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Semi-weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1871-1872, 1872-01-04
THE LIE GIsLATURE.

The State Legislature assembled
on Monday last according to Con-
stitutional provision. The Senate
was called to order at IL o'clock
noon by Lieutenant Governor Pinch
back. No quorum appearing the
Senate adjourned to Tuesday. On
Tuesday the same condition of af-
fairs existed, and the Senate took a
recess till A p. N. the Lieutenant
Governor again called the Senate
to order, and no quorum appearing
the Senate, on motion duly second
ed, adjourned to Wednesday, JAN
uary 3. Yesterday the Senate was
called to order at IL noon by the
President, and as on previous days
no quorum appeared. The Senate
adjourned till to-day at II O'Clock
noon.
The House Of Representatives was
called to order precisely at IL NJ,
by Speaker Carter and opened with
appropriate ceremonies. Eighty
six members answered to their
names. Skirmishing commenced
early between the rival factions and
a test vote was soon forced on, when
q bare majority appeared in sup
port of the Customhouse clique
This was the only significant action
of Monday. On Tuesday, resolutions
of approval and endorsement of the
Speaker were passed by a vote Of
4S to "A. r.
An unworthy effort to unseat
several members failed, and an ad-
journment forced on. Yesterday
more skirmishing took place and
considerable wrangling occurred No
business of Legislature can take
place as long as the Senate fails to
obtain a quorum, and when it is re
membered that business of an i'm
portant character is awaiting and
demanding the prompt considera-
ton Of Legislators, the revolution
airy conduct of those members of
the Senate who are deliberately pre-
venting the formation of the Senate
is nothing less than criminal.
Semi-weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1871-1872, 1872-01-04


Miss VIaERs was recently appoint
ed principal in one of our City
Schools, and Democratic papers, the
organs Of the allies Of some OF our
Republican Representatives, says:
while ladies of acknowledged cul-
ture and discipline were taken from
positions OF controlling influence and
made subordinate to quadroon girls
utterly inexperienced and Of limited
education" ''l) $3.50 ----t
This is the atmosphere our pub
lie men are Introducing their peo-
pie into. .s-sia-oo .s0.e'si' --aI 81
Semi-weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1871-1872, 1872-01-04

On Dit-That Speaker Cater wen
into the House with a Spanish mantle
thrown over his shoulders, and thai
underneath this he had everything in
the shape of weapons, except cutlass,
which he could not carry as it would
getbetween his legs. Who said fight
What is all this preparation about
Only a man i'll at ease wears a weapon,
when there is no danger. The Carter
ties followed the example of their
chief. III III -
Semi-weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1871-1872, 1872-01-04

All these men were selected n
because they were colored ma,
because they were WORTHY c;,.
men of common sense, and =
and willing to perform the a's
devolved upon citizens by tbs q
stitution and Laws.
Prejudice would have prsssr,
perhaps, to omit them from The :
but there was no opinion left n 4
Sheriff or Marshal, or other sl.s
ing officers. The names m,,.a
drawn, in order, and to omit A.
would be to violate law, a.l
sacrifice the just rights Of pe,v,'
to be tried. In case it ve,a =
covered that any name va, :
drawn which ought to have l.,
drawn, the parties to be trie,,.,
have q right to protest, and M
mand a new trial, because The =,
of law had not in their c,ss :.
compliedwith.
So that, whatever may have b,
the fact in years gone BY, vs,
citizenship was not acknovls]o.l
now, that citizenship is sckro.!
edged, there can be no questiO, y
to the duty of the Sheriffs a,dM r!
shals to take qualified citizens .
they are enrolled and drawn An,
summon them to sit as Jurors. ia.
tunately the law Of the land stas,
the qualifications.
Neither the Sheriff nor the Mr.
shall has the right to pass over any
names because the owner Of Ii.
name happens to be apoo, man
Compared with some rich ones. o.
because he happens to be a iui
complexioned man, or a black nsr.
With that the Sheriff or MiA,l |
has nothing to do. And thsNuA
to call such for such reasonss,
gross outrage upon justice Ta
law requires that a man shall b
tried by "a jury of his peers I'd
the Sheriff or Marshal arrangeta
that some men are never triels
their peers. We protest agGls
this as an outrage.
|. Whatever may be said oiSta
Courts, Ito the court of the Natia
to do justice.
If Pennsylvania, and New Yai
and New Jersey, and all the State
Of the South can do justice, litas
Delaware can do justice too, AMI
we look to see Sheriff Armstrolg
and Marshall Dunn directing !
little attention to this matter, tls3 :
the injustice which shelters itssEll
the courts may cease.
Semi-weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1871-1872, 1872-01-04
MALICIOUS MISREPRESENT-
ALTON.

