The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1872-02-14
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r.uo.s:sinual Committee ia the Tai.
I'd states CJnit Room ;m.l has g"i,e-
,lr,t.nl. Il vrIy >r,e,r ordeal with ear, :
:.,.r:,l,I. d.; .ne tu '.inisrif hath ns IN,
,s;.rr sunr:, +, niwy the !'iws and ,s u
,o,iti.nl past, leader W. s.ln'l nc.
60, h,. sa,, damaged bis c!.mr:,c,c. as !,
,,i.u .,est say lat liz, !:is hone t., l.,s...
,,Y.,,s,. uiia listened Ia i.e Guyrrl,ur
az lie .....,.-:ra his tcStinlan>. tell LIS
Fla; ir exhibited mail. uurasiu. - ~ l,i.e
Under tie Grass examination vi Mrssrs.
Smiti, and Spec !. w',r held an to him
viii, bull dt. teuac! y. II ills be so.
!; ia the tr-t time the Go, erno, :.as
EYER wri,i.r.l under The lash, Or ill.,
inru;atiu! is thai liz i'l.uue,l the cN-
ample %; lis acc"'"p.w-s Car, Camb-
bel, a.,. D!iihlr, aud gave la SO ans.
wrrs Ia many qnts,i"hs. These VIZ
shall print OF; hereafter us they occur
to rs.
His i,nliry of IL frnsn, in IL ,nIi.i.ul
roint y. view, WAS :. nat We stated in
nervous article. viz: ilat his a..
,ersarirs had nrrn guilty ut the sa,e
of. lisc, IA; i.e had hecu charged with.
liz f;,! t.7:. icc';>cs! u. cuGr,,, lag Mil.
ihe Dr!.,o,i.r":. Tie Cns,..:n i.n.x,.
Repuo.:ranS, W;sim.t,: s;.iI, had ;".n
guilty Of doing the sane thing. H..
had been arcm-e.! # i,I.ic;y AID tor
ruptin.:; ut eHrIc!.i"- himself at tn.
expense oI ':8e people 10y il:csit;nratr
me,l.n'ts AID "s'Iouf holding himself
ont To he ii saint lie p,r;'oSe,l t.
show ti,at his ;.ccrscr- wtr. nni the
"Rclnrner>" ;i,r: l:.f>so,d to he. and
sooa o. ,h:s sc.nc we think Wa,-
m1.ii ani The Custom l,nu<.. i..n :.le
about fxep. W. ,n,;lii " iiIl Ie-alt. to-
tie Hcva.A,ioiiS rarl, ;nukeS against thu.
oiIfs. We Ito not Say an winch sale
III. csistEse tr.r"ni'r"tr-, as Tie.
trial d. n"i YET over. We Propose on
this ocrISanu tn irrieT Il ptil,nn OF
Goy.rnor Warmn.h'S testimony, III
w;c, lie made an ;t!.l.sun IA Ia the
existence at It certain evil in the al
m;liss,al;lm of the Strt, Gnyrruueul.
OF which .o"t complaints hal l,r. II
made i,y' Ike people u! Louisiana. aud
we Ge>irc no better evidence of The
suhstaitiA1 t:uih ~: "ne "f the grave
charges hrongh' against the G"vr,n.l
than the a, III ss:"n alluded 10.
Tie G., vs;mo- admitted that the. ~,
pointing poncr &c the STATE E<rcathc
WIS a,ua. f!;vr IT," extensive that il.
tie ,,anh, of il wicked mn the pat
Tonnage "f the Governor E.;.ut br used
to the great i'j';ry a. the people %; the
State. He did no; Say he had 81 rs d
this i'''"~r, only thu; it might Ire so
.,s,d. He admitted t:.:: lie ,,,wcr~
g,inte, to the Governor. Ivy III. Regis
tr;i"h aud Election laws made i,in,
an a.'Soilt.. ,jici;itJi i: he SD pleased.
because Ivy 'he exercise Hf the patron
age Conferred Ul'.n him liz those
Statutes he cnt,ld c.,t,se an election hy
TIE people 10 result as lir wished it to
te Now is :!ur Ii:i> one ot the pin
ci,,ai accusations we have brought
party /" tie 'larii'g Of these Laws ON
ia.e Statute hook. /; is safe tn sas
Tia! ne asked uiS associates in The
Lesi,li;ugc to enact them. and We
know that he has administered them
iii his owl. interest aud IL per; e;uu L
lbs nH'n power. "" aver that Gov
erntE Wariu";h, has administered
those laws precisely ia IL "wicIei MAJ
wouid use tit.,n and to The ininy If
the Hropr. We na..l Tot cite tie
general character al ;!l,s>. Who h:t>s.
been a;..:uiitte,. 10 n!ti,.e i,r h.m he
c.:n~" il is wei! know, Nor l. it nr.es-
sary IT, recall. the facts CONNECTED With
the last general election. Or reassSrs
knew a.ru'iT that The result of The
election MAS decided beforehand, aud
HAT Eotiii1g tie v".crs could 60 c..,.,l
have changed IT.. Registrars were sent
ii'ftn New O.!eans Ivy the Gnv+r.:ar IL
tie r"Easry Parishes Il, mary Instances.
a;;i the Commissioners vt Election Ill
"v"r the state were likewise appoint
Cd w him or his friends.
The ln"%t admission of the Governor
upon when we y Isl. % make cu,i :
M'nt IN this, vi: that he had s;.ecu
b!ted il Ike public securities "f the
State MEN tx had il il his power ,u
derrrsS then, and then when tic and
bis friends had made Tia, il investment.
To r!evatc their value. Governor
Warilntl. avnwei that Il" huh depns;
ted ou Lis own account s"vcnty-eigt.!
tuwsaui dollars ia lie Citizens Bank
IN Ii" .!:ap" %! warrant. or rer,i.irnt rs
of Indebtedness nf the State so i> tn u,
III advance al other ;rnlh..s in rtc.iv-
Ing bonds oi Ike State ia eXr'anSr
authorized by the Fn.,i;Eg act of til.
Legislature. The Governor Thought
itquite permissible F'' dim t" s?ecn'