New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-08-07
PRIVILEGE QUESTION.

PRIVILEGE QUESTION.
Mr.. A. G. Carter-I am reported in The
Picay,a,e as declining the nomination fol
president in a cold and formal manner
thereby creating the impression that an
not in sympathy with the convention. Now
say on this convention hangs the veal Of
Louisiana, and the ticket nominated vii
receive my hearty and cordial support
COMMITTEE MATTERS.
Mr.. J. D. Moore, Of Lafourche-I oHe1
the following:
Resolted, That the chairman of each and
every committee ordered by this cOnven
ton shall be selected by the respective
committees themselves.
A motion was made and carried to lay
this resolution on the table by 1873 yeas to
G8 nays,
This resolution was construed by the
house as a reflection On the president, in
the first place, and as being out OF custom
in the second.
By Mr.. McNeeley, of Pointe Coupee:
Res0lred, That the president of this con
vention be authorized to appoint a sergeant
alarms and as many assistants as he may
deem necessary.
Motion to lay on the table made.
A member-The object Of laying that on
the.tabIe is for the convention to 60 into an
election for sergeants-at-arms.
Cries Of o no, 0 no.
COMMITTEE ON RESOLUTIONS.
Mr.. Deloney, of CARROLL now move
that a committee on resolutions be ap-
pointed by the president, to whom all reso-
lutiOns shall be referred.
A MEMBER submit the suggestion
whether he'permanent committee will not
interfere with the conference committee.
Mr.. Delony-It is not my intention 10 in
tertere with the operations of the confer
ence committee.
Mr.. Ryan, of Rapides-Such motion is
premature, and l fully concur with the mo-
ton to lay on the table. 1t is a work of
supererogation. Imove to lay on the table
Mr.. DelOney-I withdraw the resolution.
SPEECH OF j. sELLA MARTIN.
Motion being made and carried to ad-
journ until to-day at ten o'clock, Mr.. J.
SeIla Martin vas loudly called for, and
took the stand and began a speech. If
there is anything interesting to you, he
began, it is concerning the interests of the
cOIored people of this State. 1t has been
said by the supporters of the Kellogg
ticket that l am betraying the interests OF
my people. Ny answer to that is, that
was not sent into the world to take care Of
my complexion Iapplause.l The objection
that the Democrats are the lifelong enc
mics of my race l answer by saying that
that feeling was swept away by the war
l claim the same right to act with the Lib
eraI party Shat the colored men
claim to act with the Radical party If
the Democrats have taken the Liberal
platform and its candidate, Mr. Horace
Greeley, that is, in my opinion, strong
reason why they will be anxious for it's
success. We can't get along without white
people, and we can not live without the
white people, To repeal the fifteenth
amendment is like turning back history
Even if they should cheat Us, we could not
be worse off than We are. | say the con
ditiOn of my people under the CpstOmhouse
influence is one of servitude. l ran away
when l was a slave, but now l have no
where to run to. l prefer the condition of
a slave to the servitude of a man who
would be a RObespierre to-day, had he the
power as he has the intention. On being
invited at the Baton Rouge convention
within the house, Mr.. Packard, who is a
hypOcrite and scoundreI, advanced to the
simple minded young man who acted as
president, and said:
"His name is scratched Of the rolls
LROars of applause.J
The simple-minded young man then said:
- you can't speak here"
why" said l, you invited nue. TO speak,
IF you persist I'll have you turned out
by the sergeant-at-arms."
And they did turn me out of the conven-
ton. asked Mr.. Antoine why he would sit
quiet and see me expelled. He said:
How could you expect me to interfere
when l was sitting there expecting to be
Lieutenant Governor}" Tire
mendOus cheers and laughter
When Mr.. Ingraham first went over,
when Mr.. Warmoth refused to give him an
appointment, Pitt Kellogg, to show you
how much they think of the colored man,
gave him whitewash brush and bucket
and sent him into the water closet. CCheers. J
You will see by these incidents the esteem
in which they hold the colored men. Fabius
Mckay Dunn is the only other man who
has any appointment as heads of depart.
ments. There is Mr.. Lowell; he can't find
a colored man capable Of holding a clerk
ship. Those people who profess such love