New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-03-31
New York World Oh Carpe:-Ba ggers.

We publish the following special to the
say:
WASHINGTON, March 22-It is curious to
note the number OF carpet-ba Ggers in Con-
gress at the present time, the term carpet
Dagger" being meant to designate all the
Senators and Representatives from the
South who are really from the North. mas
much as they never went South until the
close of the war.
Alabama has one carpet-bag Senator and
one carpet-bag Representative. Spencer,
of the Senate, was born in New York, and
was citizen of Iowa or Nebl aska when he
entered the army in 1862. He went to Ala
bama at the close of the war. Buckley, of
the House. was also born in New York, en-
tered the Union army from Wisconsin, and
was not mustered out until 1866, when he
Immediately went into Alabama and poll
tics.
Both the Arkansas Senators and one of
her Representatives are carpet-baggers
Senator Rice, born in New York, entered
the army from Minnesota, and did not set
tie in Arkansas until 1864. Senator Clayton
sprang from Pennsylvania. and alighted in
Arkansas from the saddle at the close of
the war: and Edwards, the carpet-bag men,
Der of the House, who had lived in Iowa
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the same way.
Both the Florida Senators are carpet-bag-
gers Osborn, a native of New Jersey, en-
tered Florida in 1860 as assistant commits
sioner of the Freedmen Bureau. and Gill
bert was formerly New York merchant.
The Louisiana Senators are likewise car
pet baggers, though West, elected a year
ago. was born in New Orleans He left his
native place at an early age, and was next
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Francisco when the war broke out. and, at
its close. settled temporarily in Texas and
then III New Orleans. Kellogg, the other
Senator, is a Nermonter, who, possibly,
never saw Louisiana until after the war.
when he was appointed collector of New
Orleans. Louisiana has four Representa-
tlves tthe fifth has died since his election),
all OF whom, without exception, stayed
away from that State until the close of the
war. Sypher, a native OF Pennsylvania,
went TO Louisiana in 1866: Sheldon. of New
York, went there in 1861 Darrali OF Penn
sSVaala, went there about the same time;
and Mercy OF NJ SSachusetts. in 1896.
Mississippi has one pretty carpot-bag
Senator with pretty name-Adelbert
Ames. He was from Maine before he came
from Mississippi, where he settled as pro
visional Governor June, 1868 Besides this
Senator, Mississippi has three ca.t,at-bae
Representatives,, VIZ: Mckee. of Illinois !:
Perez. of Michigan; and Barry. Of Ken
lucky. All these gentlemen became Missis-
siDpians after the war.
Sawyer. Senator from Sou1u Carolina
went there in 1879. but retired to the North
during the re Oellion. at the close Of which
he was appointed collector Of Internal
revenue TOR the second district Of South
Carolina Elliott, the carpet-bag Repre-
sentative. was born in Boston, and is first
heard OF in South Carolina 3, delegate to
the Constitutional Convention OF 1868
Texas has a carpet-bag representative in
the person of William /. Clark. who was a
stranger to the State until 1860, when he
went into business at Galveston.
OF Nirgina's Representatives three
Plat, Porter, and StOwell-are carpet-bag-
gers. pIatt is Nermonter, Porter New
Yorker, Stowell q New Highlander All
went to Virginia during or at the close OF
tnp war.
SO it seems the States OF Alabama. Ark
ausas, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, South
Carolina, Texas and Viz, mia, which are
entitled, III the aggregate. to sixteen Sena-
tors and thlrty-six Representatives, have
in fact but seven Senators and twenty-five
Representatives-the rest are all carpet
baggers from the North.
Again, it appears tina the States of New
York, Nebraska, Wisconsin. Minnesota,
Pennsylvania, New Jersey. Vermont, Mas