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Semi-weekly Louisianian., 1872-01-25

ST. FRANcIsvILLE.--This rural me
tropolis recently enjoyed the pre-.
sence and performances of t,co cir.
cuses at the same time. One oi
them was amusing people with the
usual specimens of daring horse
manship, ETC., while in the other
there was the distribution of eight.
ming" to those who would leave the
other show and make up an audi.
ence for two or three Customhoust
hirelings to gas. At least, SO says
the Fcliciana Republican. By dint
of such means they gathered a few
listeners and passed, (as usual), O
lot of meaningless and harmless
resolutions.
Semi-weekly Louisianian., 1872-01-25

honorable gentleman who was
elected President of the Senate. 1t
might be presumed by the meddle-
some world that if I oppose q man
with whom I have been 30 closely
connected, not only in business,
but in my personal and social re-
latioLs there is something else to
induce my action beside my politi-
cal views. It is for that reason, Mr..
President. that I have risen in my
seat to make this explanation. 1 DO
NOT BELIEVE THERE Is A COLoRED MAN IN
THE STATE OF LOUISIANA WHO HAS THE
INTERESTS OF THE CoLORED PLoPLE AND
THE REPUBLICAN PARTY MORE AT HEART
THAN YOURSELF. From NY PERSONAL
KNOWLEDGE OF YOU, AM SATISFIED THAT
YOU ARE A TRUE MAN AND TRUE RE-
PUBLICAN. While I admit these facts,
Mr.. President, and while 1 admit
your superior ability and your su-
perior knowledge of political affairs,
yet I claim the right which I accord
to every other Senator-to have an
opinion of my own. I am satisfied
that we are all working for the good
of the people of the State. If we
commit errors, I think they are
errors of the head and not Of the
heart. I entered into this political
fight without any personal animosi-
ty against anybody; nor did l, as
has been asserted, form q coalition
with the Democrats in connection
with the Senator from Orleans Mr..
1ngraham). We simply raised our
voices in solemn protest against
what we thought was the arbitrary
and usurpative conduct of the exc
cutive in calling an extra session OF
the Senate in direct violation Of the
constitution of the State. I do not
believe I could get a Democratic
vote for even the position OF police
juror. I have no claims upon the
Democratic party, nor has it any
claims upon me. If a man performs
his sworn duty as he should, I shall
support him. no matter whether he |
be black or white, Democrat or Re-
publican. If he is honest in his mo-
tives and earnest in his actions, I
shall give him the right hand of fell
lowship, stand by him until we both |
fall together, and, if necessary, sa-
crifce my life in his defense. 1 hope |
the substitute will be adopted.
Semi-weekly Louisianian., 1872-01-25

@~Among the laws which the
Fdgs tried to repeal, why is there
no desire to undo the act giving
the Governor power to fill vacan-
c;es by appointment ? In all this
clamor for rights of the people,
why is it no attempt is made to
enact sweeping reforms? The rea-
son is plain. Some Fag would ac-
cording to the programme be Gov
ernor, and wanted all the power 70,
himself. In fact the Combination
went so far as to designate the
names of all those who were to fill
Offices, State, municipal, and paro-
chial by appointment OF the Fas
Governor. Any other game you
play better than breaking up gov
ernments ?"
Semi-weekly Louisianian., 1872-01-25

NTY-SN.-Our readers will
remember the prompt call printed
two weeks ago in some of the city
papers, c llling cut This organization
to tho defence of the Carter flct;on
of the Legislature, among whom
q many colored men. The Mis-
sissippi Pilot furnishes a copy of the
Bylaws Of this body, captured
among Ku-Klux documents. We
especially call the attention of
colored men to this article, which
will be found elsewhere in our pre-
sent issue.
Semi-weekly Louisianian., 1872-01-25
hEMore important engagement

par More important engagements
demanding the monopoly of the
time of Lieutenant Governor Pinch
back, the manager of this paper
hitherto, he is compelled to retire
from active participation in the work
o. the LoUIsIANIAN. The conduct
of the business portion of our jour
nal has devolved on another, and
having secured the services of Mr.
JOHN G. MCLEOD, this gentleman
will henceforward be our special
agent in this city to solicit subscrip-
tions, enter into contracts and re-
eaive amounts due our paper.
Semi-weekly Louisianian., 1872-01-25
UNPARALLELED.

