The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-19


recon rnitted for amendment by such addi-
lions as tho members Of the convention might
suggest.
The melancholy fnan. moved that the con~
mittee be increased to fifteen, and ON motions
to table this the point was made that there
were persons present not ON the roll, and thAt
q call Of the roll wss necessary to decide the
question.
present were members Of the convention,
whether their names were ON the rolls or not.
Ihe chair further ruled that the motioH OF the
I'll melancholy man to increase the committee
was not IN order. as the committee was not
before the house.
The COMMITTEES on business recommended
tne appointment OF committee of three to-
visit M & Noble IN response tg the invitation OF
bama. The COMMITTEES also reported series
Of rules Tor the government of the body The
report was adopted.
q. O. O. Astwood introduced q series of resu-
those detailed In the address, aud appealing
to the Republicans Of the North for money,
ETC.. to assist the cOlored emigTants on their
way. They we're referred TO the COMMITTEES
Bob Harland introduced resolution ten
dsring sympathy ito our suffering fellow-
citizens" and expressing admiration OF their
courage In leaving their vicious task-mas-
ters Without waiting for
A MOSES 70 LEAD THEM"
Dave Young announced for the benefit Of
all concerned that the resolution vas all the
way from. Cincinnati, which was q mild
way Of intimating that Bob Harlgnd was
recent arrival from that burg.
Blunt opposed the resolution as being 1lrl-
Bob Harland took the floor and informed
Dave Young that he fHarland) was citizen
of Louisiana before he tDaye Young was born.
He was promptly called to order by the
chair, who Informed him thai 1t WAS HeTbert,B
tof the third wardl time to speak.
| Herbert threw himself around and shouted
for while, and then Bryant got the floor and
introduced the following resolution us
substitute TO the pending motion.
Resotved, That this convention approve OF
the emigration uf the negroes from the South
to more eOngenial clmes.
j. d. Kennedy took the floor 70 oppose the
resolution aud amidst considerable exeites
ment he managed TO make 1t known that he
did not approve OF 1t, and that there was d
way to stop the 0tltrages, and that was to
arouse the merchants and capitalists TO
realizing sense Of the condition Of affairs
He had got this far when the uproar was 80
great that he was compelled to desist.
Rev Newman called for order, and informed
all present that II there was any man or wo~
man In the room who could not or would not
keep quiet, there were policemen enough La the
city to put them out. IApplanse.j
Kennedy continued, and said IN substance
that 1t was the duty Of the colored people To
husband thelr. resources, and That 1t was not
Without Knowing where they wereEoine Or
what they were going To. = :
Dave Young wanted to know il the people
who had left North Louisiana had He'd from
homes
Kennedy atternpted to respopd. but the COM
fusion and noise was resumed and wa was se,
great that he could not be heard.
The chair used his Inaliet for fifteen min
utes, and at last succeeded In auistiug the
crowd sufficiently to allow him to say with
some possibility of being heard, that until
the convention decided fy resolution that If
did not desire to hear anything further from
Kennedy, he was entitled to the floor and
should be heard
.Ladd moved that he be allowed to CONTINUES
More noise and ut,roar, and more exercise of
the rnallet by the ctairman. P1nchbaek
shouted that be- WAS proud OF Keunedy. and
glad TO see that hs would not allow dema-
r. Morris Chester yelled that he objected to
the use of the word dernagogue, as tbs very
honorable gentlemen who Were expressing
M Lneir aissenI VIII the VIEWS o. ttie speaker
wa,ta svarvidv ~ Lnn.g tl,at thas.s au ,..
men IN the fioor i,,st as honest as pimai,1ae
Pineht,a ek shriaEad tIat he did M .os.ss
the Denteman n ris af she II, M. d4ya ,e,,,a
b,t iii the Sans films was ma s,,rysrists Il III
had noticed him s,,ngestigg anaatinrs' ~ IS.
others to PROFOUND to the speaker. g'iu1 and he
finaIl restored and I,add,a ,nntiem suss mi
and u rr,od ia W ,a,, s.,.',.,.d Was pus
IN anaaLins, III ~ ,stt ta1l;spt ~ ..,.at
III. - ths ~ eaplIasts, ne Wanseu "
hvw snoSo w Wsfs =. aware VI tne Iact
tss us,,,sae - We llIse ,ul eo pass rom
,a., tst t
IRen y. uwntu twsHty-nvs niilllon doliaFs WORTH
y plopslaeyi anm sn9ula e3 they pe caliea upon
~ " O.hnu leave al tliat they nad fleq1lireds
&. He vas n9G oppOsea 20 any man leaving tnes
neate tastt. anu gong 10 any .olner state tney
nliHns ~. sfiece pue he uiu opyeeg 70 uils Doqy
uadertaslng ,l, g 20 speak for tfle mass of tho
goi0Teu e people o1 s1e state. n the meTehant,
Y Gns caplIA.lsI, ~ Y tne Iaen VINO OWN tne cot
M lon slns. e and Ine cottoh presses WoulH only
say to tne eolOred man, you stay ana We Will
Pro1tees you YIN cur lives. Wny where would
pe tug necesssey gu iedving the 5outh. Inls
Lhlk 2. tne WlnuoIn resopsions, am OF tne
uVhatioh q bTact o. iand Ior g territory was
~ ~ ~ me polians y. ti were usng
tne people anu Appearing 10 thelf passions IoT
~ oetNos
~ dney - aIaa naa a,ready deserted tbe pe9pie a Wn9
teIl things that he I,ad aaan and heard wf,iIe