Although this was the most serious
charge that had yet been urged
against Governor Warmoth, and not
withstanding the fact that it was
almost nuiversally copied by the
Custom-house organs and the Demn
cratic journals of the State, we made
no mention of it whatever, preferring
to await the refutatious which we
were confident would soon follow.
Our expectations in this respect
were not wrong. Hon. Harry Hyams,
editor of the Sugar Planter, and a
Democratic member of the House of
Representatives from the parish of
West Baton Rouge, commenting upon
the letter of "Old Republican," says:
Upon strict investigation, we feel
assured the charge will prove ground
less. * # If Governor Warmoth
ever made such a proposition to
- Democratic Senators and Representa
tives, the secret has so been remark
ably well kept that the writer, who
is a member of the House, never
heard of it before. ° * The Demo
cratic party is not so weak in num
bers and intelligence that it should
sell out to the Highest bidder for a
mess of pottage or a temporary bene
tit. We know Senators Thompson
and Futch well enough to hold them
guiltless of receiving such a proposi
tion from Governor Warmoth without
afaking it known to their friends in
both Houses and consulting them
before replying to it either way; and,
as stated elsewhere, we would cer
tainly have known it, and therefore,
- feel constrained to give it a denial.
Add to this the following letter from
Senator Futch to the editor of the
Louisiana Intelligencer, and the refu
tation is complete:
FARMERVILLE, La., October 4, 1871.
