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New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-08-08
A GOOD SPEECH,

| J. Sella Martin, by invitation, appeared
before the Liberal convention Tuesday
morning and delivered what was consid-
cred by all who heard it. a good speech.
It certainly was remarkable speech to
come from man who was once a slave,
and that, we should judge, not many years
ago, for Mr.. Martin is yet young man.
He must have ma de good use of his time
after tearing himself from slavery for no
man can speak and write with the facility
and correctness that he can without being
educated, and no man can be educated up
to the standard that Mr.. Martin is with
out possessing smind of a good order.
He spoke for nearly an hour and was re-
peatedly and rapturously applauded by the
large aud intelligent audience present,
many Of whom were evidently not pre-
pared to hear such an intellectual effort
| from a colored man. We have said Mr..
Martin is a young man. He does not
look more than thirty years of age. He
is about the color of our Indians; has a
pleasing countenance and, prepossessing
appearance in person. As a speaker, his
style Of delivery is easy, though earnest,
and rather graceful His words are we'll
chosen, and do not fail to present his
ideas with force and telling effect. 1t was
very evident that Mr. Martins speech be-
fore the convention had happy effect on
the delegates. 1t was in the right temper
to please all reasonable persons, and can
not fail to please the colored people of
this State. Appearing before a political
convention, Mr.. Martin of course WIS ex-
pected to make political harangne- one
that would pour oil upon the troubled
waters that surround the friends and adj
Vocates of good government, and at the
same time pour hot shot into the enemies
Of the Liberal parry. Mr.. Martins polit-
Ical experience and powers of oratorv
enabled him to do both very effectuallv.
= He told the convention that if pro,,sr
nominations. were made large number of
colored people would support them.
that, in fact, he felt authorized to
say that if suitable ticket was chosen, !
giving the eolored people a representation
on it, Mr.. Pinchback and his frinds, en-
bracing the regular Republican conven-
ton, would indorse and support it. mi
that case he felt satisfied that victory !
would perch upon the State and national /
banners Of the Liberal party next fail. |
After thus throwing his OH upon the
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-08-08
NEW ORLEANS REPUBLICAN, THURSDAY, AUGUST 8, 1872

troubled waters of the new party, the
speaker commenced throwing his hot shot
into the Grant party, and gave a rather
glowing account of the expressions of
Grantism in this State, under the rule Of
Marshal Packard. Mr.. Martin gIided from
the scenes of oppression in this city, en-
acted in the Customhouse, with the aid of
Calling guns and United States troops, to
scenes wherein he was made to play a
prominent part He told how he was
elected delegate to the Custonlhouse
Baton Rouge convention, and when
he went there to claim his seat,
how exasperated became Packard, who
had no love for him. Then, said
Mr.. Martin, Packard wrote to my
parish and ordered some of his hirelings
there to hold an election and send another
delegate in my place, as I would not be
permitted to take my seat;" ''and sure
enough, said Mr.. Martin, ''when I pre-
scented myself was informed by the pres
ident Of the convention that my name
had been scratched, and that / would
have to leave" And Mr. Martin said he
did have to. leave. He was hustled out
by two sergeants-at-arms, who, without
any further ceremony, lifted him up and
forcibly carried him out. ''This, said
Mr.. Martin, was the treatment a colored
delegate to q Republican convention re-
ceived at the hands of the federal admin
istration through its of1cious agents in
this State" Mr.. Martin said that Mr..
Pinchback had received similar treatment
from federal oficiousness. He was elected
a member Of the Philadelphia convention,
but was prevented from taking his seat.
Mr.. Martin thought the people, white and
black, were tired of this meddling of fed
eraf officials in the local affairs of States.
He is confident that if the friends of good
government will unite this tyranny can be
stopped. And this convention, Mr.. Mar
tin thought, could unite the people by Sc
Letting suitable State and federal ticket /
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-08-08

