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OLUME 2. NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1871. NUMBR
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PROSPECTUS
OF THE
I ti. e-n kavor to establish another
p, 'blican p arnal in New Orleans,
ih pnr"Itcr of the Lorisu uI,
I pr pwc t. a necessity which has
b << . a:nd somnetimes painfully
..: t x't. In the transition state
a .:r piople, in their struggling efforts
.9 t 2.: that pa osition in the Body
? :.which we cocetive to be their
it i, regarded that much infor
2. guidance, encouragement,
: laud reproof have been lost, in
it1wne9 of the lack of a medium,
a n hich these deficiencies might
dy!:* d. We shall strive to make
Lýrttsxu a desideratum in these
POLICY.
'r motto indicates, the Lou-x
s rhall be " Republiimn at all
a" ri' I uraderadl circumstaenc#s" We
:advocate the security and enjoy
'tof lhrmciwil liberty, the abso
: equality of all men before the law,
:tan impartial distribution of hon
ai patronage to all who merit
sir tis of allaying animosities, of
rating the memory of the bitter
f pry muting harmony and union
Scl:LLes and between all in
re shall advocate the removal
p:.wal disabilities , foster kind
, f rhearince, where malignity
..vM'tntmcnt reigned, and seek for
-d justice where wrong and
It prevailed. Thus united in
irld o(bjects, we shall conserve
itirests, elevate our noble
i Ln enviable position among
r Stat s, by the development
:uttable resources, and secure
fits of the mighty changes
.try and condition of the
.i the Country.
thiit there can be no true
it the supremacy of law,
a- i strict and undiscrimi
Listration of justice.
TAXATION.
N1 port the doctrine of an
Eis ion of taxation among
a f uthful collection of the
* 'lnilmy in the expendi
e nfurnably with the exigen
6 tO State or Country and the
Re of every legitimate obliga
EDUCATON.
061sustain the carrying out of
poinsof the act establishing
Scovnon School system, and urge
'heamtouut duty thne education of
.Yoethjghkn aly connected with
a nihemeat, and the seen
stability of a Republican
FINAL.
* eI1rous, manly, independent,
eo conduct, we shall strive
ot~ueOr Paper, fromanpem
itenrporar existence, and
upon a biai, that ifjw
comm~and. " we shall t all
ELlltlT EYRCICH
~'~Ier and Statidemr A
1~ CANAL STREET,.
)s*w Orlena Loi4,n
POETRY.
SMILE WHENE ER YOU CAN.
When things don't go to suit you
T And the world seems upside down.
Don't waste your time in fretting,
But drive away that frown.
Since life is oft perplexing,
'Tis much the wisest plan
, To bear all trials bravely,
And smile whene'er you can.
Why should you dread to-morrow,
And thus despoil to-day?
For when you borrow trouble,
You always have to pay,
It is a good old maxim,
Which should be often preached,
Don't cross the bridge before you
o Before the bridge is reached.
You might be spared much sighing,
If you would keep in mind,
The thought that good and evil
Are always here combined.
There must be something wanting,
And though you roll in wealth,
You may miss from your casket
" That precious jewel-health.
And though you're strong and sturdy,
You may have an empty purse;
(And earth has many trials
' Which I consider worse!)
r, But whether joy or sorrow
Fills up your mortal span.
'Twill make your pathway brighter
To smile whene'er you can.
HIGHLY INTERESTING
y o
.r REPUDIATION OF COLLECTOR CASEY
0o
t, DEMANDS FOR HIS REMOVAL
n -0
k, The following series of letters,
it petitions, and remonstrances which
.e not so long since flew fast and furi
1 ous to Washington, for the removal
of the collector of this port, will
furnish our readers with the oppor
r- tunity to contemplate how wonder
Ii fully "circumstances alter cases."
e Look at the signers of these papers,
and compare their positions and
altitudes "then and now."-[En.
Petition for the removal of James
F. Casey, Collector of Customs,
it New Orleans, Louisiana.
NEw ORLEANS, LA., April, 1870.
>f We, the undersigned, Republicans
of the State of Louisiana, respect
fully petition you for the removal of
James F. Casey, collector of the
port of New Orleans.
