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Semi-weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1871-1872, 1871-07-06
THAT GUBERNATORIAL
DISPUTE.

tracted to the "unpleasantness" at
the Executive Office, and there be-
ing a contrariety Of opinion in the
public mind with reference to this
matter; it occurred to ms that prob
ably lack of correct information,
had as much to do with the general
underlined expressions Of approval on
one side, and condemnation OH the
other, as anything else. To rene
dy this evil we have been at some
pains to obtain q knowledge of the
causes of this trouble, and we sub
init the statements we have received
from the best authorities on both
sides of the question. On the one
hand it is stated that shortly after
Governor Warmoth left the State,
Lieut.. Governor Dunn had occasion
to exercise the gubeinatorial func-
tons, and repaired to the Governors
Office, and required the services of
Mr.. Bragdon, the private Secretary
of the Governor. Mr.. B. refused to
obey the orders of Gov. Dunn, and
declared himself subject to the or
ders of Gov. Warmoth only. That
day passed. The next day Acting G ov
Dunn, sought admission to the Gov
ernor's Office. and finding it locked
up and the Secretary absent, the
aid of locksmith was procured, an
entrance effected and possession Sc
cured. On the arrival, shortly after
of Mr.. Bragdon, Gov Dunn inform
ed him that in consequence of his
refusal to OBEY his instructions, hi:
services would not be required in
the Office until the return of Gov
Warmoth. The Secretary expressed
a desire TO remove some private pa.
pers of Gov. Warmoth, whereupor
Gov. Dunn informed him that Gov
Warmoth's private papers would b.
as sacred where they were, as i
they were in his own house. Gov
Dunn having occasion a short tim,
after to leave the Office, Mr.. Drag
don embraced the opportunity, an'
removed from the Office the book
and papers he sought
On the other hand we are inform
ed that Coz. Warmoth, while b
fully recognizesthe right Of Go,
Dunn to act as Governor durin
his absence from the Sste, denie
that he-Gov. Dunn,-hasN Ne leas
right to take possession of theGov
ernor's Office. This Office he insis
is q private one, established by hin
self, and not by the Constitution
the law. tits further conteaded IL
Gov. .Warmoth that every documel
and paper in his Office is priva'
The Constitution makes the Seer
tary of State the custodian Of N
only the records of the State, b
also requires him to keep an OF
-cial Register OF the proceedings
the Governor. He says, we are !
formed, that there are no pub
documents in his possession exec
the unsigned bills which he has =
< der his control, and is in comic
plation of law, considering vi
the meeting OF the Legislature
further says that the books remo'
by Mr.. Bragdon, were entirely I
vate, being memoranda kept by
Secretary.
We have thus briefly stated
chief points in this unpleasant c
test: and whatever conclusions .
he a..ivod at by our readers
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ment. But he will be chiefly re-
membered in this and future times
for his unflinching advocacy and ex-
hibitiop Of the American freeman's
right, to freely think and freely
speak"
After indorsing such manlinessin
citizens as the above, he
then stoops to quote, in the same
issue, from the New Orleans Bsdle-
tin:
If negroes are allowed to ride IN
sleeping cars. white people be forced
-nolens uolens-to abandon the use
of these comfortable vehicles OF
transportati IN. We feel that the
public generally will applaud the
course taken by the owner in this
matter"
"Oh, consistency thou art Jew
ell" So, what is good for a white
man is not good for a black man.
I had thought that the time for such
remarks had PASSED. If not, then
we, as American citizens, should and
must assert and maintain our rights
at all hazards. Even if we have to
drop old friends, and those men who
banded themselves to our enemies
be forever cast aside. And those
colored men who have been eleva'
ted to high positions BY their ole
friends and then forget them, al
well as their own origin, will, l hope
be remembered in a way they won
very well like when the next cleo
ton comes on. I see that the Demo
cratic papers here are rejoicing ovel
the fight between the leading Re
politicians in your State, hoping fo'
the same result there as gave Ala
bama to them last year. which re
suited in clearing nearly every Re
publican out of Office. I had forgo
to tell you that the street cars her
have place divided off where col
ored people may ride inside, whel
not filed by whites; if SO, then out
side, for which you are charged tel
cents.
I see by the papers that many
the leading Democrats have test
fed before the Ku-Klux Court, in
Guiding the Governor Of this State
denying that any organization exist
in this State.
Well, whether there is or not, a
I have to say is,that it looks suspi
cious when white men in the inter-
OF of this State will command ignC
rant colored men to do as they wal
them to, when they carry brace
pistols about them, and general
backed up by a double barrel she
gun. And they are afraid to hav
any kink of amusements at nigl
for fear of being disturbed and pre-
badly some innocent person killet
This of course I did no. see mysei
but I have been told by those VII
were afraid to live any longer whel
their lives were always at stalk
Creole Fire Company No. l, con
posed of coiored men, in this cit
had the .grandest picnic Of the Sc
| son down the bay shore at a pla'
. called Attention, where they revive
that old Creole game, Poudgou
who many of our old residents 1
!, doubt still retain some remembran
! of the old game.
d Elk WHAMP.
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The REPUBLICAN CONVENTION
We insert in this issue the call
made by the State Central Com
mittee for a Convention to meet in
this city on the 9th of next month
(August) and express the hope that
the people will send their best men
to this convention, men who will
consider the interest, unity and
success Of the Republican party as Of
more consequence than the elevation
,of any man or set of men.
Semi-weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1871-1872, 1871-07-06

