Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-12-11
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cUFFY As A LEGISLATOR.
Is LOUISIANA.

The Louisiana Reconstruction Con-
vention holds its sessions in the Me-
chanics' Institute, known as the scene of
the July riots. This building is large,
rambling structure of brick, on which
vorkmen are now. placing a fresh coat Of
stucco, the old one having been much
pock-marked with bullets. Down stairs
are the-ofices of State, and on the Sec
ond floor, in large room extending the
full length of the edifce, unfortunate
Louisiana is being grouad in the Radical
mill. The room, lit by thirty-six win
dows and fanked at its upper end by
sepulchral committee rooms, also pre-
sents marks of conflict in sundry bullet
holes bespattering the. plaster on the
walls. Above the platform, which is as
large as an ordinary theater stage and
covered with dismal carpet, hangs
torn and blood stained flag, the same
which 6guredin the riot. Beneath this
flag sets the president of the convention,
Of whom more hereafter, and to his right
and left are pilloried that generation Of
vipers, the gentlemen of the press. Be-
low press and president are three
other desks, the left occupied by
~ mulatto sergeant-at- the
center by "a mulatto secretary,
and the right by an unhappy and TEibu-
nish-looking white clerk. Below the
dais again extends the convention,
body, as I now view it. Of eighty-fve
members, whereof thirty-eight are white
and hforty-seven citizens of African des,
cent. Outside of the convention proper
extends railing, the gate wherein is
guarded by large brown negro and a
small black do, ,.and on the outside again
Of this enclosure swarms. the sovereign
people. Item, atall, ruddy- faced, gray
-haired7white man with a hat as high as
the younger Smaliweed's item, a jet
black negro with4no- hat at all and his
mouth wide open; atsaa, a brown mulatto
with pipe; item, a creole with a cigar
cite, perched upon a chair and peaceful
ly smoking; item, one of the colored
troops who fought nobly; item. 'per-
lice," with long blue coat and silver
crescent on the front Of his black felt hat.
And then, outside of the sovereigns, who,
having no seats to occupy, crawl up each
others backs, like crabs in a basket, come
ancient women and small boys who vend
pecan-nuts, puf.pies, and gingerbread.
With this birdseye view of the hall
let us look at the individual, members of
convention First comes the President,
Judge J. G.. Tallafero, white, an ancient
man who resembles in personal appear
ance old Sir Peter Crawley in Vanity
Far. in, politics Mr.. T. has been an
anhinching and consistent Union man.
He was a member Of the Louisiana Sc
cession Convention of '61, resisted to
his utmost the. action of that body, de-
nounced. the action, and for his general
opposition wss incarcerated for a while
in Shreveport Jail. Otherwise the Judge
is not particularly known. Being
very h,manrand,1 as he stated in his
opening address, not, very profound
parliamentarian, he generally, permits
the. Convention to roar and howl about
him as it will, peacefully dozing through
the fury Of debate. Naxt to the Presi-
dent come G. G. Antoine, negro; L. w.
Baker, white; Jno. L. Barret, white IS.
Belden, white : and A. Bertonneau,
mulatto, all entirely unknown.
w. Jasper Blackburn, white, is
Northern man who edits the Homer
Had, a little Radical paper of intense
bitterness published in Claiborne parish.
O. G. Blaudin is New Orleans mu-
latto. '1l ." i'' 'i' 7s'o
Hyacinthes jBonseigneur. is the same
and chairman Of standing committee
thatuon "conteengeent expaanses."
Emile Bonnefoi is a mulatto.
= VIM. Brown is an unknown white.
Dennis Burrel is negro. 7..e--
WIN. Butler is negro.
VIM. H., Cooley is a white man a
District Judge in Point Coupee and
chairman of the standing committee on
the new Constitution. He is not so Rad
zeal as he was and swears freely w. R.
Crane is truly loyal man whose name
appears subscribed to this oath: Il do
solemniy swear that l am qualified ac-
cording to the Oonstitutionoand. laws of
the State to vote. Twill be faithful, and
true allegiance bear to the State of Lou
isiana and the Confederate. States of
America. and that will support, pro-
tect, and defend the Constitution of the
State and of the said Confederate States.
So help me God. March co. 1862"
Some years prior to this the recon
1structing Cranel offered resolution in
the Louisiana Legislature to unseat Ju-
dab P. Benjamin, then United States
Senator. because the said Judah was in
favor of Mr.. Clay's compromise measure,
instead of being as Soule, Quitman and
the reconstructing Crane then were, for
instantaneous secession. After Butler
the Beast came to this city, Mr.. Crane
became curator Of the estates of persons
sent beyond the line, and of registered
enemies. In personal appearance he is
adjust as to the face, orange-tawny as to
the beard, and stringy as to the neck.
around which, without any intervention
Of collar. is. twisted wispy black
-cravat. s15di H- ls
Thos. S. Crawford is a melancholy
unknown young white man in blue steel
specs. fLia.LaA $50
= r. j. Cromwell is negro doctor.
Samuel E. Curey is very black ne
gro. 81 -. rsss
q Geo. W. Dearing. jr.. is a mulatto,
n A. j. Demarest is white, unknown.
Chas. Depasseau, is mulatto.
PIG. Deslonde, mulatto.
Jos. Deslonde, mulatto.
Auguste Donator, Jr., mulatto.
Davis Douglass. mulatto.
j. G. Drimkard, white, unknown.
Gustavus Duparte, mulatto.
ULCER Dupart, mulatto.
g. B. 81. Duplessis, white, unknown.
j. B. Esnard, mulatto. $3.50