We are constrained to this course
by his continued ant persistent dis
regard of all party obligations; by
r his retention in office of those who
I have ever been inimical to the Re
publican party, and who now, while
ostensibly members thereof, use
their efforts in opposing its best in
terests and creating dissension in
tis ranks; by his removal of well
tried, honest and efficient Republi
cans, and 'the appointment in their
stead of those who have never given
their voices, votes, or influence in
favor of the Republican party; and
by his continuance in this course in
spite of the urgent and repeated ap
peals of the Republican journals
and leading men of the State. In
our opinion it is imperatively neces
sary for the success of the Repub
lican party in the State of Lonisi
ana that James F. Casey be remov
ed from his present official posi- 1
tion.
MARTIN FLOOD,
President of the Board of Public
Works.
GEORGE E. BOVEE,
Secretary of State.
THOMAS W. CONWAY, -
Stat. Superintendent of Public I
Education.
HENRY C. DIBBLE.
AZARIAH F. WILD,
Port Warden.
H. L. SWORDS, C
Editor of the Assumption Chronicle. C
SAMUEL H. HOUSTON, t
Delegate to the Chicago Convention f
in 1868.
JOHN LOCKWOOD. '
D. H. REESE, l
Editor of the Lafourohe Republican. d1
THOMAS H. NOLAND, a
Assistant Assessor for t~le Second a
District of Louisiana.
JAMES CROMIE, ti
Publisher of the Red River News. t6
B. P. BLANCHARD,
Assistant Secretary of the Senate.
J. ORSBO RN,
Judge Ninth Judieial District Co a
N. UNDERWOOD.
Assessor Internal Revenue Second
District, Louisiana, and propri
etor of the St. James Sentinel.
A. TUREAUD,
Representative from St. James.
AMOS. S. COLLINS.
PITT CRAVATH,
Assistant Secretary of State.
Hon. George S. Boutwell, Secretary of the
Treasury.
The Customhouse war is about
over, the attacking party having
gained nearly all they fought for,
are disposed to rest upon their
laurels. A telegram from Wash
ington recently, to the besieged
forces here, stated that the leaders
of the assaulting column had con
cluded to grant a truce.
FREEDOM OF THE PRESS.
We are informed that James F.
Casey, the present collector of this
port, yesterday threatened a Re
publican editor of one of the coun
try parishes with a withdrawal of
the State printing from the editor's
paper, unless the paper would cease
its demand for his (Casey's) remov
al from office. Casey's impudence
and ignorance has often. surprised
us, but this last illustration of his
weakness and imbecillity beats any
thing that has ever before come
from him. The threat is an insult
L to the State Board of Public Print
ing, consisting of the Governor, the
Lieutenant Governor, and the
h Speaker of the House. It is an in
sult to the press of this State, and
as such will, no doubt, be properly
rebuked. It is an insult to the Re
publican party of the whole country,
- and fully justifies and demands the
immediate removal f.rom office of
the guilty individual.
We hope the Re pblican press of
this State will speak out on this sub
ject with becoming independence,
and sustain our Congressional dela
gation in ridding us of a collector
who disgraces the high office he
ýI now holds, to the exclusion of many
s deserving, competent and honest
- Republicans of this State.
f
[Personal and Private.]
Republicans of New Orleans, Lou
isiana, urging the removal of
James F. Casey, Collector of
Customs.
NEw ORLEANS, LOUISIANA,)
December 28, 1869.
SIR-The several articles which
have appeared in the New Orleans
Republican, plainly and unequivo
cally charging Mr. James F. Casey,
collector of this port, with a want
of fidelity to the Republican party
in the administration of the affairs
of the Customhouse, so far as dis
pensing its patronage is concerned,
are true, every word true. And
how that paper can now- draw off
its fire, and consent to a compro
mise, contemplating his continu
ance in office, is more than we can
understand, and especially if they
have nothing but the repetition of
promises, so often broken. Indeed,
the Customhouse cannot expect to
be Republicanized while the col
lector himself has heretofore made
it his boast that, during the late'
war he (Mr. J. F. Oasey) was "a
neutral Kentuckian," and has never
been suspected of having any sym
pathy in common with the Repub- I
lican party of the country; but
more than all this, it has beeni
openly charged in the same paper
that Mr. Casey is notorioutly unfit
for the position he holds, not only i
politically unfit, but also commer- i
cially unfit. And still further, it is c
openly charged that the investiga- t
tion of some of the late allsged I
frauds clearly shows that Mr. Casey s
was either officially in complicity d
with these frauds, or else that he I
lacks the requisite epity for the u
diacharge of the duties of the office d
of collector of the port; and taking I
whichever horn of thia dilemma he I
may, how can any one urge his eon- e
tinuance in o~le? Not only fidelity I
to the Republican party, but fidelity a
to the interests of the publid and a
the goverument, alirzequire his ima- p
neediats raol and tie appoint- a
umeat~of a ginsema of ieppety a
and inteprity, saswell a Sdelity to..
