The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1872-09-21
FASTEST RACE ON RECORD.
Warmoth Chases Pinchback.
So Hours from New York to New Orleans.

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A Startling Conspiracy to Revolutionize
the State Government and Turn it Over
to the Control of the Grant Kellogg
Party is Discovered and Frustrated by
Warmoth, the Invineible Friend Of the
People.
The New Orleans papers of Thurs
day last tell us startling story. 1t
seems that Governor Warmoth was
called to New York last week in his
official capacity as representative OF
the States railroad interests, and not
wishing the gubernatorial chair to be
filled during his brief absence, left
ihe city very quietly without any pre-
yious announcement of his departure,
Intending to return before either
lieut.. Gov. Pinchback or Speaker
brewster could be made aware of his
Iabsence. He felt no apprehension
ION this account, as the former official
Twas in Maine making speeches, while
.the latter was rustieating at his home
In the distant parish of @nachita. As
fate woald have it, the prying jackals
of the Custom-House discovered the
departure of the Governor, and imme-
Aliately the willy Packard and his
brethren in POLITICAL trickery con-
Rceived a stupendous plan to revolu-
tionize the State Government, place
themselves in control thereof, and
render the success of the Grant ticket
in this State a certainty. This was
Alto be done by summoning Pinchback
eand Brewster to the State Capital,
feonvening the Legislature in special
session, impeaching Warmoth, hay
ing the Acting Governor then sign
the amended registration and cleo
ton laws, remove all the present SUI
pervisors of Registration and appoint
men in sympathy with Grantism in
stead. sThe New Orleans city gov
eminent and the Metropolitan police
| were also to be re-organized on a
Grant basis, and troops were held
ready at call to sustain the revolution
lists. Every thing was placed in rea-
/ diness for the execution of the scheme,
a quorum of each House of the Gener-
al Assembly being summoned to New
Orleans. Chandler, secretary of the
Republican National Committee was
informed of the plan by telegraph,
and requested to send Pinchback
home Immediately. Pinchbacl1 re-
ceived telegram from Chandler while
making speech in some town on the.
Androscoggin river, broke off alb
ruptly and took the first train for New
York, where he arrived Saturday
afternoon last, and was informed by
the Grant committee there of the
work he was expected to take hand
in. At five o'clock in the evening
Warmoth and Pinchback accidentally
met at the Fifth Avenue Hotel, held
short conversation and parted under
agreement to meet again at o'clock
and prepare to leave for Louisiana ON
the same train. Gov. Warmoth was
at the appointed place of meeting, at
8 o'clock, but Pinchback did not make
his appearance, which aroused the
suspicious of the Governor and placed
him on the alert. The next morning
Warmoth encountered in the hotel q
young eolored man who had been
travelling with Pinchback, attending
to his baggage, and upon inquiry of
him acertained that the Lieut.. Gov
ernor had not been at the hotel since
the evening before, but his baggage
~ DO SUN bliCA0. hCS0liS SbktoC boC1Iol-
tor A. B. Harris upon Broadway
short while after, Gov. Warmoth
learned from him that Pinchback had
left the city the evening before for
the ostensible purpose, as announced |
by the Grant committee, of going to
Pittsburg to make a speech. The
Governor at once saw through the |
trick and knew that Pinchback had |
made the appointment with him the
evening before aud had left his bag
gage at the hotel merely as blind to
avert suspicion and gain time. Ac-
companied by Mr.. Effingham Law
renee of Plaquemines, La, the Cover
nor started from New York Sunday
evening on the lightning train of the
Pennsylvania Central railroad, in pur-
suit of Pinchback, who had twenty
four hours start. The Governor
opened teTegraphic communication all
along the line of the road, and was
informad of tha ybare |