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New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-01-10

to certainty? For, Notwithstanding the
able arguments Of the ablest counsel, and,
perhaps, despite the power of certain
other influences that need not be par
ticularized, was he quite sure, until the
last name had been called and recorded.
that all who professed to be true would
stand fire?
But by this new mode he could not
only nave won the day, but hedged
against all chances of subsequent reverse.
His true friends, remaining in their places
Will the members or Senators arrested
were off paying their compliments to the
commissioner, could have expelled enough
Of the absent to make their ascendency
perpetual. For that matter, they could
have put in a few raw" but trusty hands
in lien of those turned out. Why not,
each body being its own judge Of mem
bership?
How easily, comparatively, could Andy
thus have laid the awful apprehension that
he might be ordered to quit playing Presl-
lent before his time. Were there not
combinations, secret councils, threats
against the wavering and possibly
tenders of places or pennies to the less
scrupulous? At least, We're not such
charges made, and, by some, believed:
Alas for Andy. In those days OF sore
trial there was no Ku-klux law upon the
statute book, and so he had to breast his
perils as best he could. Still, it must be
conceded that he was more or less stupid,
In a city where SO much swearing has to
be done as in Washington, oaths come to
rate cheap, and he might have found some
body, probably, to swear to something
that would have warranted al arrest, and
that would have served the desired end,
though less convenient than the ku-kluX
apparatus.
But whatever may have been suffered in
il the past, 1.-The future at least Is secure.
| SO long as the ku-klux law remains, and
so long as Legislative majorities hold secret
caucusas and adopt secret plans, as they
| ever have and ever will, so long will the
new plan work to- charm. Henceforth, if
President Grant finds himself hampered by
a stubborn majority against him in Con-
| gress, let him look to Louisiana and learn
how tie nuisance may be speedily abated .
II. moreover. he find a State government
arrayed against his policy, let him look to
the same precedent and behold how I'm d
moment, in the twinklinG Of an eye that
State organization, Governor, Lieutenant
Governor, Legislature and all may be ku-
kluxed into thin air
Verify, III army Of Daniels has come to
Judgment. And what care We for State
sovereignty, Let the wheel Of progress
grind on
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-01-10
TIE CUSTOMHOUsE-D DEMOCRATIC
LANCE.

Why is this thus? Why do the Custom
house officers who favor the the re-electl"
of General Grant to the Presidency. Il
into a coalition with the Democrats o.
Louisiana? Why? Why are such men
as Anthony Sambola, Judge Cotton, MI
Jewell, and others of their stripe, IN
league with General Grants brother-in-
law? Why are Republican Senators mi
Representatives,, such as Burch, Antoine,
Geddis, Ingraham, Ray, Sypher, OHara'
Smith and others united with Democrats
like Blackman, Futch, Thompson, and
others of their stripe? What does 1t all
mean? Where does the money come
from? Who pays the bills incurred oy
this combination? Why is it that General
Grants brother-in-law gives a United
States revenue cutter to help TINS
combination in its project? Why
is it that the Postmaster and all
his clerks 90 for this sort of thing
Why is it that only a minority Of the lie
publicans of both Houses Of the General
Assembly 60 for this arrangement? why
is it that in the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES House
of Representatives. a majority are Dem
ocrats? Why is it that the State Dem
ocratic Committee are in fill sympathy
with Colonel Carter and his followers
WHY is it that fitty-fve Republican mem
bers of the House and five Democrats up
hold Governor Warmoth, while a minority
of the members are against him?
Why is it that reform is delayed: why
do not the C~ustoinhouse Republicans and
Democrats who profess to favor reform go
to their places in the Capitol and assist the
Governor and his friends in immediate
measures looking to that end? Can We
have improvement in legislation while
Customhouse men and Democrats keep
away from their seats? Can the work OF
reform 90 on while protested retormers
hide on board Of revenue cutters or run Oh
to adjoining States? VIII it help the good
work now needed on the part of Legislators
to keep the State in turmoil to indulge III
arrests, in violence and murder? We ask
these questions in the hope that OH friends
may be able to answer them to their own
satisfaction.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-01-10
MEXICAN FASHION.

