New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-08-11
MORNING. AUGUST H. 1868

attentively. He has informed us that for
quite number OF years it has been custom
sry to pay the Superintendent of Public
Education very small salary, and to keep
for him very small house. Now, believe
these statements to be true. My experience
In Louisiana has plainly shown me that but
very little money is spent In the cause of
education. Now. new era is beginning to
dawn, the poor as well as the rich under
the new system will be enabled to educate
thelr children. When any gentleman tells
nae that money is squandered or improperly
thrown away which is spent in ed
ucating the children of the State
he is wasting his words. No man, be he
Mr.. Conway or any other person, should
receive anything more than the just emol.
uments of his office but contend that he
should have sucn salary and such assist
ants, and such place for them, as will
make the institution effective, that he may
not be at all crippled in his labors that he
may be enabled to pay his whole attention
to the business, and devote his whole time
to the education of children. And without
saying anything disparaging to those who
have held the office heretofore, will say
that expect to see during the administra.
ton OF MIR. Conway, which will continue
four years, great deal more progress than
in the thirty-seven years under all other
superintendents.
Mr.. Conway is new citizen of Louisiana,
and great many others are new citizens;
but we are citizens of the United States, and
Louisiana is as much our home as though
we were to the manor born" and think
1t Ill becomes any American citizen to taunt
us with being new cit Zens. That is no eX-
cuse and no reason why the Superintend-
ent of Education should not be furnished
to carry out the duties of his office. The cues.
tion with us should not be who fills the of.
tiFp hnf wh9fhpT hn npaAa fhaca thiunc in
order TO properly carry out the work in
trusted to him.
The gentleman likewise made an allusion
to the fact that the post had formerly been
filed with honor, and the inference to be
drawn from it was that now the position is
not filled by an honorable man. But how
ever he may regard the politics of Mr.. Con-
way, think he will yet concede him to be
an honorable man.
Mr.. Braughn: Mr.. President, | did not
mean to say that newly. made citizens of
Louisiana have not the same right to enjoy
the emoluments of any office that may be
bestowed upon them as native citizen, and
when the gentleman selects q portion of a
speech for attack he should give the con-
text. ] alluded to the fact that Mr.. Conway
was unfamiliar with the educational system
of the State as 1t had existed and certainly
unfamiliar with the system to be adopted,
for it is still matter of the future, and
therefore | argued against an increase of
salary at present as being ill.timed. Now the
gentleman seems to infer that l meant to say
that all newly made citizens were objection
able as officers, which was not at all my in
tention.
But in order that the gentleman may have
no doubt upon the personal application OF
my remarks, | repeat that do not believe
the Office will be filled with credit and with
honor; it can not be filed with credit and
honor by the man who has slandered and
grossly abused the people of the State OF
Louisiana in sending lying dispatches to
the Northern press. l say that the man
who would knowingly and willfully indict
such dispatches as Mr.. Conway has from
time to time, can not with honor and credit
fill any office of the State.
Mr.. E. L. Jewell moved to lay tine whole
matter on the table.
Mr.. O'Hara called for the yeas and nays
The yeas and nays were ordered, result
| ing:
Yeas: Bacon, Blackman, Beares, Braughn
| Day, Egan, Jewell, E. L., Jewell, F. L. OF
futt, and White-l0.
Nays Anderson, Campbell. Coupland
FRANCOIS, Kelso, Monette, O'Hara, Packard
Pollard, Poindexter, Ray, Smith, Wilcox
Williams, and Wittgenstein-l5.
Mr.. Campbell: Mr.. President, when thu
gentleman on the opposite side [AIr
Braughn) commenced to speak on thi
question listened with attention and cour
tesy expecting to hear from him argument
and reasons solid and weighty, showing
why the resolution should not become law
but must say / was disappointed; afte
protesting in the broadest terms the great
est impartiality, and that he was actuate'
merely by general objections to the bill an,
its extravaganza, the close of his remarks il
reply to Senator OHara revealed thei
whole animus ia manner which had no
expected of him. For when, sir, on pre-
vious day, when this Senate was disgrace
by an attack of q Senator on a high Office
of the State in a most coWardly and villaiI
Gus manner
Mr.. Jewell, of Orleans: arise to quel
tion of privilege. Now, sir, this matte
has got to be stopped. You and othe
Senators have attempted to insult me, bu
by the eternal heavens If it is repeated
will shoot you in your tracks.
Mr.. Jewell here arose and advanced to
ward Mr.. Campbell in threatening manne
saying, 81 will not allow any such coward
son of b--h to insult me again. Som
confusion ensued; When orderwas restore
Mr.. Campbell resumed.
Mr.. President: agree with the man VIII
has Just arisen from his seat. 1t is true thi
should be stopped. l am not one to
intimidated by language which belong
more to the Five Points of New York thai
to men who claim to be gentlemen. say
sir, when that abusive speech was made wit
regard to the Governor
The President: would request the Sena
tor to proceed with his argument In regar
to this bill. There has been too much pei
sonality used on both sides. / hope ther
will be an end to it.
Mr.. Campbell; The Senator from the Firs
| Dlatrinf in his TnnIV tn I Iua a
about to say L expected from him higl
toned argument, and not vilification of tn
character
Mr.. Bacon rose to point of order. Sen
ators upon this floor are entitled TO courtes'
in the remarks which are made. Howeyei
a Senator may feel it his dnty to speak Ii
terms of disapprobati0n of those outside o
this body, those upon this floor are entitled
to courtesy in the language used respecting
them. don't say that the Senator who
now speaking is alone to blame, but he ha
no right to make disparaging personal alla-
sions. IL 4 ssr rt M
The President The Chair has alread,
stated that he hopes Senators will confini
themselves to argument, and use no person
alities. If anything arises in the heat o
argument, hope the gentlemen will bea,
in mind that they are gentlemen, and tha
such matters should be settled outside O
the Senate. l hope the Senator in his con
Guiding remarks will confne himself to the
subject.
Mr.. Campbell moved the postponement o
the bill, and that it be made the special or
der of the day for tomorrow at one o'clocl
P.M f.r.-
Adopted.
Mr.. Braughn: Before the vote is put
rise to personal explanation.