New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-02-05
WHOLE NUMBER 2O9I

night, at which Senators Cameron Morton
Freling ghuysen, Conkling. Logan. Ferry and
others were present. They agreed on NJ
new election. and decided to continue the
debate on the question until March 4. the
day OF the adjournment of the Louisiana
Legislature. SO that Pinchback can not bs
reelected by that body.
Kellogg has pledged himself to support
no one during the interim. SO that the issue
can be made fair and square during the No
vember election; but it party necessity re-
1uires 1t, he obligates himself TO appoint
collector Casey during the interim. But
they now prefer no appointment.
Inc people, at the November election,
VIII elect an entire new House and more
tnan one-haif OF the Senate, on account of
the large number of vacancies.
There will be seven vacancies of hold
over Senators, which would prevent a
| quorum. as required to organize until these
vacancies were filled.
At this election State Treasurer and all
tine parish officers are to be elected, and the
| constitutional amendment on the funding
bill IS to be passed; so that it will be one Of
most important elections held in the State.
At the last election Warmoth would have
| controlled the organization of the new SEN
ate by admitting such as he saw tit OF the
new Senators in contested districts, of
which there are twelve. But this plan was
| prevented by issuing the Antoine inunc-
ton. restraining all Senators other than
those he named in the writ from acting in
the body and by mandamus compelling
| those whom he named to take seats in the
| body, which is an unheard of adaptation of
| law.
The Senators further agreed in this West
| caucus, that ii the House presents articles
| OF Impeachment against Durel, as Butler,
the chairman of the House Judiciary Com
mittee has promised, they will suspend all
business and dispose of the matter prompt
| ly and what Senators are generally very
reticent about was cOnfdentially expressed
| among them in this caucus. that there WAS
no excuse or legal justification for the Du-
| rell orders.
| Impeachment is the only method of saw
ing the reputation of the Republican party
from the disgrace arising from the Louisl-
ana troubles. On this point, President
Grant Is said to be very anxious, as it
relieves him from the responsibility of exc
cutting the ord~fs of the court; which Sena-
tors Frelinghuysen. Conkling and others.
| contend he has no business to INQUIRE into
but simply to execute.
The caucus adjourned. The participants
| We're pledged to secrecy in order to prevent
any developments of their plans.
Senators West and Morton, as has already
been stated in these dispatches, have taken
| action to cause the resignation of Durell
And he. IN turn, has telegraphed Norton.
| his assignee in bankruptcy, that if they
will continue Norton in Office under his
successor. beyond all peradventure OF
doubt, no would resign. But it is under
stood that Norton is to transfer certain
real estate to a trustee. for the use of life
tenure OF Durell, so that he will not be left
in precariOus position, pecuniarily. This
Norton can we'll afford to do, as his assessed
real estate in New Orleans amounts to
$3.50, 900.
Pinchback and McA1illen finding that
they are both euchred as things now stand.
have been comparing notes and have made
reconciliation preparatory to a common
interest in the pending struggle in Louisi-
ana which they both intend to make very
warm. McMillen left tonight and Pinch
back will leave ia few days for New Or
leans. Pinchback has agreed to address
the Kellogg and McMillen the McEnery
Legislatures, and from their understanding
agreed upon here they will assume this
attitude: pinchback will alIege that he was
kept out of the Senate because he is negro.
and through the duplicity of prominent
Republican Senators, who have committed
themselves to him, and since have gone
back, committing themselves also to Nc.
Millen. whereof he has produced satisfac-
tory evidence to Pinchback.
The latter says that certain leading Sena-
tors had confidential knowledge of all con
cerning the Norton $4,000 transaction, and
some Senators told him not to say anything
about it, that he was foolish for having
given up money; that all senatorial elections
were more or less effected by such proceed
iugs.
When Senator Morton made the matter
public, Mr.. Pinchback wrote to him, de-
manding an investigation, and challenging
the proof of any personal corruption ON his
part but Representative Sypher and others
Of the Louisiana delegation appealed to
Senator Morton not to have an investiga-
ton, as it would compromise Kellogg and
prominent supporters of his in the State,
by developing the vulnerable points of their
political conduct in this whole matter.
Pinchback says that when Senator Ham -
lin began to see duplicity he offered reso-
luton forthwith for his immediate admis-
sion and his investigation afterward, be-
iieving he had nothing to fear from it.
Norton, the assignee in bankruptcy, and
his friends, believing this fight on the adj
mission of Pinchback would cause an
eventual, if not immediate impeachment of
Durell, through intrigue, have made a pro-
position to make up purse tor Pinchback's
benefit if he would resign all claims to the
Senate rship. They believed that would
cause an arrangement to be made by which
all further action by Congress in the Louis
lana matter would cease In that event,
Durell had agreed to resign in the interest
OF tho appointment of an acceptable friend
OF the Louisiana delegation in Congress,
who wouti continue Norton in the assignee
sbir
, 20 this proposition Pinchback, through
Colonel Carter, his attorney, Indignantly
refused to accede to, tor Carter said that
Pinchback Is neither a pauper nor a petty
larceny thief, but will yet show his people
that he ls the best abused man of his race
and has as much intelligence, integrity and
personal honor as a majority of the Senators
who profess republicanism for votes and
deny practi tical results to the race that con
tinues to keep them In power, as exhibited
by their action in Pinchback's case.
Arrangements have been made bv tho
,olored men of Cincinnati to give Pinch
back warm reception on his way back to
New Orleans, and the speech which he will
1eliver there will be an indication of the
'huDders which will follow when he reaches
lis destinatiOn-which,f from present indi
'ations here, and, to use Southern phrase,
oOks as If Pinchback. was going to make
he fur fly.
The last proposition made to Pinchback
vas to take his seat ia the House. which he
las positively declined as he thinks he can
,e of more service in the Senatorial fight
han in the House.
General McMillin, from evidence in b,s
possession. will corroborats Pinchback's
declarations SO that the Louisiana mon
frosty may be said to have increased in
tead of diminished ia its repulsiye de-
Drmity.
There IS the very highest authority for
aying that no such caucus was held, Mr.
Vest has placed no obstacles in Pinch
ack's way.
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