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"REPUBLICAN AT ALL TIMES, AND UNDER ALL CIRCUMSTANCES
OFFICIAZi 70ÜRWAIJ OP TBS ZUD&UX j AR RZ3PtTBXiXOAST FARTY OB" ZiOU ^SZAZO'A«
VOLUME 2.
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1872.
NUMBER TO.
I PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY.
Ornci 114 C aboxdelet steeet,
N ew O rleans L a.
I f, 1. S. PlNt;HBACK Proprietor.
L 6. BROW* Editor.
OUR AGENTS.
IforniMJi—
A*eenMon—P. Ltudrv. >
Baton Bonge—8. W. Ringgold
Ctddo-W. Harper.
Carroll—B. M. Uckey.
Catahoula—M> Morris.
Concordia—D. Youner
DeSoto— M. H. TwitchelL
Kaat Fe liciana —John flair.
Feliciana, Wert— B. J. Taylor.
Grant—John W. Francis.
Iberia—8. Wakefield.
Iberrille—Ser. John Ashley. '
Lafourche—*Oscar Crosier.
Jbdiaon—'William Mnrrell.
Natchitoches—Raford Blunt
(Hachita—D. H. Hill.
Kaqnèminea— J. C. J. Rivera.
Mptdes—Wm. Crawford.
St. Helena—Bev. James Reese.
Ht. Tammany—James Taylor.
Tensas—J. B om Stewart.
Terrebonne— F. C. Wright.
OT8SIPPI—
Rodney—8. 3. Ireland.
Vieksbnrg—T. Broadwater.
ansa *—A. Robinson, W. H. Gray.
a —Edwin Belcher.
i— H. M. Turner.
iida- J. J. Wall.
roar—Horace Morris.
cm —St. Louis, John Turner.
iA— IndUnopofa, James S. Hinton.
no—Cincinnati, Wm. H. Jone».
mom —Chicago, Lewie B. White.
-Memphis, Boburt Church.
"GRACELESS RASCALITY." ,
M Times calls Governor Pinch
: a M Graceless Bascal " because
stagnantly exposed the offer of
thouMnd, dollars and a host of
läge, which Mr. Charley Weed
I him out of his sleep at dead
ght to receive, and which he
smpanied Governor Warmoth
e, and which Mr. Weed
in an adjoining parlor to
the issue of.
Vow, where could there be more
[graceless rascality" as the term
and barefaced audacity than
»exhibited by Mr. Weed in his
apt to exculpate himself from
ion, by, or .transparent pre
) of, denying knowledge of and
ticipation in the turpitude of the
sons cosspiracy to revolutionize
Senate at its organization
blie opinion has thë evidence
lit will arrive at a safe verdict
I of the best and most effec
rebukes to the offerers of
and the greatest and the
: humiliation they can receive,
|fe all times righteous exposure
[» man fears that you may ex
his offer to purchase you, he
Bbé BO chary of offering it, that
(defeat of the scheme will rather
d, than, the danger of ex
Tie Editorial Banditti.
four young men builded
' éditorial quadrilateral wall.
r planted a bastion at Lonfc
. another at St. XiOtiis and one
at Chicago and Cincinnati,
threw ont an outpost at
ield, Mass., and set the pro
' op in another at New York,
an, and Knapp, and White
are exemplary youths
flble editon» bit there is a
•portion of the'United States
f commanded by the very great
I wherewith these gentle
their enemies, Bowles
|l ftnteleir Bod, too, even when
I out veiy thin, cover only &
s portion of the country—ate,
' a patch ixi. the earth's
ai WeMe? said of Haps
Now, when .these half a
h join with another halt dessen
intoa M political movem
let thembe less confiden t
I tentions, consult older and
r ifladB, and be sure they fcfcve
|**hat believed them. The
ilidlâe Republican
erven though these
individuals have an
of the former an d
q of the latter, frequently
Jfth moat unbecoming assur
Y, Commercial M ivrtùscr.
THE LEGISLATURE.