~The House of Representa-
tives, Of New Hampshire, adopted,
on June 30, the report of the Com
mittee on Elections, and resolution
unseating W. W. Flagg, Repub-
lican, of the second ward of Ports.
mouth, on account of over repre-
sentation.
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ME tli.oi MAAU CENTRAL liz.
i PUBLICAN SUB CLUB will meet on
saturday evening, July 9th, u. Polymni,
Hall, corler s. Charles and Polymri,
streets. Prominent speakers viii sdirss
the meeting. By order of
WN. MURRELL, President
T. P. MURPHY, Secrctlry
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MRa Frances E. W. HAlPEB.-
On our first page will be found an
article from the Mobile Register
tDemocratic) not only highly com.
mandatory Of a lecture recently
delivered in Mobile by this lady,
but evidencing an appreciation o.
negro" ability we never calculated
on receiving from that quarter.
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OUR CORRESPONDENCE.
A VOICE FROM MISSISSIPPI.
For the Louisianian.

Mr.. Editor ...---
I, in admiration unfeigned, ap-
prove of an editorial in the columns
of your very valuable paper of the
Doth nit, and in commentator OF
the decided stand, assumed in the
premises, would say that your flagel-
alton OF McComb was not severe
enough. As the Bulletin has pre-
sumed to be his apologist, and de-
nounces ladies because they attempt
to enjoy rights, that are by the
Constitution vouchsafed to them,
and also the pledges made both
publicly and privately by MIR. H. S.
Comb, l conclude that his asser-
tons should be made public. I, as
one Familiarity connected with the
various measures of legislation be-
fore the Mississippi Legislature
since its reconstruction would state
that he (McComb) publicly in re-
spouse, to an interrogation pro-
pounded by myself in the Hall OF
the House of Representatives said,
"that they (the colored people,
should have the same rights that he
and his family enjoyed upon the
roads," and in a private converse
ton had in his office in Whining
ton, Del, one year ago, he again
stated that any distinctions report
ed to him, should and would be
Immediately rectifed. And as for
the donation recently granted by
our State, amounting to near 81, 600
600, I would say that it was sup
ported, advocated and granted be-
cause this road had apparently
abolished the prejudicial dis:inc-
tons that characterize the manage
ment of most of the Rail Roads in
the South. The class of men that
} the Bulletin represents fought the
, recent donation of this State tc
McComb by all of their strategy
} and eloquence unto the final end
and the Republicans naturally fee
, aggrieved that the opposition should
, champion the action of the mana
gers of the road, when so much hat
= been done by its votaries to ever
defeat certain measures tending t
make the road a first-class one
Iopine Mr.. Editor, that the perpe
tration of this outrage upon certain
citizens was more the cause OF til,
Bulletins eulogiam, than love for tn
managers, respect for the road o
appreciation of the best interests @
the States interested.
Twill admit that the Sleepin,
Coaches are owned by company
but each coach placed upon an
road comes distinctly under tn
J control and discipline of the man
agement of the road, upon whic
u it is placed and he who attempts t
l. controvert this position is not S
u much fool as knave. Our duty
= think Mr.. Editor is to not abate on
L iota of our public demands for til
u recognition of our legal rights i
u all conceivable shapes. by supper
N ting those favorable to accordin
them to us, and opposing with a
of our might and main those VIII
'r would at this day, (be they frol
h the North or South) attempt
ly draw the invidious line of demar'
IS atom between American citizel
TO having q coming object-the be
interest Of the entire country. I a
n with great respect.
IN Yours, &c,
>p1 S. J. Ireland.
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ruuiICAL huTICE.

