The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1871-09-23
NOT QUITE A DUEL.

A. Walsh---The Governor Replles--ln-
teresting Observation-Disclosures
of the Governor and Humiliation of Mr..
Walsh.
Doubtless most of our readers have
read the speech made by Governor
Warmoth at the Turner'S Hall Con-
vention, on the 10th of August last,
and will remember the portion of it
which referred to Mr.. John A. Walsh,
reputed editor of the New Orleans
Patriot, and the same man who didn't
get elected to Congress on the Chris
tian Republican" ticket last year.
The gist of the Governors remarks
was that he had been approached by
Mr.. Walsh some time III the spring OF
1869 with an offer of $4,000 to obtain
his signature to that famous swindle,
the NicOlson Pavement Bill, and that
this bride had been e1nphatically re-
FUSED Dy ulillSen.
Shortly sitter this speech had been
delivered, Mr.. Walsh appeared before
the public in a card to the New Or
leans Times, in which he acknowledged
having offered the $4,000 as stated
by the Governor, but said it was re-
fused ON the ground of being insult
fficient compensation, the Governor
having demanded $75, 900 and per-
centage of the profits.
No response was made to this until
the charge was reiterated by Speaker
Carter in his card to the Times,
and also by Lieutenat Governor Dunn
in the course of his few remarks of five
columns to Mr.. Horace Greeley, not
to make mention of the many little
country papers ofthe State that sound
ed it forth with blast of cow horns and
amid perfect wilderness of denunci-
atory sentences.
Then, and not until then, Governor
| Warmoth made answer TO the charge
/ by a card which branded the state
ment of Mr.. Walsh as wholly false and
malicious, and referred to gentlemen
of undoubted integrity and high stand
ing in New Orleans, who were present
when the bride was offered him, and
| who would bear him out in the asser-
ton that he had not only refused the
$50, 900 point blank, but had express
sed surprise that Mr.. Walsh, knowing
him as he did, should approach him
with such proposition. One of the
gentlemen to whom the Governor had
referred Immediately sent a card to
the New Orleans Republican, in which
he declared the Governors version
of the affair to be perfectly correct
and that of Mr.. Walsh to be erroneous.
Mr.. Walsh was thus placed in the
menviable position of a maligner
| whose ISLANDERS had been exposed to
the public gaze in their proper light,
and, as natural consequence, the
gentleman felt sore. In his utter. hui
initiation he thirsted for vengeance,
and sent letter to Governor War
moth which, it appears, was intended
as challenge to mortal combat
This led to the exchange of several
epistles, which we give in full, COM
meneing at the commencement:
New ORLEANS, Sept, 18th, 1871.
II. c. Warmoth:
Sir-Certain differences of opinion.
involving a question of veracity, hay-
ing occurred between us, as more fully
appears by your card in the New Or.
leans Republican of the 9Th instant,
am now of the opinion that it would
be best for all parties concerned, thai
you be kind enough to name tws
friends of yours who will please cal
upon me with the view ofproperly adj
iiusting those differences all of whiel
presume, Judging from the tenor o.
your card aforementioned, will be
agreeable to you.
Hoping that you will ohlige me,
remain yours respectfully,
j. A. WALSH.
The bearer of this letter was a Mr.
Peppe LULA, who is spoken of by tn,
New Orleans Republican as Spanisrt
who has done considerable service il
the cause of his native country, ant
who is completely yersed ipall matter
relating to the miscalled code o
honor ns @
On the same day of the delivery o
the above, Gen Heron, Secretary o
) State, called at the office of Mr.. Walsl
and gave him the following answe