The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-07-24
THE AUDITOR
Tenders His Resignation and the
Governor Accepts.

Auditor Clinton yesterday morning present.
ed the following letter Of
Resignation
to Gov. Kellogg:
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
AUDITORS OFFICE,
New Orleans, July Il, 1875.
To His Excelency VIM. P. Kellogg, Governor
Sri herewith hand you my resignation
to take effect on the 18th day of December
next. 1 fix upon that date for the reason that
an earlier resignation would compel you, I'M
der Art. 70 of the Constitution, to order q
new election to fill the vacancy, and this
would involve large expense to the State,
which l know you desire to avoid. Some delay
Is also necessary to enable me to close settle
| ments with taX-collectors, square up my
books, and put the affairs of the Office in such
shape that my successor may enter upon his
duties without embarrassment. AS you are
well aware, l have long desired to be
free from the wearing and most unpleasant
duties of this Office, having on a former occa-
sion placed my resignation, which you then
refused to accept, in your hands.
trust you will now concede the rropriety
of my action in asking to be relieved and in
making this resignation peremptory. 1 con-
| sidered it duty to myself to retain my posi-
ton until at least portion of the true history
of the Office had been made public, and my
conduct and reputation indicated. This has
been done by the evidence adduced in the
civil and criminal prosecutions against me,
though unfortunately was not permitted to
testify thereupon, and very many facts only
known to me were not developed, and by the
report of the commi tee of experts, Messrs.
NJ. - ~
extent as to warrant me in leaving my future
and more complete vindication to the future,
and to that enlightened public sentiment
which, l am satisfied, will ultimately prove
both just and correct.
| The report of the experts, coming as it does
| from gentlemen of known capacity, and who
enjoy the perfect confidence of the commu-
! nifty, vindicates my conduct from charges of
corruption, only one instance being found by
| them in which they intimate anything more
than yielding to undue pressure. The COM
mittee did not feel called upon, as an Offset to
this, to examine into ana report upon the
almost numberless schemes of plumber which
my opposition has defeated.
Of this | do not complain as it was not
strictly their duty. but | am satisfied that
| both they and you are well aware of the SER
vice have rendered in this direction, and
will, upon occasion, bear testimony to them.
| A further reason for my resignation is that
1 find it impossible to satisfactorily carry out
my views with reference to the proper man
agement of this Office in the interests of the
State, owing to the opposition of the Treas
urer, supported by a certain class of corrupt
men, both in and out of the General Assem-
bly,, one of their principal objects being to
compel me to issue warrants Unfortunately,
| in excess of the revenue, disregarding the
Constitutional amendments. have no hest
tation in stating that the prosecutions in the
courts and elsewhere were gotten up for the
purpose of removing me from the. path OF
those who desire to plumber the State Treas
ury, and whilst have been attacked on all
sides, ! have been left practically without aid
by some of those from whom | confidently
expected support.
take my place who will receive more cordial
support, and at the same time will efficiently
protect the interests of the State.
| l remain, very respectfully,
CHARLES CLINTON.
The Governor, on receipt of the above, re-
turned the following answer of
Acceptance.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
Executive Department,
New Orleans, July %, 1875.
Sri have received your letter of resgna-
ton. Ia accepting it | desire to state that
though in the discharge of my official duty |
ordered investigation to be made into your
accounts, and directed the law officers of the
State to prosecute the charges preferred
against you have never for one moment be-
lieved you to have been personally guilty of
| dishonesty or corruption in the administra-
| ton of your Office. Before the experts made
their reports l had examined many of the
charges urged against you, and was satisfied
they were for the most part groundless.
| The official report of the experts whose
capacity and disinterestedness no one can
doubt, and especially the yiews and informa-
nation with regard to yourself conveyed
to me personally by these geAtlemen, to-
gether with the testimony adduoed in the
previous opinion Z ID nave had WY dfffi I'll
cult duties to discharge. Under the extraor-
binary circumstances surrounding your Office
during the past.few years, it would have been
almost impossible for any one to fill your
position without mourning hostility.
Possibly greater amount of political ex-
perience and tact might have enabled you to
avoid some of the antagonisms and difficulties
you encountered; but 1 have not failed to
recognize the fact that your official acts have
been mainly actuated by singleness of pur-
pose to serve the interests of the State. l can
well understand that, after this long strug-
| gle, you should desire to be relieved OF a
position which has been a thankess one to
you. l, therefore, accept your resignation as
you request, and will endeavor to find some
one who will take the position when vacated
by you, and guard the interests of the State.
l remain, very respectfully.
VIM. p. KELLOGG.
George Ellis has just now on hand at his
well-known stand opposite the Post Office all
the latest and most interesting American and
European periodicals. Give him call and
you will be happy.
| Messrs. Hay & Mehle have our thanks for a
copy of their weekly quotations of hides, etc.
From this we learn that there is no new fea-
ture in the green hide market; prices remain
the same. Dry hides are about lie lower.
Wool-Lake, 33Ic; clear Louisiana, 25@ 2Sc.