New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-01-18

would as soon see you elected to Eli the po
sitlon as anybody else. / am grateful fol
the past services you have rendered and
hostile as l was before, should have been
satisfied to see you go to the Senate
Hence 1t is that | think it is very imma-
terlal II we send nybOdy at all, but we
don't want the contest to turn upon one ln-
diVidual.
Warmoth-I have no doubt you found the
impression as you cay, and that there was
great deal of opposition to Inc, but YOU
also found that it was a contest between
the two political organizations and parties.
! Mr.. Adams s-Maiuly between Warmoth
| and Kellogg.
I Warmoth--You don't think 10 wa. on
account OF any prejudice or feeling existing
| between the Republican and Democratic
partlesS You don't think that the fact that
| this State went for Mr.. Greeley instead of
| Mr.. Grant had anything to do with the
| creation Of this impression Don't YOU
| think, sir, that the impression being in
| the minds of General Grant and the admin
| istratiOn that he was defeated uniustIy by
| my manipulation of election returns regis
| trars, etc, Will be very much strengthened
! by the course that is proposed on the cleo
| ton of somebody else Don't you know
| that by throwing me overheard you give q
! virtual acknowledged to all these charges,
and lead the country TO believe that you
believe tbems
BY several-By no means: by 10 tnsans,
sir.
! Warmoth-ft strikes me that YOU have
| indicated an agent to discharge certain du-
ties, and he has discharged them. and now
| after You find 1t to your interest, you repu-
| diate him without indorsing any Of his acts
You now come to me and tell me that l
shall not have the senatorship because |
| am objectionable to General Grant.
MIR. kennedy-Governor | wish simply
70 suggest to you one or two things. The
question for a man to decide, when placed
| in your position ia, whether he will try to
90 good or not. Now we believe that YOU
can do us great deal of good by not being
candidate. For it you were elected you
could never get your seat. Here Mr.. Ken
uedy related an anecd0te of Henry CLAW, in
which Henry Clay became suddenly CON
sclous OF the powerful influence of public
opinion.j Continuing, he said Now. Mr..
Warmoth, you stand in his position to-day.
You may have all the sloquence of Web
ster. Calhoun and Clay, and have all the
abilities in the world, but You are helpless,
We want some one to help us. There can
be man elected who Will help us in our
trOnble.
Warmoth-There arg two views to be
taken upon that part of the subject. The
best evidences of public opinion is that cf
its representatives, in the Legislature much
better than that of a self constituted com
mittee OF citizens, the most OF whom were
appointed by she distinguished gentleman
at their head, who has always been opposed
to NE. But bow is it to be ascertained that
if am elected to the United States Senate
! shall not get my seat, and that if some
body else is elected he will get his
seatf DO you want d man to go to
Washington, who has been a chief mover in
Iuh NJ nt TO
isiana, who has got national notoriety
if not reputation, who knows all abont this
business; who knows how many votes were
cast in every parish of the State; who
knows the witnesses, who to summon, and |
what to do, or do you want to elect one |
who will go III there like log on wheels, |
knowing nothing of the thousand and one |
facts connected with this great con:estl |
Do you want some one to go there to seek |
the fret opportunity to apologize for his |
association with Governor Wmmoth2 ! |
have the greatest respect for the gentlemen |
of this committee. Their appreciation |
would be to me tower of strength.
Now, gentlemen, | say to you again, that |
the best evidence OF public opinion is to be |
gathered from an independcnt Legislature, |
and whoever may he the choice Of that |
Legislature | will give him my hearty ana |
undivided support. ] ask y0n to do the |
same thing.
Mr.. Kennedy-1 would ike. then, to
make the proposition that you viii signify |
to tne ME ubers OF the Legislature that
they are bound by no pledges to your sup
port.
Warmoth-There is not man in that
Legislature that l know to he pledged to
my support. | have told many OF them
that | want no such support; that am
ready and perfectly willing, whenever it is.
in their opinion, for the best interests of the
State that | shah withdraw, to do so.
Adams-l beg that you will acknowledge
that no member of this committee had any
personal consideration in view. We came
simply to urge upon you what we conceive
to be the necessity for you to withdraw,
bat we have been unfortunate, and it re-
mains for us to withdraw.
Warmoth--I will simply state that if you
gentlemen succeed in defeating me, and
thns relieve me Of the great responsibility
attaching, shall be exceedingly grateful.