Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1872-02-10
A RESUME.

Now that the sounding threats of
mighty deeds to be done, have died
away, and beligerent Legislators have
Settled down as far as we can sec into
the same old seats and getting up to
follow the same old tracks, short
history of the squabble as we uoder-
stand itnay,interest and enliglften at
least portion of our readers. Those
on whom such things make an impress
sion will recollect that in August last
there was conflict as far as words
and even MISUNDERSTANDING acts went,
for the control of the local politics OF
the state The Custom House clique
as it is called, finding that our smart
young Governor would have consid-
cradle majority in the convention
which was OH the taps, proposed to
euchre him by stocking the cards on
him, or in other words by taking meas
ures to hold the convention in the
Custom House and admitting only
those whom they chose, as it would
by entirely under their own control
garrisoned as it was with United
States troops with fixed bayonets and
Gatling Guns-with no admittance
except by tickets dealt out from the
money order window of the Post
Office.
Governor Warmoth however declinl
ed being euclired and weuld neither
order up or take up the trump turned,
but called for new deal and went of
and held convention of his own,
though we do not recollect exactly al
that was done. A good deal OF ami
lnadversion was made upon the Presi-.
dent for permitting 10y implication
even, the use of the military in State
politics and it " as asserted by many
Journals friendly to Observation-Disclosures
that he would remove the federal OIL
GERS in New Orleans but as one OF them
was his brother in-law all got Off d,a
When Lieut.. Governor Dunn died
last Fall, Governor Warmoth called "a
special session of the senate to elect a
successor, and Mr.. Pinchback known
as the Warlnoth candidate was e,ec,ed
over Coupiand, the Custom House
nominee, thus demonstrating the abil.
ity of the former to defeat the latter
wing of the Republican part. In
January when the regular session of
the Legislature began, the tight com
.menced again. with some new phases
ADDED to it. Only seventeen Senators
nearly all of whom were known TO be
in unison with the Governor apps jared
i'm the Senate Chamber, and .onse-
quently there was no quorum pres sent.
A Sergeant at Arms was dispatched
in search of the absent members but
as they had again taken refuge in the
Custom House in an upper room nsed
as AN office by certain Mr.. kinsella
special agen, of the treasury. Not
deeming that even. a safe hiding place
they got into the Wilderness, a U. s.
Revenue Cutter and cruising up and
down the river, drank champagne and
smoked regalias furnished by the Gus
ttom House party as has been lately
proven by the evidence Of one Of them,
Marshall Packard. Among this anna
teur crew of sailors were Senators
Herwig, COPELAND, Ingraham, O'ilara
and Sypher, all Custom House officers
On the third day Of the session it
appeared that the Warmoihites had q
clear majority and they Offered q reso-
luton to depose Carter fom the
chair and elect another speaker. A
row ensued which was finally appeas
ed by positive promise from Carter
to resign the next day, Next day
however instead of Carriers resigning,
the Governor, Lieutenant Governor
and a number of the members Of the
lower house were arrested under the
Ku-Klnx act, and carried before the
q S. commissions rim the Custom House
SO as to keep the arrested members
away from the Legislature. There
was no necessity or precedent for such
action and its object was apparent for
whilst they were thus torcibiy absent,
the Custom House party and Demo-
Gratis in the House without a quorum
unseilted six members, Iast year con-
testants for their seats, supposed to be
hostile to him. sae!, :.