New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-01-13
DEMOCRATS ON THE WAR PATH
DIABOLICAL DEEDS ATTEMPTED
INCENDIARY SPEECHES LAST MIGHT
ZACHARIE, JEWELL, WINGFIELD
THREAT TO STOP A TRAIN


Clay statue to listen to that distinguished
orator from Texas, Colonel G. w. Carter.
About seven o'clock the band solemnly
played the "ROgues March," and two more
men were added to the crowd.
Exactly at quarter past seven Colonel
Carter, J. Henri Burch, and B. L. Lynch,
arrived, followed by crowd of sergeants-
alarms. They were received amid the ap-
plause of the gate-keeper and reporter of
the Times
The reporters from the different news
papers clustered around the distinguished
speakers feet, and with their paper upon
their knees they informed Mr.. Carter that
they were ready. On hearing this graft
flying piece of information, the speaker of
the evening unbuttoned his shirt collar,
took off his hat, run his fingers through his
it did, and commenced to play The gal
left behind me-" After it was through
Colonel Carter announced that the legal O.
Speaker of the House of Representatives
was ready to pour forth, in eloquent and
beautifully couched language, the wrongs
commanding silence, he said:
Fellow citizens-It gives me pleasure in
seeing before me so many of LOuisianas
sons.
The speaker here went on to explain how
he, by his valOrous conduct, saved himself
from being put out of the char on the occa-
sion when Mr.. Carr made the motion that
the Speakers chair be declared vacant, nd
how he by his manly sentiments and exhi-
bition OF couABge, drove Mortimer Carr and
his minions to their seats.
Ny friends, said he, do you know who this
Henry Clay Warmoth is! l knew of him
long before he came down here. How did
he come hercf He came he,e poOr-as poor
as l am; l am very poor. He came here
poor, aud now what has he got7 Why, he
has get your money; he has made himself
rich on your money. He came here and got
some petty office, and in a short while he
was elected Governor.
And now he is the Boss Tweed of New
Orleans. Indeed. my friends, the Governor
of this State sinks in utter insigniticance
beside the boss thief of New York.
We intend on tomorrow to go into that
House and demand our seats as the legal
representatives of the people of Louisiana.
Now l have no doubt but the papers be-
longing to Governor Warmoth will say that
| have been guilty of holding incendiary
meetings. Now do not want to say things
that would create the least 81 gns of incen-
diary feeling, but tomorrow, at twelve
o'clock, l want sufficient posse of men to
stand near the street-nOt on Dryades
street-near us: and when We 70 intend
to 90 at the head of the file. and if | am
killed ask you, you, the people of Louisi-
ana. to avenge me. If we are slaughtered
want you to slaughter every whelp of
them, and not leave trace of them.
hav tnl1 tnr fhn hun HraI
time, the old hackneyed speech that has
been delivered by every Carter man during
the past two weeks, urging reform. and
telling the people how much money he had
stolen, and how much of it he did not get.
and how honest he would be if he got into
power; and, by way of variety, he told an
anecdote: Uncle Joe and Tom were discuss
ing about certain man whom Tom thought
would not steal, and he asked Uncle Joe
if he thought that this certain indi
vidual would steal. oval" said Uncle
Joe, "if l was chicken and this fellow was
around I'd roost high" Now, ! won't say
that Governor Warmoth would steal. but if
was chicken and he was around I'd
roost high. At the conclusion of this witty
effusion, the Times reporter threw up his
hat and the gatekeeper shouted twice.
Now, in conclusion, l want you to tell
me if you will support me ? (Cries OF yes
and one little boOtblack yelled Ego it, Car
ter. we'll back you.") With this comforting
assurance. the speaker proceeded. to appeal
to the people, telling them how much
credit they deserved for their patience and
forbearance, and how he would not have
them do any rash thing. l do not want the
Picayune, or that Camp street Journal to
say that l am trying to instil riot, for l
want YOU to understand that is not lay in
tention l wish simply to eradicate this
monster, Warmoth, from our soil. l want
to relieve the people from this oppression
and tyranny, and to relieve them of the
taxes that are crushing them to the earth;
and tell you, my friends, IT you stand oy
orr party, we will do these things. Now, l
intend to win this fight. do not intend to
be intimidated by any judge or executive
power. | am the peoples representative,
and Governor Warmoth and his miniOns can
not displace me, and l say now as did on
the day that the tool of Governor War
moth. that creature Mortimer Carr, at
tempted to displace me from the Speaker
chair. would like to sec the man that Will
dare displace me. ,
Making one more appeal to the people to
stand by him and his faction, he lett the
stand amid the cheers of the small audi
ence.
call was made for Mr.. Burch, but he did
! not respond Messrs. Bowman and f. l..
Jewell then made short addresses.
Mr.. Jewell stepped forward after Bow
man had done spOuting and said:
Fellow-constituents, have piece OF In
formation to communicate. have just re-
oeived a dispatch stating that Senator
Lewis, who has been at Bay st. Louis ha7
been captured by that renegade ex-Captaln
Williamson. and he and posse OF men are
bringing him here. Now the time OF
sncech making is done. and the hour OF
action has arrived. Now, who OF you Will
volunteer to 60 and rescue themf
The mob yelled like demons, and a crowd
consented to 90, when a man got up ana
shouted: .'My name is Zacharie, and Will
lead YOU. How many OF you VIII 60 WIN !,
me ~ Again the throng yelled Il Will,
and then another man got up on Claf
arm, and shouted: "My name ID james ~
Wingfeld, and l will lead you TO TINS place
| | will lead you to rescue TINS oehatoI
Come on! Come ont" With this the crowd
rushed down Royal street. stopping at m IN,
teryals to veil with demOniac voices. an
the way down they kept up this incessAll,
Yelling and screaming, and they seeh1eo
| more like devils than human beings.
All along the route the people VINO ha'i
| retired to their virtuous couches poho9
their heads out of the windows ana asheu
| in wondering and astonlshed volces; w nav .'s
is the matterY" "For Gods sake, tell US
what ia the rnatteri" "Have the citizens
been raising a riot'" Nobody needed these
interroyations, but passed quickly by as IL
| in haste to accomplish their nefarious ~
signs They reached the desired maven,
Claiborne and Elysian Fields streets Jew
minutes after nine. The Chief OF 'he paras
seemed to be Wingfeld He lmme-
diately set about organizing MS men
He dispatched twenty men 10 one
point and fifteen to another. bis plan vas
on