New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-08-06
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is the only cOUrse to insure peace; TO
though there has been a nominal DRace
there has been such a contention through
| out the South as, almost TO amount to wal
itself. The only policy which could saVG
the Union was, IN the words of Horace
Greeley, TO shake hands across the bloody
chasm," and to reunite the whole people in
this policy the movement at Cincinnati was
undertaken, and We have met here to-day
TO COnsummate it. We must recognize, as
thinking men, that the only hope in the
present controversy is to unite all tie ele,
! ments of opposition toward extreme radi-
calism. If this fails, it is our only hope
Mr.. Andrew Hero was nominated tempo
rary secretary, and succeeding motion for
! committee on credentials was ruled out
! Of order, when the president directed the
! secretary to call the roll of parishes, and
all but eight parishes were found to be rep
! resented.
COMMITTEE on CREDENTIALS.
j. f. DeIoney, of CARROLL move that a
committee on credentials be appointed.
The President-What numbers
A member move it be thirteen.
Mr.. DelOney-I accept the amendment.
The Presidcnt-The chair has appointed
the following members Of the committee
j. +. Deloney, of Carroll; G. w. Munday,
of East Feiciana; Louis Bush, of La
fOurche; James c. Wise, of Rapides; Mr..
Land, of CaddO; j. w. Clinton, of St.
Helena; T. O'COnnOr, Of Orleans; r. i.
Preston, of Orleans; E, J. Lewis, Of st.
Landry; c. Z. CordilI, OF Tensas; J, c.
Egan, of Claiborne; w. w. Farmer, of
Ouachita, and Joseph Magner, of Orleans.
On motion of Mr.. John Hurley, second
ward, New Orleans, the convention took a
recess until two o'clock.
AID INTERIM.
While the committee was out considering
the roll Of delegates there was at first no
impatience. When the time allotted for
recess had expired, the delegates who had
i'll the meantime withdrawn into the street,
began to arrive and file into their seats, and
the dress circle as well as the galleries were
filed with the lobby.
Mr.. Sam Houston, of St. Tammany-I
move that Mr.. Z. North Cullom be called
on to address the convention.
Mr.. CullOm said in substance I was very
much delighted with the manner in which
the president announced the duties of the
hour. You know / have had humble part
in the late movement, and before high
heaven have had no selfish ends, but do
desire that this distracted people be once
more united and in harmonious action. l
have seen in my experience the rights OF
republics strewn everywhere from the
madness of the moment l believe we are
one people [Applause.l
A vOiCe-SO do |.
l believe we must work out our salvation
Trace up the histOhF of republics in all
days of the world. Rome by partisan
struggles fell, and was auctoned of
France got drunk On time and V0mited
blood" and the guillOtine operated under
partisan control. No party is worth living
an hour that does not unity the country and
build it up. Parties, like men, must have
their day. If this party accomplish moth
ing else, 1t will serve its purpose should it |
unity the people and unite all classes.
General Thomas A. Harris rose to speak, |
and said about what follows:
Parties in their time must have their day.
The Whig party has had its day. The pres |
ent patty has sprung up from a union Of all |
the elements OF opposition to radicalism. |
Liberal and Radical as in England, are OPP |
posed now, the one meaning freedom, the |
other discipline and cOnstraint. Discipline |
and tactics are very good things in their |
way, but may be run into the ground. PeO- |
pie get tired of il. Instances have been |
known where it has been followed into pri-
vate life, and extended even so far as to
the ordinary habits of walnng-eYerything
to be done by tactics, as eEempliheG IN the
order Of tactiCian to his wife, Dress up
in front and close up in the rear" We |
have now represented to us the types of the |
two parties. Could there be greater dis
similarity between the heads of the two
parties, az in the case Of Greeley on the
Jne hand, and Grant on the other
Now the question is, what is it we want
We want a man who, among other things,
las sympathy with US in our late national |
calamity call it what we will; a man who
will try to heal the discussions that usually |
trise from such CalamiteS. Men in Europe
nave done terrible, reckless fighting over
tbst act principles, on which there is
Usually 30 compromise, Look at the wars
which are mentioned in history over these
distractions. See the crusades, where the
l0sts fought for the possession OF the Holy
SepulChre. Now, if Il had been att mpted
o compromise by Mr.. Saladin Offering sew
ral squares 10 the Crusaders on one side
# a street in the Holy City, and several on
he other to be taken by the opposition, it
would have been secuted; il was an alb
traction. that was the cause of all. So, in
he Alabama claims, Mr.. John Bull gave us
5l5OOO,OOO 10 help pay our national debt
SO sir. Give us ten then. No sir. Give |
Il one then. No, sir There it is. we must |
AVE an arbitration. General Harris pro
eeded to show the arbitrary rule of Gen
raj Grant as eyinced in the contemplated
ostal telegraph and national education
ystems. When it gets so that tie govern
lent has charge Of the telCgraphs in this |
II the schools, and all the machinery Of
ducation, all the operators, all the teachers
] charge of the President, all the army and
aVy, it gets to be a serious thing. The |
peaker concluded in urging a work straight !
orward to get out OF the mire.
EPOET OF THE COMMITTEE ON cREDEE-
TIALs.
At the conclusion of these speeches it
as announced that the report of the com |
littee on credentials was ready, and then
Ir. A. Hero read the following list OF dele |
ates
Ascension -four Yotes)-P. 0. Ayraud, U.
rgrave, General A. Thomas Dr.. J. G. Sc
arere, +. Reynaud, Bernard Lemans, |
enry Mccall, B. Allen, S. Taylor, Y. P.
andry, w. Ballard, l.. A. Bringier, f.
'uffel, j. BillcisOn, Henry L. Dutfel, Fred.
uffel
AvoyeTes.l -four votes)-W. K. johnson.
d. Coco, W.. NJ. Ewell, James Ware.
Assumption -four votes)-E. E. Lauve,
Ohn Williams, A. BulOw, A. Cashier, j. B.
5hitington, w. w Pugh, Alfred Tete, +.
ike. Alternates-E. B. Cox, d. Morris,
Dseph Z. Leblanc, Joseph Adams, A. Dal-
res, Joe Thompson, w. A. Whitaker, P
lark.
East Baton Rouge isix votes)-A. s. :
enron. T. w. Hurst. D. RI. Callihan, 7. S
rady, J. r. LamUn, L. NJ. Hooper, ". j. :
alter, A. E. Read, =. s. Haralson, James
cCullen, James Cooper, Tom Bvnum, r Z
Young, Charles Weeks, j. NJ. Williams, =
,rdan Holt, T. V, Brown, Z. W. Robert !
West Baton Rouge two votesl-Dan !
icky, R. Hebert, IL. H. Hyams. H. Hebert,
lmes L. I.obdel, n. W. Pope, II. 81. Favcot.
BOssier -four votes is. NJ. Thomas, s. w. i
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