New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-08-21
VOLUME IV-NO. liz.
HONEST MEN OF LOUISIANA.

Gevernor Warmoeh Again-Who he Is
How the People of Louisiana arc
Bene0tea By His Administration-"hy
Some nlen Oppose Hin.-A Picture Of
His Newspaper Maligners.
NEW ORLEANS, August IL. 1870.
70 the Editor of the New York Sun;
The following letter was addressed to
he New York San, few days ago, by a
gentleman of this city, in reply to COM
munication signed sMetairie, " which was
published in that paper of the twenty
third July:
SrR-Your recent issue containing letter
from s.Metairie," dated New Orleans, July
q. 1870, may have produced some sensation
ia New York; but to the people of Louis
lana it is nothing more than rehash of
flthy falsehoOds go often repeated that the
stomach of every honest man in this section
sickens at the mere mention of them.
Such fellows as your correspondent are.
however, SO deeply imbued with the sin of
snendacity, that were they deprived of the
opportunity to void q dirty portion now and
.z4ben. they would rot in their own filth, or
y die with spontaneous combustion; hence,
having vonlited their slime all over this
State, where none but men of their own
stamp believe it, and where every school
boy is we'll posted respecting its disgusting
and reckless mendacity, they have con-
cluded to change their base and see how
they can succeed in New York.
The record of Governor WarmOth is AZ
unyulnerable as the rocks of Gibraltar, and
his character as high above these penny-a-
line scribbleTs and their hackers as the
most lofty peak of the Rocky Mountains is
plains. Those who know him personally
are satisfied that q more upright, honora-
BILE, able and faithful public servant never
presided over the destinies of any State.
GOVERNOR wARMorH's. GREAT CRIME.
consists in his fidelity to the colored people
and the principles of equal rights and JUS
atice to all men as expOunded by the party
of which he is the head in this State. Could
he be induced to abandon these and strike
hands with the still rebellious element, such
a course would, in their estimation, operate
as an expiatory atonement for all his sup
posed guilt; but whoever think that Henry
CLAW Warmoth could be induced to silence
Calumny by such a course, are greatly mis-
taken in their man. He viii never commit
crime to silence poisoned tongue or pen,
and having fought rebellion in the field, he
will not yield to its influence now that 1t
substitutes lies for bullets; neither will he
yield to the same weapons when yielded by
THE soRE-HEADs OF HIS OWN PARTY,
who having failed to convince him that
they are par ercellence the men to hold otf-
ces of trust under him, or who having failed
in their efforts to make him the agent to
carry ont their corrupt purposes for self
ACKNOWLEDGMENT at the expense OF the peO-
pIe, now Join hands with the rebels and ac-
cuse him of the crimes they failed to make
him commit.
To believe the statements OF such scrib-
biers as your correspondent, would be to
r,r n WorvnOfh credit for ability
seldom possessed by mortals. Bismarck
and Louis Napoleon combined could scarcely
be deemed capable Of making such changes
4 in their governments. To trample on the
Constitution, make laws, control legislative
bodies, create supreme courts, annihilate
powerful city governments, create corPor-
ations. organize armies, deplete treasures,
pile up State debts mountain high, and lead
the people by the nose generally, and yet
do all these with impunity, is to give Gov
ernor Warmoth credit for ability such as
the world never witnessed before, and such
that if all the rascality charged against
him were true, must still entitle him to claim
the admiration of the world; and this will
especially appear when it is remembered
that he is but twenty-eight years of age,
and was inexperienced in the affairs of state
M to the time that he became Governor.
Sic itar 0d astra.
Before refuting the groundless charges of
your correspondent, would state that am
NO carpet-bagger or scallawag, no appointee
of the Governor, no office-holder, but pri-
yate citizen, who has had ample opportu-
nity to study the acts of his Excellency,
and who, from being originally prejudiced
against him, has, BY observing his course,
been forced to admire, and now dares to de-
fend him. and in doing so, shall not make
naked statements, unsupported by testl-
mony, as do his maligners, but will refer to
chapter and verse, begin with notice OF
GOVERNOR wARMoTH's ANTECEDENTs.
He was born in Illinois, removed with his
father to Missouri, chose the profession OF
law, commenced practice before ne was out
of his teens, and soon made an enviable
reputation so much SO, that at the age OF
twenty he was District Attorney of the
. Eighteenth Judicial District, and 50 marked
was his ability and extensive his influence.
that in the same year he was made Brigadie1
General of the Missouri militia and placed
Y i'm command of the Second Congressional
District. And that is the way in which he
ENLISTED IN THE HOME GUARD.
And any man who talks about this as tanta-
mount to skulking from duty, knows little
of the state of affairs in Missouri at that
time When President Lincoln issued his
call for three hundred thousand men. the
! Young brigadier went to work and raised a
regiment the Thirty-sixth Missouri NOlun
teer infantry, which was subsequently con
eolidated with the Thirty-second
Of which consolidated regiment he was
madelieutenant colonel
General McClernand was at this time
commanding the army at Vicksburg and
recognizing the ability of Colonel Warmoth
made him his chief of staff, just prior to
the campaign against that place. r.
On the twenty Of May, during the
assault on Vicksburg, he was wounded and
sent North, in the hope that he would the
more speedily recover During the time
that he was absent, Grant and McClernand
had their quarrel, and McClernand was re-
lieyed of his command and ordered to re-
port to the adjutant general from his home
In Illinois. ..
The leave Of absence granted to Colonel
Warmoth was only for thirty days, at the
end of which time he was examined by the
medical director of the Department of Mis-
eouri, and found in a condition which made
return to duty impossible and on the re
Recommendation Of the director, his leave OF
absence was extended forty-ive days, but
finding himself able to return to his post
he did SO several days before his term Of
absence expired, and reported to Genera
ORD for duty.
In consequence of the confusion incident
70 the removal of his chief, proper returns
had not been made to the War Department
and the day after his reporting to Genera
Ord, an order was received disn,issing hin
from the army for absence without leave
On presenting his case to the President, he
was referred to General Joseph Holt, Judge
Advocate General of the United States
army, who, upon thorough examination
of the case closed lengthy report thus
SIN short, it is believed that few young ner