True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1839-08-06
TU ESDAY. AUGUST &, 1889
MIR. BOWEN g. MIR, LEWIS.

We fully concur with our neighbors Of the Bee in
their estimate OF the Pamphle, Of Mr. Bowen recently
published in this city, and the subject to which it re-
Iates were one Of personal concern to the pa,cs
engaged in the controversy we should content oursolves
with passing notice, and commend the publication ,o
all those who delight in sound argument dgnifcd re-
Duke, classical wit and an occasional burs, of eIooucn
'nvectve But in truth the subject is of grave intr.s,
to the people of this state. man who never souobt
Office, on the contrary with all the legal moral and
Intellectual qualifications for the highest Judcial sta
ton communicated to tile Executive, ,,ro' IL friend,
his.wsh not TO be nominated rummn C otion which ".
are authorized to say made the Governor is vet
nominated and through the agency of Mr., Lcwis-hm-
self an OPEN and avow ed candidate for ,esame Office
ny false coorins given artifcnlly by him to trausac
honwhich the whole Bar of Louisiana have pronounrrl
wholly innocent the part Of Mr. Bowen the nominn
tim was rejected by equal division of the Scnn,.
The sensation produced ,hs city by that exraordina
ny result, will not be f,rgoen. So far from being
an excitement gotten up e personal friends of Mr.
Bowen, pervaded all classes of sucirtv-was equally
spontaneous and universal. Tint gentleman, always
modest and retiring, yet known to be gentleman and
schonr MS well as distinguished member of his pro,
ess"' wltliouta relative any family alliance in ,,
stste - suddenly found ehtagfl in the nicshes of
'ou intrigue, and generous public, WHEN he 81 but
'''e known personally, rushed forward to his rescue
itse demonstrations OF popular feeling were soon fol-
lowe" ny cool and dspnsi0nate investigation of III,
matter SO lar as it concerned Mr. Bowen by the Bar of
~ of'eans-wn say so far as il conc erned Mr. Bow en-
because Inc bnr cautiously avoided saying or doing any
thing that might affect the standing Of his accuser
Mr.. Lewis stands convicted Of having been voluntary
interested arcnser-1hc glimpses which he himserhas
gwen "s OF ms previous correspondence wi senator
rem me eastern District, clearly show ihs-The pus
ZION III That senator ia pretty well understood in relation
10 these pares-ke the cool and subtle [agu be tween
'he uhsusiectihg, open and manly Cn-So and tI hot
Pefseverins fool Rodrrgo, whoever fell nude his gain
-ohf or ooh might he swept fom the track of Ills
ab'''o'-"ccordingiy Sr. Lewis is urged on by that
SENATOR NY caution not 10 become "tecreaut to his
duties as public man." This affected coyness on the
part OF Mr.. Lewis, only proves that he originally
attended that the blow should be in the dark-in the
i"quisto'al recesses ofthe Senate.
1t IL equally proved that the Charge made lv Mr.
Lewis was, for The first time, made the senate, and
that neither he nor his brother, any usiun, ever
pretended that Mr. Bowen had violated any professional
dny much less that he had been accused of it in opon
cort-lt is impossible for negative testimony to go fur.
Their i'll disproving any such insinuaons or charges
we must conclude by recommending the per,,sal of
this pamphlet to all who take an interest in the oues.
ton-not merely thu personal matter at issue between
the accuser and the occusod h,,t nm, ~ ,uoo. .,r
momen because reates to the character of pcrsons
who aspire to high places in the administration of the
la"s-tortunately the riumphs of caumny are ephem-
eral But the reward Of real worth and modest merit
viii come at last if the people true to themselves
and sternly refuse to yield up all to slupderers md
d.n,rr,
we nave room Tor only one extrct. 1t shows the
amusing anticipation Of dignity by all aspiraut to hieb
nendations from NIL WIN w.,e y;,,;,n - 1;,,
any shane or " it'll anv nod6co tons or ,,s.,va,;a.
"Whst these measures were nur>u;,r i, ~. a;,,,
we ignorant country people were made to &c, clearly
III. s.'"H "Hc" '''G coming event Gust before ITSELF
proach;ng judicial uno,heaas w , ,1r ns sp
s,odv had such encouraging prospects as Mr. Lewis.
Air II,