Our goings up and down, and tc
and fro. on this earth, has afforded
Us frequent opportunities of witness
ing strange performances. and com.
ing in contact with rare characters
We have seen much that was I'D.
mirable and exemplary, as well al
much that was reprehensible or re-
pulsive. We have seen society and
government in various aspects and
degrees of civilization. We have
seen absolute rule, monarchical gov.
ernment and Republican control.
But we have never seen anything
in any settled and respectable gov
ernment approaching to the sayings
and doings of Mr.. Geo. w. Carter
and his confederates in their last
efforts at revolution. Where again
would such o red-handed attempt
pass without prompt rebuke? Where
again would a private citizen dare
or be permitted to issue o procla-
nation calling citizens to arms, and
then afterwards to appear on parade
on the streets in the lead of men
carrying guns stolen from and be-
longing to the Government? We
have no hesitation in saying that
such outrages cannot be paralelled
in any civilized country in existence.
And yet these things were openly
done in New Orleans on Monday
last
And perhaps the fact that they
were permitted may be the highest
proof of the magnanimity of con-
sciously powerful Government
which could afford to tolerate for
the nonce the frenzy of desperate
man.
Semi-weekly Louisianian., 1872-01-25
SENATOR ANTOINE'S SPEECH

The Senate having under con-
sideration O resolution declaring
the election of Lieutenant Gov
ernor Pinchback illegal and null,
Senator Antoine rose and said
Il desire to say a few words upon
the adoption of the substitute Of
fered by Mr.. Blackman, and 1 in
tend them more as an explanation
of the vote I shall give than any,
thing else. Limited as I am in my
knowledge of constitutional law, 1
am compelled to act by what I con-
slider the plain letter of the consti-
tuition, and I find nothing in that
instrument which authorizes the
Governor to call in extra session
one branch of the General Assem-
bly, without, at the same time, cal
ling both. I am satisfied that the
Governor has violated the constitu-
ton in that particular. While 1
was satisfied of that fact, 1 was also
OF the opinion that, if the Senate
should respond to the call of his ex-
cellency, it would thereby set
precedent for such action in the
future but 1 consider the Senate
the proper tribunal to settle that
question. It has since occurred to
my mind that there are many con-
stitutional points which in a court
of justice would be decided accord
ing to technical rules, but in the
solution of which Senators should
be guided by the dictates of COM
mon sense. Among the Senator's
who have taken the same view of
this subject that I have, there is not
one who more reluctantly opposes
the action of the Senate in extra
session than I do. from the fact that
l am and have been for some time
in business with the
Semi-weekly Louisianian., 1872-01-25

once vindioated his own ch.,,..
and brought conviction - 4
minds Of all, that the sccu...;
thus Laid against him e.;.t n
among those, his now bsHsS|
lumniators, who at the same s]
are the sworn enemies Of III. ,
publican party of our State.
The brief review of Go,..
Warmoth's actions and chan.'
during his present admiDis,,,s
we submit to all thinking O.,.s
and we have no hesitation in ~.
that the majority will agree with
that, for honesty Of purpose, t,l,.'
ability and firmness Of cha,,,s
10 mas proven 10 be all that A
most exacting could dtsrs
therefore reiterate our opipio, A.
he is pre-eminently the np |.
whom We can safely conss a,
interests in 1872, AID a,nI
pledged him our cordi Il AMI.
support.
For Lieutenant Goverrr ,,
select the name Of the Hon. p.Rs
Pinchback. the lately electsdi,epa.
bent OF that Office.
This gentleman is our beau il,
Of the representative of the CHM,
people, for while we are vill;,,A
concede to the late lamented Osv
j. Dunn, all the laurels which IN,
justly and deservedly won, we m
by no means disposed to cOps;d.
him the sole champion Of bis ,se
But not alone as represent tasv
man do we thus select Mr.. Pinch.
back. His ability to discharge Ii,
duties of that position which he nov
fills is warranted by his brilliant
career as Senator, and to this ".
may add that be has ever proved !
himself to be a staunch and consist. |
ent Republican, one who has never
swerved from his line Of duty, no,
suffered himself to be misleaaby
or threats.
Much more might we say in in.
or of Mr.. Pinchback but this sIst.
tribute to his merits is Of itsl
more than sufficient, and conilss
that the names of Warmoth ri
Pinchback will be the rallyins'
of our partisans TO another Rspa
lican victory for Louisiana in Isl.
we are content to bide the time
Weekly Register.
Semi-weekly Louisianian., 1872-01-25
THE HOUSE OF ,REPRESEN-
TATIVES.

