New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-08-12

private quarrels, magnifFing them into
something political. He might have uueted
his alarm. IF we had wanted to kill any
body we would have taken person of some
account
| As to Mr.. Carter, he came here at the
| close Of the war, ragged and poor, willing
to accept the s.situati0nn because he had
nothing else to accept. He wormed small
| situation out of Governor Warmoth, prom
ising to become good Republican. How
has he kept his promise
/ have always been a warm supporter of
General Grant. The paper of which was
editor was one of the first papers in the
United States to propose his name for
the presidency. / have advocated his
administration and reelection with as
earnest disinterested and enthusiastic zeal
as the most devoted of his friends. have
not yet forsaken my first love. But if it
shall appear that President Grant has au-
thorized, countenanced, cennived at, or
| knowingly tolerated this great outrage upon
civil liberty, he is more unworthy to fill the
seat of Washington than Nero was to fill
that of Numa, George the Third that of
| Alfred the Great, or Andrew johnson that
| of Abraham Lincoln. If he answers in tie
negative, as l hope and trust he will, let
him prove his sincerity by removing the
guilty parties. If he authorized the presence
of those troops in the Customhouse, then
shall lose my l9ye for him.
Mr.. Horne, Of Texas, was introduced.
The speaker dwelt ON the outrage perpe-
trated on all our people, both Republicans
and Democrats. He did not appear before
the meeting as Republican especially, but
as a citizen, and he must raise his voice
against the Customhouse usurpation. Had
he been the veriest Democrat living, the
armed sentinel at the Customhouse had no
right to demand ticket or password from
| him; he would not accept Of an invitation
to enter as a Republican. Had he the
| power ne would erect monument to Henry
Clay Warmoth, in memory of the fact that
| he, as citizen, had, like a man, faced and
frowned down an armed usurpation.
The committee ON resolutions presented
the following, through Senator Harris,
which was unanimously adopted:
The citizens of the State of Louisiana
| assembled in mass meeting at the State
| capital in the city of New Orleans, in con-
| fOrmity with the resolution passed by the
late Republican State Convention, give ex-
preston to their sentiments by the follow
ing resolutions:
First-That the action of the late Repub-
| State convention outside of the jurisdiction
| of the State of Louisiana, as exhibited by the
| selection of the United States CustOmhouse
| building at the port OF New Orleans, and
the issuance of tickets OF admission by the
| United States Marshal, and the swearing in
of special deputy United States marslals,
| supported by the bayonets of United States
| soldiery, as appurtenances of the said con-
vention, meets with our unqualified con-
! domination, inasmuch as such proceedings
are unwarrantable and anti-republican in
| their character, and insulting to the true
| genius of our institutions and citizenship
| of the republic.
Second-That the proceedings of the late
| Republican State Convention meets with
our hearty approval, especially the resolu-
| ton of instruction to the Hon. j. K. West,
| United States Senator of this State, relating
| TO the action of the federal officials; and
| also the resolution requesting of President
| Grant the removal of the federal office
holders, whose disgraceful conduct has
| forfeited the confidence of the Republican
party, the respect of the community, as well
| as Hbeling the character OF the national ad
| ministratlon.
/ Third-That while we approve of all the
amendments to the federal constitution,
made necessary by the war of the rebel
| lion, as well as all the laws enacted for the
enforcement thereof so as to give to all
| classes of our people, regardless
of past relations, the blessings and
protection of our system of govern
| ment, nevertheless we will not sub
NIT to the abrogation of the freedom of
| speech, the right of petition, and the peace
able assemblage of our people for political
or other legal purposes, as the most cher
| ished of our rights, bequeathed to us by the
early fathers of the republic; and any
| further understandable interference with
such constitutional rights deserves, and
| shall be met with that legal resistance
| through the courts of law or otherwise, as
| best Becomes the true character Of Ameri-
can citizenship.
Fourth-That we yield to none in our
respect and admiration for the valor and
| patriotism of the American soldiery; still
we hold, with the founders of the republic,
| that the liberties of the people are best pre-
served by the military being subordinate to
the civil authorities. Therefore, we trust
| there will be no repetition of the recent
disgraceful scenes, which, as a precedent If
once esta blished, will sap the foundation of
the republic.
Fifth-That we heartily indorse the
national and State administrations, espe-
cially the action of His Excellency Governor
Henry G. Warmoth, at the recent State
convention in marshalling the hosts of the
peoples representatives, and as leader IN
the vanguard of freedom, he deserves the
highest consideration as well as the con-
tinued sympathies of its enthusiastic sup
pOrters.
Mr.. Mahoney, of Plaquemines, was the
next speaker. He said that the conduct of
the Customhouse convention was an insult
and disgrace to the nation. He was not
in favor of the colored man nor of the white
man. He was for the Republican party, and if
Governor Dunn had come tn him and repre-
sented himself as belonging to the black
mans party, he would have repudIated him.
He made many fine points, which almost at
every sentence was interrupted by vocifer-
eous applause. He said that Louisiana was
the best reconstructed State in the Union,
and that fact was due to the energy and de-
termination of Governor Warmoth.
Dr. Thomas b. Worrall next spoke, and
as the hour was growing late, he detained
the audience only ten minutes. He con-
cluded by saying that if General Grant did
not cut off the heads of the Customhouse
officials who had brought disgrace on the
nation, we would fight him to the bitter end
as Republicans.
jackson Williams, of Mississippi, next
spoke, and Hon. A. Z. Barber, of Louisiana,
made the concluding address.
The hour OF eleven o'clock having struck,
the meeting was, ON motion of Mr.. j. A.
Craig, adjourned.
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