Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1872-12-19
The Sonti,.

IL the present disturbed condition
OF affairs in certain OF the Southern
States is to be taken rs an exampl,
~ Southern rule, il might safely b.
alleged tina, good government, IN tina
part Of the country is among tn
lost arts. In Louisiana, the prcsen
Governor, Henry G. Warmo,h. ap
pears 10 be entitled TO the TOM
share OF the blame for the utter con
fusion that h prevailed TO such az
alarming extent Tor some time. The
entire political record of Mr.. War
mouth reflects credit upon neither
himself nor the party with which he
has affiliated. From the time Of his
adyen, into New Orleans at the close
OF the war, lie has been unscrupu'
lous and lato,cd tor little else than
his own good and personal aggrand-
izemsnt. He formerly co operated
with the Republican party, and by
shrewdncss was placed in the suber.
material chair OF Louisiana. During
the last campaign, his great object
was, to secure the election Of a Leg
islature that wot III elect him to the
United States Senate, with view TO
which he "tradcd' extensively with
Democrats. His registrars were his
tools end they were 10 como and
20, so to speak, a, his beEcs,s; and
!, is alleged that 10 less than 10000
legal voters wcrc excluded from the
polls. Notwithstanding this high
handed fraud, the State gave G ant
aud Wilson majority of about
5000. As a Returning Board was
10 canvass tho vote and declare the
result, Warm 9th turned his attention
in that direction The Roar.i con.
sisted OF five members, two OF which
number were candidates for Office,
AMI could no. therefore serve. OF
the thrco remaining members, two
were opposed to Warmoth, and upon
these three mombers ELL the duty Of
appointing two persons 10 act in
plase oil those that were Ineligible
Warmotl, At first, thought his plans
were about TO tail him, and as the
Secretary OF State is by law one Of
the Board, and ut the same time op.
posed TO Warmoth, the Governor re-
moved the Secretary and appointed
one Of his tools in the place thus rem.
iered vacant. a general hubbub
TRANSFERRED. Warmo,h issue! certifi.
Gates OF election to those he saw tit
10 regard as the successful candidates.
The result was, the assembling OF
two Legislatures, Warhotl''s T,rgis-
la,ure being restrained from the
State House by United States troops
stationed there for that purpose. The
other Legislature soon adopted a
resolution impeaching the Governor
for high crimes and ,nsiemcanors,
and Pinchbeck, the Lieutenant Gov.
onor, was sworn in as Governor.
An injunction was soon obtained and
Pincl.bAck restrained from official
acts. Thus things were in that State,
until Pr. s.dent Grant recognized and
sustained tho Pinchback Legislature;
and # Warmolh i. guilty OF the blame
that is hcaped upon his shoulders, he
should be kicked out OF all parties,
and be denied common respect by all
lovers Of good government.
II Alabama, two Legislatures have
been III session for come time, bat up
sothe present writing il is difficult to
ascertain which is the proper ono to
be recognized. In Arkansas gene
raj kind OF political chaos appears to
have set in, anl an exchange, il,
speaking OF Southern ati,,irs, suggests
that IA proposition to Annex them TO
Mexico might be in orlc..n