New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-11-03
NOVEMBER 1876

party was . necessity to the people of this
section, white and black-becsuse it was
the party of peace, of law, Of order, of pro-
tection-and this region more than all
others needs these things. 1t must have
emigration. That will not come under
Democratic regime.
Mr.. Packsrd's moderate, calm, courteous
and able summing up of these grave and
weighty considerations made deep i'm
preston upon the quiet and sensible Con-
servatives present.
The party arrived st Opelousas Tuesday
night. We found that there had been some
Misunderstanding as to the day OF the
meeting. which prevented large numbers
from coming.
Nevertheless, the crowd was very large.
Four Thousand people were gathered in
beautiful grove near the residence OF Gen
eral Tom Anderson. Large numbers OF the
mostlinfuentisl white citizens and leading
Old Line Wings, Conservatives and Demo
Gratis, were present.
Judge King, of Opelousas, presided, and
introduced the speakers with that incom-
parable grace and dignity of manner, and
beauty and finish of elocution which 80 dis
singuishes him.
The speakers were General Jack Wbar-
ton, Hon. S. b Packard. Colonel James
Lewis, Judge Hugh ]. Campbell, and Mr..
Paul Trevigne.
General Wharton spoke with his usual
Wit and humor.
Mr.'Packard was more than usually ef-
fective and powerful in his argument. As
at former places, his speech produced
marked effect Numbers of prominent
Democrats called upon him.
This is the home of the distinguished
Senator, General Tom Anderson. If the
New Orleans Tines carpet-bsg editor will
psy this section . visit, General Anderson's
| vide spread and long continued popularity
| will no longer be . conundrum to him.
There is probably not man in this or any
other State who has SO mauy and such
warm personal friends. The people If his
district. men, women and children. Repub-
licsns, Conservatives and Democrats, white
and black, love him. He has been their
friend personally, and they are his. There
il probably not single poor or unfortunate
person in his district whom the Senator has
not beftiended. He has been Senator for
twenty -four years, and during ell that time
he has been one of the largest property
| owners and most influential men of his Sec
tion.
After our speakers concluded, Judge
King was called upon SO loudly, long and
earnestly that he could not resist. He
made decidedly one of the most brilliant
and powerful speeches that have been
made during this or any other canvass OF
the State. His speech brought to mind to
the Old Line Wings the most brilliant days
of the old Whig party, when in this whole
Southern country there was not a more
powerful, eloquent or distinguished cham
pion OF Whig principles than Judge King
His elocution is winning and graceful; his
diction is singalariy chaste, lofty and beau
tiiul; his points were telling and forcible,
aid linked together by q chain of logic &C
consistent and irrefutable as to overwhelm
his opponents with confusion and despair
Judge Kings speech had tremendous
effect, which you at distance can hardly
appreciate. am told that it was worth al
least four hundred new votes to the Re-
publican party.
St. Landry will reduce her Democratic
vote over ons Thousand. The party were
Hospitality entertained by Senator Ander
son and bis elegant and accomplished wife
at his residence. We left Opelousas about
six O'Clock in the morning and were de
tanned at BArree's landing by the neglect o.
the steamer Creole to put in her appear
snce, at the time appointed. This kept ul
back six hours. We we're further detained
by the neglect of the captain in making
proper arrangements to transfer us to oul
boat, the New Era, which lay below th'
bar. We were further detained ove
twalve hours at the Red river bar. VOA.
I So Af