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The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1870-02-12
The Radical Governor Of Louisiana.

l.
The Auditor of the State has
preferred sworn charges, thirty
four in number, against the Gov
ernor, and calls for an investiga-
ton by the House of Representa-
tiyes into that officials conduct.
The bill of charges made out by
the Auditor embraces very grave
accusations, and if proven must
result in Gov. Warmoth's reno
val from Office. The document is
too lengthy for insertion entire
in our columns, and we there fore
|select from the charges those
which best indicate the nature of
the whole and best illustrate the
character of the man who is the
chosen leader of the Radical par
ty in Louisiana. We cite history
to show that no such man ever
held office in this State, before
that party came into power. The
following are the charges we have
selected: r..-
10. For his signature to bill No.
1877, of session Of 1869, he showed
more conclusively than ever the
infamy Of his nature by demand
ing for his signature the sacrifice
to his lust of the virtue of a young
and beautiful lady who had inter-
coded in it's behalf.
20. He has corruptly demanded
and received money before he
would appoint persons to offices,
in various instances, from the
highest to the lowest Office with
in his gift.
25. He has defrauded the State
of over EIGHT HUNDRED THOU
SAND DOLLARS, and by his refusal
to protect the State by securing
a complete register of her bonds
and coupons, he has laid her LA
BILE to be defrauded of over two
million and half dollars more,
beside untold millions from for
gerry and other means, thus endan-
gering and well-nigh destroying
her credit in the market of the
world.
20. In violation of Sec. 33 of
Act $40, of 1855, he has persist
emily refused to order an election
to fill vacancies occurring in both
Houses Of the General Assembly;
thus outraging the peoples rights,
and violating the Goth section of
the Constitution, which makes it
his sworn duty to see that the
laws are faithfully executed, be-
cause by so violating the Consti-
tuition and law, he could best
further his own ambitious schemes.
80. He has in numerous instan-
ces offered brides to members of
both Houses of your honorable
body to secure their vote to i'm
peach and convict me under the
charges he has made against me.
81. He has violated section IS
of the Constitution by openly and
by armed force setting the courts
at defiance aud trampling the
laws under foot. So bold has he be-
come in this open violation of law
that he claims the courts cannot
with him.
33. He corruptly demanded and
received money, or its equivalent
in shares of stock, for signing the
printing bill. He was one of the
OF that bill, and offer
ed and received brides for its
success.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1870-02-12
Prices Cash in Advance,
EnllnUxrS,

The seed can be had at the landing at nv
gin house on Bayou Bartholomew, either in
bulk or sacks, at 50 psr bushel of 80 pounds
an will be delivered by VIM. A. Collins, Esq :,
at the plantation.
Messrs. Standifer g. Mcclure, my agents in
in Trenton, will keep the seed for sale at their
store, at S. SO per bushel of 80 pounds in
sacks.
George Chamberlain, Esq, my agent in
Monroe, will keep the seed for sale at his store,
at 81 SO per bushel of 80 pounds in sacks.
landing on the Bayou Bartholomew. or on
Ouachita and Black rivers, at So 50 per bushel
Of 80 pounds in sacks.
w. w. FARMER.
Monroe, La, January 80, 1870.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1870-02-12

