New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-08-15
NEW ORLEANS, TUESDAY. AUGUST Is. 1876

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thorities are al in tho pool; We have NO
hope from the ministers Of Justice. and the
Villains have no fear of the terr0rs of the
law. 1sppeal to Jon, and anxiously await
HORACE GREELEY.
The Report o. Federal OniciaIs In Los
jsiana. axis. .r
Ample justice was done the Gibson nine
thousand dollar committee by the Asso-
ciated Press some days ago; since then the
report Of the minority has come to hand,
and IN abstract Of the same, ~ signed by
Messrs. Conger, Darran and Woodburn, is
given below: a t=. 4&02
At the very outset the committee required
the departments to furnish statement Of
all Of the accounts of the twelve Federal
Officera in Louisiana and found them ell
correct and properly settled, and that tho3e
official statements furnisht satisfactory
evidence Of the fidelity Of all the 50 officers
from the date of their appointments ~ the
present time, so far ae their accounts with
the government ere concerned. The mil
veysal testimony shows cOnclueively that
the COUeCtOr OI CU0tDme uHV u0AO1AAAy
managed tho business of bis department
with promptnecs, with courtesy, with fidel-
ity to the government and due regard to
the convenience of the public, and they take
pleasure in referring to the testimony of
many of the first citizens Of New Orleans to
that effect. and in embodying in their views
the emphatic testimonial of large list of
the most respectable business men of the
city, most Of whom are not in politi-
cal accofd with the Federal officers whose
administration they indorse 90 heartily:
The minority append statement signed
by over 100 importers, merchants, ship
owners, etc. who thus testify to the ef6cien-
cy and honesty Of the Federal officials. In
regard to all the Federal officials referred
to, the minority esy, that the testimony
shows IN able, honest and efficient admin
iatration of the public business, and the
minority cordially indorses the following
quotations from tho majority 3 report: 1--WE
believe, from the enMination We hAve given
the narshal's Office, that its business, -
connected with the courts, had been ed-
mirably msnseed; that he has faithfully
complied with the lsw in making returns to
ers over that Once, 10 whom he is requested
to report He hes universally been prompt,
courteous and obliging In person, and BY
his deputies, toward persous having official
business With him"
The minority also quote and indorse the
maiority,s expressions of satisfaction In
regard to the management Of the other
Federal Offices In Louisiana. The minority
then state that they we're desirous OF ioin-
ing the majority in . report. and when the
majority report was submitted to them,
moved to amend it in five particulars.
which was refused by . strict party vote,
leaving them no alternative but to permit
rreat injustice to innocent men, or to ex-
Dress their dissenting views.
Eirst-The minority desire to strike from
the majority report that portion charging
Collector Casey With obstructing the inves.
tigstion of the committee, on the ground
that such charge is founded on the evidence
alone of Q witness Damed Seelye, whose
testimony was admitted by the whole COM
mittee to be entirely unreliable, and, sven
opinion Of the minority, st Gil sustain tine
conclusions reached by the majority.
Eecond-They desire to strike out the
similar charge against the subOrdinattee
of theizC Customh0use. A careful examlna-
ton OF the testimony of every witness ex.
amined ON tins eubiect, they say, will
satisfy any unprejudiced mind that there
is not the least ground for the charge, MOI
even for such supici0n. On the contrary.
they were al willing and anxious to assist
the committee, and the counsel for the Gus.
tomhouse oficisls voluntarily furnished eli
the proof within their control that wa
asked for.
Third-The minority desire to etrike ont
the charge Of intentional violation Of Law
by Marshal Packard, and say they are sur
prised to find in the majority report the
aseertion that section 2O2 Of the Revised
Statutes is only statute authorizing the
appointment of deputy marshal for eiec
ton purposes, % to speak, whereas ful
authority is contained in section $50. Theil
duties arc therein clearly defined, whether
connected With elections, violation o.
law, or other matters committed to
their chasae. There 10 nothing in the
testimony connecting the marshal eithel
BY knowledge, intention or consent Will
the xctiou Of any of his deputies in regard
to eteamboot charges or to the keeping Of
prisoners in the Parieh Prison, and the re
flections of the majority upon this efficient
capable, and honest officer are, In the opin
ion of the minority, entirely encalled FOL
and unjust. In regard to the reflection uPor
Collector Casey ~ dhbursing ot6cer undel
Davis contract, % called, the minority say
that Casey appears to have no other con
nection with the work than to act as dis
bursing officer, under the direction Of tht
Secretary Of the Treasury, in paying out
monevs appropriated by law for this work
The minority say that they have laboree
earnestly to ascertain what testimony OF
influence could have induced the majority
of the committee to differ go widely from
|, the entire body of the respectable anG
honorable business men OF New Orleans II
their estimation of the worth, efieiency
and courtesy of Collector Casey, and they
prefer to Join with all these good citizen!
in upholding and sustaining such an offi
cer. rather than with the majority in "a
suming to be privy councillors to the execo
tive of the nation, and recommending hi
removal from Office; and the minority sub
NIT these views with the full con6denc.
that the testimony, il carefully examined
will convince all of their propriety AMI
iustness.
Mr. Darrall, of the committee, also parti
cularly inquired into the cause OF the mur
der. in Coushatta, Of David KING, and tn
attempted murder of w. W. Twitchell, Stat
Senator, and having visited C0ushatta an(
carefully read all the evidence taken b,
the subcommittee on the point, 10 COMPEL
ed, although reluctantly, to differ entirel.
from some Of their conclusions, and submit
his views in Q separate paper. The evidenc
itself is largely quoted from to show
first, that the murder OF David King AMI
the attempted murder of Senator Twitchel
was of . political character, and for politi
cal reasons entirely; and, second, that 1t !
very unsafe for member OF the Repuh
lican party to actively advocate his primo
pies in that part OF the State. The evl