The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-04-18

sesaion III the General Assembly.
aervt apa and s maintained In all iis parts without
change or alteration. OF any ktnus anu u i i,,
Nothing herein shall In anywlse affect or IN !.
pair q be sr sars Il the aenea MAS
the contrary II IL TO BIO distinctly undefstoou
that all thsir acts and ings. Wthout e1o 's1e
ton, shall be hold 70 be as theg d N binains and
obligatory on the people oil the eei"e u a'o''e
lana. Ia, ..sol,t;on an fol.
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Mr. Speaker, there are seven contestants on
this fioor affected by this resolution, anu aa'
one of them. felt before we made our contests
that we had 40 much right to our seats as shoss
who were the most Enthusiastically elected, snd
that We are az much emit led TO them now; bat we
co,,sidar-spd / am speaking for all ot these
ssyen representatives-tha just now little ABB
napatob on our part will be for the good Of Lou
sians, which Is what we are WORKING 1ot. aaers'
the directly interested parties, being In favor OF
II. think that ell those members whose seats are
not endangered by Its passage. can vote lot ~
without sny fear OF indeeacy nope, mere
FORE that the resolution may psss mna . rssa
luton printed In order that 1t might be read ana
considered carefully.
MR. STEWARDS REMARKS.
After some preliminary remarks. Mr.. stewart
said:
81 came here, not as Democrat, bat as 2
Republican. feeling for my part convinced Una.
the interests of tho whole people OF LOUISIANA
would be respected without regard TO race or
color, am here because / believe this is the
proper place for me ma representative Oh tne
people, and | left there manning the Ut. Louis
Hotel) because was satisfied could NOS repre-
aapt the people truly there any longer. sat
there day by day, hoping for something TO turn
away the evil from Louisiana, and came here
feeling compelled to act, according to the dictates
of my conscience with this body.
wanted Mr.. Packard elected, and did every
thing / could TO elect him. | didn't look to hisl,
but to the Republican party. lie claims 20 pe
eleoted through the Returning Board. AS United
States Marshal he failed to protect lie anu prop
erty, and failing ~ United States Marshsl he
would be failure ~ Governor. lie taiss apon !,
being Cove nor of Louisiana, but what would
the people Of Pennsylvania or New YORK think II
Hsrtranft or Robinson should talk Of being Gov
ernor under such circumstances as PACKARD doesf
What can we Say about Packard NO man can be
Governor unless the people are with him. As we
ace. our property holders are not paying taxes
to Packard. and he hasn't an officer to serve him
In this State.
Abiding to remark Of Brewster that they
should ali go down together" (meaning the no.
publieans in the Legislature) 'in the same ship.
Mr.. Ste wart indignantly observed that II there
was any man in the state who had done nothing
for his party but hold Offices from 1t, that man
was Brewuter, and concluded by saying: AS .
Republican, / am going to stand by the Hepubl'
can marty: but, IL because have come here ~
Republican must be ostracised. am willing to
stand all the odium." -,
Mr.. Oaip sartain said that although, like Mr..
Kernoohan, his seat wss affected by the resolu-
ton. he would vote for 1t.
Mr. Iremuuet said he was opposed to it's pas
sage, aud would call the yeas and nays on the
The resolution was adopted by the following
vote:
Yeas-Bush. Aldige. Bridger, Breard. Biieu,
Barron, Brady, Buck, Berry, Bell, Briggs Car
loss, Dayries, belayigne. lazy, Duke Duke, Dqpree
mond, Jonas, Kennedy, Kelly Of VIM, Kelly OF
Orleans, Kern, Kernoehap, Kidd. Lsmare, Lea,
Leonhard of Orleans, Martin, Means, Mcdehee.
Nunez, Porter, Perslta, Pitts, richardson, Ridge
ley, Ryland, Randolph, Role, Robertson, sar-
Steele, sellars, Smart, Taylor. Toler, voorhies,
Washington, Wood, Williams, Young Of Baton
Rouge and Young OF Claiborne. Total, CD
Ndys-Aycock, BJwden,. Cressy. Forester. Hill
Of Orleans, Lyons Leeds; New'om' Hoaton'
Mr.. Kidd, II jackson, for the special 'mmit-
tee for that purpose, presented q series # reso-
lutions relative to the demise OF the Hon. W. s.
qoekerham, of Bienviile, late q member OF this
Mi. Kidd raid M eloquent and deserving tri.
butte to the deceased, saying
Mr.. Spedke,'-Residlng in parish contiguous
ciated with him in the army for number Of
years, / am, perhaps, better able to speak of the
deceased than any her member on this floor.
In all the walks OF life, in the army and in civil
life, he has always displayed the same character
isiics for which he was noted while in our assem-
bly,. Modest, quiet and unobtrusive, he yet ex-
hibited that firmpess and adherence to truth and
strict integrity that always marks the hlgh-born
gentleman. On the field Of battle, in the camp
or on the weary march he was ever at his post,
q r. ux.l
mindful of the duties OF a Christian to his God.
Il was these high qualities which gave him
position In the army, and induced the appreei-
alive people Of the parish OF Bepyille to send
him as their representative to bis hall. Here,
all will attest, that he was faithful to his duty,
always at his post, when his health would per-
init, and conscientiously discharging oil the re-
quirements imposed upon him.
Mr.. Speaker, the jeopardy Of life on the field of
battle IL 80 surrounded with excitement and wild
enthus asm, with the clashing of steel, the tramp
Of men and the roar OF artillery that the moral
courage requisite to make such jeopardy Ia COM
paratively insignificant. But to risk life In our
,ountry's cause when all is quiet, when there Is
no excitement, no wild enthusiasm, when all the
pride, pomp AID circumstance of glorious war is
wholly absent, demands moral heroism before
which the warriors courage pales into insignif-
lance. II was this high moral herosm that our
departed friend exhibited on two separate occa-
lions in his endeavors to discharge what he con-
,etySu 10 be HIS DOuDueH uuby w LbusthHd, loi
we'll did he know each time he Left his home to
,ome to this hall that from his extremely delicate
health, the great chances were that he would
lever see his home and the loved ones there
,gain. He was beyond oil doubt, a martyr to
ais high sense of duty to the State Of Louisiana
Mr.. Speaker, can but reflect that while we
ire about to begin reioicings over the iual de-
iyerance OF our long oppressed Louisiana, there
S far away in the parish OF Bienville at the hum
lie home Of our dec ased friend, q scene OF in
liscrihable suffering and sorrow. loving wife
Ind weeping children mourn the loss OF their
pest earthly friend There is there an absent
,hair at the table, q vacant seat at the hearth
stone. Silent is his voice in the household, and
rome his familiar tread in his chamber.
For him no more the blazing hearth shall burn,
Nor busy housewife ply her evening care,
Nor children run to lisp their sires return,
And climb his knees the envied kiss to share.
May the ALI Wise Disposer Of all human events
emper this dread affection to the heart of his
wife and weeping children.