Louisiana capitolian., 1880-09-25
GOV, s, D. MoENERY.

During a recent vlslt, 1or relaAa'ion
from the artluous duties he 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 them on the political issues Of
the day.
With that earnestness and vigor that
characterizes our gallant Lieut. Govern.
or he described to the Tennesseeans the
suferings ofhis 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 McEncry will forever be
linked with the story of the redemption
of our State from the blighting rule OF
the Republican freebooters, and Louis
ianians will always feel that when hon.
ors are paid to one Of the name they
come straightway to themselves
The local paper made the following
comments upon Gov. McEnery's speech:
Gen. Whitthorne made short speech,
introducing Gov. McEnery acting Cover
nor of Louisiana alluding in appropriate
and eloquent terms to the part Sennes-
sees greatest son, Gen. Jackson, and his
band Of 1900 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, he obeyed at once, although in
the presence of an enemy, and humbly
bowed his knee in the presence of the
Judge, thus acknowledging the grand
keystone of American liberty, the supre-
macy Of civil over military law. In later
years, another man great soldier, and
nurtured 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-bearer in this contest. Gov.
McEnery alluded in eloquent terms to
this beautiful country Of Middle Ten
nessee. He uses beautiful language and
MANY of his ideas were clothed in the
r language Of poetry.
He gave a history of Louisiana's
struggle to free herself from the tyranny
: of Radical rule and military despotism
9 Gin which he took a gallant and prom
=. incnt part, although he did not alludt
toit. and of their temporary dcliveranct
Q by Gen. Hancock, when hc was placed
4 in command of Texas and Louisiana, wh'
issued his memorable order No. 40
declaring that in time of peace al
American citizens were entitled to tn
# writ of habeas corpus. The Republican
+ party removed him for the act, and Gen
q Garfield in Congress, attempted to hav'
. his commission of Major-General take1
It from him When he was removed, Gen
It Sheridan took his place, who wanted tn
people of Louisiana branded as outlaws
y, , and turned over to him for destruction
u GOV, McEnery gave truthful picture
those ten long years of sutterings an
woe in his State; and abjured his nearer
4 to stand by the Democratic party, as tn
" only means of securing liberty to tn
ii people. He had seen old gray-halre
q men, innocent Of even conceiving
,e crime, injured in dungeons, with iron
. on their hands, on the mere authority
. a petty tyrant, and not allowed a trla
a He said that if the Democrats, by the
,e dissensions allow the Republicans to g
st into power again, they would nevt
=, =, cease till they crushed out every spar
III of liberty in every Southern State, an
at never more would they be able to regal
n it. In his State, the colored people ha
II thrown off the Radical yoke, and vote
w. the Democratic ticket, and now thu
al were happy, prosperous people. +
closed by solcmnly warning and implo
ing Democrats to stand by their nom
-, nees, as the only way to preserve the
" liberties and the peace and happiness
he the conntry. His speech was an ali
,e, and telling one, and we wish eve
~ Democrat in the State had heard it.