The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1869-04-07
The Governor and the Auditor.

few days ago we had dispatch to the effect that
| Warmoth had removed Wicklife, the State Auditor,
and appointed negro in his place. The following
| from the Times of the 27th, is more explicit:
Our entire impartality in The conflict which has
arisen between Gav Warnoth aud Auditor WickliEe,
will hardly be suspected We consider them both as
of the same "bith and kidney They have been olsed
into their offices by the votes OF the negroes oil the
State and against the unanimous sentiment OF the
whole respectable portion OF the population. Neither
has any interest in the State beyond the profits they
exaect to realise by their accidental tenure of office
and the inforccd submission Of the people to their
authority. Exceedingly grave imputations are made
against both these officials Irregularities upon lrress-
u.afes are charged the auditor, aud to the Coy
ern0r the exact sum he has realised since his Induction
into Office is rrionsy estimated by the knowing ones,
from $500, 900 to 100000. There is question
that he has large sums his credit in the several banks
of the city and tAcg suggest the very naura question
hoG Young man. who to this city six wears ago,
who engaged in business but has he'd Offices ever
since-oifces Of limited s&aFirs-and who has spared
no money in bis style Of living Dress eqnipage etc,
could have accumulated so large sum. 1t has not
been so generally with patriots. The case Is almost
without parallel of so profitable investment In the
role Of character which Warmoth has been filling it
may be that Warmoth has Inherited legacy from
rich uncle in India discovered Of Monte Chrsto
or drawn the highest prize in Charley Towards lot
terry or has been the pie;t Of manifestation from
his negro supporters like that OF the subscription 10
the Golden memorial Of goo goo; but none Of these
bvpotheses having been announced to the world the
popular curiosity is still unsasfcd to the modus
operand of this sudden accumulation OF wealth.
Pending this mystery, there is something startling
and perpexirg in this sudden onslaught by Warmoth
upon one of bis closest confederates and allies the
bnrly Auditor, G. u. Wicklift, whilom SO fierce a
rebel and yinctipc haer and prosecutor OF Yankees
and Abotonists and more recently the fighting |
leader of the extreme wing colcred) of the Radicals.
There is something behind the under the |
cupboard besides the trivial charge Of abstract
ing few thousand dollars of coupons. After the
huge swinde of tie ieyce bonds in relation to which
the Governor Auditor and the other commissioner
coufederaed against the Treasurer honest man
and faithful officer this operation of Wiciifes shrnks
into a mere peccadlto. There is more behind; and
as the war has begun we hope it will nov be brought
out Wicklitfe takes up the gauntlet thrown by War
moth and declares be will not spare him He pub
fishes card, which declares his legal right to the Of
fee of Auditor and the public that no business
can be done by the persons who have lntruded into his
Office through the illegal and violent acts of Warmoth
There is an appearance of legality in this position OF
Wckliffe We have searched the constitution in vain
for the authority Of the Governor of the Superln
tendent OF Police to eject from office person elected
thereto by the people of the State. Where does War
moth find such authoritys Wickiffe holds his office
by the same tenure that Wnrmoth does his. Wick
life might as well eject Warnoth, as Warmoth Wick
life Capt. Cain is no more under the command o: |
the one than of the oher. The indictment found ives
no such authority In the absence of such authority
there is no legal vacancy in the Office, and the APP
pointee of Gov. Warnoth can do no act as Auditor
which will bind the State.