New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-09-14
THE DUELu.
THE UUEIIO,
The Governor Challenged by John A,
Walsh.

The Governor Challenged by John A
Walsh.
The following from the Ere,siag Picayun
ls, so far as we are informed, a correc
statement Of the case referred to:
For several days past the absorbing topi
OF conversation in private and public cir
cles has been correspondence Of hostil,
character between Mr.. John A. Walsh an(
Governor Warmoth. As the facts in tn,
case are Of general interest, and many dis
torted versions of the affair have beer
given, it is deemed advisable to state pre-
cisely what 1t is about, and the present atti
| tude Of the parties in reference to it.
! The cause Of Otfense appears to have
originated in the speech Of Governor War
moth at Turner Hall on the ninth of An
gust: In commenting upon the political
| hostility Of individual Republicans to him
| self and his administration, he alluded to
| the fact that Mr.. John A. Walsh had offered
him bribe Of $4,000 to sign the NicOlson
pavement bill. That he had declined to re-
ceive such consideration, and stated to
Mr.. Walsh that nothing could induce him
to sign the bill.
Mr.. Walsh, in published card in refer
ence to this charge, admitted the fact that
he had offered the Governor the sum in
question, but that the executive thought
.A4''0 A'0 siS nalurc was worth $|J,UUU anu
Two ana half per cent Of the capital
stock. He did not charge that the Gov
ernor had demanded this, but left the in
ference that he had. This was reiterated
in the card published by George W. Carter.
and subsequently in the letter Ot Lieutenant
Governor Dunn. Going to the community
under these three successive Endorsements,
Governor WarmOth felt called upon to deny
It, and did So, characterizing the state
md yfc
false.
1t is this denial-this epithet of falsehood.
which he employed in reference to Mr..
Walsh: for which he is sought to be held
accountable.
Monday morning the porter of Governor
Warmoth handed him a sealed envelope,
containing communication signed by Mr..
Walsh. and conveying hostile message.
1t appears thet Mr.. Peppe Lula, the
friend Of Mr.. BIB, had gone to the State
House with the message, and arrived there
inst as the Governor was descending from
his carriage. He spoke to him. saying, Il
wish to see you privately" These words
escaped the attention Of the Governor, and
he entered his Office. not aware that Mr..
Lula wished to see him, and with no idea of
the character Of his communication. Failing
70 obtain an Interview with the Governor,
the message was left with the porter, and
subsequently ua0UeO 60 the executive. The
letter alluded to the point of veracity in
question, and suggested.the reference Of it
tO friends, two OF whom each would select.
The Governor, in his reply, agreed to this.
saying that whoever those friends conclude
to be wrong, that party will acknowledge it.
But this Interpretation was different from
what Mr.: Walsh designed should be pat on
his meaning. He declined the arbitrament
IN subsequent communication and avowed
bis right to that satisfaction usual in such
eases among gentlemen.
The Governor has replied to this last
nessage: declining the interview. His
'easons for it consist in the fact that the
Governor Of the State has no ight to give
" receive challenge; that the circum-
'tances in this case do not warrant Mr..
Walsh in sending him one; that in admit |
ing that he offered the Governor a bribe,
le confesses to wrongful act, that puts |
lim out of the pale of that social position !
which entities him to the privileges Of the |
ode He who seeks to vindicate insulted |
lonor, must show that honor without q
flemish, and that the code recognizes the
lght OF no one to assume its protection in
evenge Of a defeated criminal purpose.
In this attitude the correspondence at
resent rests