The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-02-07

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4 moment. At TAO Captain J. J. Mellon steppe,
forward and called the meeting to order, an
nominated DR.. D. W. Brickell as Chairman. Thi
gentleman was unanimously elected amidst lou,
cheering, and then list of Vice Presidents wa
presented. The following were the officers o
the meeting:
DIR. WARREN BRICKELL, President.
Vice-Presidents.
R. H. Mari, c. J. Leeds,
| L. F. Martin, Jules Tuyes,
P. Durel F. N. Ogden,
s Flower, Capt. J. ]. Mellon,
Wash Marks, N. H. Larose
W. J. Hare, T. C. Manning,
j. Phelps, G. W. Mott,
H. T. Lawler, s. H. Kennedy,
All Monlton. S. B. Wiheelock,
L. Schneider, W. B. Schmidt,
J. T. Hardie, w. Zuberbier,
E. Pilsbury, Chs. Padoff,
il. Day, DR.. Samuel Chopin,
J. Dubroca, Albert VOORHEES,,
Arch. Mitchell, E. Jno. Ellis,
]. Dickson Bruins, ]. s. Austin,
H. r. Lucas, G. E. Whitney,
Gov. H. NJ. HyAm,, Hugo Redwitz,
X. J. Barrow, J. Davidson,
C. H. Moore, Geo. A. Sanford,
P. Nj. Baker, J. O. Landry,
Amilcar Fortier, Paul Fourchy,
G. de Ferret. ]. Llado,
E. A. Burke, II. Steiger,
F. Ogden, K. Flower,
II. F. Sturcken, Geo. Jonas,
A. Meyer, ]. F. Pollock,
P Malochee, T. G. Zacharie,
Percy Roberts, Allen Thomas
B. F. Jonas, Rob- Richardson,
W. B. BrOchette, L. Waterman.
Secretaries.
Charles Cavanac, VIM. Woelper,
Edwin Harris, Ed. Mott,
F. Overton.
DR.. Brickell upon assuming the chair addressed
the assemblage with much feeling. He said
Felton, CitizenS-We are called here tonight on
so short a notice to express our opinion as citi-
zens Of this commonwealth upon the action of
our representatives, ana to show to the people of
this country whether you will allow after all our
great sacrifices inaIienableHrights thus to be
thrown away. Loud cries OF No! No!] We want
to know of you, my fellow-citizens, whether you
will allow yourselves to be bartered away and
sold into bondage? MOL
We want to know, after the whole country
has taken up and enlisted in the cause of our
State, whether you will forfeit everything at this
critical moment and submit to treaty with the
usurping government. [Cries Of 'we will not. y
feel satisfied that you will not, but from the &C
ton taken by our representatives we must show
them our opinions relative to their course and
for this reason we are called together. l have
now the pleasure Of intrc reducing to you the Hon.
I. q. Manning.
speech of Mr.. Manning.
FeloU-citizens- last time 1 had occasion
to speak to you was two years ago, and then it
was to express my opinion of the government
now dominant here. and to denounce the man
who now occupies the gubernatorial chair. Since
that time the people of this State have had an
opportunity to again express their opinion Of
this regime at the box, and that opinion
hann ,bofIo md ,iufo Eoh1 T
boldly spoken through the ballot-box against the
us urpation, and now we are again battling that
same power. New agencies have been brought
to bear upon this question OF late.
In order to secure this man in power, we first
had a midnight order from Judge of Federal
court, next we have the corrupt action of the Re-
turning Board, then on the occasion of the meet
ing OF our Legislature the privileges of that body
we're invaded by the armed forces of the United
States, and the representatives of this people
busted from their seats, and now we have pro-
position to throw aside this record of long suffer-
ing and endurance, and ally ourselves with the
author of these wrongs.
You are here to- night for the purpose of DELHI
Grating upon the question as to whether you will
allow your rights to be bartered away. That is
the simple yet important question for your con-
sideration tonight. [Cries, "We want no COM
My fellow-citizens, 1 know of no
eventual good to come from such settlement as
that proposed of this momentous question.
You have throughout the whole of our late
lark and troubled times borne, my fellow
,ountrymen, the burdens imposed upon you
With patience; a forbearance which has earned
or yourselves the appreciation of the whole civil
zed world and name which even your enemies
lre compelled to respect; and now this high
course OF action is to be entirely lost and fritered
way by compromise with our enemies. [Cheers
md cries of mol
do not believe the people here now have the
light to settle this matter. An appeal has been
AIKEN to higher tribunal and that is the people |
# these United States. They have justly taken
Jurisdiction of this most lmpor. ant matter and |
| is now under consideration before them. They, |
q the language OF the lawyers, have it now under |
dvisement. They have, from time to time, as |
ur courts do, issued introductory orders in the |
ase and expressed their minds as to the progress
t the cause.
Under these circumstances we cannot possibly
AXE the case away from them. 1t belongs to |
hem as the preservers of American liberty, and |
re have not the right to withdraw the cause from
he jurisdiction of our felow-countrymen. 1t is
ot now what we say, but what the American
ublic will.
After dilating fully upon the position of the
eople since 1872, and referring to their high.
atrioic motives, which prompted them to
acrifice so much for the sake of their country,
e closed with the advice that moderation should
e encouraged and that Notwithstanding our
resent ills, firm and unswerving fidelity OF pur
ose will bring to US a ypanacea.
When Mr.. Manning closed the applause was
ing and loud, and was only ceased When DR.. ].
ckson Bruins appeared and, in a short yet elo-
uent manner, introduced Hon E. John E lis,
no was received with the most enthusiastic
ellis and cries of ''give it to them"
Speech Of E. John Ellis.
Ny friends, am glad to see vol. here tonight
q TINS most important and momentous OCCASION
am glad, because it shows to me and the peo-