The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1871-09-23

seyenty-five thousand dollars and two
and one half per cent, of the net profits
of the contract arising out of the Nicol-
son pavement bill, or any other sum
or consideration, | will admit that |
have committed a breach of veracity,
and you have told the truth.
This ON condition that if I can es-
tablish to the satisfaction of the gem
tlemen named-by statement OF yours
at the time and subsequently to gen
tlemen of known character for truth
that you had approached me with an
offer of fifty thousand dollars to sign
the said bill that | refused it, and
told YOU no considerations, peellniary
or otherwise, could induce me to sign
it; that you are to admit that the
statement as above given is false, and
that the breach of yeracity was COM
mitted by you.
Respectfully, your obedient servant,
H. G.. WARMoTH.
Mr.. Walsh seemed much surprised
that the Governor should put such
wrong construction upon his letter,
stating that he had intended it as a
challenge. Gen. Heron said he was
sure the Governor had not so con-
sidered it. After deal of unimpor-
tant negotiation between Messrs
Walsh, Lula, and Gen. Heron, the
following answer to the Governors
communication was indicted by Mr..
Walsh:
New ORLEANS, Sept. u, ISL
H. C. Warmoth:
Sir-In response to your commune
cation of date of 18th inst, Twill state
that | requested of you that you APP
point two friends, intending that they
should meet two of mine, with the
view of adjusting the matter, meaning,
of course, to their satisfaction as our
representatives 1t is to be presumed
that those gentlemen do not act under
instructions from either OF us.
| cannot permit that my veracity be
made the subject of arbitration by four
gentlemen, two of whom, Judging from
your communication Of above named
date, will be simply acting under i'll
struetions from you.
The question at issue is that you
have in effect called me Il liar as II.
C. Warmoth, not as Governor. 1t is
to adjust that satisfactorily that my
| friends Willmeet yours. So far as you
| could possibly do it, you have already
passed Judgment on my veracity and
the decision is against me-by so do
ing, you have as an individual insulted
me grossly, sir, and an apology OF re-
traction is absolutely necessary OF in
the absence thereof such an adjust
ment as usually obtains among gem
| tlemen.
AS for the truth of my statements /
shall in the proper manner and at the
proper time proceed to demonstrate,
when the public viii sit as judges.
Yours, very respectfully,
j. A. WALSH.
The final answer of Governor War
moth follows:
NFw ORLEANS, La, Sept. IL, 1871.
L
date is received. In your first letter to
me, dated yesterday, you say: Ger
tain differences of opinion, involving
a question of veracity, having occur
red between am 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 upon me with the
view of properly adjusting those diff
ferenees.n Inferring that you would
also name two friends, making four i'll
all, to whose adjustment, or in case OF
disagreement, by the aid of a fifth per-
son, to be selected by them, we would
submit the question of veraeity be-
tween us and obligate ourselves to be
bound by their decision, ] replied by
accepting your proposition.
To-day you reconsider your propo-
sition and say: Il cannot permit that
my yeraeity bemade the subject OF az
hitration by four gentLnen, two o.
whom, Judging from your communities
ton of above named date, viii be sim
ply acting under Instructions from
YOU"
You have no right to assume that
would give instructions to the gentle
men selected by me any more than
have that those selected by you would
act undergone Instructions. On the
contrary fully concur that "it is tt
presumed that those gentlemen do not
act under Instructions from either o
us. y
You state "the question at issue il
that you have IN effect called me |
iaf.n 1t is nevertheless a question Of
yeracity as much so to-day as it was
yesterday, and it was this very ques
ton that | consented TO name two out
of four gentlemen to adjust.
You say q so far as you possibly
could do it, you have already passet
Judgment on any veracity, and thu
8 decision is against me- 1t was from
this judgment of mine that / under
stood you desired to appeal to fou
e disintapaSta1 OarSopS who wolflf