The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-04-14
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ELOQUENT APPEAL.



At a mass meeting Of the citizens OF
Jackson parish, Hon. Il. II. Kidd, the
eloquent Representative Of that parish,
made an exhaustive speech, reviewing
the action OF the late Legislature, and
concluded with the following strong ap-
peal to the Democracy to rally for the
approaching fight:
He said that there was no doubt that
the failure OF the General Assembly to
abolish the Returning Board had
caused much dependency throughout
the State. When he had told the peo-
pie that this was wrong, and that the
Returning Board would not be in the
way, he had been answered with tho old
proverb, "What has been done may be
done again" But this saying, he said,
referred to virtuous action, and not TO
deeds of tyrants. It was by continual
acts OF wrong and oppression that
tyrants laid the foundation for their
own destruction. fia
The last Returning Board went too
far; its moral support, based upon loud
declarations of an unfair and 1intimidat-
ing election on the part OF the CoDserva-
tives. was Knocked higher than kite
by the Wheeler committed. The ter
rible satire pronounced upon it by the
reversing decision Of that committee
had sealed its doom. Capt. Kidd said
with emphasis LET no Democrat accept
a position on that board" let the infanv
die ,cith Me Infamous. All we have to
do is to go to work and honestly carry
the election, as we, can do, and there
will be no fears for the ultimate results.
Above everything, we must avoid luke
warmness and despondency; no man
| Ill krI Svh N
began with o desponding heart. Only
weak minds look upon the future
| through dark veil. When the, sun
goes down., still let us gaze upon the
| heavens whore God writes light and
hope in characters Of blazing diamonds
and IL clouds obscure, these, re-.
member that clouds do pass away. He
said: Fellow citizens, i have seen
it somewhere stated :, that far
towards the Northern pole there 10 Z
spot 50 elevated that upon its lofty sum
NIT the sun never sits, while all else IL
wrapped in gloom eternal sunshine
Whether or not this be physical fact
thought? ~ those WHO dwell In the
low plains OF despair the sun Of Louis
iana's prosperity has already ceased *
shine. but for those who occupy hopes
sublime and elevated, that sun eth
brightly lglows, and by the help OF tbs
blessed God It shall never 70 down. We
must not despair. Home, family,
friends, the VI children who cling
around us asking. may be. for bread
everything, religion itself, demands
that in the coming, campaign we shall
make one grand, one last and desperate
struggle to regain the liberty we hav,
lostSthe liberty that enables freemer
elsewhere in the land OF Washington :,
live under the government of thei
choice From this day forth, let every
che of us, old and young. swear BY thu
memories Of the past, by the blood o
the fathers, that we, too. will be free
When we behold this high determine
ton throughout the State; when VI
know our brethren are thus fired 10
the fight; then can we gladly shout
Cease Louisiana, cease TO sigh.
For thy redemption draweth nigh.
And when the battle IL over; when
has been brayely, fought and honestl,
won. as it will be; then no Returning
Board, though backed by hell Itself
can alter the result.