The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-20

ence to Cod" Eternal vigilance was tb,
price Of liberty" and such like sentiments
| were on the lips OF an aroused and determined
people. Then It was ! began to see the dawr
Of light In o dark horizon, and to believe that
| the people at last thought with me, that they
had for these long years been cruelty betrayed
boldly swindled, remorseIessly ravaged ant
tyranically used.
/ pass now, Mr.. President, from this passive
scene In our history, and long period OF pa
| TENT submission, to one OF outspoken de
fiance, stern reality, vigorous action, gallant
deeds and magnificent results. From the
| rostrum and from the pulpit, from the hust-
| lHgs and from the flresides OF our homes
from the old and from the young, there went
up to the people. as with one voice, repudla.
ton OF bogus and fraut uIent governments
and resistance to usurpers and impostors
Then it WAS that the oldest and best Of our
| citizens withheld their taxes, and refused to
pay tribute to q government held by aliens
and interlopers. II it was to be longer con-
| Quoted IT must be Without the aid or counte-
nance OF the people, to whom it was an abomi-
nation and o. stencil. Inspired by such senti-
ments and encouraged by such examples the
spirit Of resistance grew apaee, gathering
strength and boldness with each day Of the
usurpels reign, until armed citizens In or
ganized bodies appeared upon the streets with
the ayowed purpose Of Kidding themselves Of
their enemies aud oppressors, whose presence
was no longer to be endured.
l will not dwell upon the different strug-
giles OF the people-their resort to arms,
their assault upon the Mechanics Institutes
and upon this very building, to drive there
from the horde OF conspirators who bad been
plotting the ruin OF the people; nor will re-
Of September, and Of the ninth Of January,
when. under your own eyes, Mr.. President
when was O. member and you were the legit-
Innate Speaker Of the House Of Representa-
tives. poWerless to arrest the outrage, the is-
gal representatives OF the people, my col
leagues, ct the point Of the bayonet were
dragged from their seats and forcibly elected
and their places filled by Radicals who had
never received q vote Of the people, but whose
presence was required to enact such laws as
nave brought the State TO bankruptcy.
1t was by the vote Of such legislators that
you were displaced from the Speakership,
and Bupplanted BY one who could only main-
tain himself as Speaker by the bayonets OF
Gen. De Trobriand. The legislation Of d body
organized and presided over In this violent
and revolutionary manner is now commend
ed to us for ratification by the leading spirits
In that outrage upon the people Of Louisiana.
Taking retrospect. then, OF all the thrill
ing and historic incidentg that have given re-
nOwn to our State, made brilliant It's record
Ia the annals Of nations, and added lustre to
the sublime heroism OF her SONS; closely OBJ
serving and never forgetting the unselish
devotion and ail-sacrlflcing spirit Of the mar
patience and forhearance Of q sorely tried peo-
pie felt that their cause was the cause OF
every true and honest Iouisianian. ] felt
that their fight, made holy by the blood
OF their slain, was 81 just and righteous one;
that their enemies so venal and dsprayed
must be cIassed as hostes h'tmani, and that
whether rs Legislators or civilians the official
acts and public conduct Of such degraded and
dishonest creatures must be born OF corrup-
tion and necessarily tainted with fraud.
h1h II
lessly sacrificed to prove the earnestness OF
the people in their resistance to usurpation
and their steadIfast denial Of the legality or
binding force Of the shameful legislation Of d
mindful Of laWless Dretenders.
With such convictions, Mr.. President, |
came to this Convention, fully believing that |
It was my solemn duty here to stigmatiza |
and brand as infamous with my vote the |
lnoDstrous legislative acts OF o body that had |
shown itself false to every better instinct and |
obllvieus. OF every sentiment OF honor, of |
right and OF justice; to say to the world, |
I'VE will none Of this" and to assert our
right to punish the evil-doer; to redress our |
wrongs. vindicate our conduct and maintain |
our Integrity and consistency; to proclaim |
,ur determination to trampls under foot and |
,onfen ptuously wipe out Of existence every
1estige OF evidence, every semblance or con-
.racts, conceived in infamy and executed in |
'raud
1t seemed to me that both consistency and
honor, as well as respect for the sentiment of |
The people and obedience to their wishes. ex-
pressed in no doubtful terms, required OF me
hat my voice, however weak it might be-
should announces the broadcast reputation Of |
raud, OF dishonesty, Of theft, and OF infamy |
But, through the cunning Of those instru- |
mental I'm inauguratng this stupendous
raud, it has been placed beyond our ability to |
race and to Identify the evidences Of their |
,ther alternative than that of dealing with
he whole debt as being tainted and not bind
Dg upon the people.
Hence, Mr.. President, cannot consent to
'scognze the legality and full force Of the
lebt as provided by this ordinance, and there
CHAs. BYRNE.
The undersigned delegates desire to give
he following reasons for their negative votes
IN the third reading Of the ordinance Ia reia-
ion to the public debt.
They have heretofore consistently held and
vOted that the consolidated debt Of the State
vas legal and valid, and should be paid to the
abstraction Of the holders, In order to mnin-
ain The plighted faith and credit Of the State.
they have, however, considered the Joint in
crest Of the people Of the State and the hold
RS OF said bonds TO agree upon lower rate
i interest, and have voted for and will here
fter vote for any reduction Of interest that
yill be accepted by the creditor without litiga-
ion. On yesterday they were assured and they
elieved that the ordinance in question was
GGtp5hIt. hILfI huJouiuIueLt tlley DeCaIUp
atisfied that the proposed settlement was
ot satisfactory; would not be accepted, and
yas really the opening OF q Pandora's box
I litigation and trouble for the creditors and
eople, and they, therefore, changed their
Otes.
r. B. STAMPS,
MAYER CAHEN. of Assumption,
AUGUST BUIOW. OF Assumption,
JAS. $. MATTHEWS, Of Tenas,
Z. 3. MENTZ OF st. Mary.
Mr. Pardee gave the following reasons for
is vote:
With regard to the ordinance scaling the in
crest on State consolidated bonds to two per
ent for five years, three per cent for five
ears and four uer cent thereafter + desire ia