New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-03-13

unprecedented person to that conclusion.
The learned managers have detailed
conversation which Senator Lynch says be
had with Mr.. Wicklife, and what was that
conversation? 1t was discovered in the
Treasurer's office that there was soIpe
mistake about this warrant. Senator
Lynch, after the warrant had been paid,
for there was some hesitancy called upon
Mr. Wickliffe. What was MIR. Wlckilfle,s
reply? Was there any hesitsncy on his
part-any confusion when the bonds were
called for? They were promptly pro-
duced. The coupons were examined; sen
ator Lynch was present. Mr.. Lynch
called for the coupons, and they were pro-
duced. They went to Mr.. Wickliffe's pri-
vite Office in the adjoining room; Mr..
Wickliffe went back into the public office
and brought the bond book. The cou-
pons and the bonds were compared; 1t was
discovered it was an error. Mr.. Lynch
said, There must be somebody steailng,
and asked in whose favor tie warrant was
issued. He ascertained that it was IN
favor of young man named Richardson.
And as soon as Mr. Lynch said Richard
son must be the man guilty OF
stealing what does Mr.. Wickliffe
say? Does he say yes? Does he
remain silent? No. He says, ''If any
body is to blame I am the man, not
Richardson" Is that the conduct Of q
guilty man?
Does not that rather remind you of
the friendship of Nsus and Fury
olus, so beautifully described by
Virgil? Euryolus was in the hands OF the
Rutnli, prisoner. Nisus, concealed at q
distance, endeavored to- destroy the en-
envy by hurting his iavelins at those who
detained his friend, Euryolus; he sue
ceeded in staying two OF the enemy.
They. not knowing whence the destroying
weapons came, or by whom they were
hurled. became infuriatad, and their
leader, the fierce VoIscons turning upon
the prisoner, was in the act OF piercing
him with his sword, when Nlsus, prompt
ed with the desire of saving the life OF his
friend, emerged from his place OF con-
cealment and cried out: 80 Ne, me, Gds'tnt.
qui tQci; in me conUertie terrum." Me,
me, am the man who did it; turn your
swords on me And that was the case
with Mr.. Wicklife. With the same gen.
crosby, the same disposition to prevent
any imputaion on young and innocent
mau, he exclaims, 81 am the N n. not
Richardson And you say his conduct
was that of guilty man. Shakespeare
says guilty man is one who seeks to hide
aud to conceal Horaio tells US when
the cock crew the "ghost started like
guilty thing" Wickliffe came out and
! said at orce, 81 am the man, and did it
! through error and mistake Mr.. Lynch
| SAYS Mr.. Wickliffe said: I" did it to make
few cents. and was damn FOOL Is
that true? Is it consistent? I ask
if it is true, because put it to him twice,
and because twice he denied that Mr..
Wicklffe had said it was a mistake.
And yet the witness, Campbell who is
| still in the Treasurers office, testified in
! the First District Court, and testified here,
that Mr. Lynch told him, On the very day
of the transaction, that Mr.. Wickliffe said
it was mistake, and that it was done
through error. and he would refund the
money.
And yet, great God! who am
speaking to 2 One of the judges, who can
not believe me, who can not decide in IA
vor OF my client, without convicting him
self of falsehood. And is it possible that
ne sits here to Judge. when his own verac-
ity is involved in his Judgment Aud
you tell me that any judge, placed in a
condition to pronounce his own want Of
veracity, or pronounce against the &C.
cused. wUald dare to sit upon such case
He may appeal to the constitution: he may
| appeal to the law-what then! But say,
if be sits here as a Judge in this case. il
will damn him forever in the community i
he pretends to pronounce Judgment upon
my client He has the power; you can
not prevent it. Nobody can drive him
out if he attempts to vote, you can not dc
it. Mr. Chief Justice, nothing but his OWL
sense of honor and integrity can proven
it. I know that. But if Mr.. Wicklife i:
convicted By his vote, the whole world vii
cry out that he is innocent, because the
Judge who convicted hun could not, by
any possibility, have been impartial.
say it was mistake. | say that he
said so, and l say that his conduct show:
it. Why, this occurred in January
January, 1869 the Legislature was sitting
for two months after that, and this poor
innocent man, honest John Lynch, doe;
not know what to do, though he com
municated the facts to members of the
Finance Committee of the Senate and tht
Committee of Ways and Means of th'
House. He, the chairman Of the Finance
Committee of the Senate, and the chair
man of the Committee on Ways AM
Means of the House, to whom he com
muuicated his discoveries did nothing. bu
allowed this Iobber and plunderer to re
main in charge Of the finances of the State
to put his arm in as deep as he pleas ed
and they hold their tongues. The Gov
ernor of the State. who should certainly
have been fired with feelings of indigna
ton, remained silent for two months
They wait two long months, when they
certainly had the same cause to impeact
then as now, yet they allowed this SAM
, plunderer, this same scoundrel-as he is
represented now-to remain in Office, ant
they hold their tongues, remain quiet
keep silent, say not one word. and why
Great God! Why? ask, why?
Il is true that it was an error on the par
of Mr.. Wicklife ; they considered it al
error, regarded it as an error, looked upor
: it as an error. and it was only some oh'ens,
committed by my client against tn
Governor and his clique. that induced
them aterward, after the Legislatur
had adjourned, to pursue the unconsti:u
: tional course which they did; to eject hir
from office; to indict him before the Gran
Jury, and endeavor to convict him, when
: in fact, they believed him innocent. Al
: I correct? What does Mr.. Lynch do a,
: ter this thing was settled, as Mr.. Campbe
says it was? It Was all settled, and MI
Lynch attends festive banquet in the Sc
: loon of Mr. Wicklife. But he would hav
us believe that he alone was there, ik
Lara in the Halls of OHIO