d the party, to serve as collector of
i- the port of New Orleans.
Such are some of the views enter
tained by nearly all the intelligent,
leading and true men of the Repub
lican party in and about New Or
leans. And you Mr. Secretary, will
win the gratitude of not oiy the
1e Republican party, but also of the
leading business men of this city,
if you exercise your influence (which
It we know is matchless) in bringing
g about a speedy change. This we
, say to you in all candor, though we
say it confidentially, and have the
honor to remain, with high esteem,
1 your obedient servants,
REPUBLICANS.
- Hon. George S. Boutwell, Secretary of the
Treasury, Washington D. C.
Petition for the removal of James
F. Casey, collector of customs,
s New Orleans, Louisiana.
- The undersigned, Representatives
- in the General Assembly of the
f State of Louisiana, respectfully, but
1 urgently and earnestly, request the
e removal of James F. Casey from
- the position of collector of the port
e of New Orleans, believing that in so
I doing the best interests of the gov
s ernment and the Republican party
- will be maintained:
HARRY LOTT, Rapides parish.
'MILTON MORRIS, Ascension
- parish.
3 JAMES S. MATTHEWS, Tensas
parish.
P. HARPER, St. Charles parish.
W.J. CALHOUN, Rapides parish.
S. E. CUNY, Rapides parish.
A. L. LEE, St. Bernard.
W. L. McMILLEN, parish of'
Carroll.
P. JONES YORKE, parish of
Carroll.
JAMES J. WALSH, DeSoto
parish.
F. C. ANTOINE, Orleans.
V. M. LANGE, East Baton Rouge
HENDERSON WILLIAMS,Ma
dison.
JOHN GAIR, East Feliciana.
CHARLES LOWRY, Natchi
toches.
W. C. MELVIN, Natchitocires.
D. H. REESE, Lafourche.
E. LEBLANC, Avoyelles.
P. GUIGONET, Avoyelles
S. TUREAUD, St. James.
T. B. W.E VANS, Jefferson parish. t
H. C. TOUNOIR, Pointe Coupee. I
C. G. ADODPHE, New Orleans.
HENDERSON, Madison parish.
JAMES K. BELDEN, Orleans.
R. H. ISABELLE, Orleans.
WILLIAM MURRELL, La- 1
fourche.
M. ST'ERRETT.
JOHN PAGE, Jefferson.
G. H. HILL, Ascension.
R. J. TAYLOR, West Feliciana. I
I
In order that the people may not
forget the fact that Collector Casey
was not always held in high estima
tion by his present allies, we present t
below extracts from a letter of Se
cretary of the Treasury, communi
cating, in compliance with the me
solution of the Senate of July 4,
1870, in relation to the removal of
James F. Casey as collector of ens- t
toms at New Orleans :
a
TRansnt DIPaZmNrr, July 12, 1870. g
Sm : I have the honor to acknow
ledge the receipt of a resolution c
adopted by the Senate on thefourth 5
instant, in the following Words : a
Resoiwsi, That the Secretary of U
the Treasury be directed to trans- I
mit to the Senate all papers on file
in his office rolaing to the removal ii
of James F. Casey, collector of cue- a
tome at New Orleans, saswell assany o
papers showing the mannier in which d
said Casey has discharged the a
duties of his offie 'since he has C
been collector. The number of per- o
sons employed in said cautomhouse a
during each of the months of April,
May, June, July, August, Septuen- rn
ber, October, November, and Do- ti
essmber, of 1869, and Jauuary and a
February of 1870. The amount paid it
said employes per moshth, sad if Ui
any persons were employed and P
paid during said time witheut ts
sathority of law, if ao hSWinahay f
sad the -mm thu -a tin., ri
sad what labori, if any, they per- U
ºf formed. The amount paid employes
in said customhouse during each of
the months of 1865, 1866, 1867 and
., 1868, together with the number of
persons employed during each of
- said months. The amount and pro
portion of increase, if any, of im
e ports' and exports at said port
B during said years.
