New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-10-03

nAng your head in SORROW for LouieionA
that she has within her borders such out
laws against deoency and propriety, were
to repeat the jeers which greeted him.
With tho calmness and self.possession
which always characterize him, he began
his speech amid . renewal Of shouts, and
shrieks. He went on, however, clearly
stating his points through oil this hurrah,
when lawyer of Bastrop stepped forward
from near the stand and said: "Hold ON.
boys, while ask him question" He had
tho air Of young David who was going to
clay Goliah with Q stone ont Of his sling;
but when he threw he missed his mark 90
far that his question rebounded and struck
himself and friends such . blow that they
did not recover during the balance of the
speech, and Mr.. Packard was heard re-
spectfully to the conclusion. While he held
his audience in the powerful grasp he had
won by this questiener's discontinue, he
forced fearful dose of truth down the un-
willing throats of his Democratic hearers,
while he correspondingly elated his Repub-
lican friends, who had never before heard
such manful vindication of their princi-
pies and their leaders.
McMillen, Campbell and Wharton fin.
ished the good work in short but eloquent
and effective speeches, and the meeting
adjourned.
Itwas the grandest triumph which has
rewarded the csnvassers. Standing where
Nichols, Wiltz, Ogden and Ellis had few
days before promised Morehouse for the
Democrats, Mr.. Packard and his co-labor-
ers demolished the hopes Of intolerance
and carried the conviction to every bull
dozer in the parish that there shall be .
FREQ and . fair election:in November, and
that . FREQ and fair election will give More
house to Hayes and Packard BY more than
1000 votes over. their rivals.
Ny telegraphic communication has suf6-
ciently apprised you Of events in Union.
The meeting theee was large ono and was
moro than satisfactory, for We had left the
bulldozer behind 10 discounted, routed,
horse. foot and dragons, and while We had
many Democrats in our audience they
wue gentlemen and patriots.
It 10 but just to the people Of Morehouse to
say that there were many staunch and bona
fde citizens At our meeting in Bastrop who
were ashamed Of the action and conduct Of
the bulldozers. Besides tho disgraoeful
rowdyism around the speakers stand, the
Democratic pole, in imitation of Monroe,
was hung with carpet bags, . red shirt and
IN efigy marked IS. B. Packard, Novem.
ber, 1876"
The Democratic mayor called in the
evening and officially, - well as person.
ally, apoloeized for the conduct of his peo
pie.
It is well enough to remark here that
everywhere they have spoken, the speakers
and especially Mr.. Packard. have been
complimented by Democrats for the ele
waited line of argument used, and the entire
absence of personal abuse or incendiary
language. This win demonstrate the neces
sity of Republican ascendency in Louisiana
for should the illiberal, intolerant and pro
scriptive Democracy succeed, . reign o.
terror would ensue that would for Q long
time paralize oil hope, enterprise and pro
gress in the State.
This letter brings us to Homer, where We
are waiting for Tomorrow meeting, and
where I have had the leisure and oppor
tunity to indite these truthful incidents o1
our Journey. INDEX.