'N%0%NHNS>SS~~DS~ - - - ~~~~~~
At a meeting Of the State Central
Committee Of tire Republican party Of
the Stats of Louisiana, held june q,
1871, thu following resolutions were
adopted: .--.
First r, solution, offered by Mr.. Ray:
WHERE IS, According to the REQUIRE
.nents of a resolution passed and adopt.
ed by the State Convention OF tue RI.
publican party, On s!ie tenth da? d
August, 1JO, the State Central E.
-cutive Copmitte-, appointed by and
Under the authority ofsaid Convention,
is directed to call State ConventNa
If the Republican party on or before
the expiration Of their term Of 'tr1ce;
therefore be It
Resolved, That convention Of The
Republican party be and is hereby ca
led to meet in New Orleans on the
uin.h day of August, 1871.
Resolved, That the basis Of represel'
tation in said Convention shall b, -
follows, viz: Every seven hundred r.
publican voters in each parish. and ID
Zach ward OF the city Of New Oriean'
shall be entitled to ona delegate, sd
IN additional delegate fer oyey t'st
ton over one-half Of seven hundrsi
md provided, that each parish and
ward shall be entitled to ut least ono
delegate.
Resolved, Tha. the presidents OIL do
several parish committees OF the w.
publican party in the Ssate-eIcep'n
lie parish OF Orleans. the preS'den'
Of the mother ward clubs are, heTsV!
authorized and required to call eils0
tons for said delegates to said CONVEX
ton, and to forward to the Preslas''
If the Ssste Central Executive Oon'
,nittee the proper credentials Of Wv
delegates elected, countersignedo yI,
secretaries of their committees ~
clubs, ON or before the time fixed %
the sitting of the Convention.
Resolved, That the president Of w
State Central Executive Comnl'''"
DC and is hereby authorized and dl'"
ted to ascertain the number oil as'
gates to be elected from each PAN
and ward from the authentic '0'' !
the Office of the Secretary oil S'ae' =.
issue his proclamation for sa'a =" !.
ton, and have the same puoiisi'e. =.
the Republican papers Throughout
State. #,
2. Resolution introduced "
Lowell 81.
Whereas, The time Of service " =. -
Parish Executive Committee o. :.
parish of Orleans expired byhn'NI,1..
ON the fifteenth day Of NovemOs'
| 20; therefore, be it I'D
Resolved, That the seventh " 4.
August, 1871, be designated = :, !
day when elections shall Re 1 C1'...
each ward of the city of New o', .;''
for delegates to tho ss.ss Co c1n' sa1sp
G lied to meet August 9. lon' -
be opened and closed a. such n0' -.
} the Presidents Of tho mo'As' Lii
climbs may indicate, at leas! on'
: notice of the same being given
by '''si s. = B. 81 Packard, Prs.ids1ss. 8.
Pr. Herwig, Correspondents - s:.s
s@Republican papers Oh
will please copy. ,n.rn
, .:.an.;on "a Assumpsi0D' ,r.s.
Avoyelles. 80. . Baton R''s" II
: Baton Rouge. i bien'~ =.
i West II
| Ro.s;ar Il Csddo. /
osleas;eu al Ca'o"eD
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So Our readers will be as sorry to
learn as We are to inform them, that
the LorIslANIAN no longer enjoys con-
tributions from the valuable pen of j.
Sella Martin Esq,
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>ckson, Miss, July I'd 1871.


oBnE, Ala, July l, I67I.
DEAs LooA ,uAs:-
"e Afe ".d with the model
newspaper OF the Nth. for its con-
stancy and advocae IF American
freemen,s rights The .o.asr in
dorses these words: IN ;ll be
long remembered for the g sge,
and the constancy with which II !.
|, own party he maintained unpopul'
on;n;ons which if fatal to its succe
| we're fatal also to biz own advano
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H3~ We acknowledge with much
pleasure the compliment paid us on
Tuesday by Captain Ray and his fine
company US they passed our Office.
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THURSDAY JULY 6, 1871,

Mr.. GEO. E. PARIS is our special
agert, end is authorized to solicit
subscriptions and receive payment
of bills.
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10. The thanks VI the LOUIsIANIAN
are hereby rendered to our friend Ed
ward Harvey Esq, for batch Mobile
papers.
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OUR AGENTS.

