The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-08-25
THE CANVASS.
"A"""LLS AND WlL7Z ON THE STUMP
IN FOIN1E CUUPEE.


6rand Ratification Meeting The People,
'lrrespective ef JCOisr, fnrn Out. "a
Plenty Of Eleausnce, Patriotism, Enthu-
"'as'A ~sAl lpesA lchser.1isIsgH N
Hon. Louis A. Wiltz, Hon. H n. Og-
den and a few friends left New Orleans.
Tuesday, at 6 o'clock p. m., on board
the kobt h. Lee for Pointe Coupee. AT
Donaldsonville Gen. Francis 4. Nichols
came aboard, and on Wednesday morn
Ing early the whole party landed ut
Waterloo, at which place they were met
by what did seem to he the whole popu-
lation OF the parish Of Point Coupee.
Men had come from distant parts OF the
parish, some in carriages, some In
wagons, 10 carts and on horseback.
Amidst shouting, waving of flags and
Inei nrlng OF guns n procession WAS
formed, with Gen. Nichols and Mr.
Wtifz in the front carriage preceded by
u band OF music, and followed by line
nearly two miles long OF men In all
sorts OF vehicles, while great number
followed on horseback. rsR ~ ~ ~
At New Road Town, five miles from
Waterloo, In the centre OF u beautiful
grove OF mulberry trees, a large stand
was erected, upon which the orators and
presiding officers OF the meeting
sat beneath a tastefully constructed
bower OF evergreen, which very
enectually prOtected them from
the broilihg August sun. As u marked
feature of The festivities we must men
tion the appearances, both In the pro.
cessiOn and III tue Immense audience ~
the meeting, OF colored men bedeckeu
In their best Sunday clothes, with
badges on their breasts and marshAl's b
baton In hand, commanding political
clubs, composed of whites and blacke
indiscriminately, marching side by side
to the place Of meeting and standing
there listening attentively, Outvieisis
the whites In the manifestation OF iu-
terest In, and approval OF the speeches
The meeting WAS called TO order at II
o'clock a. IN. by Mr.. Gremillon, who
proposed for officers Of the meeting the
following named gentlemen, who,
amidst the loud acclHmatiOns OF the as
sembly, took their seats upon the plat
form:
UvL +. L. Claiborne, President; P.
Deplaigne, +. j. Major, Adelord Lang
lois. J. Il. Bachelor, Vice Presidents, /,
A. l.. Jewell, Il. q. Cooley, Secretaries.
Col. Claiborne explained the object oi
the meeting to be the ratification OF the
nominations made at the Baton Rouge
Convention and the Endorsement vi the
platform OF principles as enunciated by
the same.
The following gentlemen were ap.
pointed committee on resolutions:
jas. Vignes, chairman; Geo. Pitcher,
Robt. Montgomery, +. Ii. Farrar, +. IL.
Hewes, l.. B. Claiborne, who reported
q At .l,,fi t,t.
adopted unanimously:
TO the Honorable the President and Men bers
Of the eDemocratic-COnservaiv katilication
Meeting:
The un :vrsigned. committee on resolutions.
respectfully beg leave TO report the following
resolutions, which we recommend be adopted
az the sense Of this nesting:
1. We believe ,eform in our State and National
Administrations to be the greatest and most
vital necessity o the day.
Q. We be ieve this reform can only be accom-
plished by tho election of the National ticket
nominated at st. Louis and the State II kct nom
mat at Baton Rouge by the 90 vention held
3. We indorse, without reservation, the plat
forms adopted at ST. Louis and Baton Rougo rs
expressive Of our political views.
4. And finally. we declare our firm determna
tion to use every h nest effort seru { the cleo
ton OF Tilden and Hendricks. Nichols and
vii z. A. d to make better political record for
the parish Of Polnte Coupee than it has ever
JAMES v tlGNES. chairman,
ROBT MONTGOMERY,
+ iii H EfHHAh HEwEs,
L. B. CI.AIbORNF.
GEORGE PITCHER
After which the President introduced
to the audience Gen. f. I. Nichols. who
addressed them at some length, dwell
ling particularly on the assurances made
by him in his Baton Rouge speech. Gen.
Nichols was particularly earnest Ia his
remarks to the colored people.
Mr. Wiltz followed in stirring ad-
dress, holding hearers in rapt attention
for more than an hour. The very large
attendance OF colored people seemed TO
inspire him with fresh energies, and the
and the corrupt Radicalism In genera
falling In rapid succession, ELECTED the
loudest applause. Mr.. Wiltz was part-
culHrly felicitous throughout.
Hon. III. N, Ogden spoke next. He
demonstrated in clear, simple and elo
uuent strains that the prime object of
civil government was the protection Of
the weakoand their individual, moral
as we'll as material development; that
no government that neglected or failed
In this was worthy OF support or even
Of sympathy. .fgis ~
Nj. ogden applied the test OF these
absolute truths to the present Radical
State and National Governments, and
demonstrated how completely they
failed Ia these essentials. The manner
in which Mr.. Ogden brought his mean
ing home TO the humbiest understand
ing, by . series OF the most apt and
simple illustrations, was surely an in
tellectual feat Of high order.
Mr. Allen Jumel, candidate for State
Auditor, spoke next and addressed him
self principally to the colored people.
He showed that emancipation was not
brought about by the Republican party,
but was worked out by Divine Provi-
dence, through variety OF al parently
incongruous agencies. Mr.. Jumel spoke
of social equality as a complex and in-
volved problem which could come near
solution only by thoroughly educating
the blacks. Education, ne said. was the
great leveler.
Mr.. Edward Robertson. candidate for
Congress in the Sixth District, followed
in an address rerlete with force and