| The National Republican of Jan. :
contains a column of the most false
charges and malicious insinuations
against a number of gentlemen
which in the interest of truth
and justice it is obligatory on us to
notice. The accusation against them
is that they banaed together and
beat and shot MIR. T. Morris Chester
on the evening of New Years day.
That Mr.. Chester was beaten and
shot there is no possible doubt, but
that it was by predetermination
and concert we do not believe, and
that IRE were present, had cogniz-
ance of what was going on, or in
the remotest manner participated
in the assault, is emphatically false
in every particular; and the inves-
legations, which we understand are
to take place, will establish the
truth of what we say.
The letter of Col. Lewis shows
that another accused gentleman
Mr.. Geo. E. Paris, was at Mr.. Lew
is table at the time of the shooting.
Messrs. Corbin, James, Dunbar, and
others can, and doubtless will sat-
isfactorily prove that their presence
in the neighbourhood, like our own,
was purely accidental and the result
of no agreement or pre-arrange-
ment. There were a goodly num-
Der of other gentlemen in the vicin-
ity of the lamentable occurrence
whose names it did not please the
malice of the reporter to in
clude among his "horde of ruff
ans" ' f'
Like every lover Of peace and or
der, we deeply lament the occur
renee; but we as sincerely depre-
cate the depravity which can prompt
men to deliberate and wickedly en-
deavor to malign other men with
out cause; and we have no hesitation
in saying that but for the present
ed attitudes which politics has caus-
ed certain men to assume, an entire
ly different construction would have !
been put on an unfortunate affair,
that we believe had no origin but |
in a fortuitous concurrence of cir
We publish elsewhere the letter
Of 1t. Gov. Pinchback, to the Ne,c
Orleans Times on this subject.
Semi-weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1871-1872, 1872-01-04
OUR WARNING.

81 e. n
The designs of the men who con-
cocted and perfected the august
scheme for the disruption Of the
Republican party and the ascendan-
cy of Democracy, under the Aimsy
guise of Reform" have now made
themselves apparent The league
which has been entered into by
some of the Republicans of both
houses with the Democratic mem
bers is one that pleases the Dem
ocratic party. It is well known that
they cannot be appeased unless at
the least some portion Of Repub-
licanism is sacrificed some prop
pulled down. And already, we are
told that Republicans have
coyenanted with them to repeal the
very acts, without which the Re
publican triumph in the last gen.
eral elections would have been con-
siderably more difficult, if not alb
solutely predetermined. And now
we find these supports sought to
be taken away, and by the hands Of
the very men in whose interest and
for whose protection these laws
were passed.. To compass these
wicked designs, several things must
be done. The Governor and Lieu
tenant Governor must be removed,
and both branches of the Legis-
lature controlled in the interest Of
this mongrel combination, for the
qualification Of malevolence, and the
advancement of Democracy.
We warn the Republicans in this
intrigue, we call on the colored men
who are aiding the accomplishment
of these purposes, to ''beware!''
"Woe unto you" when the security
and the liberties of your people are
jeopardized or abridged by your
misconduct.
"Woe unto you" when the Demo-
cratic party is pleased with your
political utilization with them.
"Woeunto you" when on account
of inconsiderate, hasty, angry i'm
pulses, you endanger the best and
most sacred interests Of the people
who sent you to the Legislature to
protect them.
We lift up our voice now in the
earnest hope that it will induce
some Of our Representative men to
pause and consider the work they are
dong. 10 reflect on the direful con-
sequences OF the REIMBURSEMENT Of
those statutes which now constitute
the chiefglory of our Republicanism.
Let them remember that the repeal
of the Common School Act is
among the demands of the Demo-
cracy. Let them bear in mind that
the defeat of all Civil Rights mea-
sures is prominent feature of their
pogramme, and let them for a mo-
ment imagine the load of ignominy
that must attach to any man or set
of men claiming to be Republicans,
and especially colored men, through
whose agency or conivance such ca
lamities are made to fall on us in
Louisiana at this stage of our po-
litical history.
Semi-weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1871-1872, 1872-01-04

D We have the best authority for
stating that the. garbled and interested
reports Of the affair at Mrs. Stackhouse
were got up wholly for thepoiitical in.
jury of Mr.. Pinchback, but they will
fall to the ground. When the truth
comes out-as come it will-the lie
will be placed where it belongs. q
Semi-weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1871-1872, 1872-01-04

