St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1879-11-29

WIS ;iil ItcOnStIucllOH, before lHSfe
was IL dream of reconstruction lust
after you were made Tree; | remem-
Der he was the very first man to adj
vocate the education of the colored
people. He was then IN the Com
mon Council of the city of New Or
leans, and was one OF the origina-
tors of the proposition for the Gov
eminent to establish schools for tie
colored men. They appointed a
great man, Il good man; one OF the
most accomplished scholars III the
United States | refer to Professor
Alexander Dimitry. They appoint
ell HIM Superintendent and Super
visor OF those colored schools, long
before you heard any Radical
speeches; long before the move
ment that lniude You citizens; long
before those movements that placed
you upon the high platform Of
American citizens, Louis Alfred
Witt was endtavoring to educate
YOU and your children, and there
was no law CT appropriation for 1t.
Again, let Inc show You little
act of sympathy on his part. In
1872 he was elected Mayor of New
Orleans. Kellogg vas then APP
pointed Governor by Grants bayo-
nets When Witt took his chair
as Mayor OF the city OF New Or
leans, what was one of the first acts
of his administration? You had IL
great representative of your race, II
great man, ii wise mau. Lieut., Gov
Oscar j. Dunn, name that | know
you speak of by your cabin fires at
night. Oscar }. Dunn died. He
left his widow, 4 colored woman.
Mayor Wilt had two positions to
give away to ladies-the place of
keeper of the City Library, and
keeper of the City Archives. One
place he gave to the widow of
Confederate soldier, and the other
he gave to the widow of Oscar J.
Dunn. She afterward. married j.
Henri Burch, who is coming up
b re with Taylor Beattie to try to
persuade you TO vote the Radical
ticket. When he does come, I want
one of you rolored Democrats to be
present; and when Bprch describes
the beauties of Radicalism, inter
rupt him, aul ask him: MIR.
Burch, | believe you married ar.
Oscar J. Dunn's widow" He is
bound to Say yes: he dares not deny
it. Then ask him: Did not your
wife, in the days " her widowhood,
receive bread and meat, i'll che
Shape of an Office paving her 800
u month, from Mr.. Witt, the man
whom you IRE trying to defeat?"
He is bound to acknowledge that
she did, and that that office fed and
clothed her and the children of
Oscar J. Dunn. These little Incl
dents will show that he has the re-
spect of both the colored and white
people of the State.
THE DEAD GREENBACK PARTY.
/ hear that there is Greenback
party somewhere; that there are IL
few Greenbackers in tie country
parishes. Ii they have not heard
the news, they ought to hear, that
their party has died aborning; that
il has, indeed, died in the land of
it's birth. 1 told friend of mine IA
story apropos Of the death of this
Greenback party. A lady asked an
Irish servant to go and kill a turtle
in her yard. Pat went out, caught
the turtle, and cut off its head. An
hour or 80 later the lady saw the .
turtle walking about the yard. She |
called the servant and said: Pat, [
thought / told you to go and kill
the turtle Il did 50, said Pat. /
Well" said the iaoy, ''but he is
walking about III the yard" Yes,
said Pat, "but he is dead, .
only he amt sensible oj H."
Now, when [ heard of the Green
i'll Louisiana, l said: Your
party is dead. only you amt sensi-
bic of it." And the good men who
have gone off with that parry will
come back. They will unite with .
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