New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-01-10
OF REPRESENTA-;
TIVE WHEYLAND.
Meeting of Members of the General As.
sembly and Citizens.

After the assassination of Hon. Walter K.
Wheyland last evening, joint meeting OF
the Senate and House of Representatives
was held in the hall of the House of Repre-
sentatives. composed of citizens and mem
bers of the Legislature. The object OF the
meeting was to express sorrow caused by
his untimely end.
Senator jerks was called to the chair,
and addressed the meeting as follows:
Members of the General Assenbly 1--WE
have met tonight to consider and adopt
resolutions expressing our profound sorrow
and utter condemnation OF the atroclous
deed which has ended the life OF member
of the House of Representatives, Walter
r. Wheyland. The news OF the sad event
has come upon me SO suddenly as to shock
me beyond the power of expressing any
suitable condemnation of the horrid act.
After Senator jerks had concluded his
remarks, DR.. Worrall, OF the House of Rep
representatives., arose and made powerful
and feeling speech in support of the follow
ing resolutions, which lie had prepared for
the occasion:
WHEREAS, The spirit of revolution which
has existed among and been tostered by
certain members of this body, who have
needIessly absented themselves from this
House, and set up a so-called House OF Rep
re5entatiyes in a place known as the Cen
saloon" has eliminated III the cold blooded
assassination of our fellow member. Hon
Walter Il. Wheyland; therefore, be it
Rcsolred, That we feel the most heartfelt
sorrow on account Of the death of Mr..
Wheyland ana view him as a martyr to the
cause of law and order. and "a victim to the
reyengeful spirit which emanates from a
revolutionary disposition.
Resoired, That out of respect to the mem
ory of the deceased We will attend his
| funeral in a body from this place at TWO
| O'Clock tomorrow.
| ResoIred, That we point the citizens OF
! this city to the murdered corpse of our fell
| low-mcInber as the first bitter fruits of the
revolutionary spirit which is now rampant
| and beg of all good citizens, III behalf OF
! the safety of the city and honor of the State
and in behalf of law and order, to give nc
! further countenance to the faction whose
violent proceedings have eliminated in this
cruel deed of blood
The resolutions passed unanimously.
Immediately after this there was meet
ing of the ex-oiiicers. soldiers and sailors o.
the army and navy, over which Senator
jerks, as an ex-officer presided.
The Hon. Thomas w. Conway addressed
| this meeting in most forcible and touching
manner, in which he gave a briet biography
of the deceased, and concluded by offering
the following resolutions. which Were
adopted unanimously:
Resolved By the ex-sodiers and sailors o
| the United States army and navy now as
srmbled, That in the death of Hon. Waite
Wheyland we recognize the loss of a BRAY
soldier of the army OF the Union, a faithful
Republican, whose fault was that he woult
not enter into combination with Custom
house officials and recreant Democrats 10
the overthrow OF the Republican govern
ment of the State.
| RcsOlrcd, That we regard the loss OF Thu
veteran soldier. an CX-scTgeant OF a Massa
chuSetts volunteer regiment IN the arm
| lately warning against the rebellion, as tn
loss of one whose previous military hlstor.
and relationship lustiiies liz in rendering t
his friends, i'll the State OF his birth. on
most heartfelt sympathy and consolation.
Rcsoired, That. as loyal Republican cit
| zpps of Louisiana, we recognize IN his deaf
tue first MARTYR to the struggle of Repul
licans in this State for the maintenance
Republican liberty and good civil govern
inent against corruption and unscrupulou
combinations.