Rufus Crane, lawyer by profession, and E.
Booth, halter by vocation. The subject
hichthese great disputants are expected to
discuss is eminently worthy of their great
powers, both Of intellect and endurance,
and is one in which the public can not
fail to have great interest, as it is Intimate
ly blended with the future prosperity of
the Crescent City. The subject will be:
''Shall New Orleans be fenced in and
whitewashed; or, shall It be permitted to
expand" Mr.. Booth will take the affirm
alive Of fencing in, while Mr.. Crane will
favor expansion. The subject being one
of great interest to our citizens, and the
gentlemen who are expected to discuss it
being well qualified to continue the dis
cussion ad infnitum, there is no telling
where it will end after it has had be-
ginning. We are satisfied that Mr.. Booth
will confne himself, in the discussion of
this vital subject, to New Orleans sit is,
with fence around it; but we are not so
well satisfied that there will be any limit
to his talk. He is an interminable talker,
especially in advocating the contraction of
useful public improvements. Yet, we
think he honestly believes that fencing in
New Orleans would be a great public inn
provement Mr.. Crane, on the other
hand, we believe, honestly favors expan-
sion in most things. He is what might
justly be called an expansive orator. In
discussing this subject Mr.. Booths 'fence''
will be no obstacle to Mr.. Cranes soaring
genius. No pedt up Utica confines his
mind. When these gentlemen meet in the
polemicaI arena the enlightened public
may expect something rich and racy-
something in the field Of intellect that will
make each particular hair of each particu-
lar individual present stand on end.
There will, indeed, be grand display Of
their peculiar kind Of wit and eloquence.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-08-08
SOMETHING Rich.

1t is whispered around in the circles Of
the recherche that the citizens of New
Orleans are likely to be treated before long
to some things rich in the intellectual
way. From the fact that the matter has
thus far been confined to those choice
circles of society that are said to embrace
all the genius, intelligence, virtue and
honesty of this community, it has been
very difficult to gain information in regard
to an event that cannot fail to have an
astounding effect whenever it comes to
pass. But by due diligence and with the
assistance of the dilettante who are so for
tunate as to gain admission to the inner
circle of the great temple of knowing
ones of the Crescent City, we have gained
some interesting information in regard to
the matter and we hasten, to lay it before
the public. We are told by those in whom
we have the utmost confidence that the
especial patronizers of the fine arts here
have been engaged for some time in en-
deavoring to arrange for an intellectual
tut between thosegiant polennios, William
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-08-08
SODA pop FINANnTBRINa.

Misther McCloskey's arguments are like
his soda water, one-third .froth, and two
thirds gaseous sweetened water. Discount
thirty-three and a third per cent. He says
the corporation laborers pay their taxes
by losing one-third of their wages. If Mr.
McCloskey paid his own taxes with greater
punctuality the corporation laborers would
not have to stand such dreadful tax upon
their labor. The discount that the city
employees have to suffer results from the
efforts of McCloskey's bank to depreciate
the value of city paper. Banks buy city
certificates of indebtedness at a discount
with the money that the people
deposit in their vaults, and then
get par for the paper by waiting
two or three months. This pays big in
terest. McCloskey, as banker, buys city
paper at seventy cents, waits three months
and gets par for it, making thirty per
cent on the investment. By this means he
manages to pocket about one hundred per
cent per annum. 1t is a good thing for
MGCloskey to depreciate the wages of the
labOrers, for the lower he buys certificates
the greater his profit. What he makes,
the city and the people, lose, but that is
nothing. tits the same old game of thirty
per cent froth, and seventy per cent of
gaseous sweetened water. The one weak
ems the city, and the other gives the
'ftumuck ache" to the citizen. McCIoskey
is one Of 'em.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-08-08
TIE PIC Att AGAIN.

