Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-08-30
UnreasonabIy Astonfshed,

Hon. Charles Gayarre, the eminent histo-
rian of Louisiana, and the present reporter
of the Supreme Court is as it appears to us
gentleman liable to be very easily and
very unreasonably astonished. Like many
other salaried officers of the State, he has
experienced some difficulty in getting his
pay, and conceiv1ng that Auditor Clinton
had not acted exactly as gentleman, a
scholar or public officer should act, he
getsup pamphlet for limited circulation
among his (the reporters) friends, TO paint
the Auditor Treasurer or the Treasurer Au
ditor, in his true light as he saw him. An
extract from the pamphlet may be found
in the New Orleans Herald of the 2lst Au-
gust which the editor of that paper says
Will give an excellent idea of the whole,
and one sentence which we give of that ex-
tract will give an excellent idea of it:
Now, sir, it being incontestable that you
he'd to me and to Judge Cotton, am forced
to the conclusion that, being a liar, you
are logically scoundrel, always in your
official capacity, be it understood. There
are not two words in the English language
which harmonic with more exquisite fell
city Webster, in his dictiona. v, defines a
scoundret to be "a mean, worthless fellow,
and a rascal" and if you turn to the same
authority for the definition of the word
rascal" you will find that rascal signifies
a scoitndrei, or mean, worthless fellow, and
therefore liar.
r~I.
This spicy production Judge Gayarre dis
tributed among his friends, or ten or doz-
en- of them with the understanding that it
was Gas he says) strictly ooafdcmtial, and
then left the city for twelve days, and
when he returned was Mortified and aston
ished to find his brochure, or the bitterest
portion of it made public, as If "a dozen
men more than a dozen women could
keep q secret. Astonished and very indig
nant, however, he claims to be, and in proof
sends the subjoined letter to the Republican,
which looks very much like locking the
stable after the steed has been stolen,
EDITOR REPUBLICAN:
l have seen this morning with extreme
sOuA I'd u DamDDlet
said to have been published by me against
Auditor Clinton. l published no such
pamphlet. l had twenty copies printed at
the Caxton Press by Mr.. Keefe, with the
strict Injunction that they should be seen
by nobody, which he promised in the most
explicit manner. handed ten of these
copies to friends who were requested to
give me their opinion on the subject, stat
ing to them that the printing had been
done, not for publication, but merely to en-
able them to read with more care the docu-
menl to which called their attention, 1t
was strictly confidential, and, with the ex-
ception Of four, all had, at my request, re-
turned to me the copies with which they
had been entrusted. There the matter was
intended to rest forever. The oGAer four
copies would have been again in
my hands if l had not absented myself
twelve days ago, and came back only yes
terday. l hasten to give you this informa-
ton, and will lose no time in obtaining
from the editor of the Herald the napae of
the person who communicated 20 him what
has given rise to your comments in to-days
paper.
Respectfully, ETC.,
CHARLES GAYARRE.