New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-11-21
NEW ORLEANS REPUBLICAN, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER g. 1871


was capitalist compared to Carter when
he first came to Louisiana; he appealed to
Governor Warmoth for aid and, like the
Samaritan of old, the Governor stopped by
his side and ministered to his wants. put
clothes upon his back. shoes upon his feet;
gave him food and shelter; gave him money
to buy the medicines he needed to restore
a system weakened and shattered by
disease; lifted him up with kindly hands;
gave him place and power, both of which
he now uses to stab the friend who has
favored him so greatly. Governor War
moth is assaulted by Mr.. Carter for the same
reason that he is assailed by others Of his
enthusiastically because he stood in his
way in matters OF legislation. Run over
the entire list of Governor Warmoth's
enemies and You can not find one whose
enmity does not date from the hour when
| the Governor vetoed some pet measure of
theirs. First comes Carter: his enmity be-
gan when WarmOth vetoed the new Slaugh-
terhouse bill-a bill begottcn by Carter, and
urged by him with ali his ability Lowell,
another of the Governors enemies dates
| his opposition to him from the hour he We.
toed the Ship Island Canal swindle. and
! refused to sign VEe or two other honest
measures Of the great light of the Red river
country. Dunn opposition tn the Governor
was famed into open hostility when the
Governor refused to sign bill increasing
his salary some thousands Of dollars. Ca
sey's heart was fired when WarmOth declined
10 sign a certain '.shed" bill in which Mr..
Casey was an incorporation. and which little
bill would have been Of great pecun!ary inter-
est to our 'brOther-in- law" Herwig was also
interested in the same little job, and hates
the Governor for interfering with his ar
rangements. Packard had his modest mic
olson pavement bill. and upon Warmoth's
refusal to sign it, discovered that the Gov
LII nd
ought to be repudia'ed. George w. Carter,
who has been the recipient of so many favOrs
from Governor Warmoth's hand, instead
OF defending his friend. joins in the cry
against him. and swears he will destroy him.
Mark this one thing, my friends, when you
hear Mr.. Carter and his disappointed band
of honest legislators denouncing the Gov
ernor. Not one OF them dare say IL can
prove YOU guilty OF this or that specific
charge l have no confidence in Mr..
Carriers political integrity, for his opinions
are like the sands OF the seashOre, shifting
with every ebb or flow OF the ocean tides.
He has been false in every fOotstep of his
public life. and stands before this COM
munity without shadow Of claim to the
confidence he asks. l believe good men Of
all parties should unite to frOwn into OBJ
security a man like George w. Carter, whose
only claim to advancement is that he has
been upon all sides Of all questions, and a
pledge that in the future he will stand
ready to desert one friend for another or
one cause for another.
l come now to speak of party by the
name OF Pitkin-J. X u. Pitkin-a name Of
sounding syllables and ponderous dignity
orator. poet statesman and appraiser in the
CustomhOuse.
His humor is lofty. his discourse per-
emptorv, his tongue filed, his eye amb-
tious. his gait maiestical. and his general
behavior vain, ridiculous and thrasOnical
lie Is too picked. too spruce, too affected.
He draweth out the thread of
his verbosity finer than the staple OF his
argument"
There. you have him described By the
master genius OF Shakespeare. When you
add to this description that Pitkin is one
OF those ''rackers Of photography" who
make fools stare and wise men hold their
sides for fear of bursting. you have him
we'll portrayed. Mr.. Pitkiu assails Gov
ernor Warmoth in long letters published in
various sheets that take them as country
papers do advertisements OF quack mcdi-
cine to I'LL up" with.
Governor Warmoth. while since.
charged Mr.. Pitkin with having been in
both federal and confederate armies:
charged that he deserted from the latter
and took extraordinary means to secure
bis discharge from the former. Mr. Pitkin
replies in a tour-column letter. acknowledge
ing that he was first in the confederate
army, but denying that he deserted. He
also acknowledges that lie was in the
federal army. but denies that he used any
hut fair means TO secure his discharge. |
The admissions he makes are enough 10
condemn him IL any community. man
who in a twelvemUnth can lie upon both |
sides of a question of such magnitude as
that involved in our great war. can not |
expect people to have great confidence i'll
either his judgment. sincerity or patriotism.
He stands before the community in the |
character of mental and moral gymnast |
whose evOlutions are so rapid and varied as |
to give people no time to decide |
exactly the position he assumes.
Mr.. Pitkin cOntesses to have been !
in both armies. the reasons that induced |
him to act as he did are too profound for |
common people to understand. How Mr.. |
Pitkin got out of the respective services is
unknown to me. but have heard it init
that all parties. federal and confederate,
We're glad to see him 60, and made no in
quiries as to the method by which they
We're relieved of his presence. Mr.. Pitkin
SAYS Governor WarmOth was coward III
battle. l suppose Mr.. Pitkin was brave in
battle. VIII he be kind enough to show us
some sears ne received! Will he favor us
he distinguished himself! The truth is,
Mr.. Pitkin was one of those men who dotted
the gray uniform he wore, and forgot the
oath he had taken. at the first mu1mur in |
the air that tOretold the coming on OF battle,
and left the men he now abuses as rebels to
stand the fiery storm before which his I'M
steady heart bent down in quailing terror.
Not outstanding rulnor speaks unkindly of
Mr.. Pitkins warlike achievements, he would |
have us believe Kim valiant warrior
When ne tries this We exclaim, as one did of |
old.
Thou lions hide! Doff it, for shame,
And hang caltslln OF those recreant limbs
Mr.. Pitkin is unstable. busy meddler
in affairs, his opinions valueless, his attacks
He is Il mere bag of wind that
like the toy balloons we see upon the streets,
needs only to be unstopped to emit strange
but unmeaning sounds. Mr.. Pitkin can
not rescue himself from insignifcance by
attacking Governor WarmOth. as he is now
doing. He must make his charges clearer
and convince the people that the Governor
is corrupt If he can do this, he will accom-
plish something worthy of record, but if he
Iaiis. as he certainly will, the people will
simply say he has added one more reason
TO the many already existing for the con-
tempt they hold him in.
OF Packard. have only this to say: He
is the mere reflection OF Carter, who uses
him as he pleases. Herwig is not of enough
Importance to demand even a rebuke: he
has his own little ends to accomplish, and
will. doubtless, succeed.
With Governor Dunn have one fault to
ind. He forgets that there are black men
N Louisiana his equals in all respects: his
;uperiors in many. He is mistaken when
ne supposes he is the only leader of his race