The weekly Louisianian., 1872-12-21

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tent ct aiding him, the said:Mauus
II a scheme in lh'iissu!1nednstitutiond.
Illegal efforts to remove and set N
the board of officers organized BIZ
to correct compile and returntbe I'd,
OF the election held on the fo,ras =
November, A. D. 1872; and tbs. =;
Warmoth, Governor as Aforesaid /.
issued commissions to sundp N
various persons, as having been te
ed to Offices, State, parish sud up,I
cipal, without any legal retnrh ,yiip1
been made by the legal retu.nia, oSs
GERS showing that such persons
been elected, all in funhe1snce Of n
unconstitutional and Illegal efforts
remove and set aside the beard Of n
turning officers organized hy law
canvass, compile and return the cleo
ton held on the fourth day Of Noren
Der, A. D. 1872, all Of which viii
shown on the trial Of this case, yher
by the said Henry @. Wanoth, Gn,
ernor of the State Of Louisiana, u
then and there, and in the cases
this article mentioned, commitand VI
guilty Of high crimes and misdsaau
Lors in office. . ,r..
:. ARTICLE ".
That said Henry C. Ma1naotA, Gu
ernor of the State Of LouiaiauAI
New Orleans, Louisiana, unmindfaa
the high duties Of his Office and ot i
oath of Office, and in violation ofh
constitution and laws Of this Stat,
or about the ninth day Of Decenba
A. D. 1872. and about the hour dH
o'clock in the morning Of said day id
at the residence off. s. S. PinehGE
Lieutonant Governor of the S&o
Louisiana, appear and offered tohh
the saidP. 3. 8. Pinchback Lieuenad
| Governor as aforesaid, BY the offer
him Of: Sc, 900, if he, sail PinehbaeE
would enter into and join q aonspira
cy to organize the Senate Of the stas =,
Of Louisiana on that day, the nintA
December, A. d. 1872, in. the inters|
of said Warmoth, and to break dow
the opposition to the Fusion pa1tgu1
the Legislature, ana to~pla.eaalhiu'aet11
under the direction. and control Q
said Warmoth,' Governor rs aforesaid
whereby the said Henry c.. Wstn''''
Governor of the State OF LOUISIANA
did then: and there commit and wu
guilty Of a high misdemeanorn once
r IL ARTICLE Y.
That the said HenrxU. Warnps
Of the State of Ioaisl'a']
,unmindful Of the high duties n
Office and of his oath Of Office ',i1
violation Of the constitution and ~
of this State, with the intention Of o
ifrauding the legal voters OF TINS ." y
out of their votes, Of defr''dine y
majority or the legal voters Of u I
State out Of their choice Of ofilee'
and nd with view Of detraaains the p a'.s|
dentia, electors favorable to The ess'
ton Of q. s. Grant ftor Preaidea' aa =
Henry Wilson n for Vice P'ss' ~'p. :
the United stetes and Of the Kepo =
lican candidates, to Wit. Wlhan n. !.
Kelleggfor GovernorandC g: c'a am"
1ie u Governor q the STATE e. !
Louisiana Louisiana and others, out d ne ~
election for the, offices for whom ~ =.
were candidates, thathe, the sa'a ~
I'd & W1!armoth, Governor IS 'to ss'.
did by the proamise Of patronage s sI
Of dismissal fsoma, i, office Of and BY e's'
induce and ~promise'the supern ..,
registration in this State 70 islu
register :largee numbers Of legal ,ee'
and by not aaording facilities s'aa
IN naan parishes, whereby . =
humber ofjhs legal voters ottn',. 4,
were prevented from = voting, q d,
ahe. votes .I were. cast in abstraee, !
notes 20 cast from the ballot bon ~,
.insertingot Iii votes therein ana% !,
ssme, and: after the. eo .'s, '
made ~ the votes e /, s
& rom i ,=I die com. H Thereof, yn pas,se,s
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