@The New Year was inaugu-
rated in this city by the observance
of the time-honored custom of call
ing. =, Carriages rolled along the
streets all day conveying pairs or
'quartettes Of visitors hurrying to
the residences of friends to congrat-
ulate them and to partake Of the
generous provisions made for their
dAioyment.
Semi-weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1871-1872, 1872-01-04
! WORD OF EXPLANATION


jects to having his speeches "gar-
bled;" but strange he does not
seem to think that perhaps some
other people might dislike it too.
In the last issue Of that paper we
find him selecting part of para
graph of a speech attributed to
Lieutenant Governor Pinchback,
and endeavoring evidently to array
against him colored men who have
come here from other places on &C
count of a remark he made with
reference to ''black carpet-baggers. ="
Mr.. Pinckback, in the speech re-
ferred to, made the point that there
were some colored men who had
very recently come to the State, who
were making it their chief business
to 60 about and abuse, traduce and
try to destroy the regulations Of
representative colored men who had
borne "the heat and burden of the
day." and to whose untiring efforts,
fidelity and answering devotion
and the advocacy Of justice to all,
the present security of these very
men is due, and to the extent that
they succeeded they were doing in
jury to the interests of the race and
the Republican party itself. These
men were the 'black carpet-bag-
gers" that Mr.. Pinchback spoke OF.
1t was no ''indiscriminate attack
npon every colored man who was
unfortunate enough not to have
been born in Louisiana" as the
editor Of the Grand Era well knows.
Mr.. Pinchback's policy and every
day actions give fiat denial to any
such ridiculous presumption. Those
who know these, are aware that the
Gberality of sentiment, the dispo-
sition to aid even the newest conner
has often involved him in unpleas-
antness with his friends, and
he has not unfrequently been re-
buked and chided by less liberal
ones, for the countenance he gave
and the prominence he. lent to
strangers" When the editor of
the Grand Era first came to New
Orleans stranger, and unknown,
from whom did he receive the most
conspicuous, as well as the most
substantial recognition? Does MIR.
Burch pretend to say that it is not
exceedingly painful for a man with
the known antecedents and sur
roundings, and labors of Mr.. Pinch
back, to find himself attacked and
denounced by men who really know
nothing of him, and who on account
OF known and purely mercenary
motives seem to delight in destroy
ing the influence of prominent col
ored men, and to build up other
and highly questionable regulations
on the ruins? This was the class,
and this the class only that Mr..
Pinchback referred to.
Semi-weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1871-1872, 1872-01-04
Commercial.
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 3-ll3O A. y

WEDNESDAY, Jan. 3-ll3O A. u
CoTToN-The market opened with 4
good inquiry, which was stimulated
on the receipt of the 80 P. NJ LIZ
erpool telegram, reporting an advance,
and, later, encouraging news iron
New York, and thus far some 3's
bales have sold, mostly at an advancs
of s@ic. Low Middling sold at lsa
49,, 10 and 1870, with very httleH
be had now at less than 1870. "
sales of Strict.
Yesterdays sales embraced a Lite
over 1O,SOO bales, and the MARKS
closed as follows:
Semi-weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1871-1872, 1872-01-04
GConnuunicated.l

To The Editor Of the Ne,c Orleans
Times Noticing in your issue Of
Tuesday evening, I'd, statement
headed "Another Unsoi cited Visit,
I beg leave to reply in terms sui
fciently short to claim space in
your columns. Z r : p (
The facts in relation to this mat
ter are simply these: A party OF
gentlemen who had been calling
upon friends, stopped at Mrs. Stack
houses residence in the joy and
hilarity of the season, being glad
to include her in their round OF
visits.
Upon the information that she
had not been receiving calls during
the day, the company at once re-
tired, and in departing came in
contact with Mr.. Chester. Some
one in the party, which was quite
large (there being four carriage
loads), accosted him, and an angry
alteration Immediately ensued. ]
Immediately sought to check it by
personal Interference, when MIR.
Chester with the deepest bitterness
of tone deprecated my suggestions,
and I left.
Immediately upon reaching my
carriage, in which were
seated Senator Butler and Re-
preventative Mahoney, I heard the
report of firearms, and supposine
it belonged to the season. I did not
pay any attention to it, until I heard
screams, which led me to believe il
was something serious; and going
back I learned that MIR. Chester had
been shot. This is all I know Of
the circumstance. r-..r -
In conclusion, allow me to say
that there is no possible reason for
representing me as other than a
friend to the Stackhouse family, and
for giving to an accidental occur
ance in social life a political signif-
canoe intended only to injure me.
Whatever may be my political
opinions, I hereby emphatically pro-
test against being dragged constant
ly before the public upon every
petty occasion, and being made re-
sponsible for occurances that may
happen in far better regulated COM
munities than this. f.. Ell.
When I saw the tissue of mis-
representations in the National Re
publican in regard to myself, it but
little more than challenged my at
tention, because the virulence and
dishonesty of that sheet toward me
is too well known to need reply;
but when I find in such journal
as the New Orleans Times, a paper
of wide circulation and command
ing influence, statements calculated
to do me harm, which have no
foundation in truth, and which car
ry with them that vicious quality
of having semblance of truth bor-
rowed from an occurance, 1 am COM
PEELED to express my surprise, and
to ask that the editor do me the
justice of inserting this communica-
ton. Respectfully,
p. 3. s. PINCHBACK.
Semi-weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1871-1872, 1872-01-04
OUR AGENTS.

