New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-09-06

bills. If not, the contracts were void. be-
cause they could not be paid without in
creasing the State indebtedness beyond the
constitutional limitation. Governor War
moths advisers have told him that the con-
tracts should be complied with, and he has
approved every bill presented to him in
legal form for approval.
He refused to approve the bills of numer-
Gus country papers, because
said papers refused to become his partisans
in his fight with the Republican party.
Governor Warmoth has approved no bills
for any paper, however friendly to him,
until he approved any and all that were
presented. He did not attempt, as Messrs.
Dunn and Carter did and do now, to control
the editorial columns of the papers holding
contracts with the State; but Messrs. Dunn
and Carter revoked the contracts with the
Lafourche Times, Attakapas Register and
Terrebone Republican for simply publishing
an editorial complimentary to Governor
Warmoth Consistency, Mr.. Dunn, is
jewel.
Item No. 3.-Governor Warmoth, while
acting as one of the liquidators of the pub
lie debt, and charged with the duty of fund
ing said debt by issuing certain State bonds
then existing, in lieu Of floating evidence of
debt, did proceed to the Office Of the Fiscal
Agent of this State, Mr.. John Gaines, in
the early part of spring, and at about eight
o'clock on the morning of said VISIT in
formed said agent that certain funding
act, passed by the Legislature, had been
duly signed by the several officers neces-
sary to give validity to the same, and that
it was consequently law; and thereupon
I NJ Gov ia hav,
eft and a few fayorites, moro than
100000 of the aforesaid bonds, when he
knew that said act was not signed by
either the Speaker of the House or him
self and thus he did defraud, for his own
benefit, by making false representations of
facts, and prostituting an office of trust
conferred upon him by the people, good
citizens who had just claims on file at the
Office of the Fiscal Agent prior to those
presented by his Excelleney. In this in
stance, the Governor was not only guilty OF
making incorrect representations OF facts,
as appears by the sworn testimony OF
Messrs. Gaines, Speaker Carter, and Secre-
tary of State Bovee, thereby obtaining
bonds that could not otherwise be obtained,
but while holding the interest OF the people
in trust, did use the advantage OF his
fduciary character to advance his own
interests at the expense of the interests that
he was placed in position to protect.
The above is false in all the material
points. Governor Warmoth did not tell Mr..
Gaines at eight o'clock that he had signed
the bill, but said it would come to him that
morning, and that he would sign it. He
then handed to Mr.. Gaines, as the Fiscal
Agent, the warrants of number of persons
who had left them I'll him be presented
to the commissioners of the floating debt,
to be exchanged for bonds. Instead of
$500, 600, there were only one hundred and
forty-two of the bonds distributed to the
various parties whose warrants the Gov
ernor presented to Mr. Gaines, and these
bonds were distributed on The Monday
following the Saturday on which the bill
was signed.
Item No. 4.-That Governor Warmoth, a
few days since, pretending TO act under au-
thortty of that clause in the constitution
which charges him with faithful execu-
ton of the laws, did suspend and violently
eject from Office, by aid of the Metropolitan
Police, the Secretary of State-Hon. George
E. Bovee, constitutional officer, elected by
the people. and subject to suspension or re-
moval only by the General Assembly when
| in session, or by the action of the courts.
| Without discussing the merits OF the bill,
whose promulgation by the Secretary was
\ made the excuse of his Exeellency's course,
| in this he acted without authority of law,
| and whenever 1t suited his convenience or
interests to do so could, under the same
| clause, remove every officer, judicial and
| executive, in the State, and then take pos
session of all the-pOwer of the government.
The Governor suspended Mr.. Bovee be-
cause he caused to be prepared a copy of a
| bill, knowing the original to be once IN
the possession of the Governor, and that il
would be returned to the Legislature with
| his objections on the first day of its meet
| ing, and had this fictitious bill promulgated
to the people Of the State as law, know
| ingly, corruptly, and for the purpose OF
gain. The Governor did not remove Mr.
Bovee, but suspended him from Office, and
| will give to the Legislature his reasons tol
so doing, which will satisfy the most obsti
nate that Mr.. Bovee committed mos
heinous offense. and made it necessary tina
his official authority should cease until the
House Of Representatives can impeaeh anc
the Senate convict-an eject him from office
The above covers all that contains pith o.
marrow in Mr.. Dunns verbose production
There is much we have passed over, having
no bearing either as defense for the autho
or attack upon the State administration
and all of which, left unsaid, would hav
conduced more to good taste and dignity Il
the Lieutenant Governor than has its utter
ance. Governor Warmoth and the Republi
can party of Louisiana can safely rest thei
case on this summing up, confident in tn
right, and that truth is mighty and mus
prevail.