patent medicine notices, and
every species Of clap-trap circu-
lars and cards. no matter whence
they como, has grown to be a nus
sance in journalism, and should
be promptly abated. The inser-
ton Of advertisements of all kinds
at merely nominal prices, has, al
SO, greatly encountered the utility
as we'll as the prosperity of the
press, and it is an evil which may
be easily uprooted by interposing
against the demands of tradesmen
an united front of newspaper men
combined for their own protection.
The necessity for reform in this
department of journalism is both
urgent and undisputed. 1t is re-
quired not only for the protection
of newspapers, but it is equally
important as tending to secure
for the public newspaper press
conscious of it's worth. indepen-
dent in tone and that may be a
source Of pride to its patrons.
Connected with the subject of
advertising, is that of advertising
agents. There is not an editor
in the State who is not expert
mentally convinced that the COM
mission charged by these agents
is out of all proportion to the
prices paid for advertising. We
venture to assert that if any pub
Usher will lease his columns to
agents and allow them the usual
commission of Is per cent, he
will find at the expiration of his
lease that the commissions have
entirely eaten up his profits. 1t
would be much better for the news
paper editors of the State to unite
and establish an agency of their
own than topay such a commission
to agents, some of whom, as we
know, finding the commission of
% per cent. too small, make a
point of keeping all they collect.
We would impress upon the
Convention the wisdom of adopt
ing some means to test the con-
stitutionality of the existing law
relative to legal advertisements.
This law not only creates an obi
GUS monopoly avowedly for parti-
san purposes, but it is an outrage
upon the rights of the people,
We should blush for any court Of
Justice that would affirm it's va
lidity. a
1t might result in some good if
the Convention would endeavor
to secure from the Federal Gov
eminent some modification of the
postal laws and. suggest to the
Department some necessary
changes in the transmission of
mail matter through our State.
The newspapermen are the heavi-
est sufferers from the present badly
regulated postal system in Louis
lana, and, experienced as they
are in it's shortcomings, might
present bill of grievances which
would be received with some IA
vor, even though the memorialists
be known as anti-Administrati
editors.
Finally, let the Convention
take steps to secure the co-ope-
ration and support of every Con-
sentative editor in the State in
carrying out its recommendations,
and establishing permanently an
association which, while it shall
materially aid the mission of a
heightened press. will at the
same time advance the interests
of society and aid in protecting the
rights of the people.
The Radicals assert that there
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1870-02-12

Impeachment of the State Auditor
The lower house Of the General
Assembly decided on the 1st inst,
by an almost unanimous vote, to
prefer articles of Impeachment
against the Auditor of the State,
taking as the basis of action the
result Of the investigation had by a
House committee into the charges
preferred by the Governor against
the Auditor. These charges, con-
come under the general
heads of bribery and malfeasance.
The recent trial of President
johnson has familiarized nearly
every one with the course pur-
sued in cases of impeachment
Our State constitution and laws
lay down pretty much the same
regulations for guidance in i'm
cases as those follow
ed in the trial of Mr.. johnson.
The House impeaches and the
Senate tries, the latter body be-
ing organized as a court. with the
Chief Justice of the State pre-
siding and the Senators being on
oath. 1t requires two-thirds OF
the Senators present to convict.
Judgment in such cases can ex-
tend only to removal from office,
and disqualification from holding
any office of honor, trust or profit
in the State; but the convicted
party is, nevertheless. subject to
Indictment, trial and punishment,
according to law.
There can be but little doubt
that Auditor Wickliffe will get
the full benefit of the law. Prom
inent Radicals unqualifiedly as
sert that he is guilty of high
crimes and misdemeanors beyond
doubt, and have actively employ
ed their talents in securing his
impeachment by the House. AL
ready his suspensionisa announced,
and Mr.. Jas. Graham has been
by the victorious Exec
utive as Auditor in his stead.
What a farce, aye, worse than
farce, is the. government of the
once great State of louisiana
made up of mountebanks. per-
jurers, poltroons, roustabonts, rem
egades, big thieves and little
thieves, and low-bred creatures
without distinction of color or
calling. It is safe to assert, in
broad terms, that no civilized
people on earth ever lived under
such a government. The case Of
WickliHe is, or ought to be, the
case of nearly every prominent
official in the State. Many of the
Senators, even, who will be called
upon to visit upon his head the
punishment due to dishonesty, in
doing SO will pass judgment upon
crimes of which they are no less
guilty in fact than he, if the
charges already publicly prefer
red against some of them, and
which they have endeavored to
ignore, are true: Thank Heaven
for fostering a spirit of discord
those who are in power in
louisiana! -f, "-..
The Intelligencer asks and an
swers the following questions by
way of accounting for the prosper
GUS condition of this parish:
What is our Sheriff? A Repub-
lican. What is our Parish Judge2
A Republican. All our officers
are Republicans.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1870-02-12

The Radical party of Louisiana,
not satisfied with making War
moth Governor and Wickliffe Aud
itor-one impeached and the 9th
er soon to be-want law enacted
which will insure one such incum-
bent for every Office in the State.
ey The Federal House of
Representatives has pronounced
against minority contestants.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1870-02-12
. TnfTORIAL CONVENTION.