tits Percy Roberts this time who throws
confusion into the ranks of the Picay9e'S
editorial corps-and more effectually, too,
than did the gallant and commendable,
but disreputable and disgraceful, conduct
Of General Badger, so eloquently, but con-
fusedly, set forth in the Dolly Warden Or
gan on Tuesday.
The facts, briefly, are these: Mr.. Percy
Roberts made speech in which he said
'fthe Democrats and Liberals should fra
ternize cordially in this contest, in order
to attain ''the best possible. good" next to
the putting in Office throughout the State
and nation of straight out Democrats,
which he conceded to be impossible. By
unanswerable logic he proved that the
Liberal Republicans control the destinies
of the State as against the Last Ditchers,
and, as he is ''tired of going down in dis
aster" he appealed to the common sense
and patriotism of this latter class to ''wel-
come the junction" with the Liberals,
which Will secure the redemption of the
State.
These highly proper and correct senti-,
ments fell into the hands of the right
minded and genial old codger who does
the ''praise" business for the Pic, and he
promptly printed them, with the subjoined
laudatory editorial reference:
Attention is called to the able speech of
Mr.. Percy Roberts, published elsewhere.
This gentleman is not a politician, but
deems it his duty in the present emergency
to offer his views'to the good people OF our
city and State. His remarks are well
worthy Of perusal.
This was highly satisfactory to right
thinking men, but it set the ''heavy vii
lain of the concern in a terrible rage.
For,the Picayauae to indorse the statement
that forty thousand should be put down
as the. minimum number of the Liberal
vote was stultifying all his previous efforts
to belittle the young giant party, conse-
quently he rushed to the eagle-capped edi-
flee, suppressed the obnoxious and dam
aging truths, and in the next evenings
edition promulgated this, to his fairly dis
posed colleague, humiliating explanation,
apology or whatever else it may be termed:
On reflection, and careful perusal of the
speech delivered by Mr.. Percy Roberts to
the McEnery Guards, which was published
in our evening edition of yesterday, we
think it proper to say that we do not wish
to be understood as accepting his estimate
of the voting strength Of the Liberal Re-
publican or Liberal party, nOr do we con-
cur in the views which Mr.. Roberts pre-
sented.
For the credit of New Orleans journal
ism, we hope one of these Picayone
editors will be interdicted ora keeper ap-
pointed for the entire establishment
Really the internal discussions Of that
concern, and widely varying views of the
should be kept out of its col
umns. The public have not time to keep
the run of such frequent and violent
changes.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-08-08

We are gratiied to perceive that some
of the jntimates and friends of the gentle
men Of the Picay1ne have got sense
enough to decline a guPernatorial nomi-
nation, as disclosed in a letter addressed
to the editors Of the Pic by Jean Berth,
in behalf Of their mutual friend Mr.. Cap
deyille. after intimating that Mr. Cap
deville would accept seat in the Senate,
Mr.. Berth concludes his letter with re-
newed assurances of esteem for the gentle
men of the Pic.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-08-08

The following article, it is supposed,
was written for the Picqyorlae and ''sent up
stairs, but was, left out by the foreman
on account Of its manifest inconsistency:
The time has now come when the Plea
yH',e must speak its true sentiments. We
are convinced that in the political medley
prevailing at present, Governor War
moth is the only man whose cleo
ton will redeem the State, relieve the
people from the expressions of bad govern
ment, produce confidence in the admins
tratiOn and defeat the schemes and maehin-
atoms of ultra Radicalism. Our Demo-
cratic friends should not let the present
opportunity pass without securing his in
valuable assistance by insisting that he.be
placed at the head OF the coalition ticket.
He has squandered the public moneys by
reckless support of bad laws, appointed
unworthy men and personal fayorites to
office on no other than mercenary grounds.
and has constituted himself an incubus on
the prosperity of the State. Therefore, in
the present position of affairs no sane man,
either from expediency or principle, can
yield him support
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-08-08
GRANT As A DE

GRANT AS A DEMOCRATIC CANVAssBR
A good opening for the Last Ditchers is
that offered by Blanton Duncan and Brick
Pomeroy in the convention proposed to
be held in Louisville next month.
By some accident the Grant Campaign
Executive Committee mailed to Senator J..
R. West, evidently supposing he would
sympathize in their vile scheme, num-
Der of circulars advocating this conven-
ton, and requesting the senator to circu-
late them among disafected Democrats.
The supporters of the united State ticket
are the most disappointed" people in
this section.
p But what do Republicans think Of Grant
and his managers organizing and supply
ing funds to nominate straight-out Ku-
Klux Democratic presidential ticket ?
Does.not this justify, if further cause was
needed, every means to beat Grant?
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-08-08
QUARANTINE.
PROCLAMATION BY THE GOVERNOR.
STATE OF LOUISIANA, }
Executive Department,
New Orleana. InnA Is. 1872. y

