New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-05-07
Iberville Parish.


Succession of Manuel Pijuan opened.
Iberville Parish.
PLAauxAINE, May 4, 1874.
There is paper Published here that is called
the Iberville Republican, and the title is really
upon the same principle that an amateur artist
once sent his first effort to the French Academy
with an explanatory note stating it was intended de-
ayune of your city at once mystifed and amused
its patrons by the circulation Of its recent typo.
graphical conundrum. entitled "a map of the over.
flowed districts" The artistic critics could not
have known the painting submitted. to- their in
planned, nor could any person have supposed that
the Picayune's recent enterprise" was any.
thing but an attempt pit. to copy some Of
the editorial columns of the Pic contained an
plauatory article. &c. too. the few persons in this
would be at loss to know the object sought to be
accomplished BY its pubica did they not read
its title Indeed IT. is popular With those
lcan party in fair stand up fight, have joined it
for the purpose Of 60 attempting to divide it as to
peace. With these persons the lberville Repub.
ican "a popular, but even that select tea party
peruss of its columns guarantees sleep, than for
any other reassn; one of them claimed the other
day that lit would be most excellent paper if it
your correspondent requests you to give place TO
such Intelligence regarding Iberville and Plaque
mine as it Is should aa Dc tb Hnown =,
Iberville was reinforced bv the arrival here OF
young gentleman whose flowing locks and delicate
compile xiOn entitled him to be- considered the hero
of the popular ballad concluding
Hes a fascinating youth witn the auburn hair"
But not
letter from the Hon. Judah p. Benjamin erstwbile
| q United States Senator from Louisiana, more lat
terly the Secretary OF State OF the late so-called
Copfndsrat0 States, and subject of her
British majesty the Qneen addressed to no one in
Saa to his former
| friends the bearer, Mr.. W. w. Wharton. At the
| time of the Whartonisn debut in our midst it so
happened that public affairs were discussed but
not controlled by the Democracy. and this fact
being speedily known to the youthful Brton, that
gentleman with an 70 @
least to the sainted Paul. proclaimed himself-a
| RADICAL Almost immediately after this recOgni-
convert to "the cause of freedom" was appointed
one of the deputy sherfs of this parish, and such
was the favorable impression MADE upon many en
| physical charms Of the protege Of ex Senator and
e1.Secretsry Benismin that the last election ~
| OF a commonwealth whereof he had at that time
been resident possibly twelve months. It is not
rppyation have entertainsa Mr. wharton with
| some "reminiscences of the little games" with
which the Louisiana Democracy were won't in
| times "bef0re the war; to entertain the people,
and it is not extravagant to assume that the
| "Plaquemnes frauds may have been touched
upon by the former Democratic leader; TINS not a
| with Mr. WhartOn's selection of Plaquemine as
his (supposed) resting place, while recent events
| strengthen the sugg rstOu that he not only had
| head Mr. Benjamins reference to the plaque
| mine frauds" but had determined in high toned,
sst the
| Committee, March Z, 1874, resolved:
THAT ali existing parish executive committees
be and the same are hereby abolished; that par
ish convention be held at twelve o'clock NJ on
the last Saturday OF April next IN each parish, at
the parish seat, for the purpose OF selecting
Said resolution also fixes the basis Of representa-
tion and left nothing for parish committees to do
action of the Republican party. made BY it's high
est authority in the State party organization a
h9seetve Pspsh 1n signed BY
| Wharton and nine of its former members, for the
purpose Of arranging the ba.is of representation
to which each club is entitled, and other pur.
poses" that already had been fully provided for
in the action of the State committee, referred to
BY your correspondent s .,c,.a ,v an ir.i.n;s.
cant minority Of the parish committee In the
fret place, that bsdy had been virtually rendered
But ven If that COMMITTEES did have the right to
| act the call should have bad the Signature of the
Hon. p G. Deslonde, who lowing to the death OF
ing president, and Of tho majority Of The twenty
eight persons who composed the committee The
meeting TINS called by Mr.. Wharton. Of the parish
| State committees Q political corpse was attended
| by only nine persons out of the twenty.eight who
had originally beep members OF the parish com
| mittee.
In the meantime the Republicans Of the differ
| ent wards in the parish had held elections for
lions were called by oficers Of the ward clubs due
and general notice Of the time and place Of meet:
ings given, aud full attendance secured at all Of
| such meetings. MI. George Randolph an active
! Radical and most excellent citizen has made an
afAdavit 70 circumstances, of which the following
THAT W ". wharton, the president CT the
| Second Ward Club of this parish, having been alb
| sent for great many months. and not expected to
ISM, John H. Jackson, the vice president Of said
CLUB in obedience to the call Of the State Central
Committee, called 2 meeting of said club for the
twenty.first of March, 1874. which call was notified
other public places in said waid, and also by run.
beIs of the said club at least ten days before the
| meeting took place; that on the evening Of said
meeting they were further notified by the firing
the town of PaGuemne; that the members of
said club considered themselves fully notified for
fishing the same in the Ibervlle Republican rs the
said paper the only one published in this parish
| This AFFIDAVIT, taken before competent author.
ity at Ibervie May !, 1874 will give yeur readers
peculiar method resorted 10 by Mr. wharton to OBJ
tain an Endorsement In the first place, he called
q meeting OF a body that had already ceased to
exist. Secondly. he did not have but third OF
| those who had been members Of this defuncr body
| to act with him. Thirdly, he had no authority to
act in the premises for the reason. first that there
was committee; second even if there was, q
| majority we're opposed to him; and third, even if
the deunct corpse had right to act, its call for
termination shOuld have been signed by the act.
ing president and vice president OF the committee
| the Hon. p. G. Deslonde. The admirers Of Mr..
Wharton claim for that person the possession
of an almost ilnmitable knowledge, not only
of drawing room graces, but Of parliamentary tao
tics, and those Of Them familiar with tine political
history of Great Britain, maintain that Sena-
tor W has, as his prototype, either Henry st. John,
ViscOunt Bollingbr0ke or Philip Wharton. Both of
these English statesmen were handsome, eloquent
and sagaciOus; but, as they were not religious,
| 10th 10 your correspondent to believe that the
comparison holds good Be this, as it may, certain
is that English Scion knows, at least, enough
Of political management to thoroughly appreciate
the fact that his constituents perfectly ready to
have him prove that the post Of henor is the pri
vate station" and thereby enable him TO vacate
his senatorial seat. He could only defeat tine
preston Of this popular feeling by obtaining
troll of the parish convention of his party and to
this end he adopted the means at once subversive
of good order and the success of his party. to
which reference has been made True Mr. Whar-
ton had a convention, which proclaimed itself the
representatives of this parish and in that he acted
on historical precedent. for it is matter of
record that one Of the most frequently quoted ad
dreaaaa pjyen To the nllblic was that issued