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them, met elsewhere in protest, and appealed to Warmoth, as the lawful Governor, for support against a man who had no pretension to the rank and office he assumed.
Kellogg contrived that Pinch should be proposed as the republican candidate for Senator.
Norton gave way for him; and it was hoped that his election to the Senate might help to cover his illegal acts.
Yet Warmoth stood unmoved.
Pinch ran to Packard for advice, but Packard was afraid to speak.
Every lawyer in New Orleans told him the warrants he was executing were illegal.
No one in authority recognised Pinch; and Packard, brazen as he was, declined to stir one step unless supported by a message from the White House.
Unable to move without Pinch, as Pinch was unable to move without Packard, Kellogg threw himself on his patron, President Grant, and wired this message to Attorney General Williams:--
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