This body has promptly resented,
as an affront and an infringement
of its exclusive prerogatives, the
suggestions from the Senate that
they relegate themselves to the linn
bo of Carter's rule, even for an in
stant The vast majority of the
House, as it now stands, and a de-
cided majority of the whole House
as it originally stood, have deliber-
ately decided ON their organization,
they have been struggling heroically
for the past three weeks against a
stupendous machination, q deep
laid plot, and their noble efforts
have been crowned by the triumph
of their cause, and the overthrow of
a plan to dismember the State Gov
ernment. In this battle all aid and
comfort were given to the Carter
faction by the Senators, who, for no
assignable cause, absented them
selves from their seats, and kept
the Senate from organizing,
thus Intentionally demoralizing
members of both Houses and
contributing to the utmost of
their ability to the success of the
nefarious scheme. And when this
combination has been broken, wher
the exposure of the real designs
have produced q revulsion of that
portion of republican sentiment
which sided with them, when even
decent Democrats denounce the
means employed, as well as the
end aimed at it argues considera-
bic hardhood that the very Senators
whose support contributed so large
y to the disturbances, should pro-
pose to the House of Representa-
tives to consent to meet as they ad-
journed on the 4th day of January
last ; that is with the original men,
bers and the original Speaker. The
House naturally felt indignant at
such proposal, emanating from
such a source. And we believe that
the shamelessness of the proposal,
as much as the sense of wrong
sought to be inflicted, prompted the
disapprobatory remarks made in
the House with reference to the at
tempted interposition.
The question of the Senate med
ding any further in the affairs of
the House has however we expect
been definitively settled by the vote
of the House on Tuesday, and the
communications officially between
the Senate and itself.
Semi-weekly Louisianian., 1872-01-25
OUR CHOICE.


ment of our future course in The
political questions concerning oul
State elsewhere expressed, we pre-.
sent the name of H. G. Warmoth a.
our choice for reelection to tht
Gubernatorial Office in 1872.
In thus making our choice, W,
are governed by no hasty or impul
sive conclusion, but we arrive at thu
same after long and careful OBJ
servation of his past political ca
reer.
We recognize in Governor War.
moth the one to whom the Repub.
lican party of Louisiana owes SC
much for its present success.
To him are we, in a great mea-
sure, indebted for our triumph in
the political campaign of 1870
Taking the field in person on that
occasion, he, by his mastery argu-
ments in favor of that cause with
which he has ever been Unidentified,
marshalled the Republicans into
that solid phalanx which utterly
routed the organized opposition of
the Democracy, and nipped in the
bud the schemes formed by those
adventurers. who, in the garb of
Republicanism were seeking to lead
astrsy many of the followers of our
banner.
Under his administration, our
State has advanced in welfare and
prosperity, and while in others Of
our sister States, disorder and
violence prevail to such an extent
as to call forth the interposition of
the strong arm of Federal authori-
ty, Louisiana, to-day, presents her.
self as the model State of the South,
law abiding, peaceful and pros
porous I; o condition which speaks
volumes in favor of him, to whom
her interests have been entrusted.
This is in itself q sufficient re-
cord, but even were it otherwise.
recent events tend the more strong
ly to impress upon our minds, the
fact that We have not chosen un
wisely.
In the late desperate efforts made
BY those demasogues which unfortu-
nately exist in our party, to SOW the
seeds Of dissension, that they alone
night profit thereby Governor
Warmoth has, in o striking man
'er, displayed his ability to cope
within individuals of this class, and
% represent them to the people in
heir true light. |
Accused BY them Of corruption,
oppression and other charges too
numerous to mention, be has at
Semi-weekly Louisianian., 1872-01-25
R@Among the branches of in

