New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-04-13

and calm your futtering gizzsrd. The
Times does not ''insinuate" anything. 1t
states fatty it's belief that Barrett tried to
bride Antoine to help impeach Kellogg.
Who Barrett's hackers were we have not
stated because We do not know. We would
like very much to be informed. Does the
Picay1ne know! If it does, why not ex-
pose them! If it does not. why this bys-
terical yawpe
This sudden termination Of an interest
ing inquiry is probably the result of cir
cumstances similar to those which con-
fronted Hester Clymer in the Belknap in
curry, and threw that honest old soul into
commissions.
If any body be guilty Of having at
tempted to bride the Lieutenant Cover
nor to help to impeach Governor Kel-
logg, it is obvious that Dem ocrats were
at the bottom of it. Men of that party
alone were interested IN having him ac-
cused out Of Office, as Ames was; the Re-
publicans opposed the persecution to a
man. We have never known greater
unanimity in our party than was mani
tested on that occasion. In all Republi-
can circles, both in the city and country,
there was shown o determination to
stand by the Governor, and the failure to
succeed may be attributed to the unfinch-
ing faith of every Republican who occu-
pied a responsible position. The scheme
to bride the Lieutenant Governor to assist
the Democrats in their impeachment pro-
ceedings must have been concocted, if it
had any existence at all, by Democrats.
As the amount named is large, the pre-
sumption is fair one that the conspira-
tors we're wealthy and influential.
1t is all very well to accuse poor, friend
less Mr.. Barrett of great crime in the
commission of which he could not pos
sibly have any interest excep.as an agent
for somebody else; it is, moreover, fre fun
for the Democratic journals to hold up
the incorruptible Lieutenant Governor in
the light of one who might reasonably be
expected to yield to temptation. Like
those who Numbered in Washington, our
Democrats went along gleetully and
cheerily so long as Republican game was
in sight. But when there is danger that
the alleged agent will be pushed aside,
and the accessories, who are the really
guilty parties, exposed, the pursuers
pause and begin to taunt each other in
the manner above shown. The Lieutenant
Governor is prominent Republican
whose disgrace would reflect upon his
party. The alleged criminal, Barrett, is
Of no political consequence, and if he
were convicted of any wrongful act, he
would be promptly disclaimed by both
parties. It is true, he has been employed
by Attorney General Pierrepont, and pos
sibly enjoys his confidence, or did until
recently; but as the Attorney General has
managed to turn the State of Mis- sissippi
over to the Democracy by refu sing protec-
ton to unarmed Republican voters, we
can hardly call him Republican. We
do not, however, allege that Barrett is
Democrat. 1t is certain that his position
in that party would not justify him, in
business point, in paying twenty thousand
dollars for the impeachment of Governor
Kellogg. He would not gain anything
pecuniarily or politically by such a catas-
trophe. Who would? To what party
would the impeachment of Republican
executive be profitable? When the DEM
ocratic papers see these ugly questions
staring them in the face, they pause in
their headlong pursuit, wink knowingly
and significantly at each other, and change
the subject.
Doubtless the whole truth will come
out on the trial, and it may turn out that
Louisiana, as well as Ohio, has Gentle
man George"