The National tribune., 1891-08-13

lorics. they be cleared, i" said ODonnoll Gll).
] am opposed 20 this minority report, but
insist that we have fair play here"
"If there Is any more of that from the gal
lcres they viii be cleared said the presiding
officer.
Now resumed Mr. Decker, il we do not
settle this question now IL viii be here year
from now and il viii be here continually until
ID Is settled according &c the condition OF affairs
rs we lud them IN Louisiana, MssIss ppi, South
Carolina and the Southern States Let us say
rs the C0mmandcr-in-ChiCL as my report
which ] have offered here says, Go down
there as a true, honest conscientious oak
man look over the ground and see whether
these c0lored comrades and white comrades can
live together. ID they can live together ia the
different Posts Of the South for Gods sake
keep them together But ii they cannot, de-
wise some means by which the colored men
who fought Tor the onion can come in and have
all The privileges.
MAJ WARMERS RESPONSE
Comrades" said Mai. Warner, when these
black men or white men, or whatever color or
nationality they may have been, shouldorcd the
muslict in defense OF the Union, lt was not
question Of ctiguci or OF EociabIlity, but II was
q question of patriotism and loyalty APP
plause The black man fought for Gag that
never up 10 that time, had protected hmm IN
anything but bondage. Applause This or
gBnization had better bury the old flag COM
rades had better tear the button from the
breast than now, as our heads arc sIvcrlng DER
with the frosls of years. 10 go back on the prin-
ciples for which we bled." Applause.
Comrade Warmers speech WAS exceedingly
eloquent aud aroused the widest enthusiasm.
Comrades johnson la colorcd member from
Washington and Richie another co'ored mem
ber), Past commandments Fairchicld, of
Wisconsin, aud Nouhcott of Virginia, spoke
in favor Of the majority report.
Mr. Graham, of Louisiana, rcc0unted some OF
the troubles of his Department. lie said that
no colorcd Post had been recognized until re-
Gently when charters were granted by the
Department Commander, who became ofended
because members of the Order refused to attend
the funeral OF JED Davis; that several hundred
men had been admitted within few days and
the time was too short TO make any eNauIna-
tion into their military record or character
C0mtade johnson Potomac, c0lorcd,) made
an imprisoned appeal Tor true comradeship Tor
his race.
Comrade Richie Ky, colored also spoke
against separation of the Departments.
Department Commander Graham La eE-
planned that ID was asked why the negroes
should be driven out at this late day. They
were not 10 be driven out; they had never
properly been in. Eighteen years ago the few
white men in New Orleans organized the
GAR. there, when ii was considered a dis
grace 10 have belonged 10 the Union army.
The Order had been kept up by their labor
and efforts, aud the members have won the
respect of their old enemies. The negroes had
had nothing 10 DO with this The negro Posts
in New Orleans bad been organized in cor
ruplion aud continued in wrong They were
the result of the yiudctiycncss, the drunken
ness, or worse, OF a man who abused bis posi-
tion 10 order out the GAR. 10 attend JEFF
Davis's funeral and when he was rcbukcd for
this by his comrades, he took his revenge by
organizing ia the most irregular way, these
seven negro Posts which were made up, not Il
honorable. upright negroes Of whom there are
thousands In New Orleans, but were made up
of seulawags 81 all kinds, desiguodly gotten
together by Gray 10 cast odium on the c. AR.
The majority report was adopted by an over
Whelmug vote.
After some routine business the Encampmcnt
adjourned until o'clock tomorrow morning,
10 allow the members TO attend the banquet in
the Rink, which was set 10 begin al $50.