Year: 1871

the Cincinnati Commercial has been inter


viewing Governor Warmoth, and We make
an extract from his letter:


Governor Warmoth is the ablest of the
Louisiana Republicans and the Youngest OF


them that are of any prominence. Hence


the old dotards and superannuated politi-
clans about the CustOmhouse and posfOfice


are jealous of him, and think that he is too
| young to run the party to advantage.


Hence an endeavor to get him out of the
| way. To see the Governor. went up to
the capitol. The capitol is not an imposing
looking building. having been built, be-.
lieve. for some other purpose, while the seat


Of government was at Baton Rouge.
l entered the Governors waitinproom


and sent in my card by the portly usher.
The pOrtly usher beckOned me in. I found
the Governor in consultation with a white
man and a black one. He received me cor
daily. The white man went out and the
black one remained for few parting words.


He was q very large specimen of his race,


and very black The man who would saw


veins would be liable to a suit. for slander.


The name of this excessively black gentle


man is Barber He is State kenator. and


yesterday returned from Lbng Branch.


where he has been to see the President to


enlghten him concerning the dark plans in


Louisiana politics and the wickedness of his


broter-in-law Casey.


"W'ell," said the Governor, turning to me.


''glad to see you. When did you get to the
city! You tind some commotion here. but


the disturbance has about blown over. 1t
all come from the attempt OF the Custom


house clan to control our convention. But
they did not succeed"


''Only in controlling their part of it'll
put in.


"Yes, you are right they controlled their
part of it, which was but a small fraction.
We represent the Republican party Those
fellows can not command three thousand
votes in the whole State. They don't repre-.
courage nor influence. The President
should remove them and put in representa-
tive men,"


But one of them is his brother-in-law, is
he nOt,''


"Yes, Casey is, and Casey is an ass. and
don't know it. He is entirely unfit for the
position he occupies. Why the President
should keep him can't understand. Peti.
ton after petition has been sent up to get
still keeps him in. Why, the State Central
Committee unanimously demanded his re-
movai: all the officers Of the State govern.
ment. except myself. demanded it: all the
members Of the Legislature demanded it.
but it was all of no avail; he is still en-
trencLed in his position. and Is doing the
party injury every day. He fills the Gus
tomhOuse with Democrats. to the exclusion
Of good men from our own party Felix
Herwig. his chief deputy. is a Democrat.
and leads the old fellow about as he sees
tit. Herwig really runs the machine. He
is filing it up with his relatives. He has
got his brother in as chief of the bonded
warehouse department. and another brother
owns bonded warehouse No. 9. class three:
while his brother-inlaw is chief weigher.
You see its all in the family. The Repub-
lican party demands the removal Of all
these. and to lay the matter correctly be-
fore the President was the business Of the
recent delegation from this State that
visited him.


They accuse you. Governor. of being
against Grant


Yes. they do that to keep themselves in
favor in the Presidents eyes, so that he |
will continue them in office l am not |
against Grant. If he is nominated 1 will |
support him. as everv Republican ought to |
and we will carry the State for him. But |
these CustomhOuse fellows here want to |
gauge every bOdys Republicanism by their |
own standard. and say if a man amt for
Grant before nomination as well as after. |
that he amt Republican. They want to
drive everybody before them at the point
Of the bayonet. l won't te driven. The
idea that man Is not Republican because
he happens not to favor Grants renomina-
ton is all bosh. If Grant is renominated, l |
will do all | can to carry the State for him.
and we will carry it. too We can carry it
against the Customhouse pack and the |
Democracy also. These Customhouse fel-
lows are doing Grant and the Republican
cause more injury here than be imagines.
Many Of our best men believe that the State
will be lost unless Grant cleans out the
Customhouse and puts in decent set


Governor Warmoth is a man Of striking
presence and decided ability He is but
twenty-nine years Of age. and bu, for that
would now be in the Senate. In person he
is very tall and very slender. being con-
siderably over six feet. and weighing not
more than one hundred and forty pounds.
His eyes eyebrows. mustache and hair are
brown. while his skin is as fair and smooth
as woman's Through the pale. clear.
smooth skin of his face shines lis soul and
the ability that is in him He is the ablest
republican in Louisiana. and this. together
with his youth, makes him a mark for en-
vious darts. H,V.R.