The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-08-10
LOUISIANA.
The Republican state Conventions
The Yarmouth Men Excluded
by the Military.
Two Conventions Organized.

NEW ORLEANS, August 0,
At IN early hour this morning a large
crowd Of whites and blacks assembled
around the Custom House building, where
the Republican Convention was to con
vene, and about nine o'clock two com
panies of the 10Th U. s. Infantry, with
two Gatlin guns, under the command oI
Capt. Smith, arrived. The troops marched
In and stacked arms In the hall at the head
Of the steps on Canal street. A large
number Of deputy L, s, Marshals closely
guarded every entrance to the Custom
House. No one was permitted TO enter
without ticket from Marshal Packard.
At half past ten Gov. Yarmouth, &C.
companied by Gen. Campbell, Senator
PinChbaCh md about eighty followers,
some with and some without tickets en-.
tered the building and endGavOred to pass
through the hall, but were stopped by q
deputy Marshal and informed that no one
was permitted TO pass until tho hour for
opening the Convention. Gov. Yarmouth
expressed indignation, mounted a chair
and said; Having been refused admittance
to the hnll designated by the committee for
holding q Convention, ! propose VIC now
adjourn to Turner's Hall, and hold Con.
vcntiOn there This speech was received
with cheers and few Kisses. Mr.. War.
mouth descended from the chair and pro.
ceeded to and entered his carriage The
crowd took out the horses from the car.
riage and dragged 1t triumphantly through
the streets to Turner Hall At 12 o'clock
the Convention was called to order by
Mr.. Masters, of Carroll Parish, who was
elected temporary chairman. Messrs.
Yarmouth, Pinchbach, Campbell and
Judge Dibble denounced the U. s. ofll.
GERS, Dibble Characteri2ing the Custom
House Convention as q body Of the Ad.
ministration's ihvorltes, guarded by bayo.
nets and lawlcss tyrany, Mr.. Plnchbacll
said; rs II possible w0 are to be put down
by the Government we have sustained
II that be the case, the sooner this Gov,
ernment Is torn down and n monarchy
built upon 1.-THE better" A permanent
organization was made, with Mr.. Pinch.
bach rs President Adjourned to ~
o'clock this evening, to meet at Turner's
Hall.
Mr.. Packard called tue Custom House
Convention to order at 10 o'clock. Speech
cs were delivered by Postmaster Lowell,
Dunn, Carter, Ingraham, Hardy and
others, all OF whom were exceedingly bit.
ter on Yarmouth, and the majority Of
them accusing him Of being recreant 10
every trust and an enemy to the Republl-
can party.
The Committee reported resolutions
guaranteeing place In the free schools
to every child approving the limitation
OF the State debt to $4,000, 600; calling
upon the Governor to preserve the peace;
declaring that Gov. Henry G. Yarmouth
no longer enjoyed the confidence of the
Republican party; instructing the dele
gates to vote for u. S. Grant Tor nomina.
ton at the next National Republican Con-
vention declaring the New Orleans Re.
publican no longer the organ Of the Re.
publican party, and asking the admins.
tratlon TO withdraw the Federal printing
thanking President Grant for his prompt.
mess in protecting them. All the Federal
officials were reelected on the Central
Committee The Convention then ad
journed anG die. . Ea.a.
The troops on duty were procured from
Gen. Reynolds, commanding In Texas,
on q re1plsitlon from the U. =. Marshal.
The Yarmouth Convention Ia now In
session al Turner Hall.