The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1874-07-11
FRENCH AGAIN.

10 examine the records IN ibe ". n.
Nafshal's Onioo at jackson, WI
hink IL will there fad tho returns
showing where the u, \. Govern.
mont proceeded against o q, French
for the recovery of the amount oI
his ~dolalcalion. aud where The writ
Sos returned with no property found
aud that afterwards his property a,
home, 10 Ohio, was levied upon and
sold, from which the Government
realized between $4,000 & $4,000.
viii the Clarion please examine
and sec If this Is not 70. So that, o.
c. French besides being a Bride. takel
notwithstanding the report signed
by political OF ponents, fully exoner-
ating him from charges Of improper
conduct as a Legislator, after a full
Investigation according to the
CLARION, and we utterly dery the
the full investigation"-is q Default.
or TO the general government, not
outstanding the efforts Of certain
members of the Legislature to bolster
him up as q man OF known honesty
and integrity, when they placed
their signatures to a document to per-
shade the Governor not to accept a
resignation which epen he knew pub
lie ~decency demanded under the CIR
cum~stances, and therefore went
through tho form of rendering, but
took good care to have fixed up oe-
forehand a shar eful proceeding
to which the Governor and some
Democrats Of the legislature loaned
themselves.
This is the mar who as a leader Of the
Republican party, in the House, con
trols TO 70 little extent the destinies
of Mississippi. A man so lost to
shame as to use his official position
as a legislator to crafty his person
al revenge and who legislates
against a community and a great
commercial interest of the State, to
vent his spite upon, a Journal.
Permitted TO Resign, indeed He
ought to be uncercmoniously kicked
out of a position he has so abomin-
ably disgraced And now that the
dedication has become SO notorious
is an outrage upon the state for
the Governor not accept the resigna.
ton as it will be, if the Legislature
does not dismiss him when it assemblies,
if he doesn't resign. But we are led
to this su6ject-which we thought we
had dropped forever-by reading the
following in the Clarion and Vicks-
burg Herald.
From Jackson Clarion.
o A UP.
A report signed by political opponents
Mr.. 0. G. French, fully exonerating
MIN from charges of improper conduct as
|, Legislator after a full investigation, has
been published with the full credit to
which it was entitled at our hands un-
Ter the circumstances. Bnt here is an
which we find on its rounds
tho press, purporting to be TAX
IN from a letter Of Gen. o. o. Howard.
ate of the Freedman's Bureau, in his
OWN defence, which leaves Mr.. French
,nder the cloud of another charge not yet
up.-Clariou.
The case OF o. @. French is still strong.
II, See the third beading. The bond
'uns directly to the United States. Up
wards OF So, 600 as in evidence. have
,een already recovered or secured, and
ny successors, through the Department
II Justice, are pushing the suit against
c. French. The Government can
hardly fail to get the remainder. For
ne the case shall stand in this way : Maj
" o. G. French was a volunteer officer
II good record, recommended in upquali-
I'd terms by Gen. Gillem. the Assistant s
for Mississippi. 1 requir-
ID a bond Of 80. 900. which he gave to {
United States. His appointment is CIV s
n by direction Of the Secretary OF War.
n my absence on other duty Gen. Whit {
acting for me, reports Frenh's de-
cit to the Secretary Of War. He directs
len. Whittlesey TO proceed against him.
his is done by informal report and suit |
be new Fredmsn's Branch contisues the {
nit, but charges me with balance not a
scovered. Precisely the same reason. j
that would hold me accountable will .
old the Secretary of War accountable as I
successor, under the law closing the !
.ureau, for not completing the recovery !
the money-the whole case, bond and !
|. having been received and prescott g
| by him. o. G. French aud his bonds :.
en-, and not myself, or the Secretary Of :,
Ear, ore accountable for this money. :;
From Vicksburg Herald. "
SOMETHING BoU o. C. FRENCH. :,
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