Semi-weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1871-1872, 1872-01-18
A DDRES
OF THE
Republican State Central Committee OF
Louisiana.
To the People Of The State Of Louisiana.
New ORLEANS, Jan. IL, 1872.

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| George w. Carter's administra.
ton of the Speakership during the
session of 1871 was considered by
the Republican members of the
House a fraud upon the State and a
disgrace to our party. On the Sec
ond day Of the present session, to
avoid dissensions, a resolution OF
confidence in Speaker Carter passed
on the understanding that he would
resign the chair, the vote being
thirty Republican and nineteen De-
mocrats in favor, and forty-four Re-
pubiicans and one Democrat against.
Failing on the third day to resign,
the House refused to approve the
journal Of the previous day, thus
virtually resembling the vote of con-
fidence, the call of the roll showing
forty-eight Republicans and one De-
mocrat refusing to approve, and
twenty-four Republicans and twen-
ty-two Democrats in favor. A mo-
ton declaring the chair vacant fol-
lowed.
| Carter decided this motion out OF
order, and would not entertain an
an appeal from his decision; when,
following the precedent Of John
Quincy Adams in the United States
Congress, Hon. Mortimer Carr put
the question to the House, and it
was carried by large majority. AT
this juncture, Mr.. Carter surround
ed himself with a body of armed
men, previously concealed in his pri-
vate room, adjoining the Speakers
stand, and defed and intimidated
the majority. When order was re-
stored, Hons. P. J. Yorke and J. S.
Mathews, his acknowledged cham
pions, pleged, in the name OF Speak
er Carter, that he would resign at
IL O'Clock NJ. the following day if
the majority would then permit an
adjournment; and after this had
been agreed to, Mr.. Mathews reit-
Grated the pledge to Gov. Warmoth,
at his Office, and announced himself
a candidate for the succession. On
the fourth day Carter again broke
his pledge to resign, and to defeat
the majority resorted resorted to an
unprecedented outrage. At the mo-
ment of assembling, a force of spe-
cially created Deputy United States
Marshals seized the Governor, Lieu
tenaut Governor, four Senators and
eighteen members of the House, be-
sides the Superintendent and three
police captains and the Criminal
Sheriff. The eighteen members
were opposed to Carter, and their
removal to a United States Com
missioner's Office in the Custom
house to answer q false charge,
sworn to by four of Carteris Cocoon
spirators, broke the antagonistic
majority. The CONSERVATION pro-
duced by this gross perversion OF
Federal power, caused so many 9TH
er members to flee from they knew
not what coming dangers, that not
a quorum remained in the House,
as is shown by the following sworn
official statement. This statement
also shows that, without a quorum,
the revolutionists declared seven
Republicans unseated, and seated
six contestants. five of whom are
Democrats in their stead:
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
New Orleans, Jan. 4, 1872.
To his Excellency H. c. warmoth, Gov.
| ernor of Louisiana:
Sir-On motion of Mr.. Antoine, o.
Orleans, the seat of o. H. Hampstead, o.
IberviIe, was declared vacant, and P. G.
Dsslonde seated in his stead. On motion
of J. B. Wands, of Tangipahoa, the seat:
of Charles Abel and D. Cady Stanton, o.
Bossier, were declared vacant, and Messrs
Pratt and Scanlan were seated in theil
stead. On motion of j. B. Wands, O.
Tangipahoa, the report of the Committee
on Election and Qualification was adopted
by a vote of forty-two yeas and eight nays
This report unseats Messrs. Mcfarland
and La Saliniere of ST. Martin, and sests
Messrs. Castele and Neven. who were
qualified by the Speaker, George W
Carter, and unseats Mr.. W. Wheyland, O
Sabine, and seats Mr.. J. R. Smart, ant
also unseats Mr. L. D. Souer, of Avoyelles
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