New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-06-08

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sald' upon this floor, that an alliance with
an infamous person is infamous. Did not
the democratic party, in 1851, form an alli-
ance with 'the Free Soil party" in Massa-
chusettsE And did they not thoroughly de-
teat their opponents! And would it be dis
honorable TO follow in the track OF Massa-
chusetts Look at Virginia Did it not
| form coalition, and thus save their
| State from ruin and destruction Look at
| Missouri the daughter of Louisiana; did
she not perform similar combination, and
| by so doing at one blow enfrancbise 60 600
| disenfranehised people Would it be dis
/ honorable to take the position of that State.
| or those States / think not Now, gen
| tlemen, have fully explained the reason
| why we should form this coalition. We,
| the minority, did not deem it expedient to
make nominations, but leave it to the
| wishes of the convention. l have shown
| you by statistics the exact condition of our
| State, and will now give way for other gen
| tiemen, who will speak for themselves.
Mr.. Manning recited. At the outset of
| the remarks he was loudly called upon to
make, said-I need not inform you that
! the proposition which called for disband-
| ment of the Democratic party was rejected
unanimously. We have no idea of disband-
ing our organization. Under no possible
circumstances could ! have acceded to the
proposition of a negro for Superintendent
of Public Education. There is feeling of
profound anxiety on the part of members
of the convention in regard to the destinies
of the Democratic party. You gentlemen
of the city, can not bring up an idea Of the
condition of the country parishes under
Radical rule, and we, in the next election,
must have success. We must have it, |
felt it to be imprudent and unwise to make
nominations until an attempt should be
made at least to bring you, gentlemen, in
the country, to coalesce with other political
organizations, and having used all means
to draw to us additional strength, then we
can know how we stand saw, among the
Liberal Republicans, men whose Democracy
is older than my own. They implored us to
pause and consider, and if the propositions
we're not agreeable, then propose others in
return. Now, wished to go one step fur
ther yet, but was not authorized by instruc-
tions / wanted to remit the whole ques-
ton back to yourselves / was overruled,
and we went into nominations, and the ap-
plause with which their names were greeted
satisfies me that they meet with your APP
provaL LApplause
Mr. Ellis-There is one sentiment which
mustprevail in these cOahtions-honor. II
we lose everything else let us at least pre-
serve this. The first proposition, in my
idea, was an insult. Our duty being to re-
ceive propositions, not to submit, the propO-
sirion to receive Warmoth / Bnsidered an
insult. Ny idea was to refer back the mat
ter to the convention that our powers may
be enlarged. For there is another power,
at the merest mention of which he tre1n-
bles, and the guns of which he heard on yes
terday evening, in my opinion, snnote upon
his guilty conscience. ] believe we are ca
pable of achieving success, yet it would
convey no relief to that portion of the coun-
try Overshad wed by the black population
Let us march on to victory.
Question-WOuld you be willing to re-
ceive propositions from those parties who
insulted you?
Mr.. Ellis-I can not be insulted from that
quarter by any man in the Liberal Repub-
hcan party. If / cOuld commend the
poisoned challice to their lips or beat the
devil with fire l would be willing TO do it.
/ shall vote to sustain the minority report.
/ commend in the highest degree the con-
duct Of the Reform parity as being earnest f
and honest.
Mr.. NJ. B. Brady-Ttere never has been
an occasion in which a minority report was
more unnecessary than n this case. 1t is
an apple of discOrd. The majority were
equally anxious for cooperation. The ma
jOrity we're also in favor of confirmation of
the nominations. Why was it necessary to
interject the statement in the minority re-
port that nominations would be remitted to
the convention! Did not you authorize us
TO nominate A faint voice-yes. Is
there anybody disappointed! Tie minority
report simply says this; g 'DOyOu want us
to vote for Mr.. WarmOth 2" / should like
to know from what source WarmOth is to
get his allies. 1t is well known they have
abandoned him, SAYING he has betrayed
them. He has NJ supp rt from any one ex-
cept some of his feuuAI Office holders. The
greater part of the arguments of the mi
nOrity were new to me. WarmOth is a
preacher without a congregational pastor
without flock. He talks about reform
the audacity of the man in talking about
reform. It only shows that nothing is too
imDudent or barefaced for a Radical to do
Here Mr.. Hyams being called for to make
an explanation on behalf of the majority
report a diversion was created, and the
pOint-of-Ordering broke out in a new place.
1t was noticed that nearly all of those who
got up to speak on a point of order said: q
have only few words to say" and that
they insisted upon it, they bad not pre-
viously had chance to speak these few
words.
Mr.. Morrison-There is more valuable
time taken up in pressing points of order
than from any other source. Let us hear
them all-bOth the majority and minority
for there is a statement that the committee
on conference did not thoroughly under
stand one another.
The point of ordering having simmered
down, while ex-GOvern% Hyams was on
the stand, a motion to take up the majority
report was carried unanimously, leaving
Mr.. Hyams on the stand, overlooking the |
house.
Mr. ThOmas-As there is vacancy on the |
State ticket, l move it be filed with the |
name of A. Boarman.
Mr.. Hyams stated a point of order, and |
then declined speaking on the majority re- |
port. A few calls being made, he was pre- /
vailed upon to speak. [Cries of louder |
The first portion of Mr.. Hyams' speech was |
devoted to description of what the com,
mittee had done.
was not aware, said he, that there was |
protest to the action of the committee. |
A vOice-We can't hear anything The |
lltimatum involved destruction Of prin. |
3iple. l am aware of the unfortunate Do |
5ition of the country parishes, and l am |
Wiling to do all that is necessary, short of |
to relieve them. We are told we |
;an not carry the State in the country. Sun /
pose we fail to carry the Legislature. il is |
Ill the more necessary that we should carry |
he city. We were anxious to hear the |
Propositions. 1t is unnecessary to heap
,dium on the executive of the State-it is
Could we have accepted the
proposition for Governor, Lieutenant Gov
'rnor and superintendent of Public Educa-
ION We could not bring this to you. !
10 not believe you would have entertained
1or moment. l warn you, gentlemen
rom the country, not to press the people
i the city too hard We have said to
Narmoths minions, ''avaunt."
Mr.. Fuqua-In view of the Importance OF
his. matter, l would like to take counsel !
# Sleep" and hence move an adjournment
ntil tomorrow at ten o'clock.
Carried-I42 to ia. The convention ad-
burned at halEpast eleven o'clock.