The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-07-10
THE FOURTH IN MoREHoUsE.
IMMENSE OUTPOURTNG or THE PEOPLE
--KA7JFTCATJON or THE DEMO
CRATIC NOMINEES.

IMMENSE OUTPOURTNG on THE PEOPLH u
-KA7JFTCATT0N or THE DEMO
CRATIC NOMINEES.
Great Democratic Ratification Meeting
Ing ut Dastr0p, Morchouse Parish, La.
BAsrRop, July 4, 1876.
This has been day that will long be
looked back to with pride by the Demo
cracy OF Morehouse parish. The time
was short for notifying the people, but
the assemblage exceeded the utmost
expectations. From an early hour in
the morning till the sun was high In the
meridian all the principal avenues lead
! ing to our town were thronged with our
best citizens. both white and colored,
vending their way to the Courthouse
Square, to meet en- Ddsse and send forth
u glad shout Of welcome to the grea {
Reformer who has been chosen at st.
| Louis to lead the peoples vanguard to
victory next November.
| The scene In the Courthouse Square
was truly edifying. Men grasped each
| others hands and spoke exultingly OF
the good time coming. while Papa Clos
sons guns spoke forth In tones stem
torian,
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| The meeting was called to order at
| 10 clock y. m, when DIR. j. b. Marable
was chosen to preside, and, on motion.
Mr.. L. @. Livingstone was requested to
act as secretary.
| The chairman having stated the OBJ
| ject OF the meeting. loud calls were
made for Col. H. j. Todd, who came for
ward and In u somewhat long and elo-
quent address congratulated the people
in having for their candidate man
whose sterling worth and unblemished
| the character Of the Chief Magistrate to
the proud pedestal upon which it once
was placed.
| 1t was then moved and seconded that
a committee be appointed to draft reso-
tions expressive of the sentiments OF
| the meeting.
The Chair appointed s. G.. Parsons, H..
b. Todd and G. G.. Davenport.
| Pending the drafting of the resolu-
tions, Mr.. g. Henton and several other
gentlemen addressed the meeting but
the great feature of the proceedings at
this stage was the speech OF Howard
Moore, u colored man of prominence in
this section. He addressed himself
mostly to the colored element, which
was largely represented. He, for one.
was tired, he said, OF the promises that
! had been made them by the white Re-
| publicans for the last ten years. Where
| now were the forty acres Of land and the
mule they had been promising ever
since the war Bless God, they never
seen them, and they never would Dem
white Radicals was gwine to keep
de turkey and give the coored man de
| buzzard, all de time" He referred to
the action OF the last District Court held
here, which, when deposng the sheriff,
passed over the colored coroner and
gave the Office to q white Radical
Captain 5. q. Parsons then handed
In the following resolutions, which
we're unanimously adopted, and took
terized as the speech Of the evening.
| He traced the history OF our country
| from the Declaration Of Independence
to tho present day. He passed In re-
view all the great parties to whose care
the government of the country had been
committed.
The Democratic party, from its In
ception, have ever stood forth as the
avowed champion OF States rights and
the unflinching foe of centrallzatlon
hut the Republican party, either from
the bad effects of long lease OF power
or from a natural true inwardness
towards evil, had become 50 corrupt and
rotten till the sickening disease hao
cast its gloomy shadow over the wholt
body politic that the people had ariset
in their majesty and might, and vowed
that ere they should count one upol
another decade OF a. nation 8 years the,
would clean out the Augean stables Q
Radical corruption, let it cost them VIVA
It would, The following are the resolu
tions:
Resoipef. That in view of the fact Of the oi1lcia
oorr,ntinn and dishonesty in the presen
, | administration Of the National Govetnneu,
under the auspices and teachings Of the hepun W
hcnn party we hail with delight the, h2ninh G,ni ~
tion of the Great seformer, Snmuei :. liuuel
Tor President and Thomas A. Hendricks lot E ~ I,
President Of the United states, ana proi,iis93
nae MI honorable means to secure their eiecs,2'
/ Resolred That our country mas reaeheu
noint in its history which demands chuiR,s, ! !
rniers both National and in our doWh-trouue
and oppressed State. and that the 1reeoom WIN wiz
wa Inherited from our patriot sires ana tie pel
/, rs,,itv ~ our Govern ment requires the ovel
u throw OF Radicalsm. with its roltenness anu, us
). mornization and tho elevation TO Once 81 hoi
!. hit men of established honesty and eapacity'
: It was then moved, and carried unan
< mously. that copies OF the minutes
0 this meeting be furnished to the, Ne
u: Orleans DEMOCRAT and the Morehou,
7. Clarion for publication; after whlci
!. with three times three for Iilden an
Hendricks, and another salute 1rol
= Blossoms guns" the meeting "
10 DR.. G.. B. MARABLE, Chairman.
- p. G. LIVINGSTONE, Secretary
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