The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-06-08

At an early date you shall be furnished copie
Of other papers In MY possession. with senu
ments OF gratitude for courteses extended, am
| With high respect,
MINNIE 70. FIELD,
Clerk to late Attorney General Field.
ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE, J
State OF Louisiana. 7
New Orleans, July 10, 1875 J
His Excellency W. 2. Kellogg
Str-~The fact which you are aware hiss come tt
my personal knowledge Of your unparalleled ~
tempt to Amper with the Judge OF the Superior
Criminal Court, In the matter OF bis charge tt
the jury, forces me to address you this ofiicia
communication upon the subject. II IL an ac
which OF itself should result In your Inn
peachment for misdemeanor in Office, being com.
mitted upon the occasion Of the trial OF State
official upon the gfavest OF charges. | am not
prepared now TO say 10 what extent you have CIR.
ried your Executive influence in furthering your
bold and evident intention OF shielding your
friends and partners In wrongs upon the treasury
Of this State, but rest assured shall not be idle
from the eye OF the public. lit be any comfort
to you, lay the fattering JUNCTION TO your soul,
that not your high Office shall save you, when the
hour 10 come In which you shsll account at the
public tribunal for your many violations OF the
| high trust repoHed In you as Governor.
am your obedient servant,
A. 2. FIELD,
Attorney General, State Of Louisiana.
A true copy.
| Don after the trial Of Auditor Clinton before
Judge Braughn, which began on or about July
Ia, ending July IL In mistrial. The jury standing
eleven for conviction and one tby name Mullenl
for acquittal. Unanswered, except by letter dated
10Th July. referring 10 report q experts. Fol-
lowed by the appointment OF II. X. Steele AZ
Judge Of the Superior Criminal Court
| ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE,
| State Of Louisiana,
NE nfI p0rr l
His Excellency W. p. Kellogg:
| sir-Your recent action In the removal OF the
Judge Of the Superior Criminal Court, without
any reason for the change, will strike every good
man in this community, without regard to poll
tics, with profound astonishment.
Why the Attorney General, the highest law
officer Of the state. intimately connected with
the Judiciary, and particularly 20 with the Crimi-
nal Court, should not have been consulted In re-
gard to go important . change, is matter Of
great surprise to me, or would be we're ignor-
ant OF your recent action during the trial OF the
State cases against the Auditor. / repeated to
you yesterday during my interview my views Of
your course In the removal OF Judge Braughn,
and after duly and impartiay considering the
whole matter. can find no just ex-
under the circumstances. however, much
1t may be disguised, but one opinion In the pub
lie mind, viz: that his removal was caused by the
fact that you could not control his actions az
~.
II you had any charge against this official on the
ground that he was either corrupt or incompe-
| tent, then you would stand vindicated for your
action. But did you for such cause remove him
No. The plain truth 10, Governor, you thought
that his rulings would be severe upon some OF
your favorites that might be compelled to appear
before the bar OF his court. l tell you. in all
plainness, that you cannot deem this community
ignorant OF the motive which prompted you TO
make this change. II stands out In such bold
relief that none can be mstaken-'he that runs
may read"-and admonish you TO pause, con-
slider we'll before II Ia too late. The Handwriting
is upon the wall, and as far a. the power in me
vested by virtue OF my Office intend to expose
you and see you receive the reward you Justly de-
serve In your manifold and bold attempts to en-
barrass me in the discharge Of my official duties,
by attempting to shield certain class Of crimi-
nails from justice. You shall have justice, aye
more than desired; therefore, / warn yeu In dine
time, bendrei
/ have the honor to be,
A. p. FIELD, Attorney General.
"a true copy, no written anewer made, but
Mr., Kellogg sent for the Attorney General, who
replied: LET him the aovernor) come to my
Office IL he wishes to see me-
ATTORNEY GENERALS OrrIoE,
State Of Louisiana.
New Orleans, July 20, 1876.
Hon. Charles Clinton, Auditor Of Public Ac-
Sri am in receipt OF your answer to my note
OF yesterday, calling upon you for copies of
vouchers upon which you had issued warrants to
certain parties for military purposes In the fall
Of 1874 and the winter Of 1876 as that subject was
being investigated by me as Attorney General.
did not suppose, at the time l addressed you
this note. couched as 1t was in respectful lam
guage, that 1t would have excited your anger and
betrayed you into expressions more fitting to the
braggadocio and bsackguard than the refinement
and courtesy that should belong to an officer of
your high position. l made the demand upon
you under section ls2, page %. OF Rays Revised
you were ignorant Of the law under which made
the call. | will insert the section, that you may
impress II upon your mind, IL you have
no law book from which to read it. Section 1872:
He Uhe Auditory shall preserve in his
office all accounts, vouchers and documents set
tied by him, and shall give to any person inter-
ested therein, who may require the same, copies
thereof duly authenticated by his official seal"
There can be nothing ambiguous about this Sec
ton, and who can be more interested than the
people, through tho Attorney General, to know
upon what kind OF vouchers money has been
drawn from the treasury, and to recover 1t, IL
drawn without authority OF law2 It is made
your duty to keep these vouchers, and you cam
them will not aid you in your war against me. or
the ''rascals" with whom you say am connected
to plumber the State. How could they be aided
In their scheme OF plumber by obtaining copies of
fououeTb WHICH hTo Vi no VhIu6, ana Particularly
when so faithful sentinel as yourself is on
guard No, cir; this excuse is too flimsy to de-
ceve any one, and think the ''rascals" OF whom
you speak would greatly despair Of success when
they reflect how little they could obtain after
your 'rascals" had left no spois worth having.
1t i'll becomes you. after having so narrowly es-
capped the fate OF all great criminals, to accuse
me of completely with s'rascals."
subscribe myself, your obedient servant,
A. P. FIELD, Attorney General.
Quite number Of other letters,
EQUALLY AS SPICY,
were presented, but the crowded condition Of our
columns prevents their production this morning
The Joint committee adjourned until Monday,
at ii .. m, and the Auditorial Committee sd-
iourned until Saturday at II 3. m.
Prot. Cookies Exposures.
Remember, in order to secure good seats, that
Prof. Cooke will, on his return from Mobile give
two performances on Saturday, at the matinee
and at night, at the Academy of Music, and then