The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1876-08-12
The Mass Meeting in AS
sumption.

A an early hour last Satur,
day numbers might have been
seen Oh all the wards above
vending thel: way to Napoleon
vile to testify by their presence,
their adherence to the cause Of
Nichols, Wilt. and Reform.
Despite the untavorable weather,
| aud the fact of its being the first
Saturday i'll the month, always
a busy day with planters and
merchants, the attendance was
large, and best of all quite a
number Of colored men put in
an appearance, and by their Or
derry, earnest demeaner, showed
that they come in reach OF en-
lightenment and information.
The Henry 1ete, with a dlstinc-
pushed party from New Orleans
including Messrs. L. a. Witt, E.
ID. White, l.. n. Castellanos. and
Allen Jumel, arrived about II A.
NJ, and the party was received
by a committee which had made
every preparation tor their com
fort and enjoyment. n brass
band was in attendance, and a
section of the Donaldson CannQ-
neers fired salutes in their honor.
At 3 p. NJ. the crowd proceed
ed by the band and carriages
containing the orators OF the day,
moved to LandrauX Grove. where
a stand, retreshment booths, etc,
had been erected aud the meeting
Was called to oder and Col. W.
w. Pugh chosen presiding officer
Gen. L. L. Nichols then moved
forward to address tho meeting
and at the sight of that form, sc
familiar to and beloved by all
the cheers of the throng bnrs'
forth in honor Of the man whose
honor, ability, and integrity, re-
ccived 50 splendid a recognition
from the people through their re
representatives. at Baton Rouge
Gen. Nichols speech was brief
but to the point; he reiterated
the sentiments expressed by hin
before the Convention, and espe
cially those which had r%eferenc,
) to the colored citizens; assu1in.
} them of his friendly feeling ant
} his determination to secure then
the full enjoyment of all thei
rights; the hearty belief and con
fdence expressed by those pres
ent who knew him too well t,
doubt amy pledge he makes It
them was gratifying in the OK
: trrme; Gen. Nichols was follow
5 ed by Mr.. Witt who paid a glow
ing tribute to his predecessor, an,
then i'll plain and forcible Ian
| guage showed the dutv of voter
, and urged his hearers to the per
/: formance Of it; the impression III
made on the crowd was a yer,
) favorable one, and nothing wa
heard but commentator. Mr.
+. ID. White spoke next, and h,
showed fully the disastrous eifcc
| Of radical rule, and the crimina
prodigality which has marke,
! the present State government
l his address aboundel in facts an.
figures, and was one fully suite,
: to the occasion.
Mr.. White was followed by MI
|. n. Castellanos, a diStinquishe,
, lawyer of New Orleans, VIII,
spoke in both english and french
and whose powerful arraignmen
of the Republican party for it
crimes and failures reverted til
+ attention of the crowd. Mr.. job
llsley OF Houma then made
telling address in french, whic
had d marked effect on the at
dience. Our townsman, Mr.. :
I ID. Moore then responded to tn
:. calls for HIM, and it is no Sma
tribute to the ability of Mr.. Moor
to say that succeeding as he Iii
so many ard such able speakers
he made a forcible and origin;
+ speech, and did not suffer by con
t parison with the able orator
S who preceded him. Mr.. ii. \
$ Simms wound up the speakin
with an able address, and atte
the announcement by the Presi
r dent OF the meeting in ThibOdau
to-day, the assemblage broke ~
Our neighbors may cong.atulat
themselves on the fact, that til
meeting was worthy in every II
-, spect OF the Parish which ha
furnished the standard bearer i
the campaign to redeem on
State.