The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-01-12

Prouihent Louisiana Politicians
sketches Of Speaker Carter and
Governor Warmoth.
Speaker" Carter and Governor
Warmoth, Of Louisiana, who are now
the central figures Of the strife Of the
political factions in New Orleans, are
both remarkable men. We give
below sketches Of both individuals:
SPEAKER CARTER,
Of the anti-Warmoth House of Rep.
resentatives Of Louisiana, whose name
is George w. Carter, was eight or ten
years ago a minister OF remarkable
influence and fine reputation In the
Virginia Conference of the Meth
odist Church, and well known also
for his eloquence and other brilliant
qualities. Shortly before the war Mr.:
Carter went South from Virginia, and
the Petersburg (Va.) Progress furnishes
the following remarkable history of his
career showing to what base uses
politics may apply the brightest genius.
The Progress says: when the war
came on Mr.. Carter was soon heard
from as an ardent secessionist, creating
quite stir in Texas by his iervor and
eloquence. Shortly after he became q
colonel in the Confederate army, and
remained such for some months, but
left the service on account OF some
difficulty with brother officer. Next
there was a great deal Of mystery and
some stir about a secret mission that
Carter had in Richmond; it was evident
that from some cause he had become
a person OF much importance, and was
frequently in confidential communlca-
ton with the cabinet officers. During
the war we never heard surmise as TO
the nature of this scheme, but a few
weeks ago, while travelling, happened
to hear all about it.
Garter had in some incomprehensi-
bic manner discovered the secret, so
jealousy guarded by the English gov
eminent, of making the Armstrong
gun. He brought his drawings and
evidences of their genuineness to Rich
mond, and convinced Col. Gorgas, as
was the fact that he bad learned the
principle lie was after time given
discretionary powers in the premises,
sent to New Orleans, formed company,
bought foundry. brought his imported
workmen in Oh a blockader, and was
Just beginning to work when New
Orleans fell, ending in heavy losses to
the contractors what would have been
an immensely profitable speculation.
From this time TO the surrender his
history is rather obscure, except that
he distinguished himself in battle
near Little Rock, Arkansas, and was
then known to have lelt the army again.
after the war he started in political
life in Texas, and next appears in New
Orleans, where, after few months, he
developed into furious Radical and
was soon recognized as man of bril-
liant abilities and skillful in the man.
agement OF men. Here in haranguing
the negroes his former pulpit expert
ence proved OF great use, and he contln-
ued to grow in Importance until now he
is a power in the State, welding one
wing of the Republican party with
mastery ability, and being the only man
of his faction with at once brains and
nerve enough 10 prevent Warmoth's
carving Louisiana against Grant. But
for his habits he might be anything he
chose, but he is reported to have become
debauched by politics and political as
sociations, and to revel in the openness
of his ofIenses. He is brave, has a
fine mind, is ready in resource, fluent in
speech, popular in manners, and the
most accomplished conversationalist in
Louisiana. And this is the end Of a
man who is remembered as a minister
of Christ and an instructor of youth:
We leave it to others 10 draw the moral
from the sad story"
SKETCH OF GOV. wARMoTH.
The Washington correspondent of the
Chicago Tribune gives the following in
regard to Governor Warmoth, Of Lou
isiana
"From all that can he understood,
Governor Warmoth, Of Louisiana, is
the most extraordinary and precoclous
leader in the South. He is represented
to be six feet three inches high, OF a
slender, wiry build, but with a fine
Kentucky looking face, large nose, full
at the nostrils, keen measuring eyes, a
superb moustache, we'll cut brows and
chin. He is native of Louisiana,
began public life when eighteen years Of
age, being then fluent stump speaker,
and now, at twenty-eight, he
is an arrogant, keen witted and
successful man, worth probably half
million of dollars, of which he had &C
cumulated more than one hundred
thousand in the practice OF law in New
Orleans. He is unmarried. War
moths weaknesses are his rashness,
boyishness and applicability. He
spends short time in every case of
difficulty, to effect compromise; and,
this failing, he resolves into an enemy,
and is heuceforward unpacifiable.
Gutted with power at an age when
men generally are porting over school
books or learning some vocation, this
extraordinary specimen OF American
opportunities in time OF political chaos
has already had an epic career. His
courage, mental and physical, has been
fully tested"