Louisiana capitolian., 1880-09-23
GOV. s. D. McENERY.

During q recent visit, for relaxation
from the arduOus duties no had been
performing so faithfully as acting Gov
ernor, Lieut.. Gov. S. d. McEnery, while
in Spring Hill, Tenn, was called upon
by the people Of that beautiful region to
address thcm on the political issues of
tho day.
With that carncstnoss and vig0r that
charactcrizcs our gallant Licut-GOvcrn-
or, he described to the Tcnncssecans tho
sutlerings ofl,is people during the Radi-
Cal regime, and he appealed to them in
the name of that brotherhood that will
ever subsist between Louisiana and
Tennessee, to stand united under the
glorious banner of the Democratic
party. %
The name of McI;ncry will forever bo
Linked with the story of the redemption
of our State from the blighting rule Of
the Republican irccbootcrs, and Louis
ianians will always feel that when hon
ors are paid to one of the name they
come straightway to themselves
Tho local paper made the following
comments upon Gov McEncrys speech:
Cen WhitthOrnc made short speech,
introducing Gov. McEncry acting Cover
nor ofLouisiana aluding in appropriate
and eloquent terms to the part Senncs-
sees greatest son, Gen. Jackson, and his
band of 1000 Tennessee braves took in
defending Louisiana soil from the fore
ign invader. He alluded to the past,
that when Gen. Jackson was ordered by
% civil writ in New Orleans, to come in
to court, ho obcycd at once, although i'll
the presence of an enemy, and humbly
bowed his knee in the presence of the
Judge, thus acknowledging tho grand
keystone of American liberty, the suprc-
macy of civil over military law. In later
years, another man great soldier, and
nurturcd in the same school of politics,
under greater difficulties and tempta-
tions, made in the same State, the same
acknowledgements, that in the times of
peace the civil law is supreme. 1t was
needless to say that that man was Gen.
Winfield Scott Hancock, our glorious
standard-b bearer in this contest Gov.
McEncry alluded in eloquent terms to
this beautiful country of Middle Ten
ncsscc. He uses beautiful language and
many of his ideas were clothed in the
language Of poetry.
He gave Il history Of LOuisiana's
struggle to free herself from the tyranny
of Radical rule and military dcspotisn,
Gin which he took gallant and prom
incnt part, although ho did not alludc
toit.) and of their temporary dclivcrancc
by Gen. Hancock, when he was placed
in command OfTcXas and Louisiana, who
issued his memorable order No. 40
declaring that in time of peace al
American citizens were entitled to tho
writ of habcas corpus. The Republican
party removed him for the act, and Gen,
Garfield in Congress, attempted to have
his commission of MajOr-Gencral takcl
from him When he was removed, Gen
Sheridan took his place, who wanted tho
people of Louisiana branded as outlaws
and turned over to him for destruction
Gov, McEncry gave truthful picture o
those ten long years Of sufieriDgs and
woe in his State; and abjured his hearers
to stand by the Democratic party, as thu
only means of securing liberty to th'
people. He had seen old gray-hairct
men, innocent Of even cOncciving ;
crime, injured in dungeons, with iron'
OH their hands, on the mere authority o
a petty tyrant, and not allowed q trial
He said that if the Democrats, by the
disscnsons allow tho Republicans to &C
into power again, they would ncvel
cease till they crushed ont every sparl
of liberty in every Southern State, AM
never more would they be able to rcgail
, it.. In his State, the colored people ha'
thrown off the Radical yoke, and vote,
the Democratic ticket, and now the.
were u happy, prosperous people. III
, closed by solemnly warning and implor
ing Democrats to stand by their nomi
nccs, as the only way to preserve thei
liberties and the peace and happiness o
the c0nntry. His speech was an abb
i. and telling one, and we wish over,
, Democrat in the State had heard it.