This important body met in the
Mechanics' Institute on Monday
last, in obedience to the proclama
tion of Governor Warmoth, to con
sider matters oi grave importance
bat not revealable to them until
they met
Long before the hour of assem
bling the streets in the vicinity of
the Institute,- and the building it-1
self, on both floors, xram
bers of persons anxiously hearing
and nnlriyg questions about the
probable occurrences *of the day.
Precisely at 12 o clock, ^laeuten-1
ant Governor Pinchbacks gavel
fell, and an immediate hush of
of
of
he
voices and uncovering of heads took
^
The President ordered a call of
the old Senators, fourteen answered
to their names.
The President ordered the call of
the new roll as sent in by t e Sec
retary of State.
Senator McMillen addresse the
Chair and sought to object to this
mode of organization. ^
The Chair would permit of 110
discussion until the Senate was or
to law, and
ganized according
ordered the call.
Senator Campbell rose to speak
on the same point and was also
ruled out of order.
Fourteen new Senators answered
to their names, and were sworn by
the President.
The roll of the whole Senate was
then called, twenty-eight present |
and a quorum. I
Rev. C. H. Thompson, D. D., of I
Central Church, invoked a blessing.
Information was sent to the |
House, and jointly to the Governor
of the organization of the General
Assembly, an evident disposition
betraying itself to know why they |
were disquieted. On the President
placing Senator Hunsacker on the
committee to wait on the House,
- ,. .. , ' !
that SeMtor recused mmsei as ne
protested against tne President ^ s
mooe of organization. benator
Jenks did the same thing, on the I
same ground, when he was placed
on the committee to wait on the
Governor.
The committee retired.
House soon informed the Senate of
their organization.
their inability to find His Excel
lency.
The Senate proceeded with busi-1
ness. À Co mm ittee ou Elections I
« . . . n I
and Election Returns was appointed l
mu
™ ° rgaDlza :"" U " ... I
J. ne committees mum^a, i
to wait oa tne uovemo^ e P |
, .,, t> u vt 'a
Twitehell, Daigle and Ingraham.
Senators McMfllen CahipbeU,
®^ckör, Jénks Md/Thomassub
mitted proteste which they asked I
te have spread on the nunutoe.
The Senate refused, and immedi
ately went into executive session.
When the Senate resimei a joint
theH° U 8e,
to pebùon the Preset for ^pro- L
tection from apprehended and un
lawful combinations to disturb the
peace and endanger the lives and
liberties of ciüseni .Süence pre-l
valledfora few moments as in ex- 1
when sure enough^ the
doorkeeper announced aOommittee
from the House of Representatives,
"Admit the Committee," said the
President, letting^ his gawl slowly
descend, and rising in his seat this j
latter example, being followed by I
the majority of the benators.
Hon. M. Hahn then reil thé fol- (to
at
kfwing
impeachment: .
|fn Pbesident —In obedience to the
order of the Hooflé of BepreKOtatives,
we appearbeforeyou,andinthe nam«
of the Honae of Representative and of
all ^
Artier inform the
State tiiatthe HonseofRepreeentativB
will in due time ezhibt particular
articles of impeachment against him
and make good the same; and in their '
to
of
...
the
of
names we demand that the Senate take
order for the appearance of the said
Henry Clay Warmoth, to answear said
impeachment.
MICHAEL HAHN,
Chairman.
A. C. BICKHAM
A. WILLIAMS,
C. W. KEATING.
The President informed the Com-1
mittee the Senate would take suita
ble action.
Senator Ingraham moved the
it-1 Senate into a high court of impeach
ment by a vote of 17 to 6. Motion
*° notify the Chief Justice, also
passed. '
The same Senator moved the
election of Senator Harris to the
I Presidency of .the Senate, rendered
yacan j jjy the promotion of the
! L^^nant Governor to the office of
of
Governor, rendered vacant during
I ^ suspension of the Governor,
(which follows on the prssage of
of ar jj c i ea 0 f impeachment, and during
h - g triaL
The Senate elected Mr. Harris,
of and Goy Pinchback withdre w, the
p^g^^t p ro fabeing warmly
congratulated by him.
rjjj e presiding officer appropriate
L acknowledged his thanks for the
high and unexpected compliment
1 paid him, and pledged himself to a
p er f ormance 0 f his duties.
