New Orleans Republican., 1871-09-19

tells the truth now, he deceived his EN-
ployers then; for if the Governor had dc
manded $4,000, as an agent he shoul
have advised his principals of the fact
But Mr.. Walsh explains this apparen
double dealing by saying he was then th
Governors personal and political friend
and he wished to say nothing to his disad
vantage. MIR. Walsh alleges that b
knew at this time that the Governo
,oas not an honest man, and that he had
time and again, prostituted his high office
and that he would sign no bill wher'
there was money in it without being pait
for it. Knowing this, he says he was thu
Governors personal and political friend
We are to infer, then, that it is among
that class who prostitute office, and ART
personally corrupt that Mr.. Walsh seeks
his friends. Up to the time of offering
the bribe, he believed the Governor cor
rupt, and was bound to him by personal
friendship and political affiliation; but
when mistaken in his friend, deceived III
the strength of the Governors integrity,
he had to retire, the batfied agent OF a
ring of spectators, to report the failure
of his mission, and in his surprise and
| astonishment that any man could refuse
fifty thousand dollars as bribe, he was
only able to give vent to the simple excla-
nation s.He declined il -
But the iron had entered Mr.. Walsh S
soul. Believing the Governor corrupt, he
had gathered him to his heart with hooks
of steel; believing him venal and ava
ricious, open to subsidy and prostituting
his high Office for greed, he turned his
back on old associations to be his fol-
lower. and studiously picked and ate the
crumbs that dropped from the executive
table; but when he found he was not cor
rupt, his sympathy turned to hate lis love
to gall, and he had to commence politi-
cal pilgrimage in search Of some one iden-
teal with him in thought and feeling.
The Governor was not that man. Pos
sibly this accounts for the mournful tone
that underlies Mr. Walsh card Unsuc-
cessful in his attempt to bribe his friend,
for whom he professed a strong attach
ment, his heart turns angrily against the
once loved idol Judas sold his Master
70: thirty pieces of silver, and hanged
himself for his success Governor War
moth refused to be sold, and he must be
killed for it.
But Mr.. Walsh is correct in the estimate
he puts upon good memory. He must
have supposed the world has forgotten the
notorious facts of recent histories, or he
would not have ignored the we'll known
fact that the Governor was not dismissed
the army for cowardice, but was honor
ably discharged from it for physical dis
ability; that he was most honorably ac-
quilted Of the charge of embezzling gov
ernment funds while Treasury agent at
Galveston; that the slander that be had
once e1torted dollar head from black
men for his individual use was exploded
by resolution of Republican conven-
ton, in the Orleans Theatre, in 1865. The
money (only about s11OO) was volun-
tary contribution to pay the expenses
Of representative to Washington,
to urge upon the consideration of Con-
gress the true Republican theory that the
State government of Louisiana had apsed,
and that in its territorial form, the right |
Of universal suffrage should be recognized. |
Governor Warmoth was selected as that |
delegate, and his expenses were three
lines the amount he received.
As for his having stolen, robbed and
olundered the people Of one million of
dollars, the essence Of Mr.. Walsh's card
S that Nr. Walsh and his friends were
Unable to bribe the Governor to permit
hem to obtain wrongfuily from the State
my amount. That the Judiciary is not
,sed to further the individual purposes of
he Governor, is evidenced By the fact
hat Mr.. Walsh is not restrained of his
liberty and under Indictment And the
declaration that the Governor has in
ulted women and profaned religion, is
doubtless figure of speech employed by
Ir Walsh to point moral and adorn a
ale-a tale, too noticeable for its incon-
eivable absurdities and illogical state
lents.
Mr.. Walsh's threat of what he will do
I the future is very much like the
romises of boy of what be will do
hen lie gets to be O man.
Finally, it must be admitted that Mr..
Ialsh's card makes him assume curious
osition before the public. He confesses
} be the warm personal and political
lend Of man whom he believed to be
shonest, avaricious and corrupt 1t
lows that be concealed from those he
presented the reasons, which he recalls
early two years afterward, that were
signed by the Governor for refusing
leir bribe, and that the refusal of the
overnor to help him in an enterprise by
hich handsome profits were to be real
ed by indirect ways, was the initial step ,
at finally led to dissolution of their ,
RAILROAD INFORMATION.
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