New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-01-27

laSG Twelve OF elGnLeen months, with the
knowledge and by the advice Of the Presi-
dent of the United States. l state that with
the knowledge of that high national officer,
his appointees in high official positions here.
have been endeavOring both in an underhand
and open manner. to interfere with the State
government, and secure, by the employment
of the whole force and influence OF the
United States government, the supremacy
of themselves and their political adhereEts.
This is a fact, and it can not be successfully
cOntradicted. l state that the Democracy
of this State. or that portion of it headed by
our friend of the "white horse" CMr. Jewell),
and Mr. Zacharie and Judge Abel and
Judge Cooley and that class of men, see,
ing this serious division between the
branches of the Republican party, sought
legitimaIely las l would have done had l
been in their places) to secure the over
throw of both wings of the party in power
and the substitution of Democratic State
governm ent in their stead.
They desired and intended to remove the
Governor of the State and place a Demo-
crat in his place; to place a Democratic
Senate in place of this Republican Senate,
and Democratic House of Representatives
in place of the present Republican House
of Representatives. l charge that there
Senators present do not know concOcted
between United States officials in high
positions here and the Democratic State
Central Committee. If any Senator of the
evidences" party has been unaware Ofthe
facts of this conspiracy as shall state them,
should be glad to have him state so at
any time during the progress of my re-
marks. The first act to be performed in
that revolutionary programme was the re-
any motion looking toward a fair and full
expression of the will of the House of Rep
resentatives as to who should be the
Speaker of that body.
Mr.. Blackman-If the Senator refers to
me- will state that l have no knowledge
of the existence OF any such compact as he
describes.
Mr.. Ray-I will also state in the most en-
phatic manner that l am not aware Of the
existence of such an agreement.
Mr.. Smith-As far as l am personally
concerned no such compact has been en-
tered into. 1t is true that have agreed to
act in unison with Democratic Senators in
enacting measures of reform, but l wish it
to be distinctly understood that I was
if any scOundrel dares to assert that have
betrayed them and have affiliated with
their political enemies, l will settle with
him with Colts revolvers outside of the
Senate Chamber l refer to the informant
of the Senator, and not to the Senator him
self.
Mr. Campbell-I am glad to hear the
Senator voluntarily deny, without having
been accused, that he was any party to the
compact have mentioned. l am, however,
merely stating what that compact was, as
understand it.
Mr. Blackman-If the Senator will permit
me, will read to the Senate the contract
which was entered into between the Dem
Ocratc Senators and some Of the ReDub-
icans.
Mr.. Blackman stepped to the seat of Mr..
Herwig, who produced from his pocket and
handed to Mr.. Blackman a paper, from
which he read as follows:
"We, the undersigned State Senators,
pledge ourselves in honor. each to the other,
that we will, during the present session of
| the General Assembly, act as q unit and all
together on the different reform measures
| which may be before the General Assembly
and particularly on the subjects of the
amendment of the registration, election and
onstabulary laws, the general appropria-
ton BILL the revenue and license bill, the
bill to provide for the assessment and col
lection of the taxes, the bill defining the
expenses of the General Assembly, and all
other bills reforming and reducing the ex-
penses of the State, and on all appropria-
ton bills and funding bills.
Also, the printing bill, apportionment bill.
metropolitan Dill, militia Dill,
and upon all questions or bills affecting the
best interests of the people.
JOHN RAY.
WILLIAM l.. THOMPSON,
w. F. BLACKMAN,
JAMES H. INGRAHAM,
SAMUEL NJ. TODD,
S. S. BOWMAN,
C. C. ANTOINE,
+. dazzle,
PATRICK H. O'HARA.
MORTIMER +. SMITH,
c. WILCOX.
r. V. COUPLAND,
j. B. LEWIS,
A. J. SYPHER.
F. +. HERWIG.
SIGN the above and concur in it. with the
! exception Of the registration and election
s.M. THOMAS"
Mr. Campbeli-Will the Senator allow NE
! to look at that paper!
| Mr. Blackman-No, sir; am very willing
| that the Senate should know its contents,
| and have, therefore, read it fully, but l
do not propose that you shall take poses
| sion of it.
Mr.. Campbell simply desire to look at
| it, and will then return it to the Senator.
| Mr.. Blackman then returned the dOcu-
ment to Senator Herwig.
Mr.. Campbell-This carefully guarded,
| signed and sealed compact which the gen
| tleman is not willing to intrust into the
| hands of brother Senator has vanished
| into the pocket of the brains of the Gus
| tomhouse, and will never be resurrected
| again, l suppose. l say it Is now clearly
proven by the admission OF a Democratic
| Senator that certain compact was entered
| into between certain Democratic and Re-
publican Senators for certain purposes. Not
| only was such an agreement made, but 1t
was reduced to writing, signed and sealed,
| and is now so carefully guarded that 1T can
| not be trusted out of the hands OF a Gus
tomhouse official.
| Mr., Thomas-SO far ss | am concerned as
Democratic Senator, that Is the whole
compact have signed, and the substance t
| it is that should cooperate with the otht
signers in the passage of these various re-
form measures which, it seems, both wings
of the Republican party desire to pass, ex-
cent the election and registration bills. l
| made those two exceptions because L have
| nv own peculiar ideas in reference to the
| laws upon the statute books on those sub
iects. What rose to say is that l signed no
other compact than that which has just been
read by Senator Blackman.
Mr., Blackman here offered to allow the
Secretary to read the document to the Sen
| ate.
The Secretary read it, as follows:
JANUARY II, 1872.
We, the undersigned State Senators
pledge ourselves in honor, each to the other
that we will, during the present session OF
the General Assembly, act as unit and
all together on the different reform measures
which may be before the General Assembly
and particularly ON the subjects OF the
amendment of the registration, election anC
cOnstabulary laws, the general appropria
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