Semi-weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1871-1872, 1872-01-11

A HOR r. lBLE PLOT
Vas o. u. Dunn Poisoned {?


generally by those, who while call
ing themselves Republicans, OPP
posed Gov. Warmoth, that Oscar
]. Dunn came to his death by poison,
and insinuations were thrown cut
that men high in position in the
Republican party had resorted to
this mode of assassination, to rid
themselves of one who appeared to
them dangerous rival. If we are
rightly informed few were holder in
these insinuations, or more indus
trious in repeating them, than
George W. Carter the late Speaker
OF the House of Representatives,
who at the time of the funeral pro-
fessed to be attacked by similar
symptoms of poisoning to those of
Governor Dunn; making it appear
that he was unable to 60 to the late
Lieut.. Governors funeral, though
his speedy recovery proved that he
simply scorned to join in a process
sion made up mainly of colored
people.
These insinuations of Mr.. Carter
spread through the parishes, and
for a time fed the Indignation and
disgust of those colored voters who
have been cunningly misled to
jeopardize their own liberties by
dividing their own ranks, and thus
to put the Democrats again in
power. But when three eminent
physicians united in giving a certi-
ticate testifying to the character of
MIR. Dunn's disease, and vouching
for the natural causes of his death,
our people were quieted and seemed
sorrowfully to acquiesce in the de-
crees of Providence.
The fact that George W. Carter
was among the first to make these
insinuations, and that he was al
most the only man opposed to the
State administration who could
have given them shadow of Gre
dibility, ought to cause every color
ed man to stop and think on this
subject. First of all, may we not
ask, had not Governor Dunn be-
come toe great political figure to
suit the purposes of those who
paraded his name as the prospective
Governor of this State The natural
and ardent love of the colored peo-
pie for the Republican party, their
simple and unquestioning loyalty to
is principles, and their warm de-
'ire to see one of their own race
elevated to the commanding posi-
ion of chief magistrate of the State,
United to make them believe Mr..
Carter and his white followers sim
ere when they proposed Mr..
Dunn's name as nominee for that
nigh position, but these workmen
'uilded better than they knew, and
or more effectively than they de-
tired. They began by trying to play
he second officer of the State
lgainst the first, but in the end
hey found that love of race had
'aused the colored people to make
he name of Gov. Dunn as their
hoice for Governor stronger than
hat of any white member of the
>ustomhouse ring. And here it
nay be seen that Gov. Dunn may
AVE become too inconvenient to
he ambitious hopes, and the I'M
crupulous designs of men who
7ere using a distinguished negro's
anne only to put George W. Car
er in MIR. Dunns place, and thus
o sell out the negro race to the
democracy.
Had there been any doubt as to
be designs of Mr.. Carter and his
lique, the last week has expelled it.
When, on January 1, Mr.. Carter en-
cred the Mechanics Institute to
IKE the Speakers chair, he was es-
orted by Democrats, was supported
4 all his measures by solid De
locratic vote, the lobby and vesti-
ule of the House were all filed
18th Democrats, and two continu-
us streams composed of the high
st as well as the lowest of the De-
,oorot;o ,,ortv constantly came and