c. x q 4 r. > =.
MISSISSIPPI - Daniel E. Young,
Greenville.
LOUISIANA John A. Washington,
Black Hawk, Concordia Parish; Hon. G.
Y. Kelso, Alexandria; Antoine & Sterrett,
Shreveport, A @. Ruth, Carroll Parish.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA james
A. D. Green, Washington City.
ILLINOIS Lewis B. White, Chicago
KENTUCKY:-Dr r. A! Green, Louis
vile.
Semi-weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1871-1872, 1872-01-04

The oldest piece of furniture is
the multiplication table. & It was
constructed more than two thousand
years ago, and is yet as good as
new
Semi-weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1871-1872, 1872-01-04

sT We are gratified to
learn that Mr.. T. Morris Chester's
condition is considered to be no
longer critical. Mr.. P. 2. Canonge,
who was imprisoned on the charge
OF shooting him, has been released
on bail. yaf'0 l-
Semi-weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1871-1872, 1872-01-04
SUB-ExECuTIvE COMMITTEE.

Hon. HUGH J. CAMPBELL, Chair
plan.
Hon. P. B. s. PINCHBACK.
Hon. HARRY MAHONEY.
Hon. F. J. HEBRON.
Hon A. b. HARRIS.
Hon. A. E. BARBER.
Semi-weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1871-1872, 1872-01-04
MIR. BURCH EXPLAINS.

No doubt some people saw thu
report in Sundays Fag of meeting
in the second ward on Saturday
night last, in which certa in il.
lustrious ones Grated to their hearts
content, and the amusement of the
listeners, who were all ordered to
appear there. 1t does not appear
that the roll was called at the proper
time, but in due course ventilation
took place. A reporter was there;
and believing that a good deal Of
abuse and bombast might contribute
to the acceptability of the speeches
he couldn't fail to supply any omis-
sions or negEgences that he thought
took place.
His efforts in this respect, how
ever pleasing or fattering they
might be be to some of the Tertul-
lusses, were not appreciated so high
ly by the Hon. J. Henri Burch.
This gentleman desires to say what
he means for himself and Justly dis
approves of these gratuitous and
unsolicited helps from a versatile
reporters brain. And so Mr.. Burch
forthwith wrote a letter to Lieuten-
ant Governor Pinchback, with re-
ference to remarks falsely attributed
to him. He proposes further to
come out in a Gard on the SUBJ
ject. This letter has been handed
to us by the Lieutenant Governor
and the following is copy:
NEW ORLEANS, Dec 81, 1871.
Hon. P. B. s. Pinchback-
SIR: Your attention will probably be
called to garbled report of speech pur-
porting to have been made by me, at the
Second Ward Club, last evening, (the 30th
inst. } in which several severe reflections
upon yourself are made, which assure
you, sir, were not made by me, and l ask
your forbearance until my card appears
denying the speech attributed to me.
do this. sir, in Justice both to yourself
and to me- You are at liberty to make
public use of this if you see fit.
Hoping that this brief explanation will
serve to remedy the evil, for the present,
1 have the honor, &c.
]. HENRI BURCH.
Semi-weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1871-1872, 1872-01-04
MEMBERS.

Iron THE STATE AT LARGE
EDWARD BUTLER, of Plaquemines.
S. 8: SCHMIDT, of Orleans.
THOMPSON COAKELY, of Rapides.
ALBERT CAN'T, of st. Landry.
JOHN PARSON, of Orleans.
A. W. SMYTH, of Orleans.
81. RABY, of Natitoches.
JAMES McCLEERY, Caddo.
DAVID YOUNG, Concordia.
F. j. HEBRON, of Orleans.
First Congressional District-Hugh j
Campbell, H. Mahoney.
Second Congressional District-A E
Barber, James L. Belden. -...-..,.
Third Congressional District-Tbomas
H. holland, George Washington.
Fourth Congressional District-E. W.
Devices, Raford Blunt
Fifth Congressional District-A. W.
Faulkner, A. 3. Harris.
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FINANCE COMMITTEE.

