New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-08-10

Carroll-E. H. MasteA, W. B. Dickey.
Lafourche-Oscar Crosier, William MUIR
rell.
Terrebonne-T. A. Cage. James L.
Beldem.
Livingston-James Fl. Bailey.
ST. Tammany-E. p. Chatters.
ST. Landry-C. Donate, E. CAN'T
Tangipahoa-A j. johnson.
st. Bernard-Thomas Ong.
Claiborne-W Jasper Blackburn.
Union-James E. Trimbie.
Caddo-M Sterrett, S. Armstead. wv,
Rapides-G. Y. Kelso, John Mayo, VIII
liam Crawford.
Webster-George l.. Smith,
East Felciana-I. j. Perry.
West Feliciana-Henry Perkins, A. A.
Milligan.
RichIand-W. T. Oliver.
First Ward-Thomas Isabelle, j. P. Muir
ply.
din.
Third Ward-Patrick Creagh,j A. Cart
wright, A. w. Smyth, joseph Johnson.
Fourth Ward-P. b. S. Pinchback.
FiftFWard-E. Aleix, P. Montaine, Hen
ry Refs
Sixth Ward-H j. Campbell.
Seventh Ward-H. L. Rey, w. j. Moore,
p. Griffin.
Eighth ward-E. v. Leclere
Ninth Ward-Henry Chenau, David
Douglas.
Tenth Ward-H. C. Warmoth, E. P.
Ducloslange.
Eleventh Ward-F. J. Heron, Ed. VII
liams
Twelfth Ward-W. G. Mcconnell.
Thirteenth Ward-C. B. Augustus.
Fourteenth Ward-W, r. Fish.
Fifteenth Ward-A. jackson, C. P. Ames,
David Mason.
The committee on permanent orga MIA
ton reported the names of the follow ing
gentlemen as officers:
Presdent-P B. S. Pinchback.
Vice presidents-H. j. Campbell, Oscar
Crozier, Emerson Bentley, Mortimer Carr
and George Washington, of Concordia.
Secretary-William Vigers.
Assistant Secretary-John w. Fairfax.
Sergeantat-Arms-J.A A. Craig.
Assistant Sergeants alarms - Valmir
Shadrick, w. P. Collins.
The committee also recommended that
committee of seven be appoints ted on reso-
lutions
The report was adopted, and the officers
were elected by acclamation.
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mittee of seven on esolutions-Campbell,
Diekey, Cage, Raby, Sterrett, Twitchell and
Bentley.
The convention adjourned until halfpast
seven o'clock this evening, in Turner Hall.
Evening Session.
The convention met last evening at eight
| o'clock in Turner Hall, P. B. s. Pinckback,
president, in the chair.
T The hall was crowded to its utmost
capacity. Among the spectators there was
| quite sprinkling of the Customhouse ad-
herents, who, no doubt, came to see for
themselves how things were conducted.
The contrast could not have failed to i'm
press them-the absence of any tickets of
admission for delegates, the absence of
armed deputy marshals, United States
troops under arms, Gatlin guns, and the
admission of all to see and hear the pro-
! ceedings.
| The roll was then called, and one hun
| dred and seven members answered to their
| names.
Rev. Mr.. Armstead offered up prayer.
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| with.
| The committee on resolutions reported
progress and asked for further time.
| Mr.. Harris moved that the committee be
| allowed until tomorrow at II NJ. Carried.
| Mr.. n Underwood offered the following
| resolution
Resolred, That the convention do create
fhn Stntn tvvn
| to be elected from each congressional dis
| trict, and ten to be appointed by the presi-
| dent of the convention; the president to be
| ex-officio chairman of the State Central
| Committee.
| Judge Dibble offered an amendment, that
the resolution be referred to a committee of
| five.
| Mr.. Carr offered an amen dment, that the,
resolution be referred to a-committee, with
instructions to report in one hour
! Judge Dibble accepted the amendment.
The resolution, as amended, was car
ried.
The chair appointed Fl. C. Dibble, o. F.
| Hunsaker. n. Underwood and Oscar Gro
| sier, and one member whose name we did
| not catch.
| t.. u.
| luton:
| Resolred, That Senator j. r. West be
| requested to introduce resolution at the
| next session of Congress, calling upon Pres
ident Grant and other officers OF the gov
ernment, for all the information in their
possession regarding the use of the United
States Customhouse in New Orleans for the
purpose of holding State Convention, and
the authority given the United States
Marshal fer the appointment of deputy
marshals, and bringing into the Custom
house United States troops to suppress the
sitting of the convention. Also to furnish
all verbal information given the President
by Collector j. Z. Casey on the same sub
iect; said information to be published. that
the Republican party may know who is re-
sponsible for the action of the federal
officials this day, with reference to their at
tempt to break up the State Convention by
the use of United States troops.
During the absence of the committee on
resolutions the convention took recess.
and Senator A. B. Harris addressed the
convention few minutes after which Mr..
Sella Martin was called upon to address the
convention.
Senator Pinchback introduced Mr.. Mar
tin in few forcible and eloquent remarks.
He said:
Invent from here to the northern part of
this State; in 1856 | went up West; was
there soon after Fremont was nominated,
where the cry was freedom, free speech and
Fremont. / took part in that agitation.
had not much experience, and encoun-
tered many difficulties-one of the most
forminable of which was, | found there