The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-02-20
Gov Wells Defalcation. = Radical
RascalitN

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the part of the Legislature, the Auditor
hasinformed that body that the amount
in which Mr.. James Madison Well 81 sin
debted to the State for moneys collec-
ted while Sheriff of Rapides, and con-
yerted to his own use, is about ninety
thousand dollars. If the whole truth
were told the amount is considerably
more than that sum. twill be remem-
bered that much leniency was shown
Mr.. Wells in this matter, and that the
State consented to take great deal
less than the amount which was evil
IDENTIFY owing. Mr. F. w. Brewer, who
was member of the Legislature from
Rapides soon after the defalcation oc-
Cured, and who was the advocate OF
the defaulting sheriff, procured the pas
sage ofan act renting a large portion
of the debt. But the debt, as reduced,
has never been paid.
The Constitution # 1864 contains q
clause prohibiting any person who has
failed to pay over moneys collected for
the State, from being elected to the
Office of governor. When Mr.. Wells
was q candidate we refraimel at first
from abiding to the subject, although
bitterly opposing his election, being
unwilling to mix up mans private
with his public character. This course
we should have continued but for the
fact that he permitted his organ to at
tack our noble candidate, while in
exile, and to hold him up before the
people of his State as felon, for whom
an Indictment was preparing before the
District Court of the United States.
We then exposed Mr.. Wells honesty
as an officer, and was threatened with
a mob by his jealous supporters and
office holders who were feeding from
his crib. Now, these same men come
forward as the original opponents Of the
election of Wells and claim all the
credit for the very late steps that are
taking to rid the state of the incubus of
his administration. We should not be
surprised if some Of those who had so
much to do with putting Wells in, and
we're so swift to accept Office under him,
should now claim to be the only men
capable of putting him out, and should
ask the people to send them to the Con-
vention for that purpose.
There seems to be some necessary
connection between Radicalism and
rascality. As we have stated Mr.. F.
w. Brewer was the main instrument
in bolstering up Mr.. j. NJ. Wells defal-.
cation and defrauding the State out of
her just rights. Not long after this
event it transpired that Mr.. Brewerhad
committed forgery in Georgia under
the name of Isaiah A. Paschal, and that
he had fed from justice and settled in
Rapides under the name of Brewer
When his crime was brought to light lie
left Rapides for Texas, where he
achieved fame and fortune as a lawyer
under his original name of Pasclal.-
He is now one Of the burning lights of
Radicalism in our sister State.
As we pen these lines we observe in
the papers on account Of some very
ugly transactions of "Judge" War
mouth, pillar Of Louisiana Radical
ism, and negro delegate to Congress
from the "territory of Louisiana" 1t
seems that an indictment has been
found against him in the Federal Court
at Galveston for embezzling about thir-
ty thousand dollars while Collector of
Revenue for the short term of thirty
days. The Judge" has published an
indignantdenial of the charge, and says
it was made simply because he was a
"soldier of the Union army" We can
not understand how a soldier of the
Union army has a better right than
other people to take another mans
money, though we are aware that q
different opinion obtained during the
war. Perhaps the "Judge" while a
"soldier of the Union army" got SO
much in the habit of the thing that he
cannot quit SO suddenly as we might
desire. He may resemble the old Ken
lucky lady, who having had fifteen
children during her married life, actu-
ally had two or three more after her
husDands death just from the force of
habit. We presume that this little af-
fair of the "Judge's" will secure his
admission into the Radical Sanhedrim
at Washington as delegate from the
"territory of Louisiana" He is GER
tainly a very proper associate for the
men who are exerting their energies
to destroy what little is left of the once
great American republic.
DA. We are under thanks to the officers
of the following Steamers for New Orleans
papers: Lady Grace, Lotus No. 2, Star
light, Mittie Stephens, Cuba 6, Bart. Able
and st. Nicholas.