The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1856-07-05
ucn. John {. various.

l,th nit. contains an edtoris article IN
relation to she Hon JonN &. WArRors.
Judge OF the United States Dist'ic, Court
for the District Of Texas. which struck US
with surprise. The editor proceeds TO say
ls, Tina. a number OF cases have been
tried IN the Circuit Court OF the United
States, setting IN that city, full report OF
which appeared in the True Delta, in each
Of which charges of an exceedingly Sc
rious character were boldly preferred, and
offered to be sustained by competent legal
evidence by the various defendants, through
able and honorable counsel. against the
Hon. John e. Wstrous'
ID The editor further states that serious
charges Of fraud aud forgery are also pre-
ferred by the parties hugan. against Judge
Watious.
30 Our contemporary next proceeds TO
give these charges character, aud currency
by comment which lntimates belle. Ia
their truth.
ith He maintains tha, Judge ought to
be not only honest but above suspicion, and
that consequently the continuance OF Judge
Watrou. on the bench is exceedingly un>
fortunate
The True Delta is one Of the most re.
spectacle papers OF New Orleaus. It's
statements and opinions are usually entitled
to the bigir,st credit, Hence our surprise
at the publication OF this article.
|, will be recoIected by those acquaui
ed with the facts, that, several years ago,
certain parties living 10 the Western portion
OF this State. sided by n portion of the press
carried on most violent and ,iudicllve
warfare agans, Judge WairoGs These
very charges OF lrand, forgery, aud official
corruption mentioned by the True Delta,
were pataded before the pubic. aud every
means used to excite popular indIEnaN
ton agalus, him ihis was not IA ISIS
As mentioned By the True Delta but IN
1880 or 81
We naturally supposed, from the holds
ness aud apparent confidence with which
these charge. were preferred. that there
might be pos.ibl, some truth ia them. 1t
wa. st the time understood, that Judge
Watrous would be lmpeached. Many
thought that be would be hurled from the
office which he had dsgfaced, and that IN
medlatell afterwards criminal prosecution
would follow
Judge Walfous made no reply to these
assaults upon hi. reputation. lie proceed
ed in the discharge Of his official duties
without even an sllusion TO them We
mus, confess that we thought then rs the
editor Of the True Delta does nov, that, IN
yiew Of the public interests, he ought to
have resigned until an investigation had
taken place H. seemed to think dliefen;
ly. and the result proved the correctness of
his opinion. The case WAS transferred to
Washington \ committee WAS appointed
by the House OF Representatives TO iuyestl
gate ii. And what WAS tae RESULT What
became OF these grave CHI rges OF fraud,
forgery, aud official corruption, specifically
made and apparently sustained by such an
array OF testimony The committee, after
full investigation Of the whole matter,
refused ~ eHfcriain them.
Public sentiment, up to that time had
been agerse to the Judge. lie was regard
ed with suspicion. But when the decision
charges preferred agains, him were so fees
bis sustained that the committee OF the
lnlled States House of Representatives did
not regard them as even worthy of consid'
Grafton it produced an immediate change.
1t Was considered every whore ne CONS
plete and triumphant verde, OF acquIt,aL
The press of the State spoke OF 1t as the
close OF malignant persecution, in which
the Judge had come out victorious. His
enemic. were overwhelmed and slleuced
From that day to this, we heard nothing
more Of these charges, and thought they
were dead and almost forgotten.
What the authors OF them calculate to
achieve, we are at loss to imagine II
they expect to renew the prejudice agaius,
Judge Watfous, they Will find themselves
lamentaby mistaken, rhe press of the
State will defend him against persecution,
until at least, the accusations are better
sustained than they have been heretofore.
Our personal acquaintance with Judge
Wairoua is limited. we have not seen
him in several years Before he went on
the Bench, he WAS regarded as a lawyer of
eminent abilities His integrity was un>
questioned 1t Is certainly strange, If he is
AS corrupt now rs alleged, tha, those who
accuse him of being so, have been unable
to take the first step towards an inpeach,
meut
Postmaster KrsleNIp-IheP ostmas
ter a, this place. Mr. j. p Morn, inform.
us that he has resigned the office and he
desires the fact made known so that the cit.