28th inst. The call emanates from
tho proprietors of the Conserva-
tive journals of New Orleans. and
has the endorsement of a number
Of editors conducting papers in
the interior. The object for which
this meeting is convoked appears
to be to consider
/. What is necessary to be done
70 advance the political interests
of the Conservative or Democratic
party, and to assure its success.
2. The best means for securing
for the Press of the State that
financial prosperity and indepen-
dence its, constant services in be-
half of the general good entitle it
20 justly to demand.
The movement is unquestion-
ably 8 good one, and has our
hearty appreciation. No business
stands SO greatly in need of har-
1nonious action as that of news
paper publishers, q small body of
men clothed with and exercising
great power for good, and yet
rewarded, too often, with only
the poor pittance of preearious
subsistence, and who are preyed
upon by the public for this favor
and that, as though a newspaper
were an offspring of the earth or
an institution conducted free of
expense.
In respect to the first Of the two
objects enumerated, the Conven-
ton ofEditors will find itself some
what embarrassed, SO rapidly is
the current of political events
shifting aud changing, to deter
mine safely what course 70 lay
down. Upon certain fundamental
principles of State policy. they
will, we are satisfied, agree with
out difficulty, as also upon the
great political truths which un-
derlie our system of national gov
eminent. They will not hesitate
toscondemn, in strong language,
the theory and practice of Radi-
calism, at home and abroad, and
to hold up to public execration
the odious enactments of a parti-
san legislature and the corrupt
practices of our State rulers. To
suggest means which will efectu-
ally prevent the recurrence of
such scenes as are now transpir-
ing at the Capital, will, we think,
test the ingenuity of our brethren
ofthe quill and afford ample scope
for the display Of all their talents
as leaders of public sentiment.
We trust their action upon politi-.
cal issues will be firm and decid-
ed, and worthy in every respect of
the great people for whom, in
some sense, it will be their distin-.
guished privilege to speak, and
that whatever course they may
adopt, it will receive the hearty
sanction of the Convention entire.
AS an editor and publisher. of
some experience, we claim the
privilege of making a few sugges-
tions bearing upon the business
feature of the proposed Conven-
ton. -z.'t
We suggest, in the first place,
that the Convention mature we'll
every proposition it shall submit
to the Press, and that it adhere
closely to a policy which, beside
being just and proper in theory,
may be found feasible and benefi-
cial in practice. Let this policy
set out with the idea of perma-
nent newspaper association, hav-
ing officers duly elected and by
laws. duly adopted, and the mem
bers of which shall be mutually
bound to carry out the purposes
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1870-02-12

It is charged upon the Demo-
Gratis that in 1869 they carried the
State by intimidation and fraud,
for a gentleman as President. A
few months anterior the Radicals
carried it by mild and persuasive
measures, and elected a thief for
Auditor, according to the Gov
ernor. and a thief for Governor,
according to the Auditor, and a
general ticket of rapscallions, ac-
cording to every body else. Now,
which party is right r'.s-a's
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1870-02-12

The Intelligencer asks and an
swers the following questions by
way of accounting for the prosper
GUS condition of this parish:
What is our Sheriff? A Repub-
lican. What is our Parish Judge?
A Republican. All our officers
are Republicans.
And this is an argument in ia
vor of Radicalism! Well, if the
cases of these small fry officials
are worth so much as argument,
let us follow the line little far
ther. What is our Governors A
Republican. What is our Audi
tor2 A Republican. What are
two-thirds of the members of the
Legislature ? Republicans. And
what is the condition of the State
government Rotten and bank
rupt. What are the people Of the
State7 Democrats, by $4,000
And what is their con-
dition7 Prosperous, in spite of
and Republicanism.
The Intelligencer's argument and
case are alike-both are innocent
IF ~, crit
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1870-02-12

+, We would have wagered high
that Wicklife helped to frame
our State Constitution, and look
ing over the names Of the dele
gates, we actually find his name
en- Oiled as signer to that pre-
oious document. If his impeach-
ment had preceded his election
as delegate, he would have been
President of the Convention
To rectify the course of events,
as far as possible, the Radicals
impeach him now, preparatory to
running him for Governor in 1877.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1870-02-12

See what can be done at "fair''
elections. Wickliffe carried the
State overwhelmingly in 1868,
and the House of Representatives.
by stunning majority in 1870.
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The Radicals assert that there
was fair election in Louisiana
when the present State officials
were chosen. IF that be fair which
has born fruit so foul, in the name
of Noah Webster let us revise the
dictionary. 1t is time to do some
thing surely, when a sovereign
people choose for their rulers, at
a "fair election" such men as
those now in power in this State.
The wild Bedouins of the Desert
could not make worse selections,
and they are a people who are
in history for robberies
and thefts, but not for ingratitude
and impeachments. Fair cleo
ton and honest Wickliffe sound
admirably together, don't they7
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1870-08-12
Martha Washing tons Watch.

