New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-12-17
FALSE PRETENCEs AND FORGERY.

For shameless effrontery the Nqtio,.ui
Republican and its hackers stand I'M
paralleled. 4 descent regard for the fact
that We had once recognized them as
Republicans, restrained u, from eXy osing
a base and contemptible trick which
James F. Casey and his deputy, p +.
Herwig, played upon certain prominent
| party leaders, but as their organ strives to
deceive the people through the medium.
of this low dodge, thus making merit of
what respectable men would blush to be
in any way connected with, We have de-
termined that to longer maintain silence
on the subject would be an injustice to
the gentlemen victimized
The National Republican, publishes the
following letter, stupidity absurd on its
face, and calls it "a gratuitous tribute to
the collector of the port =
New ORLEANS. November II, 1871.
SIR 1t affords us sincere pleasure TO be
able to communicate to YOU the remarka able
success which has attended the efforts Of
the Republican party in the recent political
campai IN in this State. We have had much
to contend with-the Democratic party we'll
equipped with 1.-The sinews Of war have
made il desperate fight to wrest from the
party in power the control of our State
affairs.
The result of our recent election can he
stated in few words. We have elected a
thus securing. beyond any question. the
election of Republican United States
Senator the coming winter
Every Republican candidate for Congress
has been elected throughout the State Our
candidates for city and State officers. almost
without exception. have been elected by
good maiOrites.
We feel that We have good cause to con-
graduate ourselves upon the result but we
can not forget that while the Republicans
OF Louisiana are not by any means few in
number, the large majority are exceedingly
poor IN pocket. We have mad no help from
the North save that so kindly extended to
us by your department through Collector
Casey. We freely admit to you that had it
not been tor the aid and earnest coopera-
ton received at the hands of Collector
Casey and his subordinate officers. it would
have been difficult. if not quite impossible,
to have saved Louisiana to the Republican
party, and to have elected! one representa-
tive to Congress-
Very respectfully your obe,lient servants.
II. {. WARMGTH.
l.. A. SHELDON
}. H. SYPHER,
FRANK MOREY.
M. A. SOUTHWORTH.
JOHN LYNCH.
&. Il. DARRALL.
JAMES MCCLEERY.
To Hon. George Boutwell,, Secretary of TIE Treas
TRY, ashin2ton, D. {.
Now for the history of this precious
epistle: Close upon the heels of the cleo
ton in November, 1870, it became neces-
sary that Collector Casey should receive
Endorsement that his post
roll was necessity, and should be con-
tinued for period of thirty days. He or
bis deputy caught the Governor and mem
bers OF Congress i'll isolated places, and
begged them to sign paper he had pre-
pared AID addressed to Mr.. Boutwell, for
this purpose Probably not a single sign
er read tive are sure that Governor
"armoth and Messrs. Morey, Sypher and
the members of Congress, have
frequently expressed their Indignation
that they had been thus vilely betrayed
INTO attaching their names to paper
which must necessarily make them ap-
pear ridiculous in the eyes of their own
constituents. But, further than this, We