New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-09-02

parish of St. Mary, warmoth had six men

Mr.. Pinchback: Wen, dld not see any
| thing of that kind. The fact is that while
| the opposition were secretly working for
the formation of their delegates as hard as
they could, they were going around saying
| they were not going to call any convention
this YEAR In the parish adjoining St. Mary
| both committees were posted, and had
meeting numbering about seventy-five
voters Of that number, sixty-eight unani-
| mously elected State administration dele
gates to the convention.
interviewer: The Republican party is
| pretty well set up in the State, isn't it :
Mr.. Pinchbaek: Well, we don't regard it
so. Our State election is on Monday, and
the Presidential election comes off ON Tues
day. stake my reputation on it that we
will carry the State on Monday, and would
run almost the same risk that General
Grant will be beaten if he don't change the
federal officers.
interviewer: Has General Grants broth
er-in-law been particularly concerned in this
matter!
Mr.. Pinchback: think he has, but he
should have been the friend of Governor
| Warmoth.
Interviewer: What is the objection to the
Presidents relative!
Mr. Pinchbaek: Well, he is charged with
having appointed Democrats to office.
Interviewer: Did he live in New Orleans
| previous to his appointment to office!
Mr.. Pinchback: No, sir.
interviewer: He never was Republican,
was he9
Mr. Pinchbaek: He was never so regarded
| l do not know that he appointed Democrats
| TO office, but think he did
interviewer: There are not many colored
| Democrats down there, are there
Mr. Pinckbaek: l don't believe there are
| any.
Interviewer: Would it be safe for col
| ored man to be Democrat down there!
Mr.. Pinchbaek: Just as safe as it is for
white man to be Republican up here. Of
| course, he would be ostracised by his
| people.
Interviewer: How does General Long
| street get along down there
| Mr.. Pinchback: First rate
interviewer: He was not mixed up in this
| affair, was he
Mr. Pinchback-No, sir He remarked to
| me that he thought the controversy impolitic
| and unnecessary, but he would have nothing
| to do with it.
Interviewer: When did lie say this
| Mr.. Observation-Disclosures the convention
| and since.
| interviewer: The rebels look a little
| cross-eyed at him, don't they!
| Mr.. Pinchback: Yes. But they look cross
| eyed at everybody who don't do what they
want them to.
interviewer: Is Longstree; popular with
| the oolOred people of L0ulslaLa
Mr.. Pinchback: As popular as any man
| in the State.
interviewer: If these disturbances should
result in the overthrow of WSrmoth, would
! the Warm0th Republicans ANA the support
ers of State administration be .urned against
the reelection Of Grant TO the Presidency!
BIZ. Pinchback: Unquest5nably they
would.
interviewer Is anybody going on to
| Washington to see about this natter
| Mr. Pinchback: l am on NY way there
now TO see the President.
interviewer: Do you intent to make
| direct issue on the removal o: the United
| States officials who managed the conven-
ton
Mr.. Pinchback: Yes. sir.
Interviewer: And if the President does
not remove them, you are going for him
Mr.. Pinehback: Yes, sir; square, for we
look upon him as the great enl and means
of the accomplishment OF the official out
| rage that has been perpetr6ted upon US.
| We want these CustomhOuSe employees re-
| moved. 1t would take me until tomorrow
morning to tell you of the Oltrages these
men have committed. But VT expect to be
successful; we do not anticipate any fight
| at all.
interviewer: You left the convention with
Hall convention!
Mr.. Pinchback: Yes, sir.
interviewer: Do you INCLUDE the Presi-
| dents brother-in-law among the persons
whom you want removed
Mr.. Pinchback: do now, although l re-
fused to sign a petition for his removal
.ome time ago. He hasn't handful of
brains, and no will of his own, He doesn't
| know anything more about nat Custom
house than you do. He eleavesit alto Her.
wig and Herwig is virtually Collector of
the Port of New Orleans.
interviewer: How long was { before the
convention that he went to see the Presi-
dent
Mr.. Pinchback About three weeks.
Interviewer: just about thu time they
were setting the thing up
Mr.. Pinchback: Yes, sir.
interviewer: Didn't it look az if he had
gone to Grant as an emissary o. his party,
and that he came back with instructions TO
Packard and others
Mr.. Pinchback: Yes sir. He taw his mis-
take the moment he arrived. He came out
in the Picdyltne the next day in sort OF in
terview, saying that he regretted that lie
had arrived so late; that if he hal got home
sooner, he would have made other arrange
ments. There's no question about 1t IN my
mind that this thing was conriyed at IN
high quarters. kilograms were sent from
New Orleans to Secretary Boutwell, sent
one myself-asking whether these men
would be allowed to use the Clstomhouse
for the purpose of a political convention
We never received an answer to them. Not
line,
interviewer: Didn't these Customhouse
people pretend to believe that Warmott
and his friends were enemies of the Presi
dent!
Mr.. Pinchback: That was their capital al
the time. They had nothing else to buoy
them up except the assertion that Mr.. War
moth had broken his nledr res to the cOlOreC