The sun., 1871-09-19
GOV. WARMoTH CHALLENGED.
The Attempt Of n Politician tn Ir,,u,d,,.
the Head OF n state Pisto,s Propo.cd IN
rest n Question of veraciu Gov. Wnr-
moths Reasons for Refusing IN Figb,

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| the Head Of n state-Pisto'. Proposed I q
resi- Question of veraci, -Gov. WAR
moth's Reasons for Refusingto Fight
The people Of New Orleans have had new
subject for excitement in rumors Of a bos,is
| correspondence between Mr. Joln A. Walsh an
| Gov. Warmoth. which, It was currently reported.
was likely to end in duel but which, a. events
proved, resulted boodlessly. 70 understand the
dispute II is necessary to 20 back TO tue original
causos Of Misunderstanding between the parties
concerned in the affair.
On the 9th Of August Gov. warmoth. at the f,
nous meeting in Turner Hall while commenting on
the political hostility of certain Republicans {, linn
sell and his Administration, charged that Mir. Join
a. Walsh had offered him q brbe Of 5000 to sign
the Nicolson Pavement bill, am ~se ertcd q at la
had INDIGNANTLY refused the bri NJ that
nothing could induce him to aign such 49, Mi.
walsh, IN reply published a card In whcl ho ad.
mitted that he mad Of rcd the brlbe: but ,ad hat
the Executive thought thar his signature vas worth
f15.OOO and two and hafpor cent the caD;a stock
not 'ayinr explicitly that the Governor hal aa9e d
thls bnt leaving 1t TO be inferred that sucn do
mand had been made. This charge against tie
Governor was takcn up and reiterated by Iieut.
GOV. Dunn a"d Others IN the public prints whei e.
uvon GOV. NJrmoth came out In a~ard In which he
characterized tue st'tement aud innucndo as IA So
and,what was more aggriyating. proved them 20 be
s. s9e V 0cy Of nr c.e o, n res poe is, Iensmsn M
motn, BY the hand ofa Nr Lula, 10 following:
u r. w.. NEW ORLEANS, Sept. II, 1871,
sini Certain drcrences NJ oDno7, involving ques
LII LII oi yeracity havn. occurred betwecn us. more
publican OF tie st6 instant am now OF the onini'n
bs knd name wo y. a. OF You Who q s'q m
ng& & tSc.s CAY rpon me wi9 hG Wv Of ptonery .llgst
from ne tenor Of your card aforementioned. viii ne
mSG,'S mat youw oOise me- remain yqursrc.
Gov Wsrmoth suppo'ior this to he an offer to
submit tue question oi ricttV to arDitratiOn, a.
sented to the prooo-iton r these terms:
In r,o,y have TO say g. IAN perfectly willing
term nstlon oftwo rcspe',st5 gentlemen to c Select
seley yGhbsf by te,s s9l I'm, W. sS 6y mea ntn 70 ne
" 70 can prove 70 tncs' arpirators that demanded
CONT g sr.lnE out " he Nieoop rsyen,eat pi or
have eonmted breacS u yelcv .6a ai1 Yoo 'aay nIl
In. on condition that Il can establish - the .atls.
faction Of the gentlemen namei1' .ta,emen o yGurs
eb,,se e e ,o oad sgbh'9Teny to seGtlemen o,
NC WIN on on OF tso 20 TO sgn the said bil that
Sdm tbs hS .teisneSt "a, nheHn n ,s o. are 70
tnat the breach Of vera~ity was committed by IA.
J. A. WALSH ESQ. II. G. WARMOTH.
On receiving this proposition, no Sever. Mr.. Wash
denied mat ha entertained anY intention OF sub
hitting the question OF yer1city to arbitration but
.hat III. note o. Sept II intended az a cha eng.
To this Gov. Wrmotn very properly responded
that he would not nght him, giving as his reasons
that the Governor OF the State has ri,ht give
or receive chslenge that the circumstances Of
this case did not warrant MIR Walsh IN sending him
one that Walsh, In admitting that he offered the
Governor bhbe, con nesse1 TO a wrong ul act, tlat
us him out OF the rale or tnat social position
shich entities him 10 the prviie .es o. the code
lie wLo ,eeks TO vindcate iusulted honor must
show that honor without blemisn the code recog-
nz's the rrht Of no one TO assume is protection In
revenge oia defe1ted crimin snurpose, Toe Cow
ernOr also tells hr Walsh that the latter knew
when no challenged him t1at he could not- t-4ceept,
and mai elected from inquiry among tie Governors
personal fiends the tact that Se would not. Anu 90
the matter rested at the list accounts, Gov War
moth apparently having the best OF his opponent
In every stage OF the afLir.