In reply I transmit the original
i papers called for together with state
( ments prepared in the office of the
a Commissioner of Customs and Bu
3 reau of Statistics, which furnish all
the information in the possession of
this department on the subjects em
braced in said resolution.
I have iucluded a statement of the
imports and exports for the year
1869.
Very respectfully,
GEORGE S. BOUTWELL,
Secretary of the Treasury.
Hon. Schuler Colfax, Vice President, &c.
WasalsoroT, D. C.' Feb. 28,1860.
Sm: Early in January last we
csmplained to you that the Custom
house at New Orleans was not man
aged in the interest. of the Repub
lican party, so far as the Collector's
department was concerned. About
that time Mr. Casey, the Collector,
was in this city, and in your office
he expressed his desire and purpose
to discharge from his employment i
all men who were not Republicans.
His lists of employee and officers
we examined, and other gentlemen I
with ourselves, all being Rtepublicans
from the State of Louisiana, point
ed out about sixty names of men who
were Democrats and not in sympa
thy with the Republican party. We
were not able to designate the po- l
litical status of all the men employ
ed in the Customhouse. Mr. Casey d
did not agree that all, or any con
siderable number of the men point
ed out as being Democrats, were l
such. At his own suggestion the
question of the political status of all t
employes should be left to the deci
sion cf the Central Committee of s
the Republican party of the State of i
Louisiana. We returned to New
Orleans and the question at issue f
was submitted to that committee,
and on investigation it was found a
that about one hundred and ten of 1
the employes holding all the most I
prominent positions were not in c
sympathy with the Republican par- c
ty. This was communicated to Mr.
Casey by the committee. In ac- a
cordance with his previous action
he ignored the committee, and still a
retains in office nearly all the men
pointed out by ourselves and the
committee as Democrats. The com
mittee composed of the most prom
inent and influential Republicans
of the State, being also men of
high character and standing as
citizens, have unanimously, by re- t
solution, expressef their belief that t
Mr. Casey does not intend to place U
the Customhouse in the control of
men who will support the Repub
lican party, and that so long as
Mr. Casey holds the position of
Collector, the offcers and employee
of the Customhouse under his con
trol will not support the national
administrstion, and the party which
placed it in power. (
Statements of asimilar characte (
come to us from many leading Re
publicans of New Orleans, and we
are led to believe that such is the
unanimous opinion of the reliable
Republicans of the State.
We are further advised, and
believe, that Mr. Casey is wholly p
controlled politically, and perhaps
otherwise, by certain of his subor
dinates, and that especially ao long ~
as they are rotained inoa~es Mr.
Casey will not subserve the interests
of the Republican party and the
administration.
We aroof the opinion that the
removal of M. Casey would remedy
the whole evil, provided a known
and e~cient Republican were placed
in his position. .Bat knowing that
this cannot be done except by the
President, we reupectfufly mgeyC
to youan sa ternative that us within
ywa pew** to **pe, whi.k mar
remedy the evilk emomphed . At
the esme time he it umis..sed that
ws we regard the removal of Mr. Casey
)f as the most effective remedy and
d most consistent with the wishes of
f the Republicans of the State.
of The men controlling Mr. Casey
against the interests of the Repub
- lican party, and whose removal will
t afford a partial remedy, at least, for
the evils we complain of, are the
a following, to wit: P. F. Herwig,
- special deputy collector; C. E.
e Ingalls, deputy collector; P. E.
i- Bechtel, auditor; J. D. Fleitas,
u weigher; Joseph Herwig, superin
f tendent warehouses;-Crawford,
- chief entry clerk;- Gormly, clerk.
