The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1872-02-17
SWORN TESTIMONY OF COY.
WARMOTfi.
Autobiography OF y Radical Leader!
Overwhelming Proof of Narmo!h's Ras-
cality!
Read! Rcai!! Read -!

The committee assembled ut Il
o'clock, Hon. G.. w. Schotield in tn,
chair, and the following members pres
ent: McsSrs. smith, Archer, SpceI ant
McIrary.
The following is the letter alluded ts
in yesterdays report, regarding the cf
forts of Gov. Warmoth to control the
last election. This letter was supposed
to have been lost, but it has unaccount
ably turned up. 1t is given rer6otin
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, J
State of Louisiana, !
New Orleans, Nov. s, 1871.
Ny Dear ST. wish you to go to tho
right bank of Orleans parish, and see tc
it that no ta.npcring with the Ballot
properly sealed and brought to the Me
chanics' Institute, where the votes
Will be counted.
Yours truly, II. G. W-AnAIOTII.
VIM. Dunhaln, Esq.
The letter is addressed simply to
VIM. Dunhain, Esq.
The point made was the propriety of
entrustinga i Mr. Dunhan with the bal
lot boxes, FOR the Governor said he did
not know precisely whether Mr.. Dun
ham was !; policeman or not.
Gov. Narnot!l made his appearance
about half past 10 o'clock, and resumed
the witness; chair; Gen. Sheridan, Us on
the previous day, took :, seat next to
him.
To questions propoundcd by Mr.
Spccr, GOV. NaTmot;l answered that
he was born in 1912, and was twenty
years old when he Went into the army
He was Il Democrat. He was detailed
from his regiment on Gen. McCler-
nand's staff, who had 4 difference with
Gen. Grant, and was relieved of his
command. He was wounded alta fight
at Eicksburg. In conversation with
Col. Bowers, he gave as his opinion
that the attacks on Nicksburg on the
22ti May was disastrous. This irritated
er,l of Gen. Grant. Witness was rep
resented to Gen. Grant to haxc cxag-
ger;itcu the losses sustained that day.
His acquaintance with Gen. Grant was
such as II Lieutenant Colonel would
bear with the Conlmandcr-in-C Chief of
the army. He may have expressed
opinions about Gen. Grant, but does
not remember particularly. he Irac-
ticcd law in Missouri. lie changed
from Il Democrat to a Republican at
the breaking out OF The vur Was
elected to Congress, but it WAS only to
give character TO the situation. The
voters gave Il dollar each, but not for
the privilege OF voting. Had real cs-
tate in the State at the time.
Mr.. Spccr-N our constitution a;lthor-
izcS you to call the General Assembly
in extra session: BY what authority
did you call the Senate alone in extra
session:
Gov. Warmoth-By the authority
that having the power to call the great
cr, l could call the less. l called tho
Senate i'll extra session to confirm ap-
pOintnlcnts and fiji the vacancy Of the
Lieutenant Governors chair. The law
requires official notice OF tho deaths Of
Senators, but does not Of the death OF
the lieutenant Governor; that is why
l took notice Of the lieutenant Cover
nor's death and not of the deaths of the
Senators.
-tftcr a pause the Governor referred
to the statutes to support his slcgal
opinions"
Rcsuming, the Governor said that
some Of his friends in the Senate had
advised that he should be officially
notified, while others We're opposed to
it. lie cannot account for the motives
of his friends but only for his own.
His friends may think it not advisable
to hold aD election at present, owing to
the expense or the necessity of now
election and registration laws.
There has been Il I[u-f<fuN Organiza-
ton in this city. The people have
aDided by the laws, and are peHccublc,
with the exception Smilingj of the
Democrat" Central Committee. | be-
licVc that the people of the State have
accepted the condition Of things in
good faith.
Mr.. SpCcr wanted to know by what
right The Governor had called the
House in extra session, since he stated
that the House WAS the judge OF its own
actions.
GOV. Wit WAS for the purpose OF
getting them together to take action,
I sent the proclamation to the different
papers, to be brought out in an "CNtra,' y
but | do not know whether an extra
was issued.
Mr.. SpcCr-tf you and your friends
had not been arrested would YOU hnvc
called the ccNtra sc'~Siyn:
Gov. WI would not. believe We
mad It majority. l believe that the
Federal officials, in conjunction with
the Democratic Central t4I,nlitttt, arc