STATE OF LOUISIANA,
Executive Department, :
New Orleans, June IS, 1872.
WHEREAS, An act of the Legislature, approved
March IS 1855 entitled IAN act to establish quaran-
tine for the protection of the State provides that
the Governor of the State shall issue his proclama-
ton, upon the advice of the Board of Health, de-
claring any place where there shall be reason 30
believe pestilent contagious or infectious disease
exists, to be an infected place, and stating the
number Of days of quarantine to be performed by
the vessels, their passengers, officers and crews
coming from such place or places
Now, therefore, in pursuance Of the provisions
of the act aforesaid issue this my proclamation,
and declare the places hereafter named to be in
fected places, and that all vessels together with
officers crews, passengers and eargOes, arriving
from such places, or having touched or stopped at
any of them, shall be subject to a quarantine of
not less than ten days, or for longer period, as
may be considered necessary by the Board of
Health, to take effect from and after the FIRST
DAY OF july. 1872. Any violation Of the quaran-
tine laws here proclaimed will be severely pun
ished.
The places which are hereby declared infected
as aforesaid are the following, to wit Havana
Matanzas, Trinidad, Cardenas, St. Jago, all on the
Island of Cuba Port Royal and Mintego Bay, on
the Island of Jamaica; Jacmel and Prince,
on the Island Of San Domingo the islands of St.
Thomas, Martinique and Guadalupe; Campeachy,
in Yueatan; Belize, in Honduras; Vera Cruz, Al
varadO Tampico, Matamoras and Tuxpan, in Mex
icO San Juan, in Nicaragua Chagres Aspinwall
and Porto Belo, in Central America; Maracaibo, in
Venezuela Laguayra, Island of Trinidad; Rio
Janeiro, Para, Cayenne, Buenos Ayres, Pernam-
bueo, in South America, and Nassau New PrOvi-
denee.
Given undermy hand and the seal Of the State
this eighteenth day of June, A. D. 1872, and of the
independence of the United States the ninety sixth
. By the Governor
H. C. WARMOTH.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-08-08

The Bourbons are in sweat to hurry
up the Liberal convention to a declara-
ton Of its purposes. Perhaps they had
better moderate their fever by borrowing
a Chinese fan for few days. One with a
few hieroglyphics upon it would serve the
purpose, especially if the device declared
that "what is worth doing is worth being
done well" Thisis the motto of the Liber-
ais, that they are engaged in saving the
State from madness on one side and greed
on the other, and they have to be very care
full how they proceed in the matter.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-08-08

Whilepolitical parties are busly engaged
in making combinations town, let no one
who values good fortune forget the great
combination drawing Of the Louisiana State
lottery, which comes of next Saturday.
There are over four hundred valuable prizes
in this drawing, the highest being $4,000.
The prizes in the aggregate amount TO
S25O,00O, and if all the tickets are sold 44O
persons viii draw prizes. just think of
that. -Four hundred and forty prizes. Who
will fail to buy ticket in this grand turn
of the wheel 81 fortune
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-08-08
CONSTABLRS' SALES,

John G. SeibOld vs.. William POrat-Sixtli
e2g2,
PY VIRTUE OF WRIT OF FIERI FACIAs
~ from the honorable sixth Justice Of the Peace
IN and for the parish Of Orleans viii proceed to
sen at public auction on SATURDAY. august IT,
1917 at the warerOOm No. 23l st. Andrew street at
twelve o'clock n -
One twc-WheeI CART.
Seized in the above suit.
Terms-Cash in United States treasury notes.
LOUIS LIE yAsSEUR
au1 Y l. Deputy Constable.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-08-08

The tenderness of Grants organ foH the
McEnery crowd, and its bitterness for
Warmoth, shows where the real strength
Of the position is to be found. Colonel
MeEnery is considered more as a guerilla,
to be whipped after the main fight is over,
than as a regular corps commander
worthy of regular pitched battle. The
movements Of the enemy are generally
accepted as indicating the key of the
campaign.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-08-08

