The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1872-01-20
Opinions of a Democrat.

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ocratie journal, publishes letter from
a New Orleans correspondent, dated
January 9th, from which we make the
following extracts. The correspon-
dent was an eyewitness to the excit-
ing political events which had occur
red up to the date of his letter, and
his opinions as those of non partisan
looker-on must possess no incOnsider-
able weight. His picture of Carter is
true to the life. After stating that
President Grant had turned his back
upon the Carter faction, the writer
goes on to say:
This is the death blow of the anti
Warmoth faction, for it was on this
very same federal assistance that they
chiefly relied, and without it they are
as harmless as Falstaff's men in buck
ram. They get little sympathy or
encouragement from the Democracy,
although a few iniudiciOus Democrats
have encouraged them; but the more
prudent and thoughtful men of the
party have, so far, stood aloof entire
ly, animated by pretty much the same
feelinge as possessed the old woman
when Bruin and her husband were
locked in deadly embrace. If, indeed,
they have any sympathy with either,
they lean toward the Warmoth fac
ton.
The action of Grant in disowning
the revolutionary and high-handed
measures of the Carter and Custom
house clique surprised them no less
than it did the opposition and the
general public. There is no doubt
that the Washington administration
was in full accord with them until
it was discovered that they were in a
hopeless minority, and that the War
moth party could not be ousted with
out open and palpable revolution,
without possibly bloodshed. Grants
brother-in-law, Casey, the collector
of this port, has been the chief leader
and wire-puller of the anti Warmoth
party, and every federal Office holder
in this city and State has worked like
beaver against Warmoth. The
United States revenue cutter Wilder
ness was, and is now, used as refuge
for the absconding Senators, in order
to break a quorum in the Senate.
Everything points disreputably to the
fact that Mr.. Grant has been aiding,
abetting and encouraging the Opposi-
tion in their course, and the curses
and maledictions that are heaped upon
his head by the Carterites for his
recreancy are both loud and deep.
George w. Carter; leader Of the
Custom House clique in the House, is
the Speaker of that body. He is an
ex- Confederate army officer, having
served in the latter part of the war as
Colonel of cavalry regiment. He is
likewise an ex-minister of the gospel,
having at one time in his checkered
career been an itinerant Methodist
preacher. Army associations, how
ever, knocked all the religious spirit
out of him, if he ever possessed any.
Now he swears like trooper, and it
is said he can hold his own with the
best at draw poker. He is fair spe-
cimen of the bold Western politician
rough, otf-hand in style and manner,
and possesses the courage and daring
to execute. He is, however, lacking
in discretion and judgmhnt. With a
moiety of Warmoth's tact, skill and
generalship, there. is no doubt that
he would have won an easy victory
| over the latter. Carter is represen-
tative from Cameron parish, whittier
he went as a registrar a few weeks
before the last election. The whole
term of his residence in the parish
does not exceed thirty days, nor has
he been in the parish since he has
been returned. He holds some sub
ordinate position in the New Orlean;
Custom-House. He is genuine type
of the ex-rebel, radical, carpet-bagger
without principle, honor, honesty ol
other commendable trait. An ex
federal carpet bagger is bad enough
God knows; but those miserable
sneaking, recreant, peunred ex-Con
federates, who have crept into the
Radical fold to prey upon the South
ern. people, from such, good Lord
deliver us!