Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-08-10
Military and Artillery ON the
Grounds. aof
Secession and Disloyalty Ram
pant,
Grant and His Hirelings Out
Witted.

NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 9.-At an early
hour this morning large crowd of white
and blacks assembled around the Custom
house building, where the Republican
Convention convened. About 8 O'Clock
two companies of the 18th United states
Infantry, with two guns, under command
of Capt. Smith, arrived. The troops
marched in and stacked their arms in the
hall at the head of the steps of
the Canal street entrance. A large
number of Deputy United States Marshals
closely guarded every entrance to the Gus
tomhouse. No ono was permitted to en-
ter without ticket from Marshal Pack
ard. s
At half-past ten Gov. Yarmouth, &C.
companied by Gen. Campbell, Senator
Pinchback, and about eighty followers,
some with and without tickets, entered
the building, and endeayored to pass
through the hall, but were stopped by a
Deputy Marshal and informed that no one
was permitted to pass until the hour for
the opening of the convention. War;
mouth expressed indignation, mounted q
chair, and said: "Having been refused
admittance to the hall designated by the
Central Committee for holding the con-
vention, l propose we now adjourn to
Turner'S Hall and hold the convention. l."
the speech was received with cheers and
q few Kisses.
Yarmouth descended from the chair
and proceeded to and entered his carriage.
The crowd took out the horses from the
carriage and dragged it triumphantly
through the streets TO Turner'S Hall.
The Republican Convention.
At IL o'clock the Convention was
called to order. Mr.. Makers, of Carroll
parish, was elected temporary chairman.
Yarmouth, Pinchbeok, Campbell and
Judge Dibble denounced the United States
officers. Dibble characterizing the Gus
tom House Commissioners az a body of
administration favorites, guarded by bay
onets and lawless tyranny.
speech from Pinchbeck.
Mr.. Pinchbeck said, is it possible we
are to be put down by the Government
we have sustained If that be the case,
the sooner this Government is torn down
and monarchy built upon its ruins the
better.
A permanent organization was made
with Pinchbeck as President. Ad-
journed to II o'clock this evening, 10
meet at Turner'S Hall.
The office. Holders, Convention.
Packard called the CustOmhouse Con-
vention to order at II o'clock, j. Henry
Burchcald, of Baton Rouge was elected
temporary Chairman. The permanent
organization followed with Lieut.. Gov.
Dunn, Chairman.
The Committee on Credentials reported
in favor of Yarmouth delegates in seve-
raj parishes and five out of the fifteen
city wards.
Speeches were delivered by Postmaster
Lowell, Dunn, Carter, Ingrahsm, Hardy
and others. All were exceedingly bitter
on Yarmouth, the majority accusing him
SIS recreant to every trust and an enemy
to the Republican party.
The committee reported resolutions
guaranteeing place in the free schools
to every child; approving the limitation
of the State debt to twenty-five millions;
calling upon the Governor to preserve the
peace; declaring that Gov. Henry G.
Yarmouth no longer enjoyed the conf
dence of the Republican party; instruct
ing delegates to vote for U. s. Grant for
denomination at the next National Repub-
lcan Convention; declaring the New
Orleans Republican no longer an organ
of the Republican party, and asking the
administration to withdraw the federal
printing; thanking President Grant for
his promptness In protecting them all.
The Federal officers were reelected on
the Central Committee, and the ConVen-
ton then adjourned sine die.
The troops on duty were procured
from Gen. Reynolds, commanding in
Texas, on a requisition from the United
States Marshal.
The Yarmouth Convention is now in
session at Turner Hall.