MISSISSIPPI - Daniel E. Young,
Greenville.
LOUISIANA John A. Washington
Black Hawk, Concordia Parish; Hon. G.
Y. Kelso, Alexandria; Antoine Il Sterrett,
Shreveport, A. G. Ruth, Carroll Parish
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA james
A. d. Green, Washington City.
ILLINOIS Lewis B. White, Chi caoo.
KENTUCKY:-Dr. r. A. Green, Louis.
willie.
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This application is disapproved, the
commissioning of negroes as COM
missioned officers being contrary
to law"
In 1865. Senator Pinchback first
entered the field OF politics. He
spoke at numerous public meetings
in Alabama, working energetically
to secure the colored men the rights
accorded by the Republican Con-
yress. During the same year he
entered the political field in Louis
lana, since which time his influence
has been felt in every important
political movement. In 1868 be
was elected from the Fourth Ward
of the city of New Orleans to seat
in the Constitutional Convention
in which body he immediately tool
prominent position. serving on thu
most important committees, anc
exerting an influence which was fell
and acknowledged in all the delit'
erations Of That body. Being place.
ON the committee for the fina
revision of the constitution, he pre-
sented several important amend
ments to that instrument; amopi
others, that which now stands q
article thirteen: "Al persons shall
: enjoy equal rights and privilege
; upon any conveyance Of a publ
! character; and all places Of bushes
' or of public resort. or for which
!, license is required by. either STATE
: parish or municipal authority. shal
be deemed places 81 . pubic chss
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What a spendthrift set we
Southern people are! Nine
tentns ofus will persist in burn
ing green wood, when the same
wood dried will afford twice
or three times the heat, and be
much easier managed. We
should cut and store away
wood in the fall enough for
winter. Green red or black
oak hardly affords any heat at
all, and the warmth we get
from a fire of it is generally
from the dry pine put under it.
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BELLEVUE, LA,
Saturday, February IL, 1871.

We see that the Picayune, OF
New Orleans, has entered upon
the thirty fifth-year of its life.
and, consequently, it is Just in
the fitness of IFS strength. We
have always liked that paper.
Its writers seem to be talking
quietly to one, earnestly it nay
be, but without presumption ;
whereas, nine-tenths of the
other papers, that set them
selves up as big bugs, talk to
you as if they would knock you
down if you did not agree with
them. We think we never saw
Pic. with his bristles mp, neith-
or does he tuck bis tail between
his legs when he meets a fel-
low, but curls it independently
over his back.
The Weekly Picayune. each
Issue, contains as good reading
matter as any monthly Maya
zine we know of, Harper's not
excepted.
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The Bc>sier Banner will be issued every
eaturdav morning. Subscription. per an.
Enan. Three Dollars-in advance. 81 50 for
six months 81 for three months
Advertisements inserted ut 81 per square
Il ten lines or less. first inssrtion-50 cents
.sr each subsequent insertion.
Cefds OF one square, or less-$l2 per
annum- Six months-s7 80. Three mouths
e5
Announcements Of Candidates for Office
elo.
u Obituary notices, when exceeding o
square. viii be charged az advertisements.
FL All articles published fsr the benefit
Of parties or indFvrluafs, at their own solic.
!sssicni viii he charged for As advertise
meats
AZ Editorial notices, or anv matter &c
eupying space outside ofregular advertising
columns, charged at the rate of IS cents PER
line.
" p. Proceedings and resolutions
OF public and political meetings, &c, charg-
Cd ~ advertisements
No deductions from the above rates to
agents except commissions. ......' .'
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1t is rumored at Washington
that Belknap is to resign and that
Jem Mace or Mike McCoole Is Ia
be made Secretary Of War, with
the understanding that he is to
spend his leisure sime in teaching
the President the manly art OF
punching artisan Domingo Sem
ators' heads Courier Journal.
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THEsuoRRoRs OF THE SIEGE

