The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1876-09-16
with Democracy, relating the follow
ing incident by way of illustration

ing incident by way of illustration
A countryman of mine inst from Irelan,
happened to land at Castle Garden, Mex
York, on election d;ly. and was accosted b,
an acellmated Hibernian who said "Arrall
rat, we're Jlst over, see: come and vote witt
US. Of course the greenhorn was nonplussed
Tor IN our country Il man can not vote unit
he owns real estate or has certain amour
III bank. Understanding his establishment
the New Yorker explained to his unsophisti
Gated companion the beauties of universe
suffrage, which gives to every male either
the privilege of the ballot, whereupon Pa
asked Hey ye a government in this conn
| try 7" ''Fath, an we have" was the re
sponse. Thin" exclaimed Pat, BE gobs
IH cote agin it, At home be regarded gov
eminent as a system of oppression, and ht
supposed it was so everywhere.
Col. Wright referred to the days Of
Know Notlingism, when Democrats
hated foreigners as they now do ''nig-
gers and 8 carpet baggers.n He
said the proper place for every citizen
of foreign birth was in the Republican
party, which had made this the gov
erment of rich and poor alike, the
haven of the downtrodden and op-
pressed from all parts of the world.
Hon. j. Henri Burch was the next
speaker, and as candidate for Pres
idential Elector, his remarks were
properly devoted in great part TO ma
tional politics. He referred to the
record of Tilden as a copperheal, a
sympathizer with the men who ere
ated the draft riots in New York and
burned the colored orphan asylum,
an indorser of the resolutions of the
Chicago convention, declaring the war
failure, and finally as the sham re-
former, whose deeds of peculation
and perjury are now being laid bare.
The record of Hendricks was next
considered. His well known opposi-
ton to the thirteenth, fourteenth and
fifteenth amendments to the constitu-
ton aud to the repeal of the monstrnus
fugitive slave law is enough to damn
him in the estimation of all colored
men and Republicans. Mr.. Burch
also paid some attention to State is-
sues, and referred to Fireman Bell,
the Democratic barber, who, he said,
had been good Republican and lived
off the party about six years in Baton
Rouge. In closing, Mr.. Burch can-.
toned colored Republicans against
attempting TO intinidate those of
their color who choose to Join the
Democrats. The laws against intim-
idntion apply to Republicans as well
as Democrats.
The list of speakers was now ex-
ho,,oExI al t.nif =, Z.
the audicnc, had been SO well enter
tanned they were 10th to leave. Gen.
Hugh J. Campbell was brought for
ward, despite his own protest, and
made few remarks, which were we'll
received.
BefDre announcing adjournment,
Senator Landry spoke briefly, refer
ring to the dirty SANDER upon the
public schools and tlleir teachers ut
tered by Freeman Bell ut the meeting
of the 1'ilden club last week. Mr..
Landry called upon the white Demo
Gratis to protect the ladies who teach
in the p.blic schools from such retlec
tions 10y hlackguards, for the sake of
those ladies who are white, at least,
if not for all. Mr.. Burch made n good
point here aud fairly " brought down
the house, by interrupting Senator
Landry to say that his former friend
Bell had been very exemplary in hab-
IFS and speech as Republican, and
if hn had fallen SO low As charged, it
has been since lie joined the Demo
cratic party. af
The meeting closed with a hearty |
shout for the Republican party and
It's candidates, proposed by the chair
man.
MIR. Packard and party were es-
'orted to the wharf by a number of |
aud embarked upon the
Gov. Allen for Baton Rouge, well
pleased with the reception they had I
net with at Donaldsonyille.