New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-08-11
THE MEETING AT TURNER HALL.
Speeches by Governor Warmoth an
Others.

fore noon, the members of the Republican
| convention and number of lookers-on
assembled in Turner Hall, filing the large
space to overlooking.
At the appointed hour Senator Pinchback
called the convention to order, and re-
marked that if there were any persons pres
ent not members of the convention, they
might take their seats on the right
After the calling of the roll, the Rev. Mr..
Armistead opened the meeting with brief
prayer.
The report of the committee ON resolu-
lions was then read by General Hugh j.
Campbell, and adopted.
The resolutions Endorsed the course of
Governor Warmoth denounced as out
rageous the conduct of the State Central
Committee in taking possession of the
United States Customhouse, aided by fed
eral soldiers; and asked the removal of
United States Marshal Packard, Postmaster
Lowell, Collector Casey and other federal
otficeholders.
committee of thirty was appointed to
wait on General Grant and ask the removal
OF LneSe OBNOXIOUS pefsouS'
The resolutions were received with pro-
longed applause.
Governor Warmoth then appeared on the
stand, and three cheers being called for,
were heartily given.
The president of the convention, Senator
Pinchback, then formally introduced Gov
ernor WarmotH, who made an address,
charging that George W. Carter, Speaker
of the House of Representatives, had made
proposition to the leading editor of the
New Orleans Times, offering to sell his
services to the Democratic party. Carter
had fought for secession during four years,
was pro-slavery man, a secessionist per Sc,
and had preached secession from Virginia
to the Rio Grande. Carter was a burning
and shining light of the Methodist
Church, particularly among the women.
| [Applause and laughter.l He Carter had
spent his time during the war on the Mis-
sissippi river, burning cotton and murder
ing Union men. Take his record during
the war and in the Legislature, and George
W. Carter was nothing but hummer and
speculator. After some further remarks,
in which Mr.. Carter was numerically
fagelated, the Governor took his seat amid
a storm of applause, remarking that if any
further time was to be expended he would
occupy it and speak again.
The band now struck up lively air, and
in few moments, being urged by repeated
calls, the Governor again arose.
He gave an amusing account OF Post
master Lowell showing how he came to the
city from one of the rural districts clothed
in rags, with his shoes united, claiming that
he had been cheated out of his election.
By his whining and begging, he induced
the Legislature to admit him to a seat. He
had promised, before he was appointed
postmaster that he would appoint to office
none but colored Republicans and had full
filled that promise by appointing nothing
but white men, with the exception of
colored porter and messenger.
1t had been charged that he Governor
Warmothl was opposed to General Grant.
He was, on the contrary, in favor OF Gen
eral Grant-in favor of his nomination in
1872, and, if nominated, the people would
elect him He spoke of Collector Casey as
a good fellow. He was not a bad man, for
he had not brains enough to be bad. Casey
was good to his friends, and particularly to
his bosom friend, Herwig. Who did not
know that Felix Herwig's family have all
| the good offices within Casey's gift With
all Herwig's relations in Office under him,
holding the positions of inspector, weigher,
storekeeper, and other places of trust and
profit, they could steal the United States as
poor as a rat
Governor Warmoth said he regretted the
necessity that he, as Governor of the State,
should be compelled to defend himself in
this public way. He had been publicly
assailed, and he must make public de-
tense. One of his assailants, whose name
required large portion of the alphabet to
spell it-one j. r. G. Pitkin-had deserted
the Confederates to join the Union army,
as soon as he saw he was on the weak side.
Afterward, in the Union army, he threw
himself in the trenches. and by the dex-
ferrous use of piece of soap uder his tongue,
foamed at the mouth, and feigned to have
fits. in order to escape Confederate bullets.
This was sample specimen of his detract-
ors. We do not pretend to give more than
a faint idea of the Governors address,
which closed with loud applause.
/ Brigadier General Hunsaker, ''the war
boss of st. James," was then introduced.
He said that there was no division in the
Republican party The action of the bolt
ers was condemned by the people, and if
General Grant and the Customhouse party
attempted to take away the liberties of the
people, he would join in hurting them from
power. But he had faith in General Grant
that he-would not dare to break up a con-
vention by the people by means of the mill
tary power.