Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1872-10-17
AN EXCITING RACE STORY.

Inc New I Ork papers Tell i'll Interesting
story of late race by rail, From New York
to New Orleans, by Gov. Warmoth and Lieut..
Gov. Pinchbeck. 1t seems that the Grant
brother-in-law, Casey, Collector of the port of
New Orleans, conceived the brilliant idea Of
assembling the State Legislature by stealth,
with view to the passage of a law depriving
the people of Louisiana, in effect, of the oppor-
tunity to vote for Presidential electors, by vir-
tually lodging the power to select those agents
of the people with the present Grant Legisla-
ture. But in order to have the so-called law
in due proper form, it was, of course necessary
to have the gubernatorial approval. The
Governor, however, is Greeley man, but the
Lieutenant-G Governor, Pinchbeck, is for Grant.
Now both these officials were, at that particu'
lar time, in the city of New York, and the
point of the conspiracy was to get Pinchbeck
back to New Orleans before Warmoth; so
that, by virtue of his chiefs absence, he could
legally exercise the right to sign the bill. The
Legislators, whom Casey had secretly advised,
were to be promptly on hand, so that they
might be instantly convened, pass the required
bill and have it instantly approved. A tele-
gram was accordingly sent to Pinchbeck sum-
moning him to New Orleans Immediately, and
at the same time advising him to advertise
that he would deliver speech in Pennsylva.
MIA, in order to allay any suspicion that might
arise in Warmoths mind on account of his
departure from New York. The advertise
ment was accordingly made, in an ostentatious
manner, and on Saturday night the scheming
scoundrel left New York city on an express
train for New DEMONSTRATING his baggage
and servant behind to still further choke down
suspicion. Twenty-four hours later, the Con-
servatives ofNew Orleans, having received in
timation of the villainy that was brewing, in
formed Gov. Warmoth of the plot by tele-
graph, and twelve hours later the Governor
was crowding all sail to overtake the fugitive,
Pinchbeck. Fortune favored his endeavors
by so ordering it that Pinchbeck had to lie
over at some place on the route. Meanwhile
Yarmouth was telegraphing to all connecting
points ahead for special trains. At Humboldt,
he chartered special train, and ordered the
engineer to make forty miles an hour, net.
He telegraphed to one point, where he knew
that Pinchbeck would be compelled to change
cars, to hinder and delay him, if possible.
Accordingly, Pinchbeck was told that there
was an important message for him at the tele-
graph office, which the operator would permit
no one else to receive. He bit at the bait-pro-
badly because he was expecting something of
the sort. He hurried away to the Office, enter
ed, and was securely locked in by some person
who followed him to the door. Before he
could get out, the train had left, and he was
to wait. Before another train ar
rived, the special that bore Gov. Warmoth
came laundering along, and the conspiracy
was defeated. The Governor stopped, took
his crest-fallen negro Lieutenant on board,
and proceeded at more moderate speed to
his destination. For this splendid achieve
ment, we think Gov. Warmoth has entitled
himself to the lasting gratitude of the people
of Louisiana. The scheme to defraud Louis
lana of her vote in the electoral college was
we'll planned, and but for Gov. Warmoth's
exceedingly energetic measure, it would have
succeeded beyond all doubt. But is it not
a sad commentary on the beauties of Grant
Radical reconstruction, that it leaves the way
open for, if it does not actually invite, the COM
mission of such crimes? 1t is also singular
confession of conscious weakness on the part
of the Grant managers, because it shows that
they can better afford to outrage the sense of
propriety of the whole American people, than
to risk the loss of even eight electoral votes.
We have little doubt, however, that such deeds
as this are about done with forever. Unless
we are more egregiously deceived in the signs
of the times than we have been before, the days
of such corruption, fraud and thieving are
Fastening to close.