New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-08-24

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direction or encouragement from Washing
| ton. Where is there a Democratic paper i
the land that viii have the honesty or til,
fairness to state this
Notes About Casey.
We copy the following extract of lettel
signed Conway published in the New
| York Satss of Saturday last:
| Colonel James F. Casey, who has been il
| New York and at Long Branch, arrived ths
morning the convention was to be held
| The poor man was in a great state of excite
ment. When he reached the camp in his
| Customhouse edifce and saw the deputy
| marshals and the troops, he snilingly re
marked, .It's all right. ! am now sure that
| Grant will be sustained" Turning to some
| Cussomhouse clerks, who were detailed az
| deputy marshals, he said, That's right
boys; we must all sustain Grant, He
went up stairs, viewed what was going on,
! heard that all the CNstonihouse officers
| clerks, porters, internal revenue officers
clerks, ETC., were working faithfully, and
| turning about to re-enter the street, said
''All is for Grant, certain
Casey went down Canal street, and heard
| from parties whom he met that the majority
of the delegates were in Turner Hall, in con
vention by themselves, and that the use OF
troops and deputy marshals, as well as
forcing the convention into the Custom
house, were matters very likely to be de
nounced by the President, and that the peo-
pie seemed to be strongly against the ac-
ton of the federal officers.
This intelligence made Mr.. Casey. very
angry, and he declared that s'every body
ought to go for Grant" Turning again to
ward the Customhouse, Colonel Casey
met several well known Republicans He
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est lamp-post, and said in tones of affection
and anxiety, s'You are for Grant, of course .
Iu nearly every instance the reply is re-
ported to have been about as follows: II
have been for Grant, voted for him, wanted
him renominated; but then my mind has a
new impulse this morning, since have seen
United States troops, deputy marshals, and
federal officials in Customhouse building
to choke down the people and strangle the
liberty of the citizens. When Grant repu-
dates the whole concern, and removes
Casey. Packard, Lowell & Co., may still
go for him not otherwise
Casey began TO think all was not well,
and expressed wish to FIX things up if
possible.
In the afternoon before the bayonet con-
vention had been in session three hours. the
impression was very general with it's mem
bers that stupendous blunder had been
committed, and so it was deemed best to
adjourn in a great hurry, not, however, till
resolutions were passed in favor of Grant
From that day TO this Mr.. Casey has been
the most nervous, miserable man in New
Orleans. He walks the streets with DOWN
cast face, saying nothing except occasionally
asking one of his clerks. Are you for
Grant 2"
While standing on the steps of the Gus
tomhouse on convention day, noted sew
eral merchants attempting to enter the
bsilding to attend to some important busi-
ness. The anger of these men can well be
imagined when the deputy marshal would
ask, "Your pass. sir ~
II have no pass,n the merchant would
say. Il wish to transact some important
business with the Customhouse."
Don't care -; ! must have pass
from Packard or you can't 60 in,' would be
the explanation of the deputy marshal.
The merchant would turn away, saving to
himself, Beautiful Customhouse officers we
have here in New Orleans. Wen see what
General Grant win say to all this thing.'
How the Chivalry OF Maryland Treat the
Negroes.
From the New York Tribunel
SIR-While attending camp meeting at
Concord, Maryland, recently, ] heard of a
new way to pay debts" which. seemsNto be
quite popular among the .schivalry" of that
State. One Howard, colored imam, had
worked on the farm of James Raughley,
threshing wheat. After the work was done,
Raughley postponed payment until a future
day, when he agreed to meet Howard and
other workmen at Denton, and settle with
them. The day came, but RaughIey failed
to appear, so, on Monday last, Howard pro-
cured boat and, in company with friend,
went to Raughley's house for settlement.
He found him at his brothers, on an ad-
joining farm, and asked payment of his bill,
but Raughley informed him that be had no
money. Howard then proposed to take his
pay in wheat, which Raughley declined,
alleging that the wheat had not been
famed. Seeing that it was Raughleys pur-
pose to evade payment, Howard com planned
that he was not treated rightly, and vent
ured the opinion that he had considered
Raughley more of q gentleman than to act
in such way.
OF course this was too ssimpudent'' to
be submitted to BY Maryland rebel,
especially from niger and SO
Raughley went to his brothers house,
and with bird gun attempted to kill
Howard on the spot Howard and his
friend hurried to their boat, which had been
left IN the rear of Raughley's dwelling. But
not satisfied, Raughley mounted his horse
"uu uullAou HOut. Nner6 ne TOOK MS own
gun, discharged the old load, reloaded it,
and followed the colored men to the river,
where he found them in the act of showing
OF their boat. He called to Howards
frlend to get out of the way, as he intended
to Kill the - of a -; and; suiting the
action to the word, fred both barrels, IN
tiicting serious, if not a fatal wound. My
informant says that if the poor fellow had
not fallen as the gun was fired, he would
surely have been killed. From the general
tone OF the conversation on the camp
ground, yesterday, Raughley had no fear Of
punishment. He is near relative of the
Hon. Willard Salisbury, Of this State, is a
candidate for Democratic nomination for
the Legislature, and viii, of course, be tried
oy Democratic judges and jury. One of his
oyer-zeaious friends boasted, in my hearing,
that he had secured the services OF. the
Hon George w. Russum, of Denton, to de-
lend him, and that with such counsel and
friends as he possessed, he need not fear the
Id white niggers. III.
harrington, Del, August is, 1871.
ECLECTIC .MAGAzISE.-The Eclectic for
september is just out, and presents us with
very striking portrait of Max Muller, the
distinguished lnguist and scholar. These