New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-12-15


nlve with said persons, and said Elmore
and Harper, to produce on the morning
Of the twentysecond day of November,
4. D. 1872, to the Eighth District Court for
the parish Of Orleans, and did connive with
said persons and Elmore and Harper to
torcibly and violently eject the Hon. Henry
Z. Dibble, Judge of the Eighth District
Court for the parish Of Orleans, from said
office, with the intent and purpose of seiz-
ing possession Of said court, and Of over
p0Wering the Judge Of said court, with the
purpose and intent Of aiding him. the said
Warm0tb, in scheme in his uncOnstitu-
lonal and illegal effort to remove and set
aside the board of officers organized by law
10 correct, compile and return the votes Of
the election held on the fourth of Novem-
her, A. D. 1872; and that said Warmoth,
Governor as aforesaid, has issued commits
sions to sundry and various persons, as hav-
ing been elected to offices, State, parish and
municipal without any legal returns hav-
ing been made by the legal returning Off
GERS showing that such persons had been
elected, all in furtherance Of his unconstitu-
.ional and illegal efforts 10 remove and set
aside the board Of returning officers or
ganiZed by law to canvass, compile and re-
turn the election held on the fourth day OF
November, A. d 1872, all Of which will be
shown on the trial Of this case, whereby the
said Henry c. Warmoth Governor Of the
State of Louisiana, did then and there, and
IN the cases in this article mentioned, com
nit and was guilty Of high crimes and mis-
demeanors in office.
ARTICLE ".
That said Henry G. Warmoth, Governor Of
the State of Louisiana, at New Orleans, Lou
ia1ana unmindful of the high duties OF his Of
tee and of his oath of office, and in violation
Of the constitution and laws OF this State, on
Or about the ninth day OF December, A. u.
1872 and about the hour OF two o'clock IN
the morning of said day, did, at the resi-
drnce Of P. B. S. PiEchback, Lieutenant
Governor of the State of Louisiana, appear
and offered to bride the said ?. B. s. Pinch
back, Lieutenant Governor as aforesaid, by
the offer to him of $50 900, if he, said Pinch
back, would enter into and join consplra-
" to organize the Senate Of the State OF
Louisiana on that day, the ninth December,
A d. 1872, in the interest OF said WarmOth,
and to break down the opposition to the
Fusion party in the Legislature, and to
place himself under the direction and con
troll OF said Warmoth, Governor as atOre-
said, whereby the said Henry c Warmoth,
Governor of the State Of Louisiana, did
then and there commit and was guilty OF
high misdemeanor in office.
ARTICLE v.
That the said Henry G. Warmoth, Gov
ernor of the State of Louisiana, unm1ndtul
OF the llgu uuJltS Oh HIS OLLGb anu VI A. 10
oath of office and inviOlatiOn OF the constr
+uti0u and laws of this State, with the IN
+pntion Of defrauding the legal voters OF
this State out of their votes, OF detraudlng
the majority or the legal voters OF the State
cut of their choice of officers, and with
view of detrauding the presidential electors
favorable to the election Of u. ). Grant tor
President and Henry Wilson for Vice Pre-
eident Of the United States and Of the Re
publican candidates, to wit: William Z.
kellogg for Governor and &. q. Antoine,
Lieutenant Governor Of the State OF Louis
ANA and others, out Of their election Tor the
offices for which they were candidates, that
he, the said HenryC. Warmoth Governor as
aforesaid, did by the promise OF patronage,
threats of dismissal from office and by
bribery induce and promise the supervisors
Of registration in this State to refuse TO
register large numbers Of legal voters, and
nv not aff0rding facilities sufficient TO enable
he registered voters to vote IN many par
shes, whereby a large number OF the legal
voters Of this State were prevented from
voting, and after the votes were cast in b.
etracting the votes so cast from the ballot
boxes and inserting other votes therein and
counting the same, and after the count was
made in returning the votes different from
the count thereof, whereby the SAID Henry
G. Warfnoth, Governor Of the State OF
Louisiana, did then aud there commit a
RICH crime and misdemeanor III office.
ARTICLE VI.
That said Henry C. Warmoth, Governor
of the State Of Louisiana, at the city OF
New Orleans, unmindful of the duties OF
hid office and OF his oath OF office, i'll viola
lion Of the constitution and laws OF this
State. on or about the first of September,
A d, 1872, did offer to bride r. II. Chad
burn, supervisor Of registration 1or the
parish Of St. Charles, by Offering TO secure
Tor him the Office OF State tax collector lot
gAid parish OfSt. Charles, If sand K. H. Chad
tlrn would return, or promise to return, of
tia vote OF said parish of St. Charles to be
made. returning the majority for William
y KELLOGG. candidate for Governor, below
what it might actually be in that parish.
whereby the said Henry C. Warmoth, Gov
"ruor Of the State of Louisiana, did then
and there commit high misdemeanor in
office.
ARTICLE VII.
That said Henry. G. Warmotb, Governor
~. he State of Louisiana, at New Orleans,
-nrjsiana. uumindful Of the high duties OF
iIs office and Of his oath Of office, and ID
,iolation of the Constitution and laws OF
mis- State. since he was impeached by the
ITousn Of Representatives. OF the STATE OF
Louisiana in the present case, and alter the
court OF impeachment to Try this case was
,rUanized. and after by the constitution OF
-nis State he was suspended from the ONCE
~ Gnvprnor-which suspension continues
during the tendency Of the impeachment
Iid on the eleventh day Of December, a. d.
1872, assume to act as Governor OF TINS State,
and did issue the proclamation, copies OF
which are hereto annexed and made part
of ibis article in words and figures follow
ing, to wit:
PROCLAMATION TO THE PEOPLE OF LOU
IsIANA.
STATE or LOUISIANA, }
Executive Department, I
New Orleans. December IL, 1877.
%NurPEAs, A revolutionary assemblage
pretending to be the General Assembly o.
.he State of Louisiana, composed MAINLY
If candidates defeated at the election, but
Who have been proclaimed elected ny per
CONS wholly unauthorized to act, when per
sans have deliberately and wickedly talsl
Ina the facts Of the election, and have pre-
-anapd to return the said defeated candi
5a+ps without having possession OF anT le
r,l returns or other documentary evidence
T[1s setting at defiance the WILL Ct the ma
;oYitv Of the people; anu
Whereas. The said fraudulent and pre-
ended General Assembly has attempted L
moose upon the public BY passing pre-
r1nde5 resolutions Of impeachment, III pur
lance If which person falsely assuming q
T;ertnnapt Governor by virtue OF tern
- aFfne as Senator. which had expired
lbs unler the protection OF certain unau
-Inrizp3 persons, broken into the eGecutIV
,lf;ra ana declared himself to be the actin!
Cnyernor of the State, and persists ~ sueI
lain, in spite Of an injunction issued by
.nInpetent court and
Whereas, The said revolutionary am