New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-07-16
fifth District Court.

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streets; that he had no right to give it'll
that deposit of $4,000 was made with d
PENDANTS: that they refuse to return it. an
he pcays for wit of sequestratiou.
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CU10red Baptist Convention.
The fourth day'e proceedings of this bod
were quite Interesting. Presiden; G.
Lsdd presided.
| Rev. j. Ashby opened tie meeting wit
reading from Scriptures and prayer.
! Reports OF various committees we're Gale
for.
The committee on credentials ,epor,e
churches. which makes the list 10. eac
church having three delegates.
TO complete the organization the election
of officers was proceeded with. Rev. G. W
Walker was elected treasurer; Rev. A. Nj
Newman. recording secretary: j. Marks
corresponding secretary. Revs. H. White
! H. Davis, Isaiah Lawson. G. w. Merits
jackson Graham, T. b. W. Evans, j. A
Raeffel. John Ashby. Thomas Peterson
9. Harris. A. Williams, and L. Banks, wer,
/ elected executive board.
The report of the committee on address
was received and adopted.
| A committee of five was appointed to
wait on Governor Kellogg to invite him te
attend the convention on the sixteenth in
slant and address the members.
Elders 7. w. Walker and g. ". Merits
and II. Colwell compose the committee on
ordination.
The following address was adopted:
70 the Honorable President and Members OF the
Cclored Baptist Convention Of the state OF
Louisana:
Mr.. President and Brethren-As Ameri
can citizens We have political as we'll as re-
ligious interests to be cared for, and if the
first Of these interests be neglected, we have
but little to hope tor. Politically the DIES.
tiny of the c0l0red people Of this State de-
ponds upon the Republican party and it's
success. Therefore it is to that party.
which has done 80 much for the good of the
people, and is capable of doing vastly more,
that we rs members Of this convention ex-
press ourselves.
In the first place, while we have much
for which to be thankful, there is much OF
which We complain. We have not received
that protection which secures to American
citizens the right of casting their votes for
men of their choice-a right upon which
this government was founded and . right
which, if too repeatedly violated, will
cause the government to fall. We complain
that vice and immortality, with their manv
evil tendencies, are fOstered in many of our
public men of moral and intellectual worth.
Bad law makers never make good laws to
protect good citizens: The increase of fell
0ny. murder and wickedness in every form
among our people is alarming, and the un.
gard to preventing and checking these evils
is no less appalling.
We trust that we are Christians and
members of the Republican party. As such
we regret exceedingly that We have been
compelled to aid in sustaining our party BY
voting for just such men as we complain of,
men whom we know to be corrupt, dishon-
est, immoral and incompetent; men placed
on the party ticket for no ether reason than
that they were loud in promises, great in
display, and we're the friends and pets of
bad men Of influence.
We approve of our public school system,
and its great benefits, especially to our peo-
pie, and in order that it shall continue ito
good results we emphatically denounce the
attempt of any religious body to manipu.
late the same for eectarian purposes.
We earnestly desire to stand by the Re-
publican party, but in order to do so it must |
lection is the first. such protection as the |
of both the State and federal !
governments guarantee to citizens, ire. !
'pective of race or color. Our demand is
lot without claim upon this SOIL boastipg
# its freedom; we were born upon it; We |
rave aided in tilling it, in building the rail
Dads and other works. In every depart.
nent, upon hundred red fields of battle,
We fought to preserve the Union. Our
southern brethren have not forgiven us for
hese deeds of loyalty, and we claim the
of a government we have fought
o save.
Secondly, we ask that none but men of
morality, honesty and capacity be elected
nen for whom we can vote with pride, and
n whom the people can contide; men who
now the difference between liberty to
make laws and laws to make liberty. We
% not regard man competent to make
avs, or able to execute them when made,
Who cannot read and understand them.
Thirdly, we demand that the position be
nOwed to seek the man, and not the man
he position. There are men among us of
loral and intellectual worth, but who are
ept back by chicanery and corruption.
For the future we ask for men Of ability.
Their. And, finally, we beseech the party
, pledge itself to the passage and pro
litigation of law by which the desecra-
on of the Lords Day shall be prohibited.
Phen we examine the records of the police
)urts, see the crowded dockets and behold
le increasing number of criminals each
londay morning, the business of this petit.
on must be apparent to all.
If, now, our complaints shall be needed
nd our claims granted, we solemnly pledge
lr time, money, influence, and our pulpits,
necessary, for the success of republican
rinciples and the perpetuity of the Repub-
Dan Party-a party believing in the separa.
on Of Church and State and freedom in
at interests of the whole people.
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