Hon. F. J. HEBRON.
Hon. THOS. j. holland.
Hon. Ed. BUTLER.
Hon. A. w. FAULKNER.
JOHN PARSONS Esq.
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f. &-" No quorum is a game that
two can play at. It's your deal now,
gentlemen.
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THURSDAY, JANUARY 4, 1872.
STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE.
OFFICERS.

Pnzsr-P B. s. PINCHBACK of Orleans.
RECORDING SEC'Y-WILLIAM VIGERS.
CORRESPONDING SEC'Y-J. w. FAIRFAX.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1872-05-15
D E ESPEDIDA, s P

Ell lines 4 las clnco de Ia tarde
embarcaronse para la Peninsula nues-
tros respetables amigos los diputados
4 C6rtes Sres. Marques de la Espe-
rama D. Pedro Dig Romero Un
lucido acompanamiento compuesto de
personas de todas classes de la socie
dad, siguieron q los distinguidos via
ieros hasta Ell mueIle del arsenal, y
muchos hasta ell vapor. Los immune
rabies amigos cue aqul dejan, hacen
votos porque Dos conceda pr6spero
viaje tellz regreso al Sr. Marques y
al Sr. Diz Romero. Acompana q su
esposo Ia Sra. Marquesa de la Espe-
rama; en- cuanto al Sr. Dlz Romero,
notamos que Sc despidi6 conmoyido
de su apreciable fauisia., Penqsos son
los deberes queimpone el patriotismo.
Nosotros esperamos que el pals ente
70 ha de recibir con gratitud y algeria
4 los diputados Conservatives ell dia
que tornen a estas playas despues de
haber cumplido como buenos con la
sagrada mission que el sufragio de los
eleotores de Puerto Rico les ha en-:
comendado. a oaa 1
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1872-05-15


Mayagiisz sobre. los exarneaes veri--
6cados On aqaslla mis- ma eseuela, el
cual Sc contradecfa ca ciertos punfos
con ell siguiente, Ia Junta Superior
propuso al Gobierno que Sc nom
brase otra comision, no precisanen
te de su seno, sino en- Mayagiiez
mismo S donde mas conviniera, para
saher 4 punto flo ID que atenerse.
Ilacemos esta declaracion porque no
es nuestro prop6sito hacer cargos a
indlviduos nj Z corporation alguna que
no scan de-estricta justioia, y nj en-
aquel artfculo nj en- ninguno de nues-
ira redaccion hemos querido acrimi-
mar q qujen procede ca conciencia y
con arrog'o a derecho. Esta circuns-
tancia debe seryir para h2cer mas
cautas i las Juntas locales 4 I'm de
que al darsus informes sobre ell esta-
do de las escuelas, 10 hagan sin consi-
deracion d personas, sino con arreglo
q 10 que hayan p:esenciaJo; que ei
professor que mefezca conseryar su
pucsto "a tendrii buen cuidado de pre-
seutar sus alumnos ade'antados su
establecimiento en estado de scr visi-
tado & cualqulera hora por las juntaS
oncarGadas le inspcccionar,o. Dc las
jontas locales depeude, pues, en- gran
parte el que haya buenos 8 males
maeStros. ST elias no cu5nplen con 81
deber, tampoco 10 ljcaaran JOS profo
sores que eztan sujatos { su vjSjanc;a.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1872-05-15

corazon ehteramente q la esperanza al
yer cuhnsdignos, cuan aptos son esos
aealas puerto-riquef1os para ejercer
esos derechos, vivir vida verdadera-
mente espanoIa, compartir con sus
ahermanos dela Peninsula ell derecho
4 decidir sobre las grandes cuestiones
polfticas, administrative y de todo
genero, que hacen y pueden hacer la
fe.lcidad dc toda Ia nacion espanola?"
Haata aquf La Vog de Cuba. Los
cue tratan de retr6grado al partido
ltberal-copservador, porque esta liga-
DO con 5ei partido espanol de Cuba y
porque rechaza la polftica de aventu-
ras, ayefgii6ncense en- vista de las
precedentes lfneas. Ell 6rgano mas
i@tromsigeMe, dqllos3 ieales de la gram
de Aatilla, manifesto su satisfaction,
porque en- las pasa5as elecciones ha
visto. cadn aptos son estos 4leazes
puerto -riq~eNos, para ejercer esos de-
'ec6os (pol1ticos), 81 0jviy yida verda-
dey'omente espaj5ola.