s%Among the branches of in
vestigation by the coming commit
tee of Congress will be the Custom
house pay rolls. Inspectors wan
dering about armed as bogus SER
geants-at-arms, and others acting
as doorkeepers, porters, as mes
sengers Of the bogus House. Clerks,
as scribes and secretaries of Carter,
and as writer's for the National Fdg.
Uncle Sam paying for them all
Look up those accounts.
Semi-weekly Louisianian., 1872-01-25

@The Fdgs now find that
bayonets are game that two can
play at. When they packed Re-
publican Convention last summer
within a wall of bayonets without
pretext, can they complain oonsis-
tently if their practice has been
initiated ? The bayonet cuts both
ways. We rejoice that they who
first invoked its aid, are the very
tribe who suffer by it.
Semi-weekly Louisianian., 1872-01-25
OUR AGENTS.

MISSISSIPPI = Daniel E. Young,
Greenville.
LOUISIANA John A. Washington,
Black Hawk, COncordia Parish; Hon. G..
Y. Kelso, Alexandria; Antoine Il Sterrett,
Shreveport A. C. 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., 1872-01-25
Civil Rights and Social Equalil!

From tie New National Era.
At regular semi-montly meet
ing OF the metropolitan A. NJ. T.
Church Building Association hH
at Israel Church, Capitol Hill, hI
Monday evening, the following H.
ter was read /; and, after some dis
cussion, the resolutions were adopt
ed and the corresponding secretag
requested to communicate the same
to Prof. John NJ. Langston, with
the tender of the Israel Church br
the discussion of the above named
topic at an early period, to be ar
ranged between himself and the Or
icers of the association
WASHINGTON, d. c., Jan. s, lSl!
Rev. George T. Watkins
"Dear Brother--It seems to be'
special pleasure for our friend Pro
fessor John NJ. Langston to de-
nounce the A. NJ. E. Church as an
organization greatly detrimental to
the progress and elevation OF our
race, and the advancement oil CIVIL
rights in this conntry. It's true 10
throws into this charge color"
Baptist and Presbyterian ChurcNs'
also, but the stress of his charges
usually against the A. NJ. Z. Chu'rn
for obvious reasons.
Now, l hold that if the assertions
he has SO repeatedly made on 'a'
subject can be sustained, we o'lsn'
to abandon our Church orsanllS
tons, and our colored minister
should at once go and preach ID
white churches, in the streets, u
the market places, and other PuO
lie resorts of sinners, or cease"
preach at all.
But can his assertions be su'
tanned?
I venture to say that not one0,
his oft repeated propositions 'D'
broad assertions, so harped upon Il
regard to this subject, can be Su
tained by any kind of far re's''
ing or logic.
Whether it can or not l props
% give the Professor an oppor'uD'
y to demonstrate. =,
/ therefore request you to s1oln''
he following propositions to u, ~
Metropolitan A. NJ. L. Church oui'a ~.
ng ass sociation at the meeting w.
,vening: h
/. Resolved, That colored chui'1
IN tho United STATE
originated from the most absoiu'
lecessity. =.
2. Resolved, That tho neceSs''
till exists for their perpetua'i0D'
nd that the extinction OF coioi''
hurches at this time would ol'"s
Semi-weekly Louisianian., 1872-01-25
YES, CALL THEM TOGETHER.

