New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-06-05
JUDGE HUNT RISES TO EXPLAIN

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/ A call was made for the committee on
| conference to meet in the green room
| The secretary, Mr. Oscar Arroyo. having
| arrived, the roll was called and nine -tenths
! of the parishes found present The roomy
| dFess circle and the prOsceDium boxes from
| the stage to the ceiling, beside the second
| tier were crammed with spectators. who
kept strange silence considering their
number, while the paPquette was alsb filed
with the delegates, the convention not hav-
ing fallen off ,jot from the previous day.
Mr., McEnery, of Ouachita-In view of
the fact, sir, that committee on conference
has been appointed to confer with a like
committee of the Reform party, move that
we now adjourn until three o'clock.
Mr.. Scanlan- u move to adjourn until
half-past seven o'clock in the evening In
case we come back here so soon, and find
no committee here, we viii have to walk
long way to our homes, and the weather is
very hot, sir. Laughter
The motion was amended to halfpast one
o'clock, and lost, and then the call by par
ishes was taken on the motion to adjourn
until two o'clock, the vote standing 23I yeas
and 80 nays.
1t was announced that the committee on
resolutions would meet at No. II CarOndelet
street at one O'Clock ...-........
Mr.. MeCaleb--In behalf of some of the
delegates here who are accredited to both
conventions, desire to withdraw their Gre
dentials from this convention. .........
The Chair-Any objections?
There being none, permission was given.
The convention adjourned until two
o'clock. ....-. ..---.-.........
During the time of recess the convention
rambled up Bourbon street to Canal, and
some of them made an accession to the
numbers within the Masonic Hall, where
they met the Reformers on their way out,
having just granted recess of one hour to
allow their committee on credentials to re-
port.
The following is the complete list of dele
gates from Catahoula parish, accidentally
omitted from the report:
Regular-Wade r. Young, j. G. Hawkes.,
William Reditt
Additional delegates-James FORSYTH.
Truman Breithaupt, Z. S. Robertson, War
ran Maubly, Sam Bowman, William Beard
Allen Davis, DR.. G. w. Davis, James NJ
Falk, William III. HOllOman, William L.
Ditto, John Pecke, Louis Spencer. Noah
Reddick, j. H. Bowman, Joseph Guss,
William S. Prichard.
While the house was filed, preparatory
to the commencement of proceedings, a
copy OF the EUeRinq Times was shown to
Judge 7. g. Hunt, who occupied a front
seat, physically and sentimentally. in the
convention, land the Judge, on having the
leading article, animadverting on the con-
sistency of his course toward Governor
WarmOth, read to him, remarked that he
would rise to a personal explanation. In
the meantime the paper was handed round,
and before the call to order nearly every
one had read it. The chapter in the Times
said that "the course of Judge Hunt in de-
nOuncing Governor Warmoth had excited
no little surprise among those who were
cOgnizant of an agreement understood to
have been made between the Judge and
his friends, last February, and Governor
WarmOth, that the latter should procure
the passage Of an act creating a new Grim
inal court to winch Judge Hunt was to be
appointed An editorial article in the Re-
PUBLICAN, written by Judge HUT, in which
Governor WarmOth was well spoken of and
Judge Abel severely censured for political
harangues, followed.
The convention was cOnvOked at the call
of the president, Mr.. j. T. Head in the
chair
Mr.. Hunt-AIr President, I rise to an ex-
PLANTATION. Is the convention called to or
der?
The President-Yas, sir.
Mr.. Hunt am asked by my friends to
address those behind me. Gentlemen, be-
cause l had the manhood and the indepen-
dence and the idea of duty to express my
self as l did in regard tB Governor War
moth and his creatures, and the way he has
conducted himself, the press has assailed
me this evening, to pretend, falsely pretend,
that l have asked a favor of him myself or
through my friends.
/ glory in my honor, and I have enjoyed
it through life, and, suppose, will main
tain it through my existence; but, oh, gen
tlemen, talk not to me-. No man on earth
can stigmatize my honor, and can say that |
I have shirked from my duty. Nothing can
turn me from that line of duty, to which l !
have been brought up and trained in the
school Of honor. Honor, gentlemen in |
capable of telling anything but the truth.
desire again to say that the infamy Of !
your Governor and his creatures have |
dared to say that have been engaged with |
them for the price OF a position on the bench. |
Before God and my country, it is as base |
a falsehOOd as ever was uttered against me. |
| recommended, IwrOte an article, which |
in the New Orleans REPUBLICAN, !
looking to the advisability of creating an |
additional criminal court for this city of |
New Orleans. We have a population of |
3OO,0 900, and wrote the article on the sub
iect, stating that the recorders did not send |
up their papers, and that trials were not /
had, and that there was not a suficiency of
tribunals to try the Offenses perpetrated |
and render justice to the extent which a
territory comprising 100000 people would
Was / not right2 1t was to try |
and remedy all the misdemeanOrs and
grave offenses, and the crowded docket
and the numerous murder cases which were
pending before the present court.
wrote and published on paper what
thought, and the action that 1 took was
Known to Mr.. Semmes, then acting as At
jorney General in my court, and he can
prove what / say. The paragraph, through
Mr.. Semmes, and in commentator of Gov
3rnOr WarmOth, was published in his paper,
strange as itmay seem, in the midst of his
/ wrote this article with the view that the
Governor would include it in his message,
md for that reason only. Was it not Just
md perfectly right Was | not acting for
he public good in this endeavOr to get
trough the Legislature bill which the
wants of the city justified? Although he
las denounced them as the most corrupt of
nen, yet [ knew his power was supreme
hat he might recommend the passage of
he bill, and that his recommendation
night pass into a law. Yet his reeOmmenda- |
ion was not passed, and the Legislature
7ould not adopt the bill thai l suggested
nd prepared. Here the speaker was in
think hear some one laugh
lg. No such scOundrel ought to be allowed
q this assembly of gentlemen, although l
uOH IuCy dLo OuiY Tue MlulOHS VI Wv
rnor Warmoth, who are trying to disturb
8.
Well, now, the bill was introduced; my
i'll was ignored by trick kerry, and justice
las refused-I wish you would stand out
my way.
Member-I am looking for my place.
Mr.. Hunt-W Well, look for it. Trickery {
7as the victor and the bill was lost. |
ever asked a favor of that Governor; l
ever saw him from the day that 1 was in
he Office of his paper, and no allusiOn has ]
cen made upon the subject until to-day in