In Mexico, whenever a defeated faction
can find nothing worse to do, it runs of to
the nearest neighboring town, and sets up
a revolution against the government III tie
name OF ''Liberty and Reform.
In Louisiana, ills plan has been liz
proved upon, for here the defeated faction
lists only retire to the nearest popular
whisky shop, where they set their little
revolution ii progress, labeled Liberty
and Reform
Since We made much fun of the lIexi-
cans for the manner in which they con-
Quoted their affairs, We submit that it is
now in order to apologize to them for u
former conclusion, as We have not only
adopted their plan, but improved upon it,
by lessening the labor and expense. Here
after, whenever the Legislature disagrees,
the precedent which the Rev. Mr.. Carter
has introduced into Louisiana Will afford II
means of relief to the defeated end of the
concern. Perhaps the gentlemen at the Gem
hadbetter import General Cortina from the
Rio Gran1e to do their outside work, as he
knows all about these revolutionary
methods of subyerting State authority.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-01-10
PLEDGING IRISHMEN,

John McPhelin, Esq, a rising young
lawyer, is reported by the Times to have
spoken a. follows at the Lafayette square
meeting OF communists Monday evening:
am not accustomed to take part in
public discussions, but | would be false to
myself were l not to raise my humble voice
in favor of reform. | am not a faction man
or a %reviler, but | have come to assist you
in freeing the people from the ~tyrannical
rule which now Expresses the community.
We must have relief at the hands of our
representatives; but we know that War
moth has deceived us, II therefore we
have nothing to hope from him, and there
fore We must go TO that body over which
Mr.. Garter presides, and which has prom
ised that they will carry out the wishes of
the people. Is an Irishman, | pledge the
support of all the Irishmen Of this city, for
we are with you heart and soul and al
though my language may not be good, my
heart is true, and | agree to devote my
best energies to forward this great move
Inent. Do not let the present feeling die
out. but when you 90 home do so with the
intention Of hereafter placing your shout
ders 10 the wheel, and hurl Warmoth and
his crew FROM their present positions.
Mr.. McPhelin was in haste in pledging
the support of all the Irishmen Of this city
to the Carter party and the 'hurling'
movement. Yesterday many Irishmen,
who are Democrats, requested us to give
an emphatic contradiction to Mr.. IcPhe-
Inns declaration. They assert that tLey
have 40 sympathy with the Gem saloon
revoiutionists, and no sympathy with the
Lafayette square meeting. They declare
themselves i'll favor of peace and order and
the support ola government of laws.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-01-10
WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN AND MAY BE.
Twill be recorded for a precedent,
And MANY an error by the same example
Ill rush into the state. 1t can not be.
Merchant Of Venice.

-NefCldnI VI venice.
in the new process tor getting rid ~ an
Objectionable Legislative majority, and
making the minority masters OF the sltua-
alton. there is more than strikes the vision
at first view. 1t is quick, thorough,
simple. A commissioner, a marshal, and
some one to 10 Il tritiing matter OF swear
ing, comprise the machinery. 1t works
like crotun oil. An hours tilnc-just at
the proper tine-and a Legislature may
be more thoroughly transformed by this
latest mode than could be accomplished
by 4 whole years campaigning bclole%le
people and Voting at the polls.
What a pity for some that this time and
llbor-saying method Was not discovered
(but not patented) long ago! There IS (or
uas, rather,) Andy Johnson, for eXamIle,
Of ci~rcle-swinging memory. What Il god
send it would have been to him, when the
ghost Of impeachment worried him by
night aud weariel him by day. Suppose,
tn. he had found some faithful one to
,oln - combinations, "secret
,a ~. aci., '.tuu&,, <intimidations,
: r.--.' ,tc.. sul with Il commissioners,
~.. n. basy} on such swearing, and a
'aar,, ID, q ,.,y. it, lie could have caused
IL, o.. est ii, ,.y, forty members Of t1e
Housr, enough to have prevented the
adoption I'll articles Of impcachment or, II
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-01-10
MURDER

