New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-12-14
NEW ORLEANS REPUBLICAN, SATURDAY DECEMBER A. 1872

| u-;+b o,,b;ttarinp one class against another;
| I will tell YOU no class will be omOlbIeEeo
| hereafter, because | will do my dnty, anu
| due regard for the laws shall pc hau @uu {
| stable government inaugurated' caosen W
the will of the people, and then con9ltAQ W
of peace and prosperity %hion 49, now
| have been the fortune OF Louisiana NY Ivy
will he brought about, and we VIII
! he a bapny. contented people. The facts
| which have transpired conclusIYely Snow
| thot a deem and damnable conspiracy naa
heeu entered into to overthrow -!ne WIN u
| the neople as expressed at the Daliot po AeFi
| If these parties had any reasonable grouuu
of opposition, the courts OF t4e country az =
omen to them, | wish it to be undeFsCoou
tba+ nv tight is not against John Mchnefy'
| 7 believe he would be as fair IN ms az N
istration toward the cOlored people as VIZ
liam Pitt Kellogg; but ] am here to DO my
duty; | am here to prevent conspiracy ! aLn
here to prevent an illegal body OF men from
overriding the constitution ana laws anu
setting up a Governor of their own cholGe,
and " hose election is not based upon thG
votes of the people. And IN qolng I'M a.
have acted clearly within the letter OF the
law. saw to the Senate, if have trans
crossed nay powers, there is a remedy. 1ou
can depOse me easily enough. L DO not
ceyet this Office | sought it not IN the 1r8t
nIaCe nor d. | care for it now. But
/ do care for the rights OF tho
people of Louisiana, and when l say the
people | do not mean this people, or my
people," but The people. 1t is not my lntenr
lion to deprive any one of his rights.
venture to say that that astute lawyer, that
shrewd politician, that able statesman
General Campbell) never ran in opposition
10 the constitution in any letter OF that law
which he drew up, and | have enforced. L
have simply administered the law which be
created; and / say to this Senate, in con
Guiding my remarks upon this protest, that
| hold it out of order, but Shall not rule 1t
out of order, as / desire the question set
tied by the Senate / have just been hand
ed copy of this days -E0eaing Times, IN
which | find the following paragraph
marked:
:: The audacious negro intruder into and
usurper by the aid OF the federal bayOnets,
of the office of Lieutenant Governor, made
a speech to the Senate today, in which he
declared that he had been offered $4,000
by the proprietor of this paper to support
the Fusion Senators. There never was
more outrageous falsehood that any such
offer ever was made in the presence or to
the knowledge of this proprietor! 1t bears
upon its face the evidence of falsity, in the
large sum given to buy graceless rascal,
who, during the last four years, has been
bought scores of times for one-twentieth Of
the sum Indicated"
| say for the benefit of Mr. Weed, that
do not think in my remarks | said that he
offered me anything At least l did not
mean to say SO. make the correction for
the benefit of the gentlemen, notwithstand-
ing that he has seen fit to allude to me in
such an unbecoming manner. His state
ment chat he was not present when the offer
was made, is clearly within the limits Of
truth. because Governor Warmoth was very
careful to have the folding doors closed
while Mr.. Weed remained in the next room.
This was, suppose, to give him a chance to
o ltswear me, should it become question
of veracity. Mr.. Weed came first and
asked me to go to the St. Charles Hotel and
see the Governor. Ideclined peremptorily.
had nothing on but my gown, but signi-
fed my willingness to see Governor War
moth at any hour Of the night that he
chose to come to me; and that was willing
to protect him in the emergency if l could
consistently Mr.. Weed then went out
short time, having Governor Warmoth, l
suppose, in a carriage round the corner and
then the interview was had as / have stated,
Mr.. Weed not being present.