The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1872-02-28
Worse ard Worse.

The Developments from day to
day, showing the innate wicked
ness of the Executive Of the State,
are perfectively astounding, The
following paragraph. which we
published in our morning edition,
should be placed OH record in eve,
~ mans memory for future refer
cnce:
"In the impeachment trial OF
Wickliffe l was assigned TO duty at
the Mechanics Institute; Mr.. War
moth called me one day in his pri-
vate office; there was nobody there
but himself and myself; he met
toned some names OF persons to
me, and said it would be necessary
to do away with those parties. and
told ME certain men, mentioning
their names that would I've good for
that purpose--one in particular.
These persons were not done away
with; after that, Mr.. Warmoth Was
mad about it.
These parties were not done
away with as lie wanted to do. One
of these parties was member OF
the press, and he wiote II letter to
Governor Walmoth did not see
the letter. that he did not want to
be assassinated. Governor War.
moth blamed NE tor it, for telling
him.
The above was sworn to by Ser
geant- WyDne, in a suit before the
Sixth District Court OF this city.
We know nothi. e about the vtrac-
ity Of Sergeant Wynne; but we
have no reason to believe that he
swore ialseiy against the Governor.
Will Governor Warmoth please
explain this ugly evidence, which
gives him the character OF an as
sassin and a. thug? II he has been
s!au.lerpd un ;er oath by Sergeant
Wynne, the public would be CAD
to hear his explanation at the damn
ing testimony. And if he clears
his skirts of this charge, it may in
part d0 away With some dark srS-
picions which Turk around other
mysterious crimes which have 0c
Fcurcd in this city -[Bee
|
SOURCES OF GOVERNOR WAR.
MOTHS STRENGTH The organ OF
the Governor comments boastingly
upon the fact that no act OF bribery
or malfeasance in Office was proved
against him before the Compression.
al Nommitte. The Republican
would have us believe that the
Governor has been Wiley Islander
ed, but the mere fact that no wit
nesses appeared before the Com
mittee against the Governor by nc
means proves his innocence of I'll.
charges brought agairst him. Gov
ernor Warmoth has relied, for sup
! port against his adversarics, upoi
), tho men OF wealth iii New Orleans
whom, from the very first day Ia
was in power, lie has studiousl,
courtcd Without this support Ii,
must have gone down in the late ex
| element.
e Why any Of our citizens shoul'
/. think that Governor Warmoth vii
| all in bringing about reform in tn
I laws we cannot understand. Iti
e not the Governors interest tina
these laws should be passed ri
desires the perpetuaiion of hi
a power, and the present laws wi
!. serve his purpose. There neve
! was a greater piece of stupidit
! than for Democrats to accept Go,
Il eInOr Warmoth as a leader in til
II belief that he would relieve til
l. people from their oppression
e How they could expect to trust til
4; Governor, who is notorious for h
untruthiulness, we are at a loss
" imagine. In future article y
= propose to expose the source
= Governor Walmoth's strenst
IS which is more apparent than rea
3. bee.
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!" H Wendell Phillips, in his lectul
on "Strect Life in Europe" the 9th
> night, gave. one little instance of sire,
70 life in America. Tliackeray, on l,
;" visit here many years ago, was aux
% oussto see genuine Bowery boy, Ia
o a friend pointed out to him one
;" those now defnnct specimens leanil
. against II lamp-post, with his hands
W his pockets, his "soaplocks" careful
~ regulated over his eyebrow, and I
~ cigar tilted upright between his tcet
~. ~ u I