The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1876-08-19
/. I1e Mass Meeting!
] = IA
! A BIG DAY IN THIBODAUX.

Last Saturday will be long re.
membered in Thibodaux IN a day |
Of unusual interest and popular
enthusiasm The meeting had been
announced, but the continued
heavy rains of last week had been
so ~incesSant that it was feared
that the attendance would hardly
be IL creditable enc. hut the result
showed that 1t will require far
mole potent causes taan incie-
ment weather to prevent our citirj
zenss from inanifesting their devO
ton to the cause.
The distinguished speakers
from New Orleans, including Gen.
Nichols, Messrs. Wilt, Jonas,
Eustis, Ogden and Col. Louis
Bush, who were also accompanied
10y Col. Duncan s Cage Of Terre.
bonnie, were met at the Crossing
by II delegation OF II citizens
anil escorted to town where every
arrangement tor their proper ell
tertainment had been made.
With characteristic generosity
and hospitality II sumptuous din
ner had been set out in Warerley
Hall, and ut the proper hour tue,
guests OF the town were invited
il and sat down to the bountiful
repast provided when we say
that this HAD been prepared under
the supervision Ut Il committee of
our citizens, it is hardly necessary
TO add that every thing was in
perfect taste and order.
AT ) O'clock the meeting was
called to order by Mr.. j. S. GOole,
and OH his nomination Mr.. f. w.
Blake was chosen Chairman, and
II. n. COulon and Emile Il. Le-
Blanc Secretaries; after IL
short address, and music by
the band, Mr.. Blake introduced
Gen. +. L. Nichols. AT the sight
of the man whose qualities of
head and heart, which have long
endeared to our citizens, have so
lately won for him the splendid
compliment Vi nomination from
the people of Louisiana, the en-
thuSiasm Of the crowd broke forth
and it waS some minutes before
the speaker could proceed. Like
all that he has delivered, the
speech of Gen Nichols was point
ed, replete with sound statesman
ship and suggestion, and bearing
on the important questions of the
campaign he impressed on his
hearers the necessity earnest,
vigorous, peaceable work in this
contest, and reiterated the assn
rance that If elected he would he
Governor, not of the Democracy,
, but of the whole people of LOuisi
|. Ana.
/ Mr.. Niltz followed in a forcible
and eloquent address, in which he
contraStedt the two parties arrayed
in Louisiana, aud pointed ont the
, duty Of all who choose honor
honesty and reform. as opposed
to fraud, thieyery and continued
, robbery.
: Col. Louis Bush then spoke il
= the french language to the assem-
bly,, and in his own eloquent ans
2 pertinent style urged that Lafou1
che be true to herself in this strus
gle, and allow no apathy or negli-
r gence to retarl the work OF re
I demption.
Mr.. H. N. Ogden followed in {
) mastery effort which covered the
! whole ground of the contest ani
impressed Iris hearers with a higt
opinion of the ofatorieal power,
of our next Acknowledgement.
Senator J.. Is. Eustis next Occl
pied the stand, and Throughout
his address, his grace OF languag,
and delivery held the closest at
!, tentiOn of the audience and callet
= forth enthusiastic applause.
= Mr.. B. f. Jonas, the City Alto,
ney of New Orleans, next spok,
eloquently on the issues of til,
y day. and in plain and forcibl'
: terms showed the duty of ever,
true man in this contest.
= The crowd then called Oh Judg,
Howell and in response got
which appealed directly to ever!
, nearer, and more especially to tn
colored voters present in facial
the orators addressed themselve,
particularly to the colored men
|. and showed that their Interest,"
a and those of the whites we're idel
tical. The meeting then, adjourned
: till 9 O'Clock, Wien tile public wer,
: invited TO Warerley Hall.
I'm aSSnmhliuu tharo tho oud;o,