The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1871-08-17


| NEW ORLEANS, Aug. AT an early hour
| this morning
LARGE CROWDS OF WHITES AND BLACKS AS
sEMBLED
around the Custom House building. where
| the Republican Convention convened
/ About 9o'clock two companies OF the 18th
infantry
WITH TWO GATLIN GUNS,
under command of Captain Smith, arrived.
| The troops marched in and stacked arms at
the head of the steps on canal street.
U. s. AUTHORITIES TAKE CHARGE.
| A large number of deputy United States
Marshals closely guarded every entrance to
the Custom House. No one was permitted
! TO enter without ticket from Marshal Pack
ard.
ARRIVAL OF THE GOVERNOR.
r At 10 80 Governor Yarmouth, accompa-
MED by General Campbell. Senator Pinch
beck, (colored) and about eighty followers
some with and without tickets, entered the
building and endeaYored to pass through the
hall, but was
STOPPED BY DEPUTY MARSHAL,
who informed them that no one was permit
ted TO pass till the hour for opening the Con-
ventiOn. Yarmouth expressed his indigna-
ton and mounted a chair, said: Having
been refused admittance TO the hall desie na-
ted by the Central Committee for holding
iuc OOuNenllOHs L DIOpOSc VIC uOW auburn
to Turner's Hall and hold the Convention"
This speech was received with cheers and a
few Kisses.
HE LEAVES,
Yarmouth descended from the chair, and
proceeded to and entered his carriage. The
crowd took the horses from the carriage and
dragged it triumphantly through the streets
to Turner Hall.
THE WAR; 9TH CONVENTION.
AT II O'Clock the Convention was called
to order. Mr.. Masters. of Carroll Parish,
was elected temporary Chairman.
WarmOth, Pinchbsck, (colored), Camp
bell. and Judge Dibble. denounced the i'm
terferance of United States officers-Dibble
characterizing the Custom House Conven-
ton as body of administration tauorites,
guarded by bdyORets aud tdlcless tyranny.
THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO BE
TORN DOWN."
Pinchback (col.) said (: sis it possible we
are to be put down by the government?
The sooner this government is torn down
and anarchy be built upon its ruins, the
batter"
A permanent organization was made. with
Pinchback (col.) as President, and then adj
jOurned till half past seven this evening To
meet at Turner's Hall.
THE DUNN CONVENTION.
Packard called the Customhouse Convrn-
ton to order at II o'clock. j. III. Burch
(colored) of Baton Rouge, was elected tenn
porary Chairman. permanent OrganiZa-
ton followed, with Lieut.. Governor as
Chairman.
The Committee on Credentials reported in
favor of the Yarmouth delegates in several
parishes, and five out of fifteen of the city
wards.
Speeches were delivered by Postmaster
Lowell, Dunn, (eolored,) Carter, Ingraham.
Hardy and others-all exceedingly bitter |
on Yarmouth, and majority pronounced |
him recreant to every trust and an enemy to |
the Republican party.
The committee reported resolutions guar |
place in the free schools to every |
child; approving the limitation of the State |
debt to S25,000,000; calling upon the Gov |
ernor to preserve the peace; declaring that |
Governor Henry G. Yarmouth no longer |
enioyed the confidence of the Republican |
party instructing their delegates TO vote for |
Q rant TO. nomination at next u. s. National |
Republican Convention, declaring that the |
New Orleans Republican be no longer the |
organ of the Republican party, and asking |
the Administration to withdraw the Federal |
printing, and
THANKING PRESIDENT GRANT
for his promptness in protecting them all. |
The Federal officials were reelected on the /
Central Committee. The Convention then !
sine die.
The troops on duty were procured from /
Gen. Reynolds, commanding in Texas on /
requisition from the United States Marshal. |
The Yarmouth Convention is now in ses-
sion at Turner's Hall.