New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-02-10
LOUISIANA.
The War of the Factions-The Congress |
siOnal Committee and the Attendants at |
its Sessi0ns-Sketches of WarlnOth and |
Carter and Their Principal Adherents. |

The War of the Fnctions-The Congress
si0nal Committee and the Attendants at
its Sessi0ns-SketchesO of WarnOth and
Carter and Their Principal Adherents.
From the Chicago Tribune, February6.i
NEW ORLEANS, February IL dunno.
sir--it's something in the climate, reckon"
This is the opinion of Carter; and it CON
Germs the question of habitual or chronic
dishonesty in the conduct of Southern poll
tics. hardly need explain to the reader OF
contemporaneous history WHO Carter is
Before the first of last month it would, on
the contrary, have been quite necessary
that Carter should have some sort of an in
PRODUCTION to the public i'll order for the lat
ter party to take any interest in the former
But on.that day Carter shot into nOtOriety
as political strategist-a deviser of coups
Getot and all that-an asplrant tor the CON
troll of a State-since which time the tele-
graph and. still more, the New Orleans
newspapers have been very busy with the
name of Carter. And it is the dongs of
Carter, and of some others with whom he
has been connected, which have brought
down to New Orleans the congressional in
vestlgating committee which asked the
question which evoked the remark which l
have faithfully recorded above.
THE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE.
The resolution of the national House of
Representatives introduced by Mr.. Dawes
ordering the committee of investigation,
directing them to enquire into the origin
and character of the difficulties which have
arisen between the government and OF
tlcials of the State of Louisiana and United
States officials in said State, and their con-
duct growing out OF the same and to re-
port, recommend etc. The intention was
particularly to investigate the two Hagrant
81 t,ta inf al
legged against the Custombouse authorities
here, and, incidentally $50 the committee
construe their duty, the character of the
State government, and the circumstances
of the late ''war in New Orleans
The committee consists of the following
gentlemen: The Hon G. w. Scofield, of Penn
sylvania; the Hon. G.. w. McCrary, OF
Iowa; the Hon. II. b. Smith, of New York:
the Hon. l.. NJ. Speer, OF Pennsylvania;
and the Hon. Stevenson Archer, of Mary
land. The last two gentlemen represent
the inevitable Democratic minority, and
are apparently fully alive Mr.. Speer par
ticularly) to the fact that they are expected
to elicit unpleasant revelations concerning
the Republican party, which the rest of the
committee mi ght, perchance, conceal. Their
efforts will, from present appearances, be
less necessary than those of Senators Cas-
serly and Bayard have been in the New
York customhouse investigation; neverthe
less, it is well enough to have them along
Archer is a Southerner, of rather rakis
build and rig. gentlemanly in language
aud demeanor, and the only member
of the committee at all reliable at a
stand-up drink. Speer Is a thlnhpped
earnest, professional sort of man, very
suave and amiable, except when he cross
questions witnesses. Smith, whose other
name is Judge, is a wiry. severe, method
cal matter Oftact man, with good head
and a bearing toward witnesses which sig
uities mo tooling" McCrary is stout
open- faced, ingenious, fair, judicial: does
the least talking. but not the least think
ing. of any of them. Scotield is elderly
and quiet, with 4 visible consciousness c1
his dignity and responsibility as chairman
of the committee. He sWears the witnesses
at the opposite end of the table with due
soIemnity, and contronts him with cosy
round face, set off by a few gray locks
with a large burnt district III the midst
of them, and a scarcely statesmaniikt
goatee. Neither Scotield nor any OF his
colleagues on the committee has thus taI
shown any disposition to shirk any OF the
RESPONSIBILITIES OF the committee or t.
shield any person or party from deserved
blame.
REPRESENTATIVE S OF THE FACTIONS.
The sessions OF the colrmittee are held IL
the smaller court room-of the vast Custom
Louse-a reachy. desolate, granite struc
ture, of many columns and rotundas. and 9
great deal OF waste space, At each session
there. are in attendance a halt-dOzen OF
more representatives OF eacn OF the EarloG:
| political parties interested III the Louisiana
| Controversies There appear to be three o.
| thest-the Warm0thites. the Carteritcs ano
the Democrats. On behalf OF the first named
! there sits, convenient to the ear OF McCrary
| = teIInw-Iowan. General +. J. Heron, anC
! Secretary of State and r;ght-hand man OF
| Warmoth. He is Il handsome. Scutch-look
| in- stout person. with wide spreading REQ
| beard. and d red face. He was he military
| officer in command at New Orleans at The
| close of the war; resigned his COMMISSION
| aud atterward became United States mar
shall: had trouble with that highrnindec
| Statesman, A. johnson, and then retired t
| private life; then became Il warm partisan
| of Warlnoth. whom be helped ont with hi:
arduous duties by taking two or three III
cratiye Offices. Next to Heron sits Brag
| don Warmoth's private secretary. Next il
| TORY. formerly district attorney for Uncle
| Sam-a hg-nccked, dark-skinned, grizzly
mustarhed citizen, of no mean parts ap
| parentlv. Then follow others in the Cub
| ernatorial interest Those upon the Othel
| side, prompting Archer and Speer are {
or pecuuiarily. There is a weazened-look
| ing boy, who appears as il his utmost aGIii
| ties were to read Swineburne, to tie crava
| and have an uncle. That is j. L. G. Pitkin
of the Customhouse, formerly OF the con
fe6erate and atterward of the Union army
| He now writes editorials for tn,
Grant organ here. and draws his salar!
| at the Customhouse. There is Il very
red wlliskered, uneasy, loud-mouthed tei
| low whose name is unknown to fame, aut
| also to me- but who bears upon his bToat
shoulders the destinies of the Democrats
State Committee. He labors nightly will
Speer to Get this or that damaging interrOg
! atory propounded There is j. II. McNean
a carpet Dagger whom Carter made Cleri
! of the House, and who, though vealy, L
| apparently staunch as an OK for bis chief
| Poor fellow he has no clerkship now. The
same is doubtless the pledicament OF tn
two or three nondescripts who surrount
| him, and, also, of a good portion OF th'
score or two of citizens, of both colors, wh'
line the outer railing and listen in vain TO
| tie words of the witnesses, Ill the large
lofty, empty, echoing room.
CARRIERS STORY.
| Garter is sworn. He tells the story of hi
! grievances; how he was ouStcd by strategy
| from his rightful seat in the Speakers chai
of the House; how he and his fifty adher
ents, lacking only one of quorum, ha'
passed ireary days and nights IN tigh
little club room over liquor store, be
| leagucred by police, and barred out b,
-. H. s,4 Il