The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-10
Pinchback Rises to Explain
His Explanations.
What He Did Not Say About
the President.
WARMOTH's IMPEACHMENT.
The Carpet-Bag Prince Files q
Long Bill of Exceptions.
THE CITIZENS MEMORIAL TO CONGRESS.

| NEW ORLEANS Jan. 9, 1873
| The Ftcoyune of to-day contains a long letter
from Acting Governor Pinchback, in which sur
| prise is expressed that conversation casual and
| desut0ry in its character, should have been
heralded formal utterance of his upon the con-
diton Of Louisiana politics. and claiming that both
the tenor and purpOrt Of his remarks were mis-
represented. The Ptcavlne states edtorialy that
the interview reported correctly and published
| by consent OF Pinchback.
The following is Pinchback's explanation OF what
| he said about the PRESIDENT
| / expressed the opinion that President Grant
had taken General Washington as his model and
examplar. Both were great military chieftains in
revolutionary periods. Both had been elected to
second term. and that the Presidents ambition
was fully satisfied in emuating the example Of
the Father Of His Country.
| could not conceive that the President had any
personal feeling in this contest unless so far as it
might arise from the fact that WarmOth, his public
traducer, was leading the opposition. But per-
sOnal motive under circumstances OF this sort
could reasonably be supposed to exist and in
| fuence the conduct OF the President IN the pre-
| misses.
| With his highest ambition satisfied. did not
believe the President intended to go outside the
law and the duties of his Office to subserve in this
case, either personal or party end, and that no
| sober-m1nded American either desired or cOntenl-
| plated the establishment Of an empire in the
United States
| Governor Warmoth to-day, by his attorney,
Judge Howe, presented exceptions to the Impeach-
ment Court. The following is synopisis:-
| Exception first details the circumstances of the
midnight order of Durel and the fOrcible seizere
Hereunder OF the State House at two O'Clock, on
the morning OF December 5, by United States
Marshall with soldiery; that they still retain pos
| session thereof excluding and admitting such per-
sons as they choose; that since the meeting Of
such unlawful possession has been maintained, and
a large number OF persons, duly elected members,
have been excluded thcrefr0m; that every accused
person Is entitled to public and impartial trial,
which cannot be had IN the state House OF state
which Is under the unlawful custody and control Of
| such Marshal and sOdiery.
The second exception protests against and OBJ
to the 6oeS now In ne state use
reason that it was organized BY fraud force fs
wSoss term Of ONCE expired Mover and
who held no .oflcc under the state. usurped the
assistance of the said United states Marshal and
senators who held over TO Organize its body, and
proceeds TO recite that Y the organization there,
and assistance OF the said marshal and so!diery
without exception shows that he is entitled to q
to challenge ior cause such pretended mem;
members thereof; tina that the following named
persons who have been admitted into the Senate
soldery, were never elected, but were defeated By
large majorites as shown by the sworn
s se legal by T. wesley sn
Green defeated by T. NJ. Graham and Hodge,
al waH% Rc Menry
Burch, defeated byJ. G. White; William Harker,
y f. sy 6S
can L. Cage; "A. Massiott defeated by A. J. Lewis;
g. F. Harrison, defeated by q. M. Thompson That
to make answer or submit to trial until said de-
feated persons are removed and the duly elected
Thirdiy-n the revised statutes OF 1870 It is pro-
vided that fany person whatever. whether he be
public onlcer, looking to Impeachment, said
by e oa of sad that so ve
fed they must be submitted to the House OF Rep
and duly cer TO S s
be duly cited to appear before the said com.
Iitee and attend the Investigation OF said
before said committee OF confronting and
cross-examining the witnesses against him and Of
himself producing witnesses TO reutc such charges;
that in case the committee entertained such
charges as in their belief established they shall
tives, and then, and not Til then, it shall
be lawful for said House to adopt resolutions Of
the resolutions OF impeachment directed against
this exceptor were adopted without any OF the
necessary preliminaries.
Fopth.The exceptor shows that even II said
resolution had been regularly adopted the said
body was not a legal House Of Representatives, but
a body OF men assembled under cover OF the mid
| night order mentioned in the first exception.
These exceptions were rejected by the Court
upon the ground that they were disrespectful to
the Senate.
The Troubled Waters Still Agitated-
The Citizens Committee For ard
Their Memorial to Congress Through
the Attorney General-strons Argu-
msn' Asain:. s.s DsE9'''s Mandates: 49,.
~ 70 WASHINGTON, JAM Q, 1873.
seIIa Martin (colored), now here, has resigned
bis seat in the fusion Legislature Of louisiana.
! The Louisiana delegation have prepared an ar
gunlept addressed te Attorney General Williams
to be forwarded to Congress with their memorial.
Referring to the Antoine case, they say Of Judge
Durens order:-
at came before the people Of the State by sur
prise. The impression made by the order Is sim
Div one of amazement. 1t is a sounding cataract.
Mandate after mandate rushes along breaking the
barriers OF constitution law, judicial practice and
procedure and the ancient landmarks OF jurisdic-
ton In the Courts OF the United States.
"The traditional stagnation OF the waters OF q
Chancery Court has been disturbed In manner
never heard Of before this date We hold, Mr. At
torney General, that the American states and
federal constitutions without an exception give
to the respective houses that compose the General
! Assembly the ehtHe anu eA.iunlso Juiisuctioh
! over questions relating to their organization.
Each House decides upon Its rules Of proceeding
and upon the election and qualifications OF Its
! members Unless the constitution provides other
wise they select their own officers and control
| them.
at is entirely beyond the power Of the magma
ton Of this committee to conceive that there Is
! any constitution, law, custom rule, precedent or
other form in which authority Ia manifested
to justify This order OF the circuit Court OF
| which our intelligence has had connection place
seal OF emphatic condemnation upon 10 as beyond
the judicial power, however large under our nsti-
| tutions. such an order from the Circuit Court OF
the United states, under the presidency OF the
Associate Justice and the Judge OF the Circuit