In addition to the other grave ofienses
chargeable to Carter and his abettorS Is
now added that of murder-murier pre-
meditated and in its hloodiest form.
without the least shadow Of Justification
or exculpation for the perpetrators or their
accessories. The excuse of the principal,
seized with the still smoking pistol in his
hand, that Il killed him, but did it in the
discharge of my duty" is 50 weak, trtilng
and false as to aggravate rather than pal
late the crime. The imprisoned emlssa-
ries Of Carter are intelligent men-Cus-
tomhouse officials, in fac.-and must have
known that their powers as sergeants-
| alarms of the revolutionary Legislature,
even had they emanated from a
legal body, gave them no power over
whom that body had unseated Il delected.
No; the whole object of the conspiracy,
for such it plainly was, is apparent.
Walter Whevl.nd, as true q friend and
| generous a heart as ever lived, Was high
tempered, inpul5ive and quick to resent
insult. For this reason he Was selected
for sacrifice. When the members of the
ku-kluI organizations presented them
selves at the Gem yesterday morning the
Sereeant-at-Arms told them tlleic services
would not lie required until evening.
When evening came Wheylaud was attack
cd. 1t was hardly to be expected he would
fall 1t the first fire, but that he
would be armed and defend himself was
to be anticipated. The police would par
~ticipate, then the mob, and the riot and
bloodshel which, for more than Il week,
Carter and his allies have tried every
mean, il their power to inclte would be
fully lnaugurated. That this was the de
liberately ccncocted plot we have reasons
for believing, which will be developed on
the trial of the murderers; and it only
failed through the too fatal aim Of the as
6assin and the stern discipline Of the police
which protects even 50 bloody q criminal
when once in their hands.
We charge upon Carter Il the prisoners
| p~remeditated murder, and demand Of the
law officers that they be brought to trial at
| once. Our criminal tribunals have long
been a scott and a mockery; this outrage
GUS and shocking deed is a fit Il with
which to begin an era of reform. The peo-
pie Of New Orleans Will sustain the authorl-
ties in all legal attempts to enforce the
| law. Let there be no hesitation OF delay.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-01-10
THE GENTLEMAN FROM CADDO.

Mr.. Moncure, of Caddo parish, makes
the never very reliable Times t,ke back its
assertion that he declared himself the
leader Of the auti-Warmoth party Mr..
Noncure, though a Democrat, is a gentle
man, and possesses talent of no ordinary
calibre. Now that Governor Warmoth Is
squarely committed to reform, and the
Republicans Of the Senate and House are
on the record beside him, Mr.. Moncure's
casus bill is taken away, and We hope and
expect 10 see him return to his duties in
the House. We shall be disappointed if
he longer opposes the true interests of
the people of Louisiana by sustaining a
revolutionary proceeding which is hourly
working great and varied pecuniary losses
to the State. His political future requires
that he should take a decided position in
important ISSUES, but Will not permit that
he should be cautiously firm in that posi-
ton at the risk Of sacrificing tie results
aimed at.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-01-10
THE LATE WALTER WHEYLAND.

This gifted young man, who fell last
night by the hand Of an assassin, Was IL
native Of South Boston, and came to this
city in 1862 as a private soldier Ill the
Thirtv-frst Regiment Massachusetts, Vol
unteers. He was soon after coming here
promoted sergeant, and was further recog-
nized by General Butler, who entrusted
him with responsible duties. About eight
years ago he married a Miss Chisholm, a
very excellent young lady Of this city, by
whom he had three children, two boys
and q girl, who are thus left orphans at a
tender age. Zuinglius Mckay, Esq, dis
tfict attorney Of Jefferson parish, was the
major of young Wheyland's regiment.
The major was present at the meeting in
the hall of the House OF Representatives last
night, and paid a feeling tribute to the
memory of his fallen comrade. Young
Wheyland was conspicuous for his per
sonal bravery and fidelity to his friends.
His word was considered perfectly good,
and his promises were always implicitly
relied on. As Judge Sloanaker, who was
also well acquainted with him, remarked
at the meeting last night, he WIS a verita-
bic rough diamond whose brillilncy be-
came apparent by close contact. His death
brings , cloud Of sorrow upon a large
circle of acuuaintanceS
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-01-10
A SORR OWFUL ADMISSION.

