National Republican., 1873-12-01
TIE LnuIsiANA CASE.

OAbEs
This subject has attracted good deal Of
public attention for moro than year past.
Everything iu that State seems pretty we'll
settled, so far as the State government IL
concerned, and peace aud reasonable satis-
faction with the condition Of things prevail.
The Executive department Of tho National
Government took early action In the contro-
vcrsy, aud has boon well sustained In the
legal aspects Of the case, aud the lato dis
closures OF frauds, unparalleled In the history
Of this country, by Blanchard and others,
demonstrate that the President has been
right all tho time In point Of fact
In each IIoasc OF Congress are questions
10 be settled. The Senate Ia called upon TO
decide between two claimants, which will
settle what that body may think Of the late
contest for authority between Kellogg and
McEncry.
In the House there isA most extraordinary
contest. II will be remembered that on the
9th December, 1872, tho articles Of impcach-
ment were presented against Governor War
moth BY the House Of Representatives, and
the State Senate at once organired as . court
Of impeachment which, according to the
constitution Of that State, operated suspen-
sion Of Warmoth, and tho Lieutenant Cover
aor became the acting Governor. wsrmoth
was never ready for trial and succeeded In
obtaining adjournments until his constitu-
tlonal term expired, which was on the second
Monday Of January. On the 10th December
the canvassing board promulgated the result
Of the election for representative In Con.
| gross, and In obedience TO the result an
nounced BY the board, Acting Governor Pinch
back issued certificates on the S0th Dcccm-
/ Der and forwarded them 10 the clerk Of the
House at once, by mail, rs the law directs.
These certificates reached the clerk early In
January. No notice Of contest has evcr been
served on any Of the persons so declared
elected, and for more than two months Abe
action remained uuchallengcd, so far as any
steps which could be taken notice Of.
In March tho Democratic claimants for the
State at large aud the First district forwarded
certificates to tho clerk Of the House, and In
the Second aud Fourth districts the Demo-
cralIc candidates did not forward certificate 6
until late In April. All four Of these ccrtin-
Gates bear date December 4, and arc signed
by Warmoth as Governor. The fact that
they reached Washington so long after War.
noth had ceased to DO Governor raises q
strong suspicion Of fraud In tho execution oi
these certificates, and when considered In
connection with the fact. which Is established
l ~ specific and indubitable proof, that In III,
Second district the Warmoth certificate wa
executed in April and dated back TO Decem
Der 4, raises moro than presumptIoa that oil
Of the Warmoth certificates arc In the samt
fraudulent category. But warmoth, II
the practice Of his tricks, overdid Il
for he dated these certificates bach
iuite too far. On the 4th Of December
no canvass had been made or promulgate,
by tho board Of canvassers. Good sense ant
the laws Of that State go hand In hand, and
leclare that until the officers appointed BY
law to make the canvass have arrived at aud
| promulgated the result Of the election, the
Governor cannot execute certificates to any
oody. The Supreme Court Of that State, In
late decision, made use Of the following
explicit language: "The documents called
commissions, purporting to have been issued
by Governor Warmoth on the 4th Of Decem
Der, 1872, are absolute utilities, having been
issued In violation Of law. We will notice
judicially that no one claiming an office by
election In November; 1879, could have been
commissioned except by acting Governor
Pinchback or by Governor Kellogg, inasmuct
As Governor Warmoth was suspended BY
being impeachcd by tho House Of kepresen'
tatives before the PRONUNCIATION of the 70.
turns Of the election by the returning board,
and that his trial was discontinued In couse-
quence Of the expiration Of his term Of Office
These facts form part nf the history or tnii
Il State"