The Senate took a recess till
seven o'clock P. M
evening session .
A quorum met.
Chief Justice Ludeling being in
I v j c j n ^y waa escorted to the
an( j organized the Senate into
a bigh CO urt of impeachment. The
ç our j. adjourned to Monday, De
| jg.
I ^be Senate resumed and ad
I j ourne( j to T ue sfiay, 12 M.
HOOSE OP kkvhesentatives .
| ^j a . Qr yjg ers> (jbief Clerk of this
body called the House to order and
called the roll, 65 members and a
Prayer by Chaplain Greene.
House went into organization,
and elected Hon. C. W. Lowell,
|
! Speaker by acclamation, Wm. Vigers
Chi ef C1 erk, John W. Roxborough,
Asaistant Cler ^ j w Quinn, Ser
nt . at . ArmB and R c Howard,
I r. . I
Henry C.""mrrn^h G^vernor'afthe" I
I State of Louisiada, be and lie isl
I hereby impeached for high crimes and I
l mis demeanors in office, committed
Postmaçter. I
A committee was appointed to I
wait on the Governor. A résolu
Ition invoking Federal protection J
Mr. L. S. Rodriguez offered the I
I following resolution, which, under a
8U8peii8ion of tbe rales,was adopted
| by a vote of 58 to 6:
Besolved by the Houss of Represen
tatives of the^State of Louisiana, That j
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A Commtteejf Impeachment l
g*? M '
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, commi o p p , „ Q ^ re " I
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' , r , .
Seve mem rs opped in a L
s tf
L
thereso o o mipe
ing suspendon receiv , e ouse I
sodectered the condition of things
The House too a recess p.m .
evenimo smson.
At 7 p . st,the Speaker took his
geat called for order, the Clerk I
called the roll and a quorum pre- j
gent. Other new members came in I
^ were sworn.
The Qualifications and Elections
Committee submitted a report
which the House properly refused!
(to adopt, and sent it back to the
Committee.
The House adjourned to Tuesday, I
at 12*. I
I
I
. . . . .
«Q •+k Wn ' rS
Hayden and J, Jx Smith, are eteo
to the Massachusetts House of Re
presentati ves.
What is the most dangerous kind
of assassin? A man j who takes hfc
cheerfully.
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take
said
said |
THE OFFICIAL RETURNS.
THE NEW GOVERNMENT.
[From the National Republican.]
The Returning Officers yesterday
morning published the official count
Com-1 for Presiden tial Electors, Governor,
Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of
I State, Auditor, Attorney General
the and Superintendent of Public Edu
cation. They had previously offi
cially announced the names of the
also gentlemen who compose both
houses of the General Assembly,
the It is a gratifying fact to the Repub
the licans that the returns were placed
in the hands of a man of the known
the honesty of Senator Lynch, of the
of I fidelity * of Geo. E. Bovee, of the
clear and trained legal intellect of
Jacob Hawkins, and of the unflinch
of ing courage of General James Long
street.
TIie following is the vote cast for
Governor : Kellogg, 72,$00; Mc
the Enery, 54,029.
For Lieut. Governor— C. C. An
toine, 70,127; D. B. Penn, 56,340.
For Secretary of State P. G. Des
the onde, 71,511; S. Armstead, 54,294
For Auditor—Chas. Clinton, 71,'
a 210; Jas. Graham, 55,309.
