New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-04-12

knew this man was worse than Paige,
or Pitkin, or Field, or Lynch, and even
worse than Wells himself"
" He is in the employ of the Grand Army
to ruin us, sa' d Crane.
" He is snake! snake ! a snake ~ said
Rodriguez.
" And johnson man, said Soude.
Yes and political twin.brother Of R.
King Cutler" said Montieu
Here Hon. J. G. Taliaferro came IN and
said to Crane, Smith, and others:
"This man is dangerous. He will take
five hundred votes over to Warmoth by his
foolish conduct here tonight. It's shame.
a shame /! Who invited him here ?"
"Not l - said Crane.
"NOr y said Smith.
" Nor y said each of the other.
Then how came he here?o inquired
Taliaferro.
He was kicked out by the Warmoth
men, said Soude.
and he wanted some place to co. and so
he turned in with us, said Montieu.
A nice mess you have made of it, said
Taliaferro.
Here Crane had reached high
state of mental excitement, and he ex-
claimed so that all could hear him, "Pll bet
my life this man Pizbee is spy from the
Grand Army
Here Rodriguez jumped up and said, He
is snake. know it. 1 can see it. I feel
It, lie Is a snake, SuTe.n
Roudanez was sitting off in the corner
while all this excitement lasted. By and BY
When Pizbee concluded his speech he ap-
proacAed Roudanez, his coat being yet off.
houdanez thought he wanted to fight him,
but soon the following language fell from
Pizbee's lips:
" Doctor, go for you and the Tribune
how do you like it"
You go for me and the Tribune ?n said
the doctor.
Yes, do, indeed" said the general. y
"Then you shall have place." said the
doctor.
This pleased the general, and he said, AZ
went to Warmoth and the regular ticket
party, and they have driven me off, and
now, of course, l so for you and the
| Tribune"
To this the doctor again said, "You will
have place surely"
Here Rodriguez came up and said to Rou.
danez 8" He (meaning Plzbee) is a snake,
sure. I'll bet all my warrants he is a spy
from the Grand Army"
"Then he shall not have a place, - said
Roudanez
Crane was soon called upon for a speech
He said: Northern men were thieves
they stole his slaves, and the genius of mis-.
anthropy and the genius of philanthropy
enioined that they be kept out of power.
He was for Beauregard or Buckner, or Harry
Hayes, or even John 7. Monroe, before he
would vote for any man who stole his slaves
from him."
At this point more than five hundred men,
headed by band, passed in front of the
hall to the tune of dead March,
Not dead YETI said Crane.
They are snakes-snakes,n said Rodri
guez.
" If we have any more such speeches as
that of General H. N. Pizbee we will need
the Dead March, said Smith.
Three cheers for Warmoth,n were
now heard in the streets. "Three
more for Warmoth" were given in
the meeting which Crane was still trying to
address. These cheers so disturbed the
temper of all inside that they moved to ad.
iourn. Adjourned
/ went down to the corner of Rampant
and Canal streets and there l heard Mr..
Aristide Mary and Rodriguez engaged in a
sharp controversy. The word "snaken was
not used strange to say. Mr.. Mary said he
was disguised with everything. Rodriguez
said you are a Warmoth man" in great
anger. ~ am what please" said Mr.
Mary, with gentlemanlike courtesy. Here
Roudanez arrived, driving an old white
horse.
Soon Morgan approached and said: "a
have not been paid that three hundred
dollars yet, Mr.. Mary" go to Doctor
Roudanez," was the reply. ''Roudanez be
addlesticked" said Morgan, adding; "Iwant
another suit of clothes by this time"
Rodriguez asked Morgan something
about Warmoth and the other carpet bag
gers. All couid hear of his reply was that
"If he (Morgan) did not get more none,
Warmoth and the whole regular state ticke
would be elected by at least forty Thousand
Majority Rodriguez cried Snake, snake
snake!' till the policeman came and tolC
him to go home and cry "snake ~ no more
At this Rodriguez called the policeman
"snake" and it was only by the threat o
Z
WINGED that discretion is the better part o
yalor,n and Rodriguez went home.
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