That vas an inconsistent. and, we might
add, an unhappy admission which the or
gan Of the Rev. Mr.. Carter made yesterday
when it stated that the United States
troops were drawn up about the Mechanics
Institute to protect the Legislature of the
State. 1t was inconsistent because the
organ has constantly asserted that the
federal troops would give no protection to
the Legislature; and it must have been I'M
happy because it declared a truth most
unpleasant to its friends. AS to the insin-
uation that the federal troops were a bid
able force We leave that to General En-
ory to decide about.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-01-10
CALLING NAMES.

Speaking Of the firemen, the militia and
the federal soldiers. who have at different
times during the last week signitied their
disposition to preserve the peace OF the
community, the organ of the Rev. Mr..
Carter calls them a 'bidable' force. and
derides their power to uphold the laws in
the face of the wrath of the mob that rallies
about the Gem saloon, whenever that mob
shall determine to scatter things about, as
it did the guns of the armory on Peters
street. And yet nobody seems to be scared,
if We except the mob itself.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-01-10

The murder Of Representative Nheyl2nt
was al the more caUscles5 as he was not a
member Of the Gin Shop Legislature al all.
BY their own showing. h was turned ont,
and Mr.. Smart, of Sabine, seated. SO lar
IL, they were concerned, be was a private
citizen. Then, by What right w15 he ap-
preached by four assistant s~trgeants-At-
arms, with pistols pointed III his face? The
wonder is that more members Of tie law
tul Legislature have not been slaughtered
before. A rowdy crowd Of Lalf a hundred
assistant sergeAnts have been paraoingal and
patrolling, violating the privacy Of d"cI-
lngs and smashing through doors, for a
week past, They are usually drunk, In
a moment of excitement, some other Cit
zen, if accidentally pointed out in the
same way, would be Shot Xix q cog. Royal
street. in front Of the Gin Shop, is daily
filed with inst such assistant ser8eants,
the very look OF whose eyes is "a menace to
the private citizen.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-01-10
NOW FOR A FORCED LOAN.

As the pretended government below
ROYAL street will sOon want friends to
detray its expenses, perhaps the people of
the Third District had better prepare to
pay a contribution" as that i, the general
resort for revolutionary upstairs. The
Rev. Mr.. Carter knows how this thing is
done from his frontier experience u the
Rio Grande. Let him isoue a procllma-
ton calling for a loan" from the people,
stick it upon a red flag, send it around
with a drummer boy to be read upon the
corners. and then send his sergcant-at-
arms to collect the various amounts. As
he has adopted the Mexican system Of
setting up governments, 'let him at once
proceed to ~inauglrate all the details of the
plan. BY the way, one way to help hi,
movement would be to seige TIE Custom
house and sequester the moneys OF that
institution. Tie more We think Of tins
the better We become satisfied that be
needs Cortina to help him i'll his present
attempt to introduce Mexican ideas ot
government into Louisiana.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-01-10
TEE SPECULATION STILL IN ARMS.

The lobby still maintains its ground
AGAINST the constituted authorities of the
State, for on the success Of the revolt
tionary effort which is now seeking to
overthrow the government o. Louisiana
all its hopes of plumber are now depend
ent. Governor Warmoth stands as the
single barrier between the men who have
not only squandered the money of the
people i'll the shape OF contingent eX-
penses, but who are now pushing their
endeavors to seize upon the remaining
revenues and franchises of the community.
If New Orleans knows her interest, and
as We believe she does, her people Will see
to it that peace is maintained, and that
the Waterworks jobbers of the Gem
saloon are prevented from obtaining a
victory that will enable them to enforce
the spurious legislation which lost Dir.
BOvte his situation.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-01-10

The stockholders Of the New Orleans
Mutual Insurance Association have elected
as their board of directors for the ensuing
year Messrs. Charles Cavaroc, Charles De
Ruyter, A. Reichard, Leon Haas. Jr., E. +.
Motion, W. Agar. S. Cambon, A. Poincy, j.
Egli, p. S. Wilt, Leon Queyrouze, A.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-01-10

Leap year is described as the time in
which the calm, conservative order of things
Is supposed to be overturned very violently,
IN which the ladies are supposed to lay aside
their coquetry and the privilege of saying
yes" and to assume the delicately discrim-
mating task of selecting their OWL has
halnS.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-01-10