For Attorney General-A. P. Field
till 171,527, H. N. Ogden. 45,254. I
I For Superintendent of Public
Education— W. G. Brown, 70,075;
R. M. Lusher, 56,715.
in Governor Kellogg will bring to
the his aid as the chief magistrate of
this State not only a large expe
rience in the Senate of the United
States, a ripe scholarship and a
! perfect knowledge of law, but an I
{acquaintance with the needs of the
State, which few men in our midst
posses. His services to North Lou
isiana. are well known and appre
ciated.
a | He got larger bequests for the
State of his adoption from Congress
[than all his predecessors combined;
I ^ representing, as he does, men I
I of a11 political opinion^ we know
I hi® administration of our affairs will I
be such as to elicit the admiration
°f the minority, who now loudly
clamor against his return.
I n r\ a _i._: i - - »
I bled "at the NationalTheatre in this
isl . .« ... ^ .1
I C1 ty» that, as the presiding officer of I
the State Senate, he will.discharge
I C. C. Antoine, as à representative
I black man, will enter upon his du- 1
as Lieutenant Governor with a I
J knowledge of them. Being in I
the State Senate almost since the
I Free State party came into power
a here, he is thoroughly familiar with
aU thelaws passed; and we know,
Jfrom the able manner in which
M 16 presided over the Republican
j convention which recently assem- j
-I » —
a» ^tawMchdevolwopon him
to tbe satisfaction of the members
l f ^ and ofth ubHc J
' large.
Mr. Antoine is noted for his
" I liberality of sentiment He has no
I antipathies to* the white race, and
his sterling honesty won for him I
L ^ g g bt against the usurpations
of G^en» 01 : Warmoth iast January
just commendation from his Demo
cratic allies then, though they now
I ^ arrayed in harmless hostüity to I
the United gtate8 Government and
^ me n who are so ably
protected by the General Govern
ment by the strong sections of the
I fifteenth amendment I
j The new Secretary of State, Mr.
I Deslonde, is also one of the wards
of the nation. He possesses that ®
class of ability which qualifies him
to fill the post of Secretary of State j
to advantage. TTi« large majority I®
lover ,his opponent shows clearly '
that the people knew what they.
I were about in choosing him. j S
I Chas. Clinton is a merchant of |
I over , his opponent shows dearly I
I that the people knew what they
j this city, of known p^pbity. He is a J
leadi ng church member, and though] not
I many may scofif at this being urged 1 of
J M a qualification, we feel convinced but
(that those who know Mr. Clinton
personally, recognize in him the
J sincere Christian, who follows the J or
[teachings of his Master in humility I
j •
and in truth. Mr. ' Clinton is the
Assistant Treasurer of the United
States for this district, and the
money of the General Government,
having been entrusted to his keep
I ing, it is safe to infer that the State
I can repose full confidence in his
honesty to administer the office of
of Auditor honestly, and to the best
interest of the whole people of the
State.
A. P. Field won his election by
I hard and assiduous labor. He
fnade the campaign in person;
marching over the State and brav
ing the Democracy in its stronghold.
As a lawyer, A. P. Field has long
stood at the head of his profession,
having a practice here as a crimi
nal lawyer which made him famil
liar with the laws. We know the
Colonel to be a man of large heart, I
and he brings to his office an experi
ence which runs back nearly half a
century.
W. G*Brown, Esq., theSuperin
tendent of Public Education, is a I
man of color. For a long time edi-1
tor of the L ouisianian —a paper
published by his race and exercising
a wide influence—his scholarly ar
tides have attracted the attention of
the leading journals of the country,
We have no doubt Mr. Brown will
I l«>k closely to the interest of those
who atténd the the public schools,
His majority over his competitor, I
Mr. Lusher, is some 13,000, which
in itself is good evidence of his I
popularity. I
The Presidential Electors are all J
men who are respected in this cum
munity. Dr. M. F. Bonzano has
I devoted a long and useful life to I
scientific pursuits, and we unhesi
tatiugly say that even his political
enemies cannot breathe a word of
reproach against a reputation which
is noted for high and lofty results,
Dr. L. C. Roudanez, who has
been selected to cast the vote of the
State for Grant, is a remarkable
I man. Loving freedom, he at his I
own expense published in this city I
I a Republican newspaper for a long !
time, when the party was in its in
fancy here. As a practicing physi
cian he haa few equals and no
» - - — '
superiors in our midst, and nothing
1 but a love of principal and a feolingl
I of duty could prompt him to leave I
his home for the capital. > I
The other gentlement are too I
well known to require any more
extended notice.
