New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-07-11

.jupctures has rescued it from wreck; by bis
undisguised candor of purpose; by his back
bone. all granite and not one whit willow,
has legitimately earned the leadership to
which ycu have called him. He is more
than candidate, he is platform. His
tenure for eight years of the chairs of your
State Central Committee and of the United
States marehalship enabled him to under
stand the condition and needs Of your
party and the hazards and intolerance to
which loyal citizens are subjected. This
tenure has only quickened in him keener
solicitude for the sggrieved, and more
Obdurate resolve to mature and discipline
your organization for their defense. He
may stand side by eide by your national
candidate, General Hayes; Like him he
has but one taul:-he is q Republican, and
if mat be a grievous ofense. ii is only 60 to
those in this commonwealth against whom
both Hayes and Packard marched with
drawn swords like earnest. resolute men.
who esteemed the conservation of the Union
Gearer than life. l am prepared to state
that many Conservative votes will be cast
for Mr.. Packard. The testimony that came
TO my hands in this regard as an officer of
the late central committee was abundant.
After pursuing his eulogy further, Mr.. Pit
kin predicted that two mon tbs before Presi.
dent Hayes entered upon his functions at
the national Capitol the executive chair of
Louisiana would creak under the stout
form Of Governor Packard. After uching
upon several other candidates, Mr.. Pitkin
thus referred to the candidate for the at
torney generalship: "A distinguished and
learned gentleman, severely trained to his
profession, jealous of his personal honor.
charged and kindled with noble enthusiasms
as citizen and lawyer, his name is valu-
able contribution to the ticket and will
1on ,v&~
A member Of the old Whig organization, to
which he and his eminent brothers long
gave lustre and impetus, and defiant of the
tyranny that morally throttles Conservatism
in every Democratic convention, his exam
pie invites his old Wing brethren out Of
bondage and on to the high plane where
they may euccor Republicans in compelling
Q more wholesome public sentiment, defer
ence to legal demands upon the citizen and
the healthful sentiment that in honorable
catholic citizenship there are neither intol-
erance nor inhumanity."
Mr.. j. Sella Martin was then introduced.
and addressed the convention in his usual
style, beginning with story illustrating
his surprise st the presence of 60 many. He
repudiated the Democratic idea that the
colored man had no rights, and claimed
that 30,000,000 of people in the United
States believed with him.
Judge Sloanaker wss then loudly called
for. He related how he had gone from the
Republican party with WarmOth; his little
contests in the late conventions after he got
back; brought forward Marshal Packard
and Colonel Loan to snow everything was
all right now, and vowed he would support
the Republican ticket-State. national and
municipal. To-day he and General Sheri-
dan would leave TOR Ohio until after
the canvass, but he lived in Louisiana,
and was coming back to vote. He re.
viewed the Cincinnati platform in q plain
common sense way with simple reason
for supporting each clause. He said the
hand OF GOD was in the nomination of
Hayes IS it was in that of Lincoln, and his
plain administration would grow great as
his had done when circumstances called
tor it. OF schools, he said, es q
Roman Catholic, that they were the
places for children to learn the
education of the world; their religion
must be taught in the Sunday school and
by the fireside. There should be no inter.
ferance of any chu1ch with the schools. His
speech was filed with humorous stories
and sharp sayings that ultimately provoked
laughter or caused applause.
DR.. Southworth then introduced the fol-
lowing:
Resolred, That we hereby ratify and in
dOrse Rutherford B. Hayes and William A.
Wheeler as candidates tor President and
Vice President.
Resolced. That we hereby ratify and in
dorse our State ticket, headed by Stephen
Bennett Packard, and pledge to it our
hearty and united support.
These resolutions were unanimously
adopted.
Rev A. j. Bryant followed in Q short,
characteristic speech, which was heartily
spplauded, and the meeting adjourned sine