New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-08-12
NEW ORLEANS, SATURDAY, AUGUST IT, 1871

wigs brothers and Drothers-ln- Law
into the Customhouse that Herwig comes to
the conclusion that II am not for Grant,
and he comes to Casey at midnight and early
dawn, at breakfast, dinner and supper, and
says, ''Casey, Warmoth is not sound on the
Grant question" [Laughter.] He is not
sound on the Grant question, because he is
not in favor of putting brother-in-law Ull-
mau into the appraisers Office. Laughter
and cheers.] But even Herwig has some
lucid intervals. There are times when
the sun, in all its force, will break
through the dark clouds over the Custom
house. Herwig sometimes says, Upon
in favor of Grant, and is sound on the
negro question. / believe there is good
deal said that is wrong against him, 'but,
by G., he will not let Casey and me make
any money; that is the only objection have
to him." "Why he had my name-notwith-
standing l was State Senator-he or his
friends-and he ought to control his
friends-had my name stricken out of the
levee bill, and it cost me ten thousand dol
lars to get an incorporate interest in it."
[Laughter.] just think of it Doesn't
this prove l am unsound on the negro
question? Would you not hesitate after
this before sendingNme to the next National
Convention, knowing from all of this evi-
dence that l should vote against Grant!
lApplause and laughter
JOHN A. WALSH.
have expended good deal of strength
on these leading characters. Laughter
l won't attempt to disturb the small fry,
for though not very numerous they smell
very badly. [Laughter] / don't want to
take up John A. Wash, who is the editor of
the New Orleans Patriot; a man who de-
nounces me because would not sign the
- l.. III L r Ia.
has sustained me in the opinion that it was
unconstitutional, and would have been in
operatives man who attacks me because
he says / am not in favor of mixed schools.
When / asked him if ne would send his
children to mixed school, he said no : he
would not send them to any public
school. This model Republican-this
enlightened advocate of the mixed
school system at the same time deems
balance of the children of this country :;
that they ought to be educated in some
monastry or private institution, where they
would not come in contact with little dirty
children, black or white. / will not tell
you how we drove this man cut of the Ke-
publican party in disgrace; how he then
[Rent over to the Christian Republicans;
how he received all the Democratic votes
for Congress against General Sheldon,
IQe anu HOW uo Has
never been heard of in Republican circles
since / won't tell you the reason that he
is indignant with me now, nor how mad he
became when Packard and that crowd sent
him to me to offer me fifty thousand dollars
cash if would sign the Nicolson pavement
BILL refused, and he made up his mind i'm
mediately that l was not for Grant
Laughter and cheers.
PITKN.
will not tell you of Pitkin-that soft
mouthed, poetica1 inguist Tlaughter], who
is so fond Of letters that it takes nearly the
the whole alphabet to make his name:
'J.-R.-G.-Pitkin." Laughter ! won't
tell you how he joined the confederate
army, deserted from its ranks, joined the
Union army, became frightened, and by the
dexterous use of piece of soap under his
tongue, threw himself into fits and trothed
himself into discharge. loud laughter
and cheers) Nor of the eloquent exposi-
ton he made of the Mcclellan Democracy
in 1864, denouncing the war for the Union
as unconstitutional and wrong and ought to
cease.
THE APOLOGY.
Fellow-citizens, apologize to you, and 1
say it with feelings of shame, that it is
necessary for me to take up these indi-
viduals and dispose of their cases in this
summary manner. / regret that the neces-
sity exists for me, the Governor of your
State, to have to condescend to defend my
self from the enormous multitude of calum-
MES and falsehoods that these infamous
men have circulated about me. l'Shame,"
and cheers.l There is no crime in the deca-
logue they have not charged me with.
There is no political malignity they have
neglected to avail themselves of. They
have even invaded the sacred precincts of
domestic life to SANDER me to the people.
They have done worse than ever | have
known political opponents to do before.
They have connected my name dlshonora-
bly, with the name of other people, honest,
honorable, and as pure and bright as
the sun that shines at MONDAY
[cheersl; and they have sought in
this disgraceful way to break me
down in the esteem of the virtuous and
good in this community. [Cheers.l This is
my excuse. You must pardon me for
taking this liberty with the convention. l
want to see the Republican party built
upon sure foundations, upon rock of prin-
ciple that all the storms, and all the rains,
and all the waves of political tumult can
not wash it away. want the principles of
the Republican party to be laid on such
firm foundation that no man Will ever raise
his voice hereafter to appeal to the preju-
cure vote. ICheers.l | have tried so to
administer the government while | have
been in office, and it has been no easy task,
and assure you l don't covet to go over it
again. ! have tried to administer the affairs
of this government in the interests of the
people of the State. Where bills have been
passed through the Legislature, although
introduced and passed by my own political
friends-that / thought were to the detri-
of hn fha
party, have with pain been compelled to
veto them and send them back. have
tried to throttle every movement, whether
made by Democrats or Republicans, to take
the money of the people out of the treas
ury and apply it to their own private uses.
| have tried to administer the government SO
as to reconcile the opinions of the people;
so as to get white men used to black men
voting and holding office, and so as to get
black men used to white men voting and
holding office. have tried to get the two
elements to work together. have done so
by moral suasionand by good administration,
by temporizing with one side and the other
side, by looping off here and there, by bring
ing the people together, not by the force OF
the bayonet, but have tried to do oitin such
a way that when the present wounds, now
almost healed, shall be healed up there
will be no fresh wounds to give pain.
and to bleed. loud applause.l can speak
no longer. For five months | have been
crippled, suffering extreme pain. / am suf-
fering pain to-day. suffered it yesterday
when went amid those armed marshals
and United States troops, at the head OF the
delegates of the people, to demand admis-
sion to hall that was packed against me.
| am suffering today, but felt it was my
duty, if it was the last day OF my life, to
come into this convention and state boldly
the true and only reasons for which
these people have, attempted to divide
the Rennhlican nartv, No question