The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1874-04-18

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ttst TIE Governor will not permit
this Repabliean leader 20 disappear
from The stsgs Of action.
And Why q Democrat, n representing
a democratic constituency. should 10
50 aycrso 10 my or oil ii tie Bepab.
cat members, resignihg we leave bin
70 explain to said constituency
My association with O q. Freucb only
commenced with this session, bu, I cheer.
fully concur In the above
w. A. CnAsrDtS.
But Ford Of Lauderdale, evidently
couldn'pswallow the entire doso and
he modIfies IL as follows
I would prefer that Hon. O. G. French
would remain q member Of the House.
W.. q. FoRp.
While 10 members take it in this
shape;
After three years association in the
Legislature with the Hon. o. q. French.
we cheerfully bear testimony to his worth
as . member, and we would much regret
his withdrawal.
The State officers and l6 Republi-
can Senator'S Earnestly one in the
protest"
Now we suggest to the above sign.
ere, that in this extraordinary attempt
to bolster up one of their number,
by their assertions in regard to
his known honesty, and integrity"
ire not only endeavoriug to refute
charges made by the Bourbon press"
out they make out Hon. w. w.
Belknap, Secretary Of War, a liar;
nd show the Republicans of Vicks-
burg and Warren county," to be
,ross slandcrers.
For in an official report of the Sec.
'etary of War 10 the Speaker of the
D. S. House Of Representatives, con-
the Freedmen's Bureau, dated
Dec. 4th, 1878, occurs
he following:
Third: Defalcation OF o. C. French,
educed to S3,014 81.
And among the resolutions offered
a Mass Convention OF REPUBLICANS
( Warren county, held a Vicksburg
November, was the followingi
Resolved, That o. G. French stands be-
pre- the public, branded as q robber OF
be United States Treasury, and a swim
Ter of colored soldiers, we advise him to
lake restitution of what he has stolen,
nd then like his friend and prototype
udas Iscariot, go hang himself.
As regards the charge made by the
TAR against o. G. French, it was
lade on authority it deemed unim-
eachable.
That authority stands unassailed,
nreluted. and we believe irrefutable.
he charge is grave and serious ; if
'ue, O. G.. French should not be al
,wed to retain his seat-let alone the
Governor being urged by solemn
rotest" TO interpose to prevent his
ssig nation;-if false. we have done
!, c. French a grievous wrong, and
re ready, willing, and would be anx-
Jus, 10 make him all due reparation,
hen so convinced. The Committee
new where the charge originated,
nd had we been summoned before it I,
e could Lave testified as to the
upon which we made the {
large. Had the committee then
roved our charge groundless, or our
undation for it unworthy of Gre !,
snce; or had u autho ity ackAowl- 1
ICED to being mistaken I; prompt
ould we be to repair an injury unjust !
inflicted; made with no malice or
%,rsonal feeling. Blu; the committee in
cir investigation merely cxamined a I,
of rer:ons, who XII w roth {
2 at all OF the matter in hand, and ]
case rests exactly where it did
fore the investigation; and until we : :
Q assured of having committed a I
wrong we do not intend to be over. |
we'd by any Reports, or long array
official signatures. Nor. we will
form the Sea. Cnasf Rennhlican. biz /