The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-22
FOOTE'S FANCIES.
The Aged Governor Spreads Himself Out
Oh the Exodus.
ne "ExpIains His Position ArraiEns
the Parishes, Congress and the Con-
ventiOB, and Olives HIS UitImat""'
which IL Expressed I'm = series 81
Resolutions.
Resolutions.

Retveen three and four hundred eolored
men and a small number Of white lders
assembled in Lafayette Square yesterday
evening to listen to the address Of Gov
Foota Oh the exodus Of coored men from tbs
Southern States
The meeting was called to order by the
Rev. =. Landry. He introduced the Rev. A
M. Newman, who made prayer and after
wards read o lengthy report of the work done
by the committee sent from New Orleans tc
the vicksburg Labor Convention. Then 2
Landry stepped forward and had his say
about the New Orleans delegates to the con.
vention. He madea long address, the pith Of
which was to deny rumors that the New
Orleans delegates had been bought and In
nuenced In their voting. 1--WE had nothing
TO SELL said he, land consequently do not
500 what we had that could DO bought"
WHEN HE HAD CONCLUDED
his Apologize remarks Gov. Foote stepped
forward and said after some Apologize re-
marks:
He regretted the exodus exceedingly,
though he was not surprised Mt It's occur
renee. II is well known fact that my recent
visit to Nicksburg ut the meeting Of the
Labor Convention was made by me very re-
luctantly, on account of ill-health and Inn
portant business engagements.
Neither ! nor my co-delegates from this
city intended to interfere with the proceed
ings OF the convention, until we heard reso-
lutions read and about to be carried by the
votes Of the white delegates Alone which
resolutions did not set forth the necessary
remedy to the exodus We had expected that
NIL bf, 4
their grievances, and hoped that
SOME UNANIMOUS UNDERSTANDING
might DO reached to restore the public mind to
q state Of tranquility; but we found our
hopes defeated.
/ will remark that II even tithe Of the
acts Of Injustice have been committed by the
white citizens OF any Southern States. az set
forth In the resolutions of the Vicksburg con-
ventiOn, the exodus IL justified.
The lsraeliteS left Egypt, where they had
30 long sojourncd, because Of expressions and
eufferings they could no longer bear. A pro-
foundly honored portion of the first white
settlers Of North America left behind them
the graves of their ancestors, and hravod the
perils Of the sea to escape religious persecu
tion. Why are SO many colored men leaving
the South, to which they have been SO much
accustomed, to go to far distant land OF
which they can know 80 little Why such
an honest and frugal race goes forth from
this land,
WHERE BOUNTEOUS NATURE
has put forth all her energies to supply, al
most without toll all that can contribute to
wealth, prosperity and happine5s2 This mo-
mentous question la not very difficult to he
solved, and the Vieksburg convention has In
part solved ii for ns.
In order to enable those who are present to
understand the spirit In which was disposed
TO act at the city of vickshurg, will lay be-
fore this assembly the preamble and resolu-
lions which had the honor of presenting to
the convention for it's consideration, to be
used either as an amendment, u substitute or
mere addition TO those pending as might
be judged most convenient.
GOV. FooTE
read the preamble and resolution, which In
substance relate that In cetrain States the
thirteenth, fourteenth and fifteenth amend
ments have been violated; that msunder
standings have arisen which Indicate the
coming ofevils which cannot be averted. save
by the application of remedies of a more com
prehensive character than heretofore put In
nse.
The resolution provided that the president
of the convention and two other persons be
wishes OF the convention, and that the COM
mittee appoint
LOCAL COMMITTEE
of at least five members in each of the coun-
ties OF the States represented in the eonven-
tton, whose duties (the committed 1T shall be
to correspond with each other and the COM
mittee of three above mentioned touching all
matters I'm regard to the resident agencies 1t
may be found naedfnl from time to time to
bring into existence SO as to modify the griev-
ances brought to their knowledge. A certain
and morbid state of public senti-
ment touching the very deploring scenes of
the past caused this proposition to be ignored.
The speaker touched upon
The SUBJECT OF ouTRAGEs,
of which, he said, he had no personal
knowledge. The constitutional amendments
have been steadily and habitually violated
and set at naught in number of States, and
the civil rights conferred by them to the
colored man seem we'll nigh lost to him for
ever, III he shall remain III the land he loves
best, where he has SO long toiled and suffered
Under such circumstances it would seem
that no reasonable man, whose heart is alive
to generous emotions, would be disposed to
persuade the colored man to remain here IN
less speedy redress be afforded. 1t is a fact
well calculated to make the exodus movement
in the South, that Democratic lead
ers In Congress have labored to pass bills
which would tear away from every colured
voter in the South the right of suffrage.
THE LEADING CONSIDERATIONS
which belong to this subject are:
!. The grievances Of every kind admitted to
have been imposed by the resolutions of the
at Vicksburg.
2. The significant avoidance of that body
~ Sousult Will HeISbH~ uOt GOuC5IIleti LII RtL-
ting up the convention.
8. The precuson of colored delegates from
joining liz the adoption of the resolution.
4. The refusal to consider remedial agencies
OF any kind, with the evident hope that the
colored sons of labor would be gulled into re-
lying upon specious promises made by ire
sponsibie individuals.
5. The acts Of bulldozing and fraud alleged
70 have been heretofore perpetrated by which
all independent voting was prevented.
hot Ntrtfh th, 1,,k
months leading men of the Democratic
party In Congress have declared
THEIR DETERMINATION
TO obliterate every act of national legislation
growing out Of the war.
z. Other members Of Congress, though
newly sworn to support the constitution Of /
the United States, have reserved the right
OF lighting against the government of the T
Union whenever ordered 10y the local soyer-
eighty to do so.
-. The fact that others have asserted that /
caring the civil war there were no loyal per-
sons, save those who had struggled for the
sabyersion Of the government.
:. me fact that the members Of the Con
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