New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-01-12
DEBATES IN THE HOUSE.
WEDNESDAY, January 10.

WEDNESDAY, January TO- 1872
A resolution being introduced that thu
. members attend the funeral of the Hon
Walter Wheyland in body
Mr.. Barrett, of Orleans-I think it is the
duty OF every member upon this floor to
attend this funeral, notwithstanding the
| fact that q gentleman of this House has
been assassinated in broad daylight, within
the very sight of the Capitol of this State
1t has been said that if we attend this
| funeral we will be asSassinated. Then, sir
if one martyr has fallen. let US ali fall as
martyrs And l call upon every mem Der
! upon this floor to show his manhood and
| his courage. Mr.. Speaker, these assassins
have their spies in this very building, and
| we have been forced to sleep in this square
| because we, too. may share the fate of our
| lamented brother. Ihave been deprived of
| seeing my family; have been forced to
! sleep upon the floor; ! have been deprived
| OF the comforts of bed. And why! That
! may stand upon this foor and exercise
| the rights of citizen and Representative
And l tell you, gentlemen, both Repub-
licans and Democrats, to beware 1t re-
minds me, sir, of a story I read when was
a school boy. A farmer, an innocent
farmer, went out into his fields to pillow one
day, and in the course of his labor he
plowed up frozen snake. He took it home
with him and laid it on his hearthstOne,
where had gathered all his family, his wife
and little ones. The snake, under the
warm influences Of the fire. thawed
out and turned upon his benefactor
and stung him to death. l say. gentlemen
OF the House of Representatives., / saw,
Democrats and Republicans. that we have
nursed a viper that has turned and stung
one OF our chosen friends. Yes, gentlemen.
one of our members has been shot down
In cold blood might say murdered in
cold blOod-and, gentlemen, 1 think it is
tho duty of every member of this House TO
attend that funeral. and if our opponents
desire to assassinate the members of this
legal Legislature. let them begin their
bloody work this evening. With these few
REMARKS take my seat, intending. at fu-
ture day, when those who are now absent
meeting in another portion of the city are
present, to say something more upon this
subject, as hold them responsible for this
bloody deed.
Mr.. Brown, of Ascension, rising to a cues
tlop of privilege, made the following state
ment:
Mr.. Speaker, ] rise to question of per-
sOnal privilege. | noticed in this mornings
New Orleans Republican that the pretended
Sergeant-at-Ar of the Carter faction,
who murdered Walter Il. Wheyland in cold |
blood. had warrant in his possession,
when searched last night, for my arrest, !
signed by George w. Carter, Speaker of the |
House of Representatives of the State of |
Louisiana. At the time he was the Speaker |
entertained high regard for his ability |
and integrity, but subsequent develop |
ments have changed the course intended |
TO pursue and my opinion of his character. |
He is at present, by action of this House. |
neither member nor legal Speaker of the |
body. He is traitor to the State, and will |
u.s. all means, no matter how desperate. to
carry out his netarious plans.
At the last caucus | attended, on Tues
day night, January ., after it had been de-
for two days that the adher.
ents OF Carter were in the majority, it was
agreed by the caucus, at his instance, at that
meeting, TO go into the House of Represent
atives the following day and expel. without
1 hearing, certain number of Republican |
The purport of this movement
was TO still further weaken the minority ad-
lering to the State administration, and at
he same time seat such contestants as
would pledge themselves to carry out the
'lans of the gentleman from Cameron. 1t
mt this plan, to secure himself beyond
question in the Speakers chair. The
urther intention of his programme was to
efuse to recognize Senator Pinchback as
resident of the Senate and Lieuten-
Mt Governor of the State; then pre-
9r articles Of impeachment against
Governor WarmOth, suspend him from
flee, and, by the operation Of ;
ms conspiracy, place himself in the
ubernatoIial chair. The conspirators
/ the Customhouse and the Senate
ere to cooperate with him in cOnsum- {;
'ahng this Evolutionary proceeding. In I
rder TO effect this revolution Carter Ca t
red to both political parties. He is what |
nght be denominated political hemor- c
wearing the garb of Republican q
III, ana at the came time pledging himself \
me leaders of the Democratic party, l
lat he would. if successful, carry out their t.
'"giainne. When we perceived this was Q
> plan, we determined to Illustrate it by h
honorable means. and holding the bal "
ice % power in our hands, we came into t.