To profit by Che lesson. knowing it
by heart, the honest men Of the State,
irrespective of party. should organize
together in their various wards; call
into their councils the working masses;
show them why labor is scarce, wages
low, and poverty surrounds and
crushes them; point out to these men
these facts, and contrast the position
of Mr.. WarmOth with their own.-Fdg.
Show them besides, the water
works job, which transfers millions
into the hands of the Fdg leaders.
Tell them of the. contemplated
warehouse million aid bill, by which
the State was to pay this sum to
the Fdg incorporators. Explain to
these people the defeated jobs-the
stupendous swindles-the corrup-
ton of Legislative warrants insti-
tuted, but happily. not consummated
by the Fags. Tell them that bad
it not been for the ueto power debt
Of ten millions would have bur-
dened the State, from the efforts of
Casey, Packard, Herwig & Co.
Call them together and show them
this card. and if they will not sweep
the Fdgs out with the brooms of po-
litical annihilation we are mistaken
in the temper of the masses of the
people.
Semi-weekly Louisianian., 1872-01-25

@The Speaker of the Houes
yesterday refused to recognize
several of the expelled members,
without reconsideration of the vote
whereby they were turned out ;
and their mightipesses walked of
in huff. instead of obtaining ad-
mission in the regular way.
Semi-weekly Louisianian., 1872-01-25
THURSDAY, JANUARY 25, 1872.
TO OUR CITY SUBSCRIBERS

We will be glad if you notify our
office of any delinquency on the
part of our carrier, as our arrange
ments are such that every issue of
our paper should be regularly de-
ivered.
Semi-weekly Louisianian., 1872-01-25

n@-Eyery day, for a long time,
the Times has been explaining its
position. The only trouble is the
more that position is defined, the
worse mixed it looks
Semi-weekly Louisianian., 1872-01-25
n~ Marshal Packard

B@ Marshal Packard having
talked the matter over" in his
Office, concluded not to risk the re-
sponsibility for the revolutionary
programme of storming the State
House. We always did give Pack
ard credit for more sense than the
run either of lis followers or his
opponents, and this settles it.
Semi-weekly Louisianian., 1872-01-25

%The Fdg says on the part OF
its ''Boss" and his hands that "as
citizens of Louisiana we have made
their last appeal, as citizens of the
United States we are now about to
be heard" All right, fag away.
Semi-weekly Louisianian., 1872-01-25
l% That New York ster

"a That New York sterling
weekly, The Nation, of January Is,
says in reference to a rumor from
Washington that President Grant
had resolved to make q clean sweep
of the New York Customhouse Off
cials, that it would be salutary if
the same thing were done in all the
leading Customhouses; and says the
Nation, "When we say all the lead
ing Customhouses, we include New
Orleans. The best friends of the
administration will admit now that
the performances of Collector Casey
are an unsavory spectacle, and they
are rendered all the more unsavory
by his relationship to the President.
The Times says Casey "has taken
the Customhouse out of politics"
This may be, but the result is SO
queer, that it is plain the next thing
to do is to take him out of the Gus
tomhouse."
If the report which found its
way in the Wednesday evening pa
pers is to be credited, the President
is about to take away from us the
man who only wants to know if you
are "for Grant," and put in his
stead a MIR. w. D. w. Barnard, of
st. Louis.
Semi-weekly Louisianian., 1872-01-25

~One fourth of the total num-
Der of the Israelites in the United
States, are to be found in New
York.
Semi-weekly Louisianian., 1872-01-25

s0rThe world is anxiously ex-
pecting another proclamation from
G.. W. Carter.
Semi-weekly Louisianian., 1872-01-25

b0 The Governor has made no
call on President Grant for troops.
Semi-weekly Louisianian., 1872-01-25
OUR CHOICE FOR PRESIDENT, 1872:
u. S. GRANT.
STATE CENTRAL committee,
OFFICERS,

