New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1872-12-19
From the New Orleans National Republican,
A Base Conspiracy Fooled.

= Inc oasest conspiracy ever conceived was
Ioiied this morning, After announcing tbot
ne mad given up the fight and ORDERING hi,
TOOLS to sneak into the Senate, Warmotl
again sought to overthrow the government,
ana institute revolution by the boldest anf
most unprecedented outrage of law. of de-
cency and OF the order of United States
court on record. Mr.. Charles A. Weed was
exposed in piece Of corruption that throws
the TIN box into the shade, and has at last
been cornered where there is no escape. The
community will attend to his case. The Moi
was to GUST Lieut.. Gov. Pinchback from the
chair, and to permit nobody but the Senators
holding over to organize the Senate. A ma.
Jority of those had been purchased or were
supposed to be safe. 1t was thus intended to
seat the defeated candidates and thus ORGAN.
ize another revolution.
But Governor Pinchback was far foo
shrewd for them, and outreached one of the
most cunning and infamous schemes ever
planned. Following the law strictly. when
the old Senators names were called he
ordered the names of the new Senators. rs
furnished according to the law, to be called,
and then proceeded, rs instructed bv the
statute, to swear them in before declaring the
Senate organized. This he did, while Messrs
Mcmillan, Campbell, Hunsacker and jerks
who have been pretending to be Republic
cans-werc yelling frantic protests This
protesting began with the calling of the new
Senators. 1t was all in vain.
Then came noble speech and terrific dis
closure from the Lieutenant Governor. The
faces ofthe consprators turned pale as death.
They were caught. The man they expected
to thwart had thwarted them. He had been
tempted, and stood up every inch a man.
Such q crushing scene never was witnessed.
IL VIII be found reported elsewhere. His
charges were not mere charges, but he prored
them with the documents. Weed and War
moth went to his house and offered him $50 .
O0O late last night. He temporized with
them to gain time and documentary proof
from them. This morning he notified them,
IN response to an urgent note from Warmoth.
that he would not betray his trust for their
money and power. Then this last desperate
move that was attempted and which so sig
nally and ingloriously failed, was resolved
upon.
Ii MIR. Pinchback could not be bought he
must be torn from his seat by small ninori-
ty OF the body. Hence the cOnspirators, with
Booth and VOORHEES, and other Democrats.
went to the hall. They took seats, recog-
nlzed MIR. Pinchback as President, and Mr..
Merritt as clerk, participated in the proceed
lngs and cannot now 90 back on their own
action. They have committed themselves.
Now, full, unpurchasable Republican ma
jority is master of the Senate and situation.
MIR. Mcmillan whined out tearfullya sad tale
to the effect that some of the conspirators
had gone back on the infamous conspiracy
The feeling among Republicans against the
mean Democrats and so-called Republicans
who went into this treacherous move is warm
and is growing. The gratitude of the country
is due to Governor Pinchback
Warmoth is certainly at the end of his
tether. But before he goes, we will give him
Scott-Walter Scott:
Like the dew on the mountain,
Like the foam in the river,
Like the bubble on the fountain
Thou art gone and -f0rerer!