New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-11-25

ton, which WAS granted him, and then
asked that some action would be taken
upon the matter ut IN early date.
President Wells-At once. We have vio'
lated, in the courtesy extended to the ois'
tlnguished gentleman ON the Democratic
side, our rule in regard to the admission Of
persons not connected with the board
General Anderson-Aud on the Kepub'
ican side alsn.
President Wells-And granted an sddf.
| tionsl privilege to the gentleman that they
selected to accompany them. That viola
| ton has brought upon us very scurrilous
charge made by tho gentleman admitted.
| ing the rule again, We must object upon
that account. We will have the article to
which l have referred. Mr.. Green, read
the article.
Mr.. Green read an article from the Nash
vile American, taken from New Orleans
special, dated November Is. sent to the
Cincinnati Enq,sirer. headed "The Scoun.
drels of the Returning Board"
In the article. among other things charged
against the different members of the board,
was that General Anderson had purchased
for SIC, 900 Confederate claim OF $3.50 600
and put it through the Legislature.
General AndersOn-That is lie and the
author of it is liar.
Mr.. DaPonta was about to answer Presi-
dent Wells, when disturbance was ere
ated within the railing of the room. The
lie was given between sOme parties there.
and scuftis WAS about to ensue, when OH
GERS stationed in the room seized the party
and elected him from the room.
The occasion attracted the attention OF
every ono in the room, and caused Presi-
dent Wells to demand that all should keep
quiet, or they would be compelled to go
out.
Mr.. DaPonta then stated that the board
ought not to held responsible for the article
in question the members OF the press who
were seeking admission to the sessions OF
the board. 1t did not appear that the pub.
licatlon WAS made in regard to the action
of the board. The article was evidently
written outside by gentleman possibly
representing paper.
President Wells-The gentleman was ad-
mitted before the board.
MIR. DaPOnta-I was not aware of that.
I presume that if any gentlemen were sd-
mitted here, the permission would have been
extended equslly to all.
President Wells-I stated in the outset
that we had violated our rule, and that
our violation had caused US abuse, don't
wish YOU to understand that thought that
the corps of correspondents down here for
the purpose of reporting would write ar.
ticles which would 60 abroad like this. II
We open the door to the honorable gentle
men Of the press, We may be giving admit
one was, and the gentlemen must excuse ue
when we are attempting to throw around
us sll the protection from calumny We can.
Judge Trumbull-1t is proper for me to
saw. on behalf of those of us who are here,
that never saw or heard of the G. mmuni-
cation Just read until this morning l re.
gard it as extremely improper. unjust and
wrong, and would not, myself, allow any
person to come in here as reporter on our
part, who would be guilty of writing sach q
letter as that.
President Wells-I am aware of that, cir.
Judge Trumbull-I never saw it until
heard it read l don't know the writer
l think the person who wrote it had moth.
| ing to do with us, and regret very much
that any person who has been admitted
here at our suggestion should have written
such communication as that. l would not
allow any such person to represent US.
General Smith-Y0u will remember that
Governor Palmer and myself stated to you
that we had proposed to Overstep the
bounds of your permission with reference
| to this man, who requested US to ssk of you
the privilege that he might remain here ut
the session of the board. He was the re-
porter of some newspaper in Cincinnati
We have said to you that we had no further
request in that regard. With refert nee ia
the article, knew nothing about IT.
never even beard of it before, except that
heard he had written the article In which
he had reflected upon one of the members
of the board. said to him it was wrong
to do 60. am glad to know that he did
not take advantage of any courtesy of ours
to obtain information. He could not have
obtained the material for his article at the
board.
Judgs Trumbull-Iu understand the article
wss written before We came in here.
General Smith, don't know the date
of the article.
General Anderson-It is November Is.
General Smith-We came here on the
twentieth. We, of course, did not know
ANYTHING about the article.
President Wells-Of course you did not
General Anderson-The man who was the
author of this slanderOus article spoke to
me upon the suoject, and told me he had
apolopzed to Mr.. Kenner, and hoped that
that was sufficient. He said he had also
asserted that had bought Confederate
claim of over 500, 900 for $4,000, told
him it was . lie to his face, and say 4
again to anybody else who asserts it.
psid 35O, 900 for the claim, and have never
realized any money out of it, owing to ltf
depreciation. 1t was an honeet claim, and
had been voted for by all the prominent
Democrats in the State of Louisisna-by
John McEnery and by Mr.. Eustis, the gen.
tleman who claimed to have been elected
last winter to the Senate of the United
States, and | believed it was an honest
claim myself, and voted tor it a.
a Senator. I know the articles re.
ferred to in his Communication were
furnished to the people of the State Of
Louisiana by Governor Allen, who Wal
one of the most generous and good men in
the State. 1t was not for rebel articles; II
| was for medicines and cotton cards to bt
distributed to the women and children
| throughout the State. Judge Elsm voted
for the bill; There were plenty OF ,,i others
| it had not been an honest bill would mo-
have voted for it. If it had not been bill
| covered BY law I would not have bought 1t
| I was not the author of the law; | haG
nothing to do with it. 1t was some six Of
eight months after the law was passed.
found the claim was covered BY tho law
and q gentleman met me and offered
to sell it to me, and purchased
Of it from another. bought 800,
| 600 of the claim from one gentleman
md $4,000 from another. The $50 ,00l
mart cost me $4,000 and the 0,0Ol
noat me SAC, 900. The bonds were after
| ward scaled down to fifty cents on tn
dollar. sold them for ffty-one or nifty
two cents. They were sold by the banl
from which I borrowed the money to bu!
the claim, all of which can be proved
There are plenty Of gentlemen here WHIT
were Confederstes like myself. They know
that the articles for which this claim was
originally put upon the market we're n te
distribute gratuitously medicine 70 tne
women and children of Louisiana. l statt
| further that the poor unfortunate man wnt
invested his gold and brought the articles
into the country never got it back. Az N n,
ever got back was what paid him-$4O,OO
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