On the whole we are proud of
our new State Government and we
know the people will give it a hearty
support upon its inauguration.
-nr_
I D eep W e
Sperenberg,
D eep W ell .—At the village of
Merenberg, about twenty miles
from, Barlin, » W ell to boen soot
to the depth of 4,194 feet A shaft
was Bunk ^ this locality, because
the known existence of gypsum
there led the explorers to infer that
they might possibly find a mine of
rock salt At the depth of 80 feet
I they did reach the salt, and continu
ing on they passed through the salt
deposit, 3,907 feet without having
reached the bottom of it The bor
ing would l^ve been continued to
I ascertain what deposit lay under
the salt; but the mechanical diffi
culties were tcogreat The greater
part of the boring was done by j
steam. |
I * 7
actua! peroration of an Ala-1
8 P Iea m a »cent as
® and^batteiy case was as fol
harmless ass crop
j tn® trnsfcl® °f tho -valley; let the ^"
I® 801008 , browse upon the
' moon ' a ' n 8 brow, but men
j S 0 "*? '
| tSfA. lady writer in the New
ïïïa °ot [
I 7 ■ ~T
J York Independent says that it was
not Laura Fair who was acquitted
1 of tbe murder of her paramoufj
but Fair Laura.
r, V .
food> without nicotics,'condiments,
J or stimulants» are bes^ for h^man
I health.
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
, W ashington, D. C., î
December 2,1872. J
At an early hour the galleries of
the
the
keep
State I both Houses of Congress were quite
his I well filled, and upon the floors the
of usual hand shakings were observed,
best The liberal Republicans were the
the I centers of attraction in the different
circles. With the exception! of
by Senator Sumner, none of the sore
He heads seemed at all out of sorts,
and all appeared reconciled with
the situation. The resolution
Mr. Sumner, in reference to striking
long from the Army Register and regi
mental colors all allusions to the
battles of the late war, and also
Senator Bice's calling upon the
the President to explain why troops
I were sent into Arkansas, created no
little surprise.
a On roll call, only one hundred
and forty-nine members answered
to their names. Although there
a I was a quorum, much surprise was
edi-1 manifested on account of there not
being more members in their seats,
In the Senate, however, there was
ar- better representation.
of The refusal of the House to accept
the resignation of General Banks as
will chairman of the Committee on
Foreign Affairs, is the theme for
discussion in every circle, and gen
I erally the course of the House is
disapproved.
his I The President's Message, with
I perhaps one exception, and the re
all J ports of the Heads of the several
Departments, are highly commen
has ded by every republican.
to I One hundred and sixteen million
of dollars covers the difference of
the out standing public debt since
of the adoption of the Constitution.
The differences, with the exception
of about one million, explained,
The report of Hon. A. M. Clapp,
the Congressional printer, furnished the
following of interest :
his I The total amount of-printing du
I rine the past year authorized by law
! or by joint resolution, has been
in- $436,449,30; total authorized by
the Senate, $125,645,45; total au
no thorized by the House, $205,909,»4,
' 1
total for the use of the Libary of
Congress, $18,043,241; total for the
I Commission to revise to United
> I States, Statutes, $7,141,83; State
I Department, $24,106,119; Treasury
$322,861,50; Interior $225,798,00
War, $42,406,09; Navy, $88,001,40;
of Judiciary $42,473,41; Post Office,
$167,366,35; Agriculture, $21,790^
145; Congressional printing $1,036,
1307,02.
The above statement of printing
I includes lithopraphing, cost of pa
p^r, dry pressing, folding, engraving
V which Ö
proportion of the sums total.
7^1 «port, Mr.