We have received from Charles Clinton,
Assistant Treasurer of the United States,
a statement of the public debt on the first
Of August statement of bonds purchased
by the Treasury Department, which have
been cancelled and destroyed, and state
ment of reduction of the national debt.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-08-08

One of the cartoons in Douglas E, Jer-
rold' forthcoming Bizarre is hideous carl
cature of Governor Warmoth, lacking de-
cency as much as it does sense. We fear
that the pencil of young Jerrold is guided
by feeling Of disappointment, arising from
a failure to make money out Of State print
ing contracts.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-08-08

Senator Alcorh, of Mississippi, is guard
ing portentous silence, like that which
Sumner has at last broken. Is he nursing
his wrath, like Achilles in his tent, Or.wait-
ing to see how the cat will jump4
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-08-08

One Of the most interesting political doc
uments we have seen lately is the letter of
Mr.. John d. Defrees, formerly prominent
Indiana journalist, at enc time Public
Printer at Washington, and now an advo-
cate of Greeley's election. The letter is
full of good points.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-08-08

Administration circles in st. Paul are dis
turbed by the well-founded rumor that E.
r. Smith, of lie Sueur, a member Of the
Grant State committee, is about to send in
his resignation. and declare for Greeley.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-08-08

The third number of the Rising Genera
ton, a very creditable monthly journal,
Horace Vallas, editor, is out. 1t is the only
magazine in the South edited by youth,
and it eminently deserves success.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-08-08

Just as we are going to press, we learn
that the bursting of carboy of carbonic
acid gas viii deprive our calico contempt
rary. of its usual leading editorial this
morning. We regret this. as nothing is so
refreshing as soda pop.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-08-08

J. C, Russell, wealthy wooden nanufac-
turer Of Great Darlington, Massachusetts,
tenderly cherishes the silver dollar and the
ninepence with which, alter the manner of
all wooden manufacturers; he came to town
in his youth.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-08-08

The Democrats have suffered a severe
loss in North Carolina, if not actual de-
feat. Among other reasons. for this is the
fact that all the candidates for Office were
Democrats of the straightest sect.
Although Liberals and, Liberal Repub-
icans were invited to vote the ticket, none
of them were offered places on it, and
naturally refused to. support such selfish,
small-souled narow-minded people. It
was choice between Grantism and Bour-
bonism, and the losses of the latter show
there was a slight leaning to the other
side.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-08-08

We are positively assured by members
of the Broom Rangers that the club was
in attendance at the club rooms on st.
Louis street Saturday night, and took no
part in the disorderly proceedings oppo-
site. the St. Charles Hotel. And further,
that the conduct of those who disturbed
the Liberal procession is condemned by a
large majority of their members, none of
whom were guilty of the acts of disrespect
toward a procession Of peaceable citizens
which disgraced the actors in it.
We are glad to make this statement
known, and hope other Democratic clubs
will express. disapprOval on proper occa-
siOns.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-08-08

We reproduce this morning from the Gin
oinnati Enquirer a portion Of the speech of
Senator Trumbull at the mass meeting in
Cambridge City, Indiana, on the third in
slant. To our readers we commend the
EDpech
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-08-08

DR.. Thomas Cottman favored the Re
PUBLICAN Office with a call on Tuesday.
We regret that our temporary absence de-
prived US of the pleasure of greeting our
old friend in person,
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-08-08

The result Of the election for. Governor of
North Carolina may not be definitely ascer-
tanned until there has been some nice count
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-08-08

Montana grasshoppers are more raven
Gus than usual this season. They eat
wagon tires, and have been known to tickle
q mule in the ribs until he kicked, and de-
your his shoes while his feet were in the
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-08-08

The report Of the president of the Michi-
gan Central railroad shows that of the
1906, 800 passengers carried during the last
year not one was injured.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-08-08

The New Paris Opera House will cost
100000 francs. The sculpture and paint
ing alone viii cost s25o,OOO, and the orna-
rnents $500 600.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-08-08

Frederick spielhagan, the German novel
ist has declined an offer to become editor
in chief Of a German newspaper published
in st. Louis
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-08-08

Metallic roofs are said to be the best safe
guards against lightning, as the roof in
stantly distributes the electric fluid over
its surface, and by so doing prevents all
DANCER