Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-08-19
Politics in Louisiana.

Politics Ill louisiana
The quarrel between the contending factions
of the Radical party in Louisiana, is violent
Warmoth, the leader of one wing, made
speech in the late Convention in New Orleans,
which is much talked of. He begins with Geo.
W. Carter, now Speaker Of the House Of
Delegates, in the following severe style
"When We consider that this man was Eir
gilman by birth, and Shareholder; when we con-
slider he has been the advocate, from childhood,
of States rights, slavery, and secession; when
ciples from Virginia to Southwestern Texas;
when we remember that he fought four years
| to carry out these views, that he went in an
apostle Of Jesus Christ, and came out drunk
ard, liar and gambler; when We consider
that he has been recreant and ungratetul to the
very persons that have fed him for two years
and half when we consider that he has aban-
doned his family and they live on the charity
| of their ncighbors and friends; when we con-
slider all these things we cannot expect him to
be anything else but a political hummer and
| flibuster.
But the best relished thing Warmoth got off
| in his speech which is scathlng one through
out, was about Collector James Casey, one of
President Grants numerous brothers-ln-aw.
He said: ... .. $50.
''There is yet another ne-that intelligent in
dividual laughter, that bright specimen Of
God s creation renewed laughter who goes
numbering around these streets from side to side,
like great big boy just turned out Of school,
| where he hadn't studied enough to learn his
geography lesson continued laughter, who
makes It sine qua non that everybody Shall be
| for Grant, and if there is any doubt about his
being for Grant, be considers him Democrat,
not entitled to any confidence, not entitled to
any position in the Custom-House, and not en-
titled to any rights at all. Laughter and ap-
plause. Illustrative of this individual, let me
tell you little anecdote A few days ago a
number Of gentlemen were appointed to- 60, to
the financial capital of the country to see it they
could not get capitalists to take hold OF this
levee question On explaining their object
they we're told, Certainly, you can get all the
money you want for that purpose We have
interests down there and we want the levecs
built" Everything went on beautifully. The
committee withdrew, waiting for the papers to
be fixed up, in order that they might be signed,
when what does Mr.. Casey do but take one OF
the capitalists by the buttonhole with one hand,
and another with the other hand, walked him
off to window, and say: Are you for
Grant, Are you for Grant, Roars OF
laughter. don't know what the answer was,
but know the levee contract has not been
signed yet. -. 49,,
My friend Jim Casey is clever fellow. He
hasn't sense enough to be O bad fellow
| daughter. A man to be bad fellow must
have some characterize hasn't any. Much
laughter That little native Of Jerusalem,
Felix Herwig laughter leads him round by
the nose and takes him up stairs and down
stairs, and puts him first in one corner and then
i loo- = pr,l,1I la Hoy
wig is doing all this that he is filling the Gus
tom House with his relations Casey doesn t
know to. day that Hcrwig's brother is chief Of
the bonded warehouse Department; that an.
other brother owns bonded warehouse No. e.,
class 9; that brother-in-law is chief weigher;
and Casey doesn't know that Herwig has been
Scheming, and plotting, and planning to get
Ullman, another brother-n-law, appointed chief
appraiser Laughter and cheers. lie don t
know enough to see that with Herwig, chief
deputy, one brother chief Of bonded warehouse
! department, another brother owning the gencr-
al order warehouse q brother-in,law chief
wegher and another chief appraiser, Felix
HerWig could, in twelve months steal the u.
S. as poor as rat Loud and long continued
laughter and cheers 1t was because [ was
not in favor of putting all Mr.. Herwig's broth
crs and brothersin-law into the Custom House
that Herwig comes to the conclusion, Il am
not for Grant" and he comes to Casey at mid
night and early dawn, at breakfast, dinner, and
supper and says, Casey, Warm0th is not
sound on the Grant question. Laughter.
He is not sound on the Grant question because
! he is not in favor Of putting hrother-ln, law
Ullman into the appraiser 8 office. Laughter
and cheers But even Herwig has some lucid
intervals. There are times when the sun, 10
all its force, will break through the dark clouds
over the Custom House llerwi il sometimes
says: Upon my soul, ! do believe War
moth is in favor of Grant, and is sound on the
negro question believe there is L good deal
said that is wrong against him; but, by.
he will not let Casey and me make any money;
that is the only objection have to him. Why,
he had my name. notwithstanding [ was State
Sonator-he, or his friends-and he ought to
control his friends-had my name strick ken out
Of the levee bill, and it cost me ten thousand
dollars to get an incorporate interest in it.
Laughter. Just think oft Doesn't this
prove am unsound on the negro question?
| Would YOU not hesitate after this before send
ing me to the National Convention, knowing
| from all of this evidence that | should vote
against Grant?
| Warmoth went on in this vein for several
hours, the burden Of his refrain being that
"Warmoth was not for Grant His speech
was telling one. ...'
DEFAULT1Na COLLECTORS OF REVENUE
| The first Comptroller of the Treasury has
transmitted to Secretary Boutwell, statement
of cash balances due from collectors Of internal