New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-03-26
WHOLE NUMBER 92e.
Action Of Republican State Committee

Rooms STATE CINrRAh EXECUTIVE CoMMrr1Ex.)
Republican Party of Louisiana, =
New Orleans, March 25. 1870
EDITOR REPUBLICAN,:
At meeting of this committee, held
March "a, the following resolution was
adopted.
Resolved, That the secretary be instructed
to furnish to the Republican press of the
State a synopsis of the proceedings of this
committee upon the subject OF the removal
from Office Of James f. Casey, Collector of
Customs.
In pursuance of the above resolution,
furnish to you the following statement:
Immediately following the return of Col
lector Casey from Washington, he attended
meeting of the committee, held at the
Mechanics Institute, January "a, and at
that meeting expressed his desire to reform
the political status of the department under
his charge SO as to make it acceptable to
the Republicans of the State, and with the
committee went over list of the Custom
house employees, and checked the names of
some eighty or more for removal.
No changes having been made in the in
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was held at the Mechanics Institute, Feb
ruary 3, to which the Collector was invited,
but did not come. At this meeting list of
some one hundred and eight Customhouse
employees was prepared, and the opinion of
the committee expressed in writing-that
those named ought to be removed.
Messrs. Campbell. Lynne and Joubert, of
the committee, were appointed to present
the communication to Mr.. Casey, and had
an interview with him next day, at which
he expressed willingness to remove those
designated, with the exception of eight or
ten.
Nothing having been done in the desired
direction, at a meeting held February 10
the following resolution was unanimously
adopted, twelve members of the committee
being present: 4
Resolued, That in the opinion of the
Central Executive Committee of the Repub-
lican party of this State, it is of the greatest
importance to the integrity and success of
the Republican party that the Federal
Offices in this State should be held by good
and well-tried Republicans in all cases in
which the public service would not be in
jured by it, and in the opinion of the CON-
mittee, all the Federal departments that
have patronage in this State are conducted
on this principle, except the Collectors,
in which nearly one-half of the offices are
held by Dem ocrats or those in whom the
Republican party has no confidence as aid
ing in p promoting its interests. The Collec-
tor, Mr.. Casey, has now been in Office nine
months; quite long enough to enable him to
make the necessary changes, and the i'm
portance of the changes has been pressed on
his attention, and although he has promised
to make them, yet has not done SO. The
committee are forced to the conclusion that
he does not intend to make the changes in
his department necessary to bring it in har-
mony with the Republican party, and the
committee therefore respectfully refer the
matter to the proper department at Wash
ington.
warded to the Congressional delegation of
the State for their information.
At meeting of the committee, held March
L. the following preamble and resolutions
were adopted unanimously:
WHEREAS, In the removals made this day
(hfty-nine in number), from the New Or
leans Customhouse, the State Central Com
mittee see that nothing has been done, to re-
move any of the large number of Democrats
now employed by the Collector of the Port;
and
Whereas, Many of the best and most mer-
itorious Republicans have been discharged
who were employed there; and
Whereas, The whole conduct of Colonel
Casey shows that he is not only not in
accord with the Republican party of this
that he can to disrupt the party and distract
the councils of those who sustain the admin
istration of President Grant; therefore
ReS0lUed, That we recommend the uncon-
diti0Ial removal of James f. Casey from the
Office of Collector of Customs OF this port.
The following telegram was sent on the
evening of March /, 1870,
"To W. p. Kellogg and j. S. Harris, and L. A.
District of Columbia:
The following resolution was unanimously
adopted by the State Central Executive
Committee of the Republican party, at q
meeting held this day:
ReSotced, That we recommend the un con.
ditional removal of James F. Casey from the
office of Collector of Customs of this port.
s. B. Packard, James Cromie.
PRESIDENT; Hugh j. Campbell,
o. j. Dunn. Thomas Lynne,
John Lynch, P. N. Williams,
John Ray. B. Il. Joubert,
e. Casanave, P. G. Deslonde,
Harry Lott, W. Fl. Twitchell,
B. ?. Blanchard, Secretary.
A copy of the preamble and resolution
was forwarded, March 2, to the Congress
sional delegation by mail, signed by those
of the committee who signed the telegram
and one other member, Mr.. s. Schmidt.
All meeting held March 9, nine members
being present, the committee reiterated, by
resolution, its request for the removal of
the Collector, and telegraphed the same to
the delegation.
Mr.. A. B. Harris, member of the COM
mittee, now in the city, expresses his hearty
concurrence in the entire action of the COM
mittee upon this subject.
The above is condensed statement from
the journal of the committee, and is as tult
as I can make it, without trespassing too
much upon your columns.
Very respectfully, ETC.,
B. P. BLANCHARD, Secretary.
Weekly Coffee Statement.
Messrs. Lonsdale, Marks q Co., coffee
brokers, report the following business for
the present week:
Imports from Rio de Janeiro from
July l, 1863, to July l, 1869. 80. l09,S41
Imports from first July to date 80. I18,742
Stock in first hands. ds........-... None.
Arrivals this week