The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1879-01-10


November 16, 1873.
LOUISIANA RADICALS FEEDING.
A Gay Old Time-An Serene.
We find in the Lonisianian, edited
by Pinchback, the following account
of what transpired at a complimentary
dinner given Senator kellogg in New
Orleans few days ago. Our readers
rarely ever meet up with intelligence
such as this, and will, probably, be in
terested in reading Pinch's recital, and
instructed in knowing that all the
leading Radicals are apparently recon-
ciled and jolly. The Louisianian thus
tells the narrative:
Senator kellogg was the recipient of
q complimentary dinner last night ten
dered by the Union Club at Antoine's
Restaurant.
The affair was in every way q success.
1t has seldom been our pleasure to see
n more tastily and deliberately deco
rated table than presented itself to view
when the guests were ushered into the
commodious dining-room used for the
occasion.
The dinner, according to the invita-
tions, was fixed for six o'clock, a little
after which hour Senator kellogg ar
rived, and the guests, about fifty in
number, were seated with Ex-Governor
Hahn at the head of the table, fianked
on his left by Senator Kellogg, Gov.
Antoine, General Souer, Judge Marks,
Collector Smith and DIR. Roudanez; on
| the right by ex-Gov's. Warmoth and
Foote, Col. Lewis, Mr.. Joubert, Gene
eral Anderson and Col. Weeks.
Col. Jack Wharton was placed in
charge of the foot of the table with
Judge Dumont and the editor of the
Louisianian, facing each other and sup
porting his wings in company with
Senators Stamps, Harper and Blunt,
Hons. VIM. G. Brown, Desmarias, In
gals, Morey and others. Besides these
gentlemen, we recognized among the
guest Messrs. Bonzano, Shaw, Mer-
chant, Casanave, Herwig, I<enner,
Woodward, Judges Pardee, Fontelien
and Cullom.
The dinner was excellent and well
served, and judging by the way course
after course disappeared in the capa-
cious stomachs of the guests was highly
relished. At the proper time Gov.
Hahn, in his characteristic manner,
after a highly eulogistic speech, pro-
posed the health of "our distinguished
guest" to Whitewater it had been
drunk standing-Senator kellogg re-
sponded. He acknowledged in suitable
terms the honor conferred, plead for
harmony and unity among Republic
cans, and pledged himself to an honest
and faithful discharge of the trusts
committed to his hands. The Senator
was vociferously applauded, and was
followed by Gov. Warmoth, who made
q very happy and neat speech, in
which he predicted that with Grant as
the national standard bearer in 1880
the Republican party of Louisiana I'M
der competent and energetic leaders,
and ticket representing character and
intelligence, would again, as of old,
march to victory. The utterancc was
received with enthusiastic applause.
Gov. Foote was the next speaker; he
believed in the supremacy of law and
declared the constitution, as amended,
the most perfect piece of work ever per-
formed by man. AT the conclusion of
his remarks, Col. Lewis proposed that
the other end of the table be heard
from, and called upon the editor of the
Louisianian, who eX pressed his pleasure
at witnessing such a truly representa-
tive assemblage. Itremind him of the
early days of reconstruction, and ar
gued well for the future unity and
harmony of Republicans of the State
he attached special Importance to the
presence of DIR. Roudanez, so long a
stranger to such occasions and expressed |
the belief that it, more than the pres
ehce OF any other man, demonstrated
the possibility of Republican unity.
'Ihis brought the Doctor to his feet he
feellngly acknowledged the compli-
mentary allusion made to himself, and
spoke at some length OF his aims and
purposes in the early days of recon-
struction which had ever been to cic-