New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-08-12

to the commanding general OF the dis
trict that Republican Convection could
not be held here in safety. Here a
delegate in the front calculated, He is a
liar" and those in the rear, catching only
the word "liar,". cried, .'Put him out VI
The gentleman did not say lied; he said,
he lied. TLaughter. This gentleman is a
wonderful Republican, and loves colored
man great deal better than white man.
He has one colored man a deputy mar
shal and he is one Mr.. Dumont. WHOM
the city government dismissed because he
was attempting to destroy the Republican
party. He took him in because he was the
President of his ward club, and had the
power to sign his credentials, whether he
was elected or not That gentleman never
took his affection away from me until
/ refused to appoint his brother-in-law
police commissioner. There is another
sin of omission / committed-[ Laughter
and applause, but the thing that turned
the whole tide, that destroyed me in his
estimation forever, that made him think
that / was going over to the Democratic
party, was that / refused TO sign the Nicol-
con pavement bill, which was TO take out of
the State treasury two hundred and fifty
thousand dollars for paving st. Charles
avenue Now you see If Carter had been
there he would have signed that bill, for in
the first place he would not have wanted to
incur the enmity of the chairman of the
State Central Committee; and in the sec
ond place, fifty thousand dollars is magni-
icent compensation for writing ones name
[Cheers and laughter.
JAMES F. CASEY.
There is vet another ore--that intelligent
individual Ilaughterl |. that bright specimen of
Gods creation renewed laughter who goes
numbering around these streets from side to
side, like great big boy just turned out of
school, where he hadn't studied enough to
learn his geography lesson CONTINUED
laughterl, who makes it SIN qua non that
every body shall be for Grant, and if there
is any doubt about his being for Grant he
considers him q Democrat, not entitled to
any confidence, not entitled TO any position
in the Customhouse and not entitled to any
rights at all. Laughter and applau se.1
Illustrative of this individual, let me tell
you little anecdOte. A few DAYS ago
number of gentlemen were appointed to go
to the financial capital of the country TO see if
they could not get capitalists TO take
hold of this feyee company. On explaining
their object they were told fcertaiply, you
can get all the money you want for that pur-
pose. We have interests down there and
we want the levees built" Everything went
on beautifully. The committee withdrew
waiting for the papers TO be fixed up, in
order that they might be signed, when
what does Mr.. Casey do but take one of the
capitalists by the buttonhole with one hand
and another with the other hand, walks
them off to window and asks, ""Are you
for Grant a'' "Are you for Grant l''' ERoars
of laughter / don't know what the an
swer was, but | know the leYee contract
has not been signed yet. This gentleman
was not long since in trouble himself. The
Republican State Central Committee unani-
mously demanded he should be removed
for filing the CustOmhOuse with Demo-
crats for appointing Felix Herwig, who was
known to be a Democrat, his chief deputy.
All the members of the Legislature recon-
mended his removal; all the officers of the
State government, and everybody else ex-
cept myself. All Of the Republican editors
in convention united in demanding
his removal. The poor fellow came to me
and said, he would never do so any more
[laughterl; he would turn out every
Democrat and put in the most radical
Republicans he could find. / went right
out and got William Baker here fgreat
laughterl and he put him IN. / then made
up my mind that the attack upon Casey
was wrong, because thought that any man
with Democratic proclivities that could
stomach William Baker in office with him
was sound on the goose. Persistent
laughterl. These gentlemen, Herwig and
Casey, visited me time and again. They
told me they were going 10 stand by the Re
publican party, that whatever / wanted
done should be done, and everybody who
was friend of mine should be put in the
Customhouse. and everybody who was not
a friend of mine should go out. / said to
them "dry up your tears my friends: don't
want you to put friends OF mine or enemies
of mine in or out of the Customhouse. /
want you to put in Republicans; men that
will stand by the Republican party Zap
plause. Men who will stand up and battle
tor Republican principles and not consider
me as an individual or anybody else indi-
vidually. but who will make the success OF
the Republican party paramount
consideration to everything else" He
agreed to do it and he was quiet
ed in Office. / wrote to the President
letter which the President thought was
conclusive, and he said Casey must be a
splendid fellow, an excellent Republican,
because he has the best Endorsement in the
State, namely, the Governors. Laughter
and cheers. Casey remained and Herwig
remained, and no sooner did they find them
selves established than they went whorlng
with the very people who had sought to
turn them out. They turned my friends
out of office, and declared war; upon me,
because they supposed / was not for Grant;
was not in favor of his denominations and /
believe they have told the President so.
Now there is no man in this hall-nO man
in tins clty-can say | have spoken one
word against General Grant. am in favor
OF Grants denomination. | have occupied
this position, all along that Grant has made
the country quiet; that, in addition to his
services in leading the army and crushing
the rebellion, he has given us peace and quiet
throughout the states of the rebellion: has
honestly enforced the collection of the rev.
enue, and has honestly applied that revenue
to the purposes for which it was intended,
namely, the payment Of the debt. believe
his foreign policy is wise; / believe the
mere moral effect of his presence in the Pres
idential chair gives the people confidence
hat we wonld have no more war; tumult,
or bloodshed in this country In. addition
to this believed he was the strongest man
and the best man for denomination by the
Republican party in 1872. / believe and
have believed that the man who led the
great armies he did, who fought the great
battles he has fought, and who has saved
the country, Is entitled to the same reward
as was given to the Father of his Country
an election for second term. Let it be said
there IS at least one republic that is not
ungrateful. [Applause What / have
believed | believe now, and although the
events OF the last few hours may have
shaken my confidence somewhat in his
Judgment, or rather in the Judgment OF his
advisers; If he has been guilty of connecting
himself with this crowd in the Customhouse,
and sanctioned the attempt to pack this
convention, although, in my opinion, his
Judgment has been at fault, / still believe
that he is the best man the Republican
party can nominate for 1872. Ny friend
jim Casey is clever fellow. He hasn't
sense enough to be bad fellow.
Laughter. A man to be a bad fellow
must have some characterize hasn't any.
Much laughter That little native OF
Jerusalem Felix HerwiO Taughterl leads