The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-30
BRTBINg SENATORS.

Arthur Gastlnel makes weak attempt 10
exp,ain away his effort 30 decoy Hena-
Cor Ducros from his seat In the Senate
during The tendency OF the bill repeal
ginr the Lottery Charter. We are
sorry 60 say that Mr.. Gastinel has not
sbettsred his case or that Of the Lottery.
The facts and the circumstances are against
MIN. MIR. Ducros and Dol. Hacbarie, both
lawyers Of prominence and citizens Of dis
tinction. understood hls proposition. His
object was simply to inveigle Mr. Duoros, q
arm opponent Of the Lottery, from his seat
by the offer and payment Of large fee In
criminal case. This was a very speci0ns
trick. and, II II stood alone, many persons
might be made to believe that the real object
OF Mr.. uastinel was 10 engage In behalf OF
client the services Of an able and eminent
civil lawyer, But unfortunately for Mr.. Uae-
elnel and the Lottery, the case does not stand
alone
In our issue yesterday. In the article In
which we related the attempt TO entrap Gen
ator Ducros. we mentioned the fact that
partisan and agent Of the lottery had told
two prominent Democrats that he had one
xhousand dollars, and subsequently he said
three thousand dollars, for any Senator In
favor Of a certain candidate for the United
States Senate who would absent himself
from his seat during the Senatorial contest.
Now the person who made this proposition
was no one else than Mr.. Arthur Gastlnel.
This person stated specifically TO Col. Brock
ett and Mr. Crandell that he would give any
Senator In favor " Gov. Nichols for the
United States senatorship three thousand
dollars 10 absent himself from the Senate
during the contest, but, added he, "he must
not be one Of my men,
This remark revealed the real object Of
Mr.. Gaetinel Gov. Nichols Was not q pro-
nounced candidate tor the Senate; there was
no earthly purpose to be secured by brlblnu
or tricking any friend Of his In the Senate 10
absent himself from his seat during the
senatorial contest, or at any rate at the pres-
emit stage Of the contest. This was clearly
obvious to oar friends. Col. Brockett and Mr.
Crandel, and they Immediately perceived
The object OF MIR. Gasiinel.
Now, can anything be clearer than that Mr..
'(aastine has been empowered and furnished
with funds to invcigle from their seats one or
more members Of the Senator His remark
able offer Of fee TO Senator Ducros, q well
known and influential opponent Of The Lot
terry Company. to attend a criminal prosecu-
ton In Mississippi. that he might be posted
In the points of suit for damages which
might arise out Of It, his manner, 10 per-
sistent and suspicious as to enforce upon
Senators Ducros and 2acharie the conviction
that his object was to decoy the former from
his seat during tho tendency of the Lot
terry repeal bill, and finally. his propo-
sition to Col. Broekctt and MIR. Crandell to
pay any Senator. in favor Of Gov. Nichols for
the United States Senate, though Gov. Mich
oils was not q candidate, or In the way Of any
OF the aspirants, three thousand dollars 10
absent himself from his scat during the
rendency of the Senatorial contest, all COM
bine to force upon the public the absolute
conviction that his purpose was to draw, by
corrupt means one or two members Of the
Senate hostile to the Lottery from their seats
until the repeal bill should be defeated.
No law of coincidence can explain this con-
currenee Of extraordinary circumstances
upon any other hypothesis, and we doubt If.
now that we have told the whole story. even
MIR. Gastinel will deny that be was engaged
in the interest of the Lottery Company to
inveigle from their seats one or more Soma
tors in favor of the repeal bill.
The Lottery will no doubt be out this morn
ing In No. 6 card, denying its completely In
TINS business. After 1t had bribed poor Green
10 make false and libelous charges against the
state Printer, and to perjure himself for their
maintenance, It deserted him and left him to
stand alone the responsibility of all the dirty
business. Wehave little doubt now that It will
repudiate the affair in which II engaged
AIR Gastinel, and leave him to shoulder
all the odium and infamy OF having attempt
cd to dehauch the Senate of Louisiana
Be that as 1t may. the people Will not fall
TO hold their representatives to an accounta-
bility for the manner In which they may
fulfill their mission. Can Senators, with all
the facts before them, remit this great city to
the control OF an institution which has had
the audacity to attempt to corrupt their own
ahodyl WIN Senators venture 10 return To-