OFFICERS.
PREs'T-P. B. S. PINCHBACK of Orleans.
RECORDING SEC'Y-WILLIAM VIGERS.
oRREsPoNDING SEC'Y-J. w. FAIRFAX
MEMBERS.
fIFOB THE STATE AT LARGE.
EDWARD BUTLER, of Plaquemines.
S. s. SCHMIDT, of Orleans
THOMPSON COAKELY, of Rapides.
ALBERT CAN'T, of st. Landry.
JOHN PARSON, of Orleans.
A. w. SMYTH, of Orleans
II. RABY, of Natitoches.
JAMES MCCLEERY, Caddo.
DAVID YOUNG, Concordia.
+. j. HEBRON, of Orleans.
First Congressional District-Hugh ].
Campbell, H. Mahoney.
Second Congressional District-A. z.
Barber, James l.. Belden.
Third Congressional District-Thomas
H Noland, George Washington.
Fourth Congressional District-E. w.
Devices, Raford Blunt
Fifth Congressional District-A W.
Faulkner, A. L. Harris.
sUB.ExEcuTIvE COMMITTEE.
Hon. HUGH J. CAMPBELL, Chair
nan.
Hon. p. B. s. PINCHBACK.
Hon. HARRY MAHONEY.
Hon. +. J. HEBRON.
Hon. A. b. HARRIS.
Hon. A. Z. BARBER.
FINANCE COMMITTEE.
Hon. T. ]. HEBRON.
Hon. THOS. j. holland.
Hon. Ed BUTLER.
Hon. A. w. FAULKNER.
JOHN PARSONS Esq.
Semi-weekly Louisianian., 1872-01-25

OFFICERS.
PREsT-P. b. s. PINCHBACK of Orleans
RECORDING GSEC'Y-WILLIAM VIGERS.
CORRESPONDING SEC'Y-J. w. FAIRFAX
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1872-12-07

I'm VEKIU UUN 0RDft5 DE I'H0NTGRh
IL BILE la Corr dies Preuves, de Ia Paroisse st.
Landry, il sera Vendu a Pencan public, an plus
otfrant encherisseur, par Ia s0uSsignee admins
t~ratrice, on par i'm encanteur public, a la der
Mere residence du defunt, en- cttte pRrOisse, lie
LUNDI, Is D6cembre, 1872, les prophecies en-
communicate ei-apres decrites, appartenant a Ia
succession d'Octave Roy. dGc6d6, ct de sa veuve
suryivante Marie Ophelia Latour, SAVIOR
l. Cinquante arpents de terre pris a fextre-
mite nOrd dun grand moroccan de terre apparte-
nant a la .dite communicate, borne au nOrd par
COmeau & Richard, q Test par Victor Lastrapes
ct Nine Veuve DamOnville Dejean, all sud par
line terre don't ceci est une part, ct Il POuest par
les freres Phillips, ensemble aYec stOutes les ha-
tisses ct authorizations qui sly trOuVent.
Q. Cinquante arpeAts de terre avee les b%arTieres
Qui sly FOuven borne au nOrd par lie lot eli
dessus decrit, AIest par Mime yeuve Damonville
D6jean, au sud par Ia terre de la succession, eta
Houest par les frGres Phillips.
8. Quarantc arpents de terre avec les barrieres
qui sly trOuvcnt, borne aInOfd par le second lot
ci-dessus d6crit, IL Pest par Pannil Scott, au sud
par Jean Bite. Roy, ct d Pouest par les freres
Phillips. -
1. TN garde-manger, une table 4 diner, I'M lot
de vaiSselles, I'M poole de cuisine, un lot de
chaises, 0utils de charpentier, un wagon, usten-
sils a%TatOireS ct dhabitaflon, environ 1000 bottles
de foin, nn lot de planches, la Motto indiyise
DUN lot de mais, 10 Motto dun lot de cotton, une
paire de muletS creOles, un pOney nOir.
Aussi, les propriGtes pe~TsOnRelles suiVanteS ap-
partenant o Ia succession du dit defunt, savOir-
Tn buggy ct I'M cheval, deuX cha1rIcs a che
vaux, cling yaches a laft ct cinq veauX, environ
huit totes de bGtes a cOrneS d0Hees, environ dix
tetes de cheyauX farOuCheS, environ dix tGteS de
bttes 4 cOrnes farOuches, une marque en- fer IL
gtrant eeci: o II, IN lot de Its ct ~literies, deuX
Vi0lOns ayec bOItes, IN revolver Colt, nm fusll a
deTx cOups,l une armoire, TN buggy ct I'M har-
nais, environ six teteS dc mOutons, sclle, bride
ct couverte, uHe mUntre ct une chaine Ell or, ct
I'M lot d'autrestmmeubles.
Conditions-Comptant .t& Et. aa.
- MARIE OPHELIA IATOUR,
9noy-m&h.,.f .. 49,. -s. ADMINISTRATIVE