The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1869-01-07
]. willis Menard.

4 Washington dispatch to the Boston
Post says: Nenard, the negro member
of Congress from Louisiana, received his
credentials to day from Gov. Warmoth,
and he has been busy exhibiting to his
colored friends the broad seal of his
State. He expresses great indignation at
the manner in which he has been cut by
Radical Con gressmen, none Of whom take
the slightestnotice of him. He entered the
representative hall again to dav, armed
with the broad seal, but no ore could be
found willing to present his credentials
and ask his admission to q seat. The
only seat he was allowed to occupy was
side-sofa, and in this he was left al 10
himself He finally left the hall in answer
to a card he received from Southern gen.
tleman directed TO the Hon. J. Willis
Menard, of Louisiana Menard is q dingv
mulattO, so years of age, and of MEDIUM
stature. He spoke fluently, but incoher
ently and proposes TO be politician Of no
mean pretensions. He SAYS he is the
grandson of Gen. Menard, who emigrated
from the province Of Louisiana to Illinois
before that State became member of the
Union. Mensrd labored on farm in
Southern Illinois until he was 10, when
he removed to the northern part Of the
State. There he worked during the sum-
MGR months, and attended school dur ing
the winter. In 1859 he entered Liberia
College. Ohio, where he remained until
1861, when he visited Canada, returning
to the United States in 1863. He then
entered the army as hospital steward In
his city, but remained only few months,
when he was assigned desk in the I'm
migration Bureau Of the Interior Depart
no ovh fa1 fnyr wrc
his official nositiOn soon induced him to
resign, and disgusted with the govern
ment, he sailed for British Honduras.
Here he was employed by the British
Honduras Company to make an explora-
ton Of the country, which he did to the
satisfaction of the government. He next
visited Jamaica and Hayti, returning to
New York in 1865. Here he remained
but short time, and again shipped for
New Orleans, where he arrived in Sep
TENDER, and, as be says, commenced
at once to organize the Re
publican party of the South.
His appearance indicates great cunning OF
character and he is never still a moment
while conversing, but appears restless snd
uneasy. His tout ensemble is saucy IN the
extreme He saws he asks no favors but
simple Justice at the hands of the Radicals,
and that they need not attempt to deceive
him, as he understands them perfectly and
is up to all their tricks. He avows him
self Radical of the Wendell Phillips
school, and says he has no use for milk
ami water men like Fessenden and lrum-
bull. He complains that leading Radicals
like Sumner and Butler have completely
ignored his existence and have never
spoken to him. The only Senator who
has given him any countenance is Mr..
Harris, of Louisiana, and the only mem
Der of the House who has recognized his
presence here is Mr., Dawes, of Massachu-
setts, who assured him to-day that he
should have fair play. Menard says he is
TO bring the Radicals up to
the scratch, and that 10 morrow, Mr.. Sy-
pher, his colleague, will present his ere
dcntials for him and demand his admission
TO a seat in Congress"