St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1883-10-20
ANOTHER ISLANDER RE-
EUTED.

McEnsry is published IN .cemmu
nication to the Bugle Call, from
Which we extract the following:
When the State Lard Office wa:
removed TO Baton Rouge, the gen
tlcman Mt tie head of this office, by
appointment from Gov. Witt, he
ing man OF family, and n resident
Of New Orleans, was unwilling t
move to the new capital Of the
State, and in consequence rendered
his resignation as State LAND
Register.
The resignation was carried in
person to Gov. Sam. McEnery
who, exhibiting veralappheations
for the position thus made vacant
asked the gentlemans opinion upon
the qualifications of the q i1eren,
applicants. The opinion then ex-
pressed was to the effect that his
knowledge of the capacity and in
tesrity OF several OF the applicants
would warrant him in fully indors-
ing them for the position. but as lie
happened 10 see among them the
name OF one particular individual
whom lie knew to be dishonest, lie
| woa!d specially ask the Governor
not to appoint him.
The man whom Gov. Sam. D.
McEnery WAS 50 urgently request
ed Lo. to appoint vas James u.
Richardson.
Called upon for proof, tie late
incumbent Of the State Land Office
produced for Grv. 1Icl3nery's in
spectlon two land warrants issued
by him to said james G. Richard
son, the date, figures, etc, of which
had been altered and forged over
his signature by this honest appii-
cant. Tue detection OF the forgeries
was made by State Auditor Allen
Jumel, who himself brought the
forged warrants back 10 the Land
Registers Office.
Now, when in the face of such an
accusation, fully backed by unre-
futable evidence, we find that Coy
Nc Emery appoints said J. G. .Rici-
ardson, the former partner in the
land business OF his brother john,
to the position of State Land Regis
ter, and that it is only after said
appointee has acquired full control
overy the workings of the State
Land Office that John McEnery
succeeds III consummuting his pre-
viously attempted peculiar land
scrip transactions, Can any sane
man saise this second plea of con-
idence abused in favor of the pres
ent Governor and would-be candi-
date for reelection
GOV. N'ENEREs sTarEs1FNT.
Gov. McEnery has made the fol
lowing statement in regard to the
above communication, which fully
him, and completely de-
stroys the effect OF the scandalous
contained therein:
The impression intended to be |
created by the article in the Busle |
Call is that it was my design and |
deliberate intention to place MIR.
Richal dson in the Registers Office,
under any circumstances.
l. That this Is hot the fact, is
shown by my sending Col. Ere
naux's name TO the Senate for con
irmation III 1881, when | could
nave sent in Nj. Richardson's. il ]
lad SO desired.
2. Ny earnest protest against the
OF Col. Fremaux, and
ny desiie that tie should remain in
he office.
He stated to me, in rendering his
which WAS responsive
o my verbal request not to resign,
hat ''he hoped L would not con
slider his resignation an abandon
nent Of trust which had SO gen
,rouSiy bestowed.
3. l never consulted Col. Ere
naux about who shoald be his sue
'essor, and never showed him any
list of applicants, and neverrequred
lis Judgment about their capaci-
les. There was but one applica-
ion pending ut the time of this in
erview, that Of Mr.. Grandjaan, Col.
fremauX S son-m-!aw. ,
4. In the city Of New Orleans, i'll
he Executive office, and not in :
Baton Rouge, Cot. Fre:naux, in -,
february. leS2. told me of his in
enIion to resign, and said that il :
,as absolutely essential that Il /
ra::ical surveyor should be APP I
,iptai III till the office Al his .