New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-08-13
LETTER FROM NArCHIroCHRs.
Democratic Mass meetipS-What the
Speakers Said.

Democratic Mass Meeeiss-What the
Speakers Said.
NATCHrrOCHEs, August 8, 1876.
EDITOR REPUBLICAN,:
The Democrats in this place had mass
ratification meeting yesterday. P. A.
Morse, Esq, was chairman, and Mr.. w. A.
Strong was secretary. There were about
$50 white voters there and about half that
number of colored mon, who went from
curiosity. If any of them were disposed to
vote the Democratic ticket before, which
do not believe, am sure they were con.
WINGED OF their error by the bitter and win.
dictive speeches which they heard. There
were some ladies present, and lot of boys,
so that there was pretty good crowd, and
they, that is to say, the Democratic men,
boys and ladies, were quite enthusiastic.
Lawyer Pierson made the first speech.
He was hard on the carpet bsggers, and he
said the negro race, like all other infer ior
races must disappear before the prog ress
of civiliz alton. He said that if they, the
blacks, continued to follow those who have
led and counseled them heretofore, they
must be crushed out; and if the Democratic
party did not succeed in electing Tilden
the land would be deluged in blood.
Lawyer Pierson is big gun among the
Democrats up here, and he looked and
talked a. if he intended to eat up the whole
Republican party himself.
Squire Elan made . speech. Judge j.
B. Elan is the way they call hum in the
newspapers. He is the Democratic candi-
date for Congress in the fourth district. 81 Q
is q smart man, but don't think he ought
to have his speeches published. He said that
universal suffrage was not . success, and
that colored citizens must learn to labor
and to wait, before being qualified for the
rights of citizenship and to hold office. I
could not help but think that they had had
q good deal of experience in trying to
learn to labor, and that they had waited
good while already. However. the good
Judge said they must learn to labor and
wait, and I suppose it must be so-from his
stand point. BY the by, this is what they
call the mississippi plan" down your way,
is it not! Well, the judge said further. that
the reconstruction acts are at war with the
enduring principles of the constitution. 1T
can not be said" said he, 'thst We are not
equal to the task of dying on the battle
field to carry our points" And the dear,
good man looked ~ if he wanted to die
right there, before all those ladies. "All
races must fall before u.s." he cried.
His speech at this point became ex'
teemely violent. He said in substan GO
that they, the Democrats. would have .
majority of votes if they had to resort to
violence, and if necessary they would An.
initiate the Republicans, regardless of Gen
eral Grant and his soldiers. "What ia it if
he sent hundred men here! It is e. il
three boys were to be sent into q field to
catch thousand birds"
Mr.. Editor, do not forget that these SEN
timents were uttered by Democratic can
didate for Congress in Louisiana in the
year 1876.
Mr.. w. b. Jack also made violent hsr-
angue. But Notwithstanding all this talk
the Republicans Of our parish are firm and
united, and we will give the national and
State Republican tickets majority in No.
vember. Respectfully. PINE TOP.