Year: 1871

matters of wholesome legislation, and the


three coordinate branches Of government


have, up to this time, acted in perfect


harmony. There has been no conflict


between them as to matters of authority


no disposition manifested by one branch


to trespass upon the duties of another.


1t is true that Governor Warmoth was


compelled to move against high State


official at one time, against whom there


was undoubted evidence of great NAL
versation in Office. He caused articles Of
| impeachment to be preferred against that


officer by the House of Representatives,


had him tried by the Senate, convicted


upon the evidence and removed from


Office. In this action against defaulting


officer there was harmony between the


executive and legislative branches of gov


ernment, and when the vote was taken


there was hardly dissenting voice as to


the guilt of the person on trial. So far


as the government is concerned, then, it
| it has been conducted with harmony and


efficiency; and as Governor Warmoth is


the head of that government, and his
judicious course has had a great


deal to do with this wholesome con-


dition of things, it is but just


to give him credit for it, and take his


official course as fair index of his char


acter. 1t would, nevertheless, be strange,


with the vast patronage he has to dis
pense and the large number Of applicants
that are continually boring him for Office
and favors Of all kinds, if he did not make
some enemies, men who, failing to obtain
what they asked for, would turn round
and denounce him in the most scurrilous
terms. Nor are these the only men who
abuse him if they can not use him. He
has others to contend with who are jealous
or his power and ambitious for his place.
Such men are generally as INSCRIPTIONS
as they are unprincipled, and, with
hope to gain their ends, would not only
stab Governor Warmoth, but would do
acts that would jeopardize the success of
the national and State Republican parties
in the elections that are to take place in
1872. Governor Warmoth is too sagacious
man not to understand these men and
defeat their projects when he is able to
meet them before the people. In the
elections OF last fall he did much to put
down the factious disorganizers of his
party, who were determined to rule
or ruin. They are the disorganizers now,
and some of them hold important federal
positions in this city. Since last fall they
have succeeded in carrying their disaffec-
ton into the legislative branch of the
State government, and by a most
strange combination of interest alien
to the Republican party and its
principles, they succeeded in electing
man as Speaker Of the House who does
not hesitate to use his official power to
spread disafection in the Republican
ranks. He is political renegade of the
most dangerous kind, because having |
fought to keep four millions Of black men
N slavery, he now turns round and pro-
esses to be their best friend, and, through |
he votes of black men and Democrats in
he Legislature, succeeded in forcing a
from the Speakers chair and
placing himself there. He has the
and cooperation of the fed
raj officials we have referred to, and is
ctually engaged in dispensing the print
ng patronage of this State in his own in
crest and that of the faction with whom |
le acts, instead Of the public interest.
Enough transpired in the Press Conven-
ion held here this week to satisfy every
ood Republican that this should not be
lowed to proceed further with the ap-
aren't sanction of the Washington au-
lorities. Unfortunately Governor War
10th has for some time been unable from
ckness to attend to any kind Of bust
ess, and these disorganizers are having


high old time in his absence. Strip
lese men Of official position, and they
'ould not be able to muster corporals
uard: and they should not be allowed to
etain their positions and play the part of