The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-02-03

operation of determined and desperate
men, and with this mulatto blood Just
shade remote from the white, Pinch
back may, with the fierceness of Salnave,
fight back, tiger-like. 60 the death, before he
will submit to being stamped out by his sup
posed friends. He is just the man to take
desperate chances in a strait, and if there is
not an electrifying denouement in the case,
it will be because shrewd management and
compromise have been able to settle it,
which event there seems az pres
ent the best ground for doubling.
Witnesses are in the city 10 prove that
trade was made between Pinchback and
Norton, in which Norton gave Pinchback
$4,000 to withdraw from the senatorial fight
and assist in electing Norton, which money
Pinchback put in his pocket and kept until
the election was over. when he returned it.
This was done not only with the knowledge
and connlvance of Governor Kellogg, but
at his suggestion. He gave as the reason
why Pinchback should take the money
and withdraw from the contest that
Judge Durell would rescind his inter-
locutory order relative to holding the state
hsuse with troops and marshals, and thus
overthrowing the Kellogg government.
Further witnesses are here TO prove that
Durrell sent threatening messages to the
negro members of the legislature 20 induce
them to vote for Norton for Senator. saying:
"Tell those id niggers if they don't
behave themselves / will rescind my
order; that / have set the id govern
ment up and will pull it down" 1t will
be remembered that B. p. Blanchard, the
late state registrar of Louisiana and w. L.
Long. his chiefclerk, some months ago pub
lished affidavits IN which they pretended to
tell how they had perpetrated frauds in
favor of McEnery and secured his
election. 1t is known that Mr.. Morton, in
the senate, and the Kellogg party depend
upon the affidavits of Blanchard and Long
to vindicate them on the merits of the qUes-
ton when it shall arise for sustaining the
Kellogg government. 1t now appears, and
the evidence is here to sustain it, that Blanch-
ard received for his services, first, the APP
pointment of two personal friends, Lynn
and Long respectively. as state registrar and
chief clerk of registrar ;s6he first being the
same Office held by Blanchard. and Long hay
ing been. Blanchard's chief clerk, and, as
alleged by Blanchard and Long, party to
the frauds perpetrated in the interest of Mr..
MeEnery. Second Mr. Blanchard's brother
was a tax collector in Morehouse parish and
defaulter in the sum of $50, 900. He was in
dicted for ENLIGHTENMENT and his sureties
held for the amount. It appears that, in
further payment OF his services Blanchard
was permitted by Kellogg and his
auditor of state to settle the claim
SIC, 600 with $500 of state warrants, which
cost Blanchard 5000 in the market, and had
been previously rejected by the same
auditor as fraudulent, and so endorsed
on their backs by the auditor. Third
Mr.. Blanchard has recovered and
is now receiving money from KEEL
logg, and is still to receil Q lucrative office
for his services in this affair The revela-
tons in regard to this whole affair will be
rich and entertaining, and it will appear
that Pinchback, who has been used by
Durell and Kellogg, is much the least culpa-
bic of the prominent figures in this drama of
cOrruDtiOn and fraud