this day, the twenty
ninth of September The people of New
Orleans, when not excited by q pending
election, came together in this vast as.
sembiage, the question will be asked. what
it all meant What produced ii! Some
strange thing must have happened. Why
have the merchants, bankers, brokers. min
listers, lawyers, physicians, and all come
t..F.a 4, l..
tell not merely the city of New o. leans and
the State, but the whole United States, that
small cabal OF men-who derive their eu-
thority from an illegal government to which
we have been mercilessly pinned for the past
three years-to tell them that this cabal of
men arrogste to themse YES authority sane
toned by no law, human or divine. | shall
tell you this in plain words and dry facts and
dry law that will be written down. and can
not be plucked out of the page. One insig-
nticant fact that l shall show is that the
illegal government Of Kellogg has violated
the constitution of the United States
has violated the civil rights bill; has
violated the constitution OF the State
and every law passed even by
their own corrupt Legislature. Now, sire,
we will discuss this question under
the cola light of law, reason and the rights
of 1876. recognized by the most despOtc
governments since such a thing as legal
government was known. Lest | do iDius.
lice to them l here give the reasons they
have assigned. Unfortunately for them,
fortunately for us, the would-be Senator of
the United States was 80 absorbed in listen
ing to the arguments of Senator Morton
that he paid no attention to the legislation
of Congress. Extracts from Mr.. Pinch
back 8 speech at the School Board were
read He offers this appointment as test
OF what AS a test of how much the white
man can endure. 1.-THE constitution of the
United States was quoted, and the exclu-
sion of the school clause from the civil
rights bill commented on, with the decision
of Circuit Judge Edmunds that the law
was constitutional If, under this, they
fall back on the villainOus constitution of
the State, Matched on Dryades street, it is
below the mark Article l35 is apparently
worded to give authority for mixed schools. |
But they have not taken aims to consult the |
debates in the convention, where not a |
single man represented Louisiana. If they |
had they would have found all the brains |
opposed to incorporating this article. Judge |
Ludeling voted no because 1t was forced |
upon the whites who paid the taxes and de- |
barred them from education. Mixed schools |
would not elevate the black, but debase the |
white. Judge Cooley said 1t was another
attempt to force social equality by law, and
would end in corrupting the colored man.
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the few against the many; Jasper Black
hurn-an authority in Radical matters
that it would break mp the public school
system. Before / pass from this distin-
guished Senator will drive the last nail in
his coffin. AS Randolph said of an opponent
in contempt, it is not who, but where he s,
that 81 IS my thoughts in motion. Another
extract was read. This conviets him, not
,nly of neglecting congressional legislation,
mt of shameful ignorance of the history of |
lie United States since the adjourn.
neut of Congress. He certainly has
,ot read the epitaph OF Williams, nor
heard of the funeral procession that yester-
lay followed Delano; the great voice of
Amenca in the States OF New York and
ohio are not only against this, but against
he constitution of the United States, as it
fleets this question. l am not addressing |
Democrats, Republicans or colored people,
tut the whole country as l read this indict-
nent. We never would have known what
vas done in the secret session of the School
soard if they had not had a row among
themselves. The work was secret. Five or |
tx knew nothing till the others voted in
old phalanx from progr ammes, all written
a the same hand. Now, sirs, do you won
or at the burning indignation and disgust,
7hen ouN, of their own mouths such confess
ions come OF men in office, who meet us on
he street and expect to be regarded as re-
They should abdicate, if only !
)r the purity of their own party.
Two men on the board, the Assistant At
,rney General and a judge, who are sup !
osed to know some law, when they sat by
nd allowed Pinehback to make this ap- {
ointment, were either pitiful towards or
enemies of the people. Act No.
IS was passed in 1868. Seven years have I
apsed, and in the General Assembly two
hax m