The Lincoln County herald., 1871-09-28
Gov. WarROth Challenges.

The people Of New Orleans have had
a new subject for excitement ia ruuors Of
q hostile correspondence between q Hr
John A. Walsh aud Gov. Warmotb,
which, it was cursortly reported, was
likely to end in duel; but which, as
eSents proved, resulted bloodlessly. To
understand the dispute il is necessary to
to 60 back to the Original aaesa et his
understanding between the parties con-
serned 10 the aGair.
On the 9th Of August Gov. Warn0.h,
at the famous meeting in Turner Hall,
while commenting on the political hos
tility Of certain Republicans to himself
snd his administration, charged that SIR.
John A. Walsh had offered him bribe of
$50, 1000 to sign the Nicholson pavement
bill, and asserted thst he had Indignantly
refused the bribe, saying thst nothing
could induce him to sign such a bill.
Mr.. Walsh, 10 reply, published = card in
which he admitted that he had offered
the bribe; but said the Executive
thought that his signature was worth
$4,000 and two and half per cent. Of
the capital stock-uot saying explicitly
that tho Governor had asked this, but
leaving it to be inferred that such de.
mand had been made. This charge against
the Governor was taken up and reiterated
by Lieut.. Gov. Dunn and others in the
public prints; whereupon Gov. Warmoth
came out in card in which he character.
lied the statement aud innuendo as false,
and what was more aggravating, proved
them to be SO by the testimony Of respou.
sible gentlemen. At this stage of the
case Mr.. Walsh sent to Gov. Warmoth,
by the hand of Mr.. Liulla, the fol.
lowing
New ORLEANS, Sept. II, 1871.
II. G. WARMoTH
SIR: Certain differences Of opinion,
involving q question Of veracity, having
occurred between US, as more fully up.
pears by your card in the New Orleans
Republican Of the 9th instant, | am now
of the opinion that it would be best for
all parties concerned that you be kind
enough to name two friends Of yours who
will please call upou me with the view of
properly adjusting those differences; all
Of which, 1 presume, judging from the
tenor of your card aforementioned, will
be agreeable to you.
Hoping that you will oblige me, re-
main yours respectfully,
j. A. WALSH.
Gov. Warmoth, surprising this to be an
offer to sumit the question Of veracty to
arbitration, assented to the proposition
10 these terms:
In reply, l have to say that l am will.
ing to submit the question of veraci,y
between US to the determination Of two
respectable gentlemen to be selected by
yourself and two chosen by ms-a ffth
to be selected by these four, in case they
cannot agree. And if you can prove to
these arbitrators that demanded of you
$4,000 and q per cent. Of the net profits
Of the contract arising out of the Nicholson
pavement bill, or any other sum or con,
consideration, l will admit that ! have
committed a breach Of veracity, aud you
have told the truth.
TIL I;.;oc .h"t -.n Ss.-Lr, \
to the satisfaction OF the gentlemen named
by statement Of yours made at the time
and subsequently to gentle men of known
character and truth-that you had ap.
preached me with an offer of $50 900 to
sign the said bill that I refused it and
told you no considerations, pecuniary or
otherwise, could induce me to sign it
that you are to admit tina: the statemen,
as above given is false, and that the
breach Of vcracity was committed by you
Respectfully, your ob't tservant
H. z. WARMOTH.
j. A. WALSH ESQ.
On receiving this proposition, however,
Mr.. Walsh denied that he had entertained d
any intention Of submitting the question
of veracity to arbitration but that his
note Of September II was intended as a
challenge.
To this Gov. Warmoth very properly
responded that he would not fight him,
giving as his reasons that the Governor
Of the State has no right to give or re-
ceive challenge that the circu umstan noes
of this case did not warrant MIR. Walsh
in sending him one that Walsh, il
admitting that be offered tho Governor q
bribe, confessed to wrong act, that put.
him out Of the pale of that social position
which entities him to tho privileges OF
the code. He who seeks to vindicate in
suited honor must show that honor with
out blemish the code recognizes the
right Of no one to assume its protection
in revenge OF defeated criminal pur
pose. The Governor also tells Mr.. Walsh
that the latter knew when he challenged
him that he could not accept, and hat
elected from inquiry among the Cover
nor's personal friends the fact that be
would not. And so the matter rested a
the last accounts, Gov. Warmoth appar-
emily having the hest of his opponent il
every stage of the affair. New Yorl
Sun.
Preparatory to the October election il
Texas, the Houston Union keeps the Ku
klux law standing in its columns, as al
intimidation to those who are opposed t.
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