Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1870-10-05


While engaged in the printing office
the present proprietor of the Spring
field Register of Illinois, that gentle
man caught him in the act Of robbing
his money drawer, and he summarily
kicked him out Of his office. This
gentleman visited this city some
months ago, as a member Of the con
voI.s.on-of Editors that were making
their Southern Tour, and narrated
this fact to several prominent gentle
men of this city, denouncing III. G..
Warmoth, present Governor of Louisi-
ana, as an infamous scoundrel, and
Offering to publish this statement in
one Of our city papers over his own
signature.
When the war Of the Rebellion
broke out, Ii. @. Warmoth, the pres
ont Governor of Louisiana, joined a
body Of Confederate Guerrlllas, and
after committing numerous dcpreda-
tions, he managed te steal some ttceRty-
one thousand dollars, and with bis
booty took French leave of the Con.
federate casue, got into the Federal
lines in ST. Louis, and soon became a
rampant unionist.
He then went up into one of the up
per counties of Missouri, and helped Ia
raise Regiment of Colored Troops
getting himself elected Colonel, from
which position he was reduced TO the
ranks of Lieut.. Colonel.
After entering the Federal army, he
commenced u career Of speculation in
cotton, that eventually ranked him as
a frst-class Cotton Thief Never be
ing able to be gotten within smelling
distance of gunpowder, after repeated
peremptory orders to join his com
mand. and having become notorious
as thief and liar and coward, he wal
dismissed from tho service in disgrace
by Gen'l U. S. Grant.
BY dint Of entreaties Of his mother
and other friends, and managed t
work upon the good feeling of Mr.
Lincoln, and was again restored to hil
rank. But finding Vicllsburg an un
healthy region for persons OF his stripe
he got himself transferred to the Dc
partment of Louisiana, and assigned
to duty on the staff of Gen'l Banks.
Here be figured as Provost Judge
in consequence of his pretended smat
tering of law, and his record in tina
position was one of infamous cruelty
to colored people, and unblushing ras
calty.
I II the colored people who now 81
idolizo him only knew his history a
that time, and how he treated coloreC
people, refusing to allow them TO ties
tify against white people in his court
separating parties from their children
sending back their children into slav
cry. and their parties home with brok
Gu hearts and numerous other simi
lar outrages, they would hardly trus
their lives and hopes TO his rcmorsc
less hands, as they are now doing.
His conduct during that time wa
so notorious for injustice and corrup
ton, that even General Banks, as fire
and easy as he was, could not overlool
it, and to remove him. There ar
numerous citizens here today, VIII
can testify as to this deleclablo Judge
character and conduct during his reigl
as Provost Judge.
Getting himself appointed as Specia
Treasury Agent for Texas, this homes
official there entered upon course q
speculation, bribery and corruption
that evcntuatcd in his being iudictc,
by the Grand Jury of the Unite
States, and his sudden departure fror
that State, to escape the clutches OF
long outraged law. The indiotmen
against him for stealing tpeatyoH
thousand dollars from the Unite
States Treasury we published in ou
last issue.
Ills course in Texas was most nc
. toritus and infamous. a gentlema
from that place, who knew him an
. his confrero well, is in the city at Tai
time, and pronounces Warmoth,
his own pointed and expressive LAT
. guatc, "the damnedost scoundrel b
ever know" He saw this fellow
Warmotb, pay his partner, who wa
} indicted with him, money, as the pr'
cecds Of their villanios aud upon h
, denunciation Of their conduct il n
, measured terms, they took care ne
/ to let the old gentleman see any MOI
{ divisions of "their spoilf."
! Now that he has got into office an
- power here, he is gathering aroun
D him all the thieves aud scoundrels thI
& we're his companions and assistants
. his many aud various dcpredations
$ the various States he has lived in
2 With the advice and counsel of thc'
\ men, he is connecting schemes ofplul
c der upon Louisiana that will total
!. all eclipse his former exploits.
V Placing these men into position an
# power in every section of the Stat
Y and in the city, he is preparing f
I'll Louisiana future terrible to contou
plate.
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IS we feel it to be our duty TO open Il
n eyes of our people TO the fate th
d awaits them, if he is allowed TO carr
out his schemes
If People of Louisiana, every word y
a have written of this man is true ay
v and the half has not yet been told
We have shown you enough, thoug
/. TO put You on your guard. Wat'
r. this man, and see what he is doing
h. Look at the men with whom he h
g. surrounded himself See, under b
" administration, what deeds of violcn
Is and rascality are perpetrated, and u
q. perpetrators 90 unpunished.
Is it any wonder that thieves co
as rrcgatc here from all parts of I
p. country to ply their vocation 1t
II known throughout the whole Nor
,e and West that this man, who bolon
g. to ono of the most notorious iamili
id that ever figured in the annals
crime, is at the head Of our State 90
:. crnment and that he is the patron
Iv all thieves and scoundrels.
IL Look at tho Mat. HOuan case.