The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-16
REPUTATION MEETING G.
IA Salute by Can't. Sambola md \
Speech Nv Col. Tucker
Music by Band.
The Communists on Hand Citizen
Heath Advocates Kearneyisnl.
and ELECTS Applause.

THE mass meeting called Tor the purpose 81
securing an Endorsement Of the majority re-
bort, was worked up BY prominent members of
tts Property Holders Union ana of the Native
American purity for several days. and was
ushered III yesterday evening In booming style.
In Lafayette Square. by cannon. music and
rockers.
All 3 o'clock the platform erected In the
square was occupied by the guests Of the
oellsrs of the meeting md BY Tie vice. presi.
dents who. y-the-by. number i04. but who were
not all present. because II may have been
Noticed TINT only about ftty persons, with d
mood sprinking Of small boys. were on the
platform.
The fremen's parade had attracted to the
square q large number Of paople who loitered
around until the cannon began to boom. Al
nixht fall d few preliminary sky rockets were
sent up from the platform, as the "entree' to
tho ceremonies, and the brass band began to
loot. An d natural consequence Of all this
Noise and hustle. small boys In quantity.
lonngers and number OF curious people
gathered laround: iby that time there we're .
snfflcient number OF people present to warrant
INV opening of the meeting.
II More music: more sky rockets. Mr.. Archi-
baid Mitchell stepped upon the platform. called
Iayergne as president OF the meeting. Mr..
Lsvargne spoke ali follows:
Tstlogp- CT tisens-You have been called to-
lion d he Stats debt For tbe Fst tlma sines the
1lou gghee Y n seso p KIN efy q
New Orleans. you are free To exercise. % PEG
pla. your sovereign authority. You have already
inpossd upon YOU 81 the bayonet Your Object
tonight II again to instruct your delegates to
iGnere All subseu Legislation. by which you
md 'to set asids ail obligations not freely and
MOI legally contracted.
III gfyirlH such INSTRUCTIONS TO your delegates.
family. Don't lot yourselves be deferred By
order y, o IL question H Il honor The honor Il
tns ss ,t lies N the PAYMENT OF her o,on and
TeIow.citizsns. III i'd high time that the will
pf the people should be known. Our determine
lion. fellpW.etti5enE to to show to cur delegates
ns T. te Mhof wnd my ma az Rs9pe
III NUN h amss driven Se
their homes aad bow near starvation are ely
q plenty. aod forbid that Tie ory f?r bread
should be heard. when least expected, within
the walls Or che Convention.
Many members Of the Convention are alao
members of the bar. They cannot be indiffer-
ent to what ia going on IN our courts OF Justice
anu III the CIVIL sHeEiH oaooa iOE IbFe bn6y
can SEQ that more than fifty thousand suits for
ksaxea are on file. and there they can. be con.
Yincpd that mores than fifty thousand writH Of
seizure are issued, that the city OF New Orleans
Il tor sale. and that the whole population is
aemoralized.
And vet, fellow Git ens. It has been boldly a.
serted that the peouls ara prosperous and that
ten years hence $l5. 900 OF State debt will be
but tfiHB on their shoulders.
Feilpw-eiti zans. tho COMMITTEES at the present
sians are more fullvprepared for final action
and as IL is obvious that the people is entitled
I'd the reforms 10 ,onR promised. justice Wtll.he
rendered Your delegates will certainly fulfill
h AVA w, a nHs ~ a ~ %
Apht for that Independence SO dear won and
now ~ outrHgepusly assaulted, by Republicans
III well ts Democratic tyrants.