The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-01-29
The President then introduced
GEN. HAWTHORNE,
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who spoke as follows;
Mr.. Chairman and Eel,o'c,,citizens Of Nse Or
leans1It Is with no little degree OF difiidence,
especially SC. when see in front Of me this seq
of upturned faces beaming with intelligence and
enterprise and wealth of this great metropolis.
have felt. my fellow-citizens. while l have re-
flccted upon the importance Of this great enter
gentlemen who have preceded me. to their thrill
ling appeals. to their grand and noble arguments.
! have wished q thousand times that there. was
better and ADLER representative here to take
the respSonsbiiity Of my position and my unfit,
Proud to s that ha e% nat I gra%a
imperial domain, the Lone Star State of Texas,
fapplausel and that stand before you this night
ns her humble ambassador to say to you. fellow
;itizens Of New Orleans. that from every portion
OF her mighty dominion she sends her kindly
crossings TO Louisiana That as a loving sister,
through her veins. she symDathizes with Louis
lana in her misfortunes lappausel and reJoiccs
In her Joys. stand before you Tonight. my fe,
low citizens OF New Orleans. to say TO you that
the eastern. northern and the middle portions OF
that vast domain of Texas is II country
the Wh that s hG sun fyeT sn2ne
richness wan and fertility filed and Ming up
rapidly with thousands and multiplied thou e /,
and happy people. whose granaries arc full to
oyerflowing. whose cattle are upon thousand
hills. and whose surplus products IA few
tinent; and rs an humble representative Of that
glorious country come to you tonight with its
messages of love and of sympathy. and to say to
you, citizens of New Orleans. we are your
brothers. We are your brethren; we are the
sons Of sires who stood side by side with your
sres upon the immortal plains, OF ChalmetteI
bloody field Of Palo Alto, Chepq'opec, Monterey
triumph above The halls OF the Montezunas. We
are here as brothers who stood side by side with
you upon many a blood-stained field of carnage.
the patriots and foeman's blood. All, sons
Of Louisiana, noble patriots Of noble
sires. all Texas sends YOU greeting, and
u message freghted with love and sympathy,
and business too, In addition to the strong
ties Of brotherhood that have bound us together.
times. united by the ties of business. New Or
| leans, the great metropolis and market Of the
south and West was also The great +, market Of
For days and seasons they looked forward with
eyer-increasing desires of pleasure to the time
Wp their pw Mer tbsr snd snppe@
annual visit to you. All. my .felow.citizens. we
OF Texas have not forgotten the pleasant
Asd days whsn hs s
when their money and their courage were al
they lavishod upon the Southern planters and
| planters and merchants OF Eastern Texas No,
our surplus products were comparatively small
| our people were aided and assisted by the lib
eral hand Of New Orleans. and they remem-
| now-now that Texas is becoming rich and pros
| perous-now that teeming thousands upon null
tiplicd thousands OF enterprising. thrifty and
| industrious people are pouring In one cOntin-
uous food to tho hills and valleys of our entire
State-now that her vast prairies are white with
the great staple. yellow with waving haryests
/ hat uittf huIf n riIU mt
cities and towns are sprlngfng up III every quar-
ter as If by the waving Of the enchanter's wand
that our trade is immensely valuable and proilta-
| bic, we are 10th to SEQ 1t carried away to those
great cities Of the North; we are 10th to see the
e ern so o.p warmed and maturcd by glorious
Southern sun carried re, AMY e the 9, c9la and
10th to deal with . people who, however honest,
Just and upright they may be, are, NEVERTHELESS,
aliens and strangers to our common interest, OF
sires. Northern. Eastern and Middle Texas
desires. earnestly. lovingly desires, t.!
theft their hsa SuH wi6 naen who and
| linked to them by ties that are stronger than
steel. We desire our patronage to return to our
MssGa Of to r retHTn t2 Peo} aq ,soa Ugh
financial ruin, have. ever upheld the home Of
their friends. Ard still bear the palm Of fospi-
taity and d. briagIiy NIB li9sfay eyer ~ oseS
|
Texasi What lay YOU 70 this Kindly greeting OF
Tss a 70 WHo 4s Hs ayp aa q v2P H ga
sorr6Isi lHpplaiso,l 30 You desire 70 regaIh
an empire, teemiqg with its busy thousands,
trade has rpady ued the most
that which willbyild UP your, waste places, which
will cover your wharve7 and I'LL your warehouses
cover your noble river with ships. your store
houses with goods, yovr streets with purchasers.
your hotels and theaters with visitors and pnt-
rent poyba TsR for that which WIN t enhan 1Sr
} the prse Of bo your fga esat9 which
smilsss i yo% dssirG}1is h IS ay ss only
Ts S 2 e Stas %aa aa s Ii dr as svys
far more. sfa BE- yours New orleans 3 has st the
hs sn nf miles, If any ny ey
streams terminate at her wharves. draining the
grandest and richest country this earth affords.
with perhaps one single exception. aud had II
3a Dsad EASTERN s f s. fES New 6s hs N Nod
this lag lave been the greatest, the mighticst
Il popHiation and wealth II Of al the cities upon
issrs ." the age They have ave- even even
perverted the very doPie4s Of nature; they
and in defahts Of ali the laWs.of commerce
which have governed the world in al the past
ages, have built up the most magnificent cities
in tho frozen raglaAp Of the North. and with an
energy ana perseverance, unparalleled and
| truly sublime have pushed their iron arms in
ted the great valley Of the Mississippi and its
tributaries. sucking drop by drop and year by
year the very life blood OF this noble city. They
have turned from here one half Of tie lrsde
east 9f tha Fisaissitti. how t,sY have crossed
the Father OF Waters penetrated into Arkansas,
swept down upon tho vast plains Of Texas even
and are guiding from you trade
which nature and natures God intended you
should have. and will you permit itG Mo- "a, 9
thousand times no! Rather fall swora hi hand
upon the fiery crest 2f The battle, like Marmion
Of OH, VI. iyii,g, above your head wave frag-
| cities, wave them In the face of your rivals
shouting tho shout OF defiance IN their fasss.
Do this rather ;than dwinde inch bY j..ob and
year after year away and N 40. porish miser-
stroke f6p yict9ry" Why should talk thus? New
oen n M d ss ae asa Re S Md xaf ae
| her interests and here before mo Is n living
| proof that what say is true. Is 1t not 50? Are
you not wide awake to your interests! lap
| plausel.
MY fellow-citizens, this project of railroad
| to Texas is most important. The railroad Is now
being built and here before me are men who
the dets.mihat sSaedty 'u ~ it 6oss fSd
That one little railroad $50 miles in length, from
| the city OF Alexandria to the little city Of Mar
shall, In Texas, which will cost not more than
SIS 900 per mile to grade and equip; will connect
you with the Ioxss FsfIAshe future 9t great
n,sat'rn ~ 'rayaS n will bring hack RI vou the