The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-17
THE MASS MEETING ON CANAL
STREET.
SPEECHES. nv DR. TEBAshT. mR BART
LEY AND NOV. q. N. LEA.

A perfect shower ut Eggs ana Apples
plssrseef.t Aetlans Of the Gr"wd-Fre-
auent Disturbances and sRauts Ivy n
sack Mt Hawaies.
The mass meeting called by the Real Estate
Owners and Taxpayers Union was called to
order nj I 80 u. m. nr 1platlt chairman.
Dr. w. d. Drlckel read the list Of officers,
az follows
lfsr or oFFtuBHs
President -C II Tebault NJ d
Vice Presidents Dt /. Warren Bfieke'l 8 =
psys 1p n hsa'nf +. t|H .nssav + 1 r
,na,,, Nm . Harrison q Il frhieaInan, Victor
psstYhs an ,t gfF2 n e'R t hy p rtss
Lisbrook. Tlaranae ilster, Adam grainst ] 4
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b aEa,a 'afEs ssa Mapssr !, fehs fsep
IA R Sf4 y. a'sa tsd " sa L. p %s
,,anl, 5ii Il Thoman, Nj Huibafs, jas Williams.
Iaa Torle, las Iorson, John Ntahonev A ] Hon
ia, 1 Eugene bupre, n naasan,lsr, q keppler.
enEy s'st hg aRa'.s rstSf h,s aRaS, lys,s
f2''f Ss'a Elftssa 1 assst s'''yps
paEa',, w 4aadlis, rhs@ss CHASER,
Mold j ( Smith y " W,liifams, dapt Martin,
Ttsd sfhn,l,sr, Tips g 5 + Quinn, Wm
a at Fsr bs ss ME- ME- ef gh RR sss
Victor Bent, NJ i OostIgy,, d. Lobrano, Frank
aestner, I @ lahafre, I A Flanagan, ], PARIS
/ O. nsiny. + a lssns, in, 1 tlffaatssele.
Paul Fnsp'es eagpl n!luvgnaa,a Andre potla.
Gle, il N purcell, 4 vi}yanE 81 4 n,aprs, st
I.aoulaha. 7 l,eblane. Q Levy Laeoste, Abe
peiaae, 4 baros Sc, CHARLES toitler N Ryan i
ssI's, .ss RSBsft', a,h,,sy hs'''n fssI
natlsempy Ga.le1 T9,e sisa hlss Esre
Delmas, /. Drouat. A Norman. Mr. Mal9ebee. Dr.
Labatt, L, Iah9nrne, J Lhete, rivauN, A
t aa" nra n9ae pe say der
Jphn Paisley Amos Collins John Depn,is
Beeretaries-J John Purcell, Timothy Moreney
DIR. B,ekel was frequently interrupted
during The reading Of the list by g,oans
misses and shouts, and by cries Of "Shoot him
down." "ttlve us rest" lis Kellogg on The
iist2' and great quantity Of rotten eggs
apples and like stun, was thrown al him.
However, he still kept on, and when he stop
ped Dir. Tehault stepped forward and adj
dressed the meeting as follows:
Fallow-cttiaens Of New Orleans and Of the Eate
Of Louisiana, now present In our midst
We have assembled here tonight In mass
Tue deepest moment ami Of the highest import
anne e eaah ana e HI q vs. IA qiah, Axe
your eDnsi tetatinn and action:
|. The calling OF constitutional convention.
DO yon require Or not on the part al our Sen
sntional convention, ~ be composed Of instruct-
ed deleaatea, iteah from the people, and VII
'he single and apeeine dbty IL revising, amend
Ing, or the making Of a new constitution, in or
der 70 replace nnr existing and Questionable
sonatit ntinn, which was adopted iii 1892
The present instrument under which we live
was framed YOU will remember, at q time when
pnhlic feeling Waa bitter and strictly partisan
franchised az tltne when the majority Of the
people Of thta State had no real voice Ia her
To-Day we have it Governor presiding over
the affaItH, Of our Slate who y respected and
and who was elevated 10 hia present position
hs the. voteH OF Democrats. Conservatives and
livery Citizen Of the State. whether rich or
poor, whether Democrat OF Republican, regard
ieea Of the place Of his birth, feels thoroughly
aat,Haed that Gov Nieholla will mese out fair
within he bale. OF his administration
Tho angel # peace, long unknown TO US,
81 Ns, 40 op e ai s
ip our midst, has come again TO bleea ns and 10
abide with ua, T. net this hour, therefore, a
mental instrument which preBidea over our
lives, our property and our hanptnpes2 Should
NOT the constitution created ten years asso.
way TO u new instrument born IN this era Of
pence, and when better and ttunr upder-
Observation-Disclosures feeling q general fsnaenes
our statep
neeeesaips IN the fullest sensses, the confidence
eentlemen Gle ted with him. would not be dis-
surbed by anch Il convention,
Again, the gentlemen constituting our pros
Governor OF our choice. These een,lemen are
all well known IN every section OF our State,
aud we can all we'll afford TO CONGRATULATE our.
able and SO upright a ehief Judiciary, No con
vention would Interfere with eaeh 2 court.
nent, none are 80 important TO the liberties and
rights of free people az pure, fearless and
an able Supreme g turt Our Supreme Court Ia
constituted Of the right material and has
already elected high credit In tho many I'M
portant. able and Just decisions thus far rem |
dered,
constitutional convention would he called sim
My TO revise amend or otherwise tmnrove the
@ tuition o. iss sners L. 10 gora
=
with in the sltahte I degree
In the presene, of such facts canuot the good
people OF this State. of all poitics and of all
elmea, unite IN frami,g common aud just
constitution, breathing a spirit OF conc lIation
and good will 70 all, at this period of restored
peace and eonfaence2 0-#"
Our General Assembly have under discussion
aome seventeen amendments, which II IL pro-
posed to submit 10 as in lieu Of a constitutional
convention.
Rear in mild, fellow citizens that the fran.
ing Of a ata constitution or the Offering OF
amendments thereto, cannot be too earnestly |
considered or too carefully discussed Ii tho
salaries OF 1877 were reduced TO the times OF
1855 there would DO a saving of S2iaooo to the
state.
This privilege Of amendment ia ono OF the
most valuable and important prerogatives Of
the people themselves IN convention assembled,
and ought not t. be assumed by \ lcg stature
detected FOR other PURPOSES except under the
most pressing and extraordinary cireum-
stances.
The making Of a new constitution IL the
highest act II the sovereign pcopl themselves.
., The next important matter which will b.
submitted to you to- light Is the reun rement 81
new city charter On the REPRESENTATIVES, der
manic system.