The following are the officers of the Hi
hernia Benevolent and Mutual Aid Associa-
ton for the ensuing year: Frank McGloin,
president; d. A. Mullane, vice president;
John G. Murray. secretary: Eugene Suill-
van, treasurer. The association now rep
resents eleven branches. with Wa more to
he admitted.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-01-10

Since the era Of reform set III with the
Louisville Cburier-,Iournal, the greatest
vengeance which it seeks to take upon the
Ronrbons is to make them drink buchu
instead of copper-distilled corn JUICE
This experiment is worth watching.
Perhaps a gross of buchu would work well
To set the Jewels at the Gem IN a better
condition to DO business.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-01-10

OF the can-can in Paris. The people Of
New Orleans can not be misled by these
wicked suggestions into the subversion Of
all constituted authority, FOR they have
already paid very dearly for being SINH
larry mLsled heretofore.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-01-10

Straw, the Republican candidate for Gov
ernor of New Hampshire. is far from being
a man of straw, as he is managing agent Of
the Amoskeag Wooden Company at Man
chester. and also president Of the New
Hampshire Insurance Company. At one
time he was president of the State Senate.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-01-10

In Illinois tn,rc is a chlid, now tWo months
old. weighing but two pounds. Its length
is only seven inches, and its face about the
size of a watch. crystal. LIS tiny arms are
an slender that a small lingering can 20
slipped on either OF them to the ~" ..a''
.-,ie little creature is already ln4Aioa ."-.-
noise IA its oar; OF tie world, AID 'a1-
dreds have called 70 see i. lis parents are
NJ H., "a size.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-01-10

Carter did not address the INDECENT clt-
zens at the Lafayette square meeting nor
did he respond when the CustomhouSe
band serenaded the Citizens Guard, a
newspaper. we would inform the public,
nublished in his interests. His organ says
This failure was because of fatigue from
nnre,nitting labors. We have never heard
il called that before-but it is quite neat.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-01-10

Andrew johnson recently gave 1t as his
ayperience that a man with a middle name,
and especially one that was weak enough to
write it in full, never amounted to any
4hing, or, as he says, "of no account
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-01-10

A very old man. in ancient times. once
: gent to the King of Sparta and lamented
over the degeneracy Of the times. The
King replied What you say is undoubt-
edly true, TOR I remember that, when / was
a boy, l heard my father say that when he
was a boy he heard his grandfather say the
same thino.r
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-01-10

The only way to keep all your friends and
make no enemies is to speak well of people
when names are mentioned to you, but new
er to speak of any one to a third party.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-01-10

Never mind the obituary, judge said a
Montana culprit, when the court became
pathetic in pronouncing the sentence.
Lets fix the time for the funeral
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-01-10

The greatest book sale, probably, that
ever took place in the world, was that Of
the collection Of Richard IIeber, in 1881.
The catalogue was in five thick octave vol
umes. Yet this collection had but a small
oeginning-one volume picked up at a stall,
entitled the ''Vallie Of Narietie,'' about
which he was in doubt whether ITO buy or
Not to buy."
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-01-10

Fifty miles of additional snow fencing
will be Immediately constructed on the
Union Pacific railroad. for which orders
have been issued by Superintendent Sickles'
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-01-10

The light and airy jest which the dlshn-
cuished Democratic orator, +. Howard
McCaleb, made of the slaughter OF Union
soldiers in the battles of the Wilderness
must have convulsed with laughter the
Republicans with him on the Lafayette
square platform. Referring to the ao-
souatulating Senators, he said: "lhere
Isl majority in the Wilderness, but they
will come out, as Lee did, with nylno
~colors." laughter.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-01-10

TIL National! SchooL Fcstirol for January
- received. 1t is issued quarterly; price
fifty cents a year. Published by Alfred
r. Sewell & Co, Chicago.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-01-10

A young gentleman who had just married
a little beauty says; "She would have been
taller. but she is made of such precious
materials that nature couldn't afford it,
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-01-10

..Who are they ?" was the astonlshed IN
ouiry of even the bulls and bears of Caron-
delet street (who are supposed to know
everybody, as they looked amazed at the
long list of names printed as vice presl-
dents of the Lafayette square meeting
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-01-10

Mr.. James A. Gresham, the stationer, at
No. 90 Camp street. our next door neigh
Dor. serves his customers with a pretty cal
endar for the year 1872.