The "fathcr of his country" had "a
couple of "lOve affairs" The first was
with Miss Mary Philipsc, Il daughter
of the owner Of the Phillipse estate in
Wcstchester and Putnam counties.
With the graces of this lady he was al
most incurably smittcn, and tradition
AYERS that George las he is pro-
fanely called-"sat up" with his "girl'
all night occasionally. But, in the mod
ern phrase, Mary couldn't see it," and
gave George the mitten some time in
the year 1856. In the year 1913 he met
the widow Custis, and not being favor
ed at that time with the advice of the
elder Mr.. Samuel Weller, he neglected
to "bevare" of that dangerous variety
of the sex, fell over head and ears in
love with Mrs. Custis, successfully
"sparked" her, and in due course of
time was married to her. His old flame
Miss Phillipse, became the wife of Rog-
er Morris. Georges wedding occurred
in 1859.
After the betrothal of George and
Martha, he presented his lady love with
a handsome gold watch, made express
ly to his order in London. This watch
is now in Newburg, and an effort is be-
ing made by the citizens to purchase
the interesting old relic and deposit it
at Washington's headquarters in that
city. The price asked for it is only
81 900. 1t was given by Mrs. Washing
ton TO Mrs. Halliburton, her niece, and
the mother of Judge James d. Hall
burton, of Virginia. The saddest part
of its history is that it is now thrown
on the market for sale, as one Of the
results to its owners, the family of Judge
Halliburton, of the fortunes of our late
war, which stripped so many of our
southern countrymen Of their posses5-
ions. The watch bears the name of its
maker, "Barwie, London, No. 743." 1t
is Of the old-fashioned "bull's eye" pat.
tern, reduced in thickness to q neat
lady's style. Tho gold case is inlaid
with white enamel around tho back
and face. The watch is in its original
case and accompanied by its original
key. The letters of the name. "Mar-
tina Custis," are marked ON the dial
plato, one letter just outside of each of
the figures indicating the hours. The
watch is now ll2 years old. a day or
two ago it was "wound up" and tick
ed as Of "yo olden time" but it mark
ed the hours slowly, reminding one of
brave old heart beating on beyond its
three sc ore and ten.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1870-08-12
Elize.