Lapp, very ap^opriately^ls at
tention to the present and prospec
tive n ecessitie s of his office and
recommends an appropriation suffi
1 cient to erect a wing on the west
line Of the present building «milnr
to the one erected on the east side
one year ago; also an increase of
derical force and an encouragement
of higher grade by an increaseof
pay.
The labors of the Government
j p rinting , H is wnce eded . are greater
| for the salary tl»n in other
I Government offices.
b usiness of the oountrs has
^ n0 been derang ed
1. ^e late stringency in the money
ji Qr it was im
possible, in New York, to get mer
I
I cent a month, and seoond class had
I paper discounted at any rate
consistent with ordinary profits in ai
I legitimate business. Even first
class notes were charged one per
I no chance whatever. The interior
I trade suffered from the same causea
Export trade was burdened in addi
1 tiOn by irregularity in. gold and
I exchange higl^rates of transporta
^? n and tte rai8in fif of the
j discounts by the Banks of England
to 7 percent This remarkable
I
to
financial phenomena waa the result
of an increased demand upon the
Bank by the Ulterior trade of En
gland and of the heavy drain caused
by the payment of the Franoo-Ger
man indemnity. Both of these
causes have spent their main force
and now a favorable reaction has
set in. The London money market
suddenly raised up to 6 per cent
France has paid her third millard
and is about to discharge a half of
the fourth. When the fourth mil
lard is ptud the French territory
will be evacuated and the great
financial efforts of the Government
to secure this disiderotum by ad
vance payment» will cease.
The Comptroller of the currenoy
has published his annual report in
which, among other important
items, is presented the fact that
since the Organization of the Na
tional bank system, in 1863, only
21 National banks have failed of
their aggregate circulation—$2,942,
793. The Treasury has reduced
$2,441,430, and stands ready to
redeem the balance as soon as pre
sented. The holders of these notes
however, are in no hurry. Very
likely but few of them are aware
that the banks have failed. Not
one man in a hundred looks at the
name of the bank issuing the note.
Every body knows that there is
provided a fund ample for the re
demption. When we compare the
present liability of our circ ulating
medium with the wild cat eras of
the past we realize something af the
magnificent character of Republican
smanship. Hie first great
point of stability has been readied.
Within the true limits of the system
it is how proposed to introduce
features which will give greater
elasticity to the currency and enable
it to adopt itself more readily to
the changing wants of business.
These are points to which the. comp
troller invites the special attention
of Congress. LIFE.
M anagiîk* a H usband .—"How do
you manage your husband, Mm ,
Croaker? Such a job as I have of
it with Smith!"
^Easiest thing in the world, my
dear give him a twitch backward
when you want him to go farward.
For instance, you see, to-day I had
a loaf cake to make. Well do you
suppose because my body is in the
pastry pan that my soul need be
there, too? Not a bit of it! I'm
thinking of all sorts of celestial
things the while. Now Croaker
has a way of tagging round at my
heels, and bringing me plump down
in the midst of my aerial flights, by
asking me the price of the sugar
I'm using. .
"Well you see it drives me fran
tic!—and when I woke up this
morning and saw.this furious storm,
I knew I had him on my hands for
the day, unless I managed right;
so I told him I hoped he wouldn't
think of going out to catch hia
death such weather ; that if he wasn't
capable Of taking proper care of
h im sel f, 1 should do it for tum, that
it was very loneeome, rainy days,
and that X wanted b««i to stay at
home, and talk to me; at amy rate
he mnstn'igo out and I hid his um
brella and India-rubbers. Well,
of ooorse he was 'right op on end
I lost as I ex p ected), and in leM
than five minutes ho was str eaking
off down Btreet At the rate of. ten
knots at hour. Yen see there's
nothing like understanding hbman
nature; no woman ahoald be mar
ried till ^k^MModgbfyi^stod^^up.
in this branch of her education."
An instance of throwing one 'a
self abont, is said to hm been re
cently witnessed, in the case of a
young lady who, when asked to
iring, first tossed her kisad, then
pitched hscfoiof,
A
partof
moat replied»
to Berne. '
who" was asked ifcwhal