THEai1ORRoRS OF THE SIEGE
OF JlsRUSALEM.-We don't think
a tenth part of ancient history
is true. Jerusalem was GER
tainly besieged and taken by
Titus, but the horrors of the
siega are magnified. This town
makes such q show in history
that we are apt to conceive that
it was a great city, whereas it
would now make but an iDsig-
nificant suberb to any Of our
large cities. In shape it was
irregular, but approaching a
circle. The whole circuit was
but three miles but, supposing
it round it would contain two
million two hundred thousand
square yards. Now if there had
been no houses i'm it each indi-
vidual that Josephus puts in it,
for his count was two millions,
would have but one square
yard to stand and lie in. But
there being houses and spaces
kepE open, wherein to form and
move soldiers, Josephus's peo-
pie must have been piled on
one another like sacks of salt
in warehouse.
Nor are we even to believe
Tacitus, when he says six hun
dred thousand were within its
walls, because of want ofspace.
Very likely if the truth were
known, Josephus's two million
were only two hundred thou
sand; a big crowd for so small
a space, and one big enough to
satisfy any ones appetite for
bloody reading.
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Paris has surrendered, and
now all France is at the mercy
OF the Dutch. What they will
do with their conquest is hard
70 say. But as all great mod
ern wars have seemed to confer
great benefits on the human
family, so from this we may
expect some good also. France
Is sadly in need of education.
The French, if left to them
selves, will now certainly see
the necessity for common
schools. and if kept in subiec-
ton by Germany will have ed
rcation forced ON them. So in
either event they will get the
great boon. Germany is united
under a Constitution compara-
lively liberal. The people will
have a voice in the Govern
afent through the House of
Representatives or Commons.
and with a little good luck
they will reduce the House of
Princes and the Emperor to the
Insignificant position of the
Queen and Lords in England.
7.
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A woman in Milwaukee left her
house recently, and returned to
find her infant child mangled and
partially devoured by a hog. An
officer ofthe law was about to
shoot the animal, when she plain.
lively begged him not to do so,
"as her loss was heavy enough
already"
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Petroleum v. Nasty, q distin.
guished Ohio Radical, delivered a
lecture recently in Boston on "the
man of SIM" Among other hard
things he said: II saw cadet.
ships sold for dollars. I met
Judges ofCourts in the Southern
States who, ten years ago, were
hostlers in livery stables in the
North, and whose knowledge OF
criminal law they had gathered in
the prisoners dock.n
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Father Farrell, pastor of a New
York Catholic Church, stated To
his congregation, on Sunday,
while submitting to them the pre-.
posed address of the Pope, that
he objected to il, and being an
American, would not raise hls
arm ito restore any king under
heaven to his throne."
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"They sat upon the door mat,
while brightly shone the moon,
listening to the music that caIRs
from a distant beer saloon. FIis
manly arms did round her Irvine,
their lips in kisses met, he wills.
pered, "Loye wilt thou be miner
And she said. 81 will YOU bet,
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Peace between France and

{ Peace between France and
Prussia seems near at hand. a
government will probably be
dictated to France, and, of
course a large body of her citi-
zens will bitterly oppose it.
This being the case, within the
next few years, possibly there
will be a considerable emigra-
ton of Frenchmen, many of
whom may be expected to come
TO Louisiana, where their lam
guage is SO extensively spoken.
The French Canadians are also
leaving their country in great
numbers. These latter apeak
both English and French, and
know how to use the axe, and
therefore, would be preferable
to natives Of France. But we
would freely take both, and
could shortly accustom them to
our ways, Now as the Legis-
lature is in session, it would be
we'll that due inquiry were
made as to whether sufficient
provision is made by law for
enticing elnigrants hitherward,
and protecting them on their
arrival.
Germany will hardly swarm
much more until a new gener-
alton is brought up, to take the
place of those consumed in war
Ireland, from some cause, is
now sending ont but few. We
can only guess that the cause
is, that the present liberal Brit
ish government is more salts
factory TO them. The island is
very rich, and the climate so
mild that it could easily SUP
port double its present popula-
ton. England and Sweden
having reached their full ca
pacity, are casting thousands
annually upon our shores. In
fact, for several years past the
migration has come
near to the German in numbers,
and for the next ten years. we
may expect it to exceed that of
any other nation. Of!