New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-11-01

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building of the levees and the safety of the
sugar interest could be intrusted only to
tne Republican party; that the policy and
interest of the Northern and Eastern Demo
crst made him the deadly enemy to these
interests. He also showed the white men
how they had been misled by the Demo.
cratic leaders into voting against the reduc-
ton of their own taxes and of their State.
He made mastery and victorious defense
OF Governor Kellogg's administration in
this regard.
Terrebonne is good for 1000 majority for
the State and national tickets.
Colonel Lewis and Judge Campbell closed
with powerful speeches.
At Morgan City the party was joined BY
the Hon. G. d. Darrall. Congressman that
is and is to be. and suite. They hero took
the steamboat and ascended the Teche. At
Pattersonville they were met at the land
ing. They were greeted by large con-
course and brass band. The people had
extemporized . meeting and insisted upon
our party landing and addressing them.
Colonel Lewis, Judge Campbell, General
Wharton, Mr.. Darrall and Mr.. Gordy spoke
in the order named to an audience Of over 800
persons They were joined here by Sheriff
Gordy, Mr.. Merchant and other distin-
guished Republicans. Proceeding up the
bayou the party came upon another i'm.
promptu meeting at Centreville, where they
also met Judge Fontelieu and a party Of
friends. The meeting was addressed by
Colonel Lewis, Judge Campbell, Genera!
Wharton and Judge Fontelieu. The whole
party came to Franklin that night.
The meeting here was held on Saturday,
October q, in live oak grove. Over 1000
people came together in professions, in
clubs, mounted, on foot. in every descrip-
ton of vehicles, with banners and music.
1t was one of the largest and most en-
thusiastic meetings ever held in this part of
the State.
Judge Campbell spoke first. He took up
the records of the Democratic candidates,
Tilden, in the Copperhead resolutions;
Hendricks, in his votes in the Senate
against the thirteenth, fourteenth and
fifteenth amendments; Nichols, in his
testimony before the congressional
committee, when he swore that the
white people should take control OF
the State even If they were in minority OF
10, 900, and that oEe educated man should
have more control in the government than
ten uneducated men; Wilt record in vot-
ing against the fifteenth amendment in the
Legislature, and in his revolutionary 1t.
tempt to seize the Speakers chair IN the
House of Representatives by force. He ex
posed the utter hopelessness Of the Demo.
cratic party's attempt to take the govern
ment by Q solid white South, and thus
again install the party of violence, murder
Ku-Klux, White Camelias, White Leagues
rifle clubs and msssacres as the rul
ing power of the land. He ex
posed the hypocrisy of the Democratic
attempt to overswe and suppress . just and
lawful majority of more than q, 900 against
them by force, and call it conversion. He
showed how the Mississippi plan was i'm
possible for the Democrats in this State
because We had the law against them, and
the national government against them
which would not tolerate the idea of bull
dozers, White Leagues and rife clubs shoot
ing President and Congress into power
instead of voting them IN. Judge Campbell
welcomed the hosts Of Confederate Repub
licans, led by Beatty, Williamson. Yoist
Leonard, Boreman and Fontelieu, and pre-
dicted that under Governor Packard's ad
ministration, with their aid, Louisiana
would sec better, more peaceful and more
prosperous administration than she has had
for forty years.
Judge Csmpbell's speech was interrupted
BY repeated and tremendous cheering, and
he was from time to time over rwhelmed
by bouquets.
Mr.. Packard was received with perfect
ovssion of cheers and showers of bouquets
He spoke ut length upon the grave and
weighty considerations which pressed uper
the people of st. Mary parish, white and
black, to protect their own interests By
sustaining the Republican party. HI
showed with powerful and unanswer
able reasoning that Democratic rule meant
ruin to tie people of the Teche; isolation
neglect and decay to the whole State, and
distrust, hostility ana misgovernmen
among it's diverse populations; that the Re
publican party meant peace, concord, con
fidenoe, good government, reduced taxes
protection, Federal aid, improved levees
rivers and bsyous, reclaimed lands, in
creased population, schools and churches
and advancing wealth ard power.
His speech produced great effect upon
the Conservative and oolored people.
Colonel Lewis and General Wharton fol
lowed. The immense meeting grew large1
to the very end, and hung with intense in
terest upon the words of the speakers x
the close.
After the meeting the party were driver
bv thst whole.souled gentleman, and hl
brother, Senator Sypher, to lis magniheen
plantation and beautiful residence, where
dinner fit for the gods, and tho smiling vel
come Of his fair wife and sister. and hi
beautiful children, made the wayfarers for
cat the tolls and hardships Of their way.
st. Mary parish 10 thoroughly ahsme and
more perfectly organized than ever before
Under the skillful organisation Of Con gress
man Darrslla host Of the best and mos
respected white men of tho parish hsv'
come to tho fore. The result 10 peace, con
fidence, and . Republican majority OF ove'