New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-02-02

OF their rights. can not sit quietly here
and listen to the abuse heaped upon my
race: neither can remain here and read
everything that is published in the papers
against my people by sO-called Kepuolc
cana man that claims to be the frienu o!
the colored people. say, Mr.. Speaker,
can not and will not listen to this abuse
without rising in their defense.
Now. Mr. Speaker, have met many mean
men. Int the meanest man ever met is DE-
Thomas d. WOrrall
Mr.. Gartskamp-I rise to point OF order
He is not combining himself to the point.
Mr.. Murray-My people have been as
sailed by DR.. WOrrall, and l am gong 10
show who this DR.. Worrall Is. =! am rep
resentative Of a negro race IN TINS no"se'
and want every negro to know thaI IN
tend to see that my race Is not aDuseo ny
any one and as my people have been as
sailed. intend to show who this man Is that
assailed them.
|. like Mr.. Stamps, have not superior
education. but l thank God l never was
educated for a Baptist preacher. L know
DR.. Worrall l knew him when he came
here. and know all about him from the day
he landed at Baton Rouge to the day ne
came to New Orleans. l know him oetter
than he knows me. l knew him when ne
was a preacher in the Baptist church on
bear, and was we'll acquainted with him.
He tells us that we will in few days
want his assistance, and that he fought so
long and earnestly against the persons VINO
instituted this revolution. NOW Mr.
Sneaker, who was at the bottom of all this
trouble, Who was the instigator. VIII
tell you. 1t was DR.. Thomas ~.
Worrall. If it had not been LOT
him we would not have had all the
State for the past few weeks. Now, sir. lie
talks about his election. He was elected
BIZ colored people, and now he. in his paper,
abuses the men that elected him: There
was not fifteen white men voted Tor MN.
Now. what right has lie to a seat here he
is OF an American-not even Loulslanlan'
but native of England.
Mr.. Garstkamp-Mr. Speaker. l Will not
allow any member to say that my COL
league has no right to seat upon this moor.
The Speaker-The gentleman Will CONNIE
himself to the question.
Mr.. Murray intend to do so,
sir; he has said that we are the
tools of Governor WarmOth. l deny
this. am not the tool of anyone.
was not sent here for that purpose. MY
object is to represent my constituents, and
intend to do so in spite Of anything that
such men as DR.. Worrall can do to prevent
me- l represent a constituency: he does
not, and 1 say here. Mr. Speaker. that
Thomas D. Worrall is not fepuohcan'
he is no friend to the colored peo-
pie. and consequently, has no right to
represent them upon this floor. will now
Weld the floor to Mr.. MahOncy.
Mr.. Mahoney did not take the floor.
Mr.. Barrett offered the following resoiu-
ton:
WHEREAS, Hon. T. D. Worrall. editor of
a paper known as the Ui'rdiiteusc. and a
member OF this House, has been guilty OF a
gross breach Of decorum and violated his
duty as a member of this House, in publish
ing a disgraceful picture, especially in
tended to bring the colored members OF
this body into public contempt; therefore,
Rssolre.L That the said T. D. Worrall be
arraigued before the bar of the House, and
censured by the Speaker.
And said:
Mr.. Speaker. in offering this resou-
| ton | have a few remarks to make. NY
object in offering this resolution is simply
| this. DIR. Werrall is a member of this House
and The editor of paper called the Mifrau
| leuse. In that paper. he. IN an esitorlal-
| abuses the colUred members OF this louise,
| saving they are incompetent and ignorant
and not able to represent the people who
l.
| there are coloreI men upon this f1ool
who are lust as able as he. and some great
| deal better.
Now, he insists that he was the promul
gator of that bill by which the cOlOred peo
| nle of this State received their rights-that
| he was an instigator Of that bill OF civil
| rights.
MIR. Worrall-I rise to a point of order.
| simply said that l introduced the bill which
secured to them civil rights.
| MIR. Barrett-All right, sir. Now. Mr.
| Sneaker, l. like Mr.. Stamps, have not had
the benefts<of grand education. but
| thank God that am true man; that L am
a true Republican, and that | am not de
ceitfuI man. / did not claim to support
Governor Warmoth and then 60 to the
| Gem gipbOuse and make big speech
against the Governor, and pledge myself tC
support Mr.. Carter. like DR.. WOrrall. He
| has been always talking about what he has
! done against these men: and when we look
| at the affair carefully, we lind that he Is
really the instigator of the whole affair
| Now, he says that if we do not obey his
dictation, in two years we will be IN
worse state of slavery than ever. My
| friends, hone you will not pay any atten
| ton to this threat. This man has no in
| fuence in this State or any other. This l:
| not the first time that we have elected suct
| bad men to represent our cOlOred people
| and this is not the first time they have beer
deceived by such men. He claims to be &
friend of the colored people. Yes: he gives
| great evidence of it by the cartoon.
be publishes in his petty paper. He
few months ago. caricatured one o.
| the best men in this country, the late la
mented Oscar j. Dunn, the Lieutenan
| Governor OF this State, and not content
with this. he must now make fun of thu
men who represent the cOlOred people o
this State Now, who is he that does THU
thing: where did he come from? have
heard that he was Speaker in the House o
| Representatives in Colorado. Now, why
did he leave there so suddenly! have
heard it stated II do not know how true
| isl. but it is stated that he left quite sud
denly on account of his dabbling in som,
gold speculation. He says that our colore'
men are not fit to be sent here as representa-
tiyes. I DENY this. We have men on th
| floor who are more honest and have better
right to seats on this floor than he. AS ;
| matter of experience, some OF the mem
bers may not have had the experience tina
| Dr. Worrall had in Colorado. and l thanl
God that they have not. He says his recor'
is clear. Now. l want that proved, for
| he has done in the past few weeks can b.
guilty of anything. The idea of hin
making fun of the colored people of thi
State the people who have done more TO
him than the whites; the people tina
elected him to Office; and how does he re
turn his gratitude! Why. by publishin:
caricatures of his benefactors
Now. Mr.. Speaker, am the Representa-
tive of the third ward. have always don
my duty as member on this floor. Now
that is more than Mr.. WOrrall can say.
have remained steadfast to the executive O
this State, because he was right Mr.. Wor
rail- made overtures to both sides He stoo
upon the fence, wishing to be on the goo