nate Iii.
a fiji is got no manners.
He aint no gentilmun.
He's an introoder, don't send in no
kard nor AK interduckshun, nor don't
knock at the front door, and nuver,
nuver think NV takin Off his hat.
Fust thing you know he is in bed
with you and up your nose-tho what
he wants thar is mystry-and he in
vites hisself to breakfast and sets doun
in yore butter, thout brushin his pants.
He helps hisself to sugar, and meat,
and melassis, and bred, and preserves,
and vinnogy and don't
wait for no invitashum. He's got a
good appytite, and jist as sune eat one
thing as anuther.
T'aint no use to challinge him for
takin liberties; he keeps up hostile
kerrispondence with you, wether or not
and shoots hisself at you like built,
and he never misses, never.
He'll kiss yore wife 20 times day,
and zizz and ZOO, and ridikule you If
you say a word, and he'd ruther
you'd slap at him than not, coz he's a
dOdger NV the dodgirinist kind. Every
time you slap, you don't slap him, but
slaps yoself, and he zizzes and pints the
hine leg NV skorn at you, till he aggre-
Yates you to distrackshin.
lie glories in a lightin every pop on
the ixackt spot whar you druv him
from, wich pruves the intenshun to
/ fnll hn iy1t
no mind; he knows what he is after.
les got sense and to much Nv it, tho
he nuver went to skool day in his life
except in supa dish.
He's a mean, millignant, owdashus,
premedditated cuss.
His mother nurver padded him with
a slipper in her face. His morals wuz
neglecktid, and he lacks good deal NV
humility mitely. He aint bashful a
bit, aud doubts eff he bushes ofting.
In fack, he wuz nuver fotch up at all.
He wuz born full grown, he don't git
old-uther things get old, but he nuver
gifts old-and he is imperdent and mis-.
chevus 10 the day NV his deth.
He droopz in cold weather, and you
kin mash him on window pain, and
you've jest put yore finger in it. He
Gums agin next yeer, and heep more
with him. Taint no use.
One fiji to family might do for anus
ment, but the good NV so many flize 1
be dog ef l kin sec; kin you?
l hev thort much about fiize, and I
hev notist how ofting they stops in thar
deviry to comb their heads and skratch
thar nose with thar four legs, and gouge
thar arm pits under thar wings, and
the tops NV thar wings with thar hind
legs.
And my kandid opynyun iz, that flize
is lowsy, they eeches all the time, is
miserbul, and that makes 'em bad-tem-
pered, and want to make uther peopil
mizerbul too.
Eff that ain't the nossfy NV flize,
give it up.
Altho fiji don't send in his kard, he
always leaves one, and don't like it.
Taint pritty ef 'tis round. He kant
make cross mark, only dot, and he
is always a dOttin whar thar amt no
is. Thars no end to his periods, but
he nuver Gums to full stop. Such
handridin is dizagreeabil,
He's n artiss, but his freshco and his
wall paperin i don't admier. Thar's
too much samcnesS in his patterns.
lis specs is the only specs that don't
help the eyes. You can't see throo um,
and you don't want too.
/ hate fiji.
Durn a fiji.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1870-08-12
a Girl of Thirteen Murders EIer
Child and its Father and then
Commits Suicide.

A few days ago there occurred, in the
lower part Of Union County, N. c., not
far from the State line, case of infan.
ticide, murder and suicide, which, in
its Nervousness, has seldom been equal
ed. The attending circumstances, in
connection with their absorbing inter-
est, point to state of morals not at all
enviable. AS far as we can learn, the
facts are these. They need no comment.
The perpetrator of this crime was a
white girl of between i3 and II years
of age. IL had been noticed for some
time past that she was eacieRte, but no
one had any idea that she would attempt
to destroy her offspring. The morning
after the deed is supposed to have been
committed, the girl acted in a very
strange manner, undressing herself, and
going from place to place as if out of
her head. Every place was searched.
and at last, by threatening the girl with
instant hanging, she disclosed tho where
abouts Of the body Of the child. When
found it presented sight the most
sickening and repulsive. 1t was COM
pletely hashed up with cuts, and out of
all shape with bruises, bearing the trac-
es of fire. She was then confined at
home to await the due process of the
law. Every hour seemed to visit upon
her some new trouble, until at last she
sank into dreamy existence, appear
ing to recognize no one, hear no one,
and, in fact, to be utterly oblivious to
the world around her. In this state she
was left the night succeeding the mur.
about 12 O'Clock she arose from her bed
| and, crossing the hall which led past
her door, she entered the opposite room,
where her stepfather, man of 80, was
sleeping. Here she took a large razor
from the table, and, quietly gliding up
to the bed, struck at what she supposed
| to be her stepfather's throat, but which
proved to be his arm. Feeling the pain
| he jumped from the bed and grappled
with his unknown and unseen adver-
sary. The struggle lasted not more
than a minute, the man receiving fa-
tai wound in the jugular vein, sank to
the floor. The girl received a slight
wound in the face, which, although
painful, was not dangerous. She next
sought the part of the house where her
mother and sisters were sleeping, and
shouted in fran tic voice, "I've killed
my child and the child's father, and
now I'll kill myself" Her mother
rushed out and found her covered with
blood and groaning heavily. Her
wounds were found to be fatal, the last
cut having severed one of the large
blood vessels of the throat When she
perceived that she must die she confess
cd to all; to having first cut the child
to pieces with large knife, and thel
trying to burn it in the woods, whct
she was disturbed by footsteps and fore
ed to bury it; to having such a hatred
for the ching" as She called it, as tC
take it out of the ground and to having
trampled on ii for some time; and lastly
to having buried il again. She said hel
stepfathcr was the father of her child
and had in duced her, months before il
was born, TO destroy it. Having made
this, her dying confession, and cxoncr.
ating nj Others, she slowly sank away