New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-05-02

The speech of MIR. Pinchback was upon
the subject of unity aud of the necessity ot
harmony in the party, and the speaker
urged the point that if the matter were left
to the people the great Republican party
would become a unit. Touching the point
of the committee over which he presided
he declared that he who said there was no
! possibility of a compromise was in error.
Such was not the case. He was in political
| sympathy with Governor WarmOth for rea-
sons best known to himself, and expected
to so continue in this direction. TMerri-
| ment. Here, to make a commonplace
| speech, without OratOUy, he was going to
talk common sense. He laid out a plan of
adjustment which would fix the differences
| OF the party. Sitting i'll the CON
ventiOn before him were delegates
with credentials in their pockets for the
! convention which would meet under
! the auspices of the opposition, and the
reason there were two sets of delegates was
| for the very idea of unity; and after the
next body had assembled, let a committee
| of conference be appointed, and the differ
| ence would be fought out there. 1t had
! been said he was candidate for Leuten-
ant Governor He was candidate for no
ottice-nOne He wanted no office. If he
| was to lay out for any position, it would
not be for Lieutenant Govemor-it would
be for Governor. Applause and cries of
he, if l were to run for Governor l would
get the vote Of every black man in the
State, but | want no position at the ex-
pense of the integrity of my party"
In case of refusal Of the proposed com
miUtee OF conference to agree, things would
90 on until compromise would be effected.
Compromise with whom Some people said
the CustOmhouse party wanted to com
promise with the RetOrmers, and it had
been said if the party to which he had be-
Ionged that they were going to compromise
with the Democrats, speaking of himself
individually, he would say he never would
compromise with the Democrats under any
circumstances. He wanted nothing that
would come from any compromise with the
lifelong enemies of his people. TSensatiOn.
The reason he wanted no office was because
he felt it could not he had if he tried. At
one time
voice-What about the Cincinnati con-
ventiOn?
"Wait till l have gone there, my friend"
In alludIng to the State Of Louisiana, he
said the State was as we'll off as any other
of the Southern States, although some time
ago he said if there was no cessation of tax
alton vigilance committee would yet hang
all the Legislature; yet, with all this taxa
ton, Louisiana was still better off. The
tone of the press showed that war was to
be made on the black man if, as the Times
stated. this was the future policy of Gov
eUnOr WarmOth he would 90 no further in
that din ect on. [Applause.I He believer,
and impressed strongly on his hearers, the
principle embodied in the saying of "Old
Man Douglass that the Republican party
was the ship, and for the blackman all out
side Of it was the sea.
On the conclusion of the address of Lieu
tenant Governor Pinchback, of which a
bare abstract is above given, there were
several calls for speakers; the president
ruled out all speech-makng.
There being nothing e ore the house.
Mr.. Smith called upon George w. Carter,
ard this was answered by the appearance
of Mr. Carter, who made a short address. |
He laid down this proposition: Because
Mr.. Pinchback and the committee over
which he presides believes in sustaining
Governor WarmOth, it would not be Just |
nor fair to presume they were not sincere
and not honest" In his allUsOn to the paper
of which he was editor, he sand he
took the ground of opposition to
the executive management, while he
urged that because there were good Repub- |
lIcans who took sides with the executive
in the late contest it was not a legitimate
conclusion that these were not actuated by
proper motives. He urged that the parties
be unified, and that everything should be
done for it. Notwithstanding he was a
y
from a Yankee, o. w. Holmes, a truth any
man should respect, which was that
greater principle existed than consistency
truth. Let man be true, and not because
he had struck good thing once, to adhere
to it always on that account.
Mr.. Carter paid high compliment to the
speech of MI. Pinchback, and retired
Mr. Wilson read a dispatch from his
honor the Mayor, which said that ION the
refusal of the Louisiana delegation to ac-
cept the amendment of Mr.. Sumner to the
civil rights bill the cOlored delegation, with
Conway at their head, are returning in a
body This was received with cheering
lOund, long and vehement.
Mr. Ladd, in the object of harmony,
called for the appointment of committee
to confer with the committee over which
Mr.. Pinchback presided, and Mr.. Ray fol-
lowed with motion to appoint a new COM
mittee, with a similar object
Mr. Burrell on the floor.
DR.. Cramer said he had instructions to
withdraw the motion made this morning.
Judge Train rose on point of order
Mr. BuTrelI, vIolently-He would be recog-
nized, and did not intend to be choked off
because he came from the country.
Cries of Music, music" followed by the
band playing, when Mr.. Burrell rose to his
feet again, and would not be silent.
a considerable amount Of the same old
point of ordering business went on for
some time Members maG speeches under
its cover, and while the chair ruled, the
house laughed and grOaned, the points of
ordering marched on.
Mr.. Garrett was in for no compromise
with the rebels. IF they come to US, let's
take 'em in" But he was not in favor of
going to them.
Mr.. John Simms, OF St. Landry-If you
don't compromise soon, soon adjust your
differences the rights OF the cOlOred men ia
this State is at an end. The opponents of
immediate compromise we're white men. 1t
must come from the cOIOred men.
Judge Henry Train calling for what was
before the house-the chair had not sue
ceeded in unraveling the tangle-when
points of ordering" again broke out in
every direction, and the political waters
mudded every second, with no immedi- !
ate prospect of a settlement.
In the midst Of things, a resolution in !
dOrsing the Central Committee (Packardsl, |
and pledging support to it, was read.
Mr.. Burrell succeeded in moving for its
adoption.
Mr.. Packard spoke to the resolution, in
dorsing his own committee. If they had !
not done their duty, discharge them. Cries |
of mol As the convention expected, the !
Central Committee should leave no stone
unturned to produce harmony that was
right. Was 1t right Tor the Gatllng gun con-
ventiOn to bring back the seeding political !
bOlters! All the war was made against
Warmoth alone, and was it possible, in
waging this war, to avoid hitting the other
Of the committee who hung around
him
The only proposition ever made was ten
dered by Governor Warmoth, who proposed
that ten members of each committee should
be selected to form one committee of which
the speaker should be chairman, 1t was