We, therefore, respectfully re
e quest, in accordance with the wishes
r of the Republioan party of Louis
iana, and in the interest of the gov
ernment, that the above named per
sons be removed immediately, and
that all others named by the Cen
tral Committee be removed as soon
as the interests of the public will
admit.
Very respectfully, your obedient
servants, "
J. S. HARRIS.
WM. P. KELLOG.
L A. SHELDON.
Hon. George S. Boutwell, Secretary of the
Treasury.
Wasmsorox, D. C., March 1, 1871.
Sin: We recommend the follow
ing removals in the New Orleans
Customhouse :
That P. F. Herwig be removed
and Charles Shute appointed in his
stead.
That. C. E. Ingalls be removed
and £rainerd P. Blanchard appoint-.
ed in his place.
That Thomas Crawford be re
moved and- Starr appointed.
That John D. Fleitas be removed
from the office of weigher and T.
V. Coupland appointed.
That the nomination of E. D.
Benedict, weigher, be not confirmed,
and W. S. Mndgett appointed to 1
the place.
That Henry Gormly be removed
and George W. Rollins appointed
in his place.
Mr. Shute is already the chief
for the assistant treasurer of New
Orleans, and may not accept. In
such case, we desire to have Mr.
Blanchard appointed in place of P. -
F. Herwig, and we desire in such
case to name another man in place
of Ingalls.
We respectfully ,ask that early
action be taken in this matter.
Very respectfully, your obedient
servants,
J. S. HARRIS,
WM. P. KELLOGG,
L A. SHELDON,
Hon. George S. Boutwell. Secretary of the G
Treasury.
The undersigned, Senators of the
State of Louisiana, respectfully, but
urgently and earnestly, 'commend
the removal of James F. Casey from
the position of Colltor of the port
of New Orleans, believing that in
so doing the best interests of the
government and the Republican
party will be maintained.
Joseph Witgenstien, J. B. Williams,
Patrick ovaga, C. B. Derrall,
George Y. Kelso, J. J. Monette,
Curtis Pollard, John Lynch,?
C. C. Packard, B. Poindexter, I
Charles Wilcox, J. D. Beare,.
C. c. Antoine, John Ray,
T. V. Coupland.
The gentlemen who recommend
the removal of Mr. Casey, as ex
premed within, are all Republican U
State. entor. a
L A. SHELDON.
(Dy telegram, datedNew orleans, March 1,
1870 ;received at Waasington 11:10
P. N.]
L. A. Sheldon, Member of Conmrmes, W.
P. K~aellg and John S. Hazrhis
Umited s~i ene.setors: :
The following resolution was
unanimously adopted by the State ti
Central Executive Commi&Lee of the
Republican party at a meeting held
this day.
Resoluv4, That we recomment on. r
anoditiomal removaloaf James F.A
Caseyfrern the*8*of Ocoles~tor, of
customs of this part.
8. B. PACKAER,
(omumu a. vo... meas) a
RATES OF ADVERTISING.
Squars 1 mo 2 m mu ss 1 yr
One $4 $7 $9 $12 see
Two 7 9 1290 35
Three 9 12 90 35 50
Four 15 25 35 50 70
-Five 20 35 45 60 85
l Six 24 42 50 70 100
1 Column.) 45 80 120 17j 250
r
B Transient advsrtsemn s, $10 per
square irst insertion; each subsequent
insertion, 75 cents.
AU business odoes of advertisements
to be charged twenty cents per line each
insertisz.
Jos Paarruxo executed with atsaess
- and dispatch.
SWddingCards eecuted in Asooordaaee.
Funeral Notices pintd on shortest no
- tice and with quickest dispatch.
A* Circular., Programmes, General
B Poet a, st., guar
anteed to givees geealewele t l
who may wish to seacr our services.
PROFESSIONAL.
JOHN B. HOWARD.
LAW OFFICr,
26 St. Charles Street 26
New Orleans.
Prompt attention given to civil
business iii the several courts of the
State.
1. P. FIELDS & 1o011? DOLTON,
ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELLORS AT
LAW,
No. 9 Com mercial Place, 2nd Floor,
New Orleans.
Strict Attention to all Civil and.
Criminal business in the State and United
States Court.
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