The New York herald., 1864-08-21
Another Protest Agstnse Executive
CsurpasI00.
LErTra HR0N Mn. IURANr. or LOUISIANA, TO
~ - IL. wMr4s DAVIS. E

Lsrrss vaox nS. IyEAsr. or LovIslAsA, 70
DsAs h-Me frssn6s pf freedom 10 fcsiSSns,
tAu.fssd Y their efrts BY Tho OF tho Executive at
Wokhiugoo ID scDd their hopes the IN gusso3tee-
iuk US repab,oao form or government. which yo1 re-
ported 10 the ouse Of Representatives and which OBJ
uais bsasoh of l1aeress We had watched It's progrsss
with anxiety for we perosived u would give ne relcf
from tho incapactty and a. TOO many had cause 70 oe
eve. from the nhdely 10 freed which had been tho
essen' ai charsceristcs o executive adminstrM N IN
our staa with the deepest modification therefore.
the ouy coassts nssi pow sr tnows 70 the
ass.sd U iu opers,op ~ The WI o. the Executive,
ssushne-s can render od00s the citizens aitf "
The ysissat stsentiop boslowed by shs Exec
u.ve uPon the isSis~tve debates 81 Cpngsess. which
men q rebels and copascAiioo cf tbe +operey d their
leaders. an attention whch hsd out the presyscs
tioh would lent 10 b desgusd 10 project tho prop
orSv liberties and lives of toyst ard
republican governme't bns we hsve discovered from
the proclamation OF Iuy g. thst hill important had
escaped The C0 Mderan az che Executive unfit s.8ss
thao ono tour oefore me sine de adourumens o the
ana could nos tnsrefors 6e allowed % become
"ihs Exeout.vs." says this procIanstou, ssis unpre
pared 70 de are 0ouslttutlOnai power Congress 70
soossn slavery In states" upoh which without being
Charged wku disvespe0t, We may that part IL
.ne a..y o. tne Executive 20 declare hat
aSd that sch want ~ pro- arasI Is by means ca
caiaes % excite remask: JAS tAo bnl however whcA
cton sweive that all persons inyonrary scr
vude 10 the states aforesaid hereby hd
DISCHARGED there and they and pcsery shall
be- iree foevers aud che states re'erred 20 are
BY section or b described 20 be those taes
dec'sred 70 be IN reoslion ara,nst .he United s,at
All W WHICH, except 10 Tennessee snd Ia portions OF
virginia ldu,s,aca the slaves had been declared
free oy an secut'se pr claaon OF Jaqary i 1863 |.
IA well calcaated u eSrlt. remark (e lauruaue o.
the fxecutve must either mean tha: II IL desirable 10
mstaan sarerv m the exempted districts OF virs mia,
Ioaiia 1cunoee the ore hand or that the pro-
N 69 annutn
lug reoe' tstcss " the proclamation abolished slay cry
iu The districts 70 which u applied, why should on
gressiona recokn0n " such state OF affairs deemed
unc hstitut ons Or can tho Executive believe that The
Cong ess, the onlv power 10 OUR declare
war has tess pnwer 70 use the means u carrying It on
tnln the Executive Houartnent? ratlsH - it~ ttNl
king the sh ,biians of the States declared
ie-rsfve power Of Congress; nnd ,na the ~ Con-
gross, whenever remove the oa,sc Of tho
rereliou sioaid be Drought ntodob before the people
oy the highest ollcer The government Is nf those
rzy nu crtundtc occurrences winch thefrierds
our nationality without decnce AND give encunies
nc homo aDd nDroad the opiortnu,iy utter Itnuut
Our te ne aBe To aaord plausible reply the lravest ac
cusations nsncerty the part OF the Executive In
regard 10 the ~ estion or sav cry. ~ A
The executive saso prepared declare that The
rec sae cohsriut Already adopted md usaied III
Arkansas AID Lnsinua shall he Set aside and held tpr
halighs" &c. Tho Seaaic ot the Uned states had I'll
reauy pronourced decree, case where nicnary au
tnorty was essed by that body no State cos
tuition h'd hecu Installed in Arkansas wilt the txcUu
tive rsdcriake, Gr rs a. prepared to declare the uc,cu Of
thc Senate hu!tay and recol nize State which the
q o o
bsanches has deca Cd TO have EXISTENCE such would
sscm 70 be the design ,Gtnaed. z II q 3sa \. !"
CAS- the free State constitution had
been adopted n i0ui iana the Executive faeu into
grave error No tree state constitution had on the
day OF Jusy-nor has yebeca sdored or installed In
inc rAamcnt o. iOusiana held BY the military forces OF
On tho cath 0f Tecember 1882 the Executive IN let
ter addressed 10 the Major General Commanding the DO
partment o the Iui, o0nstt ttted that officer tho as.
ter'to employ his w0rd-of tho whole REORGANIZATION
nrrvemens IN louisiana AS master the Major General
n ffufa ptr
-, 10 be 10 force amended by military order as TO
the Qualifications OF voters and thep his con-
sttuency TO elect Mr. Habn Govuenor which was Slone
ard BIZ, IN the persons elected tho same order to
o. her executive Offices, declared by the sluster
20 bc The. CT III governisent of .oufsianR. ~
But this Executive usurpatl0 could not be made 70
work. fhc constitution would not march," M. Hahn
found thai he could not perform the functions Of COVER
nar without violating at ovcry step the constitution
which the aster' sad in orcc Election Workers
had 70 be rcaa a.dod By beng made judges, Bhcrias.
clerks. corcncrH &c how wms il u pe donef Inc con-
Rticr OF ls6z1aid down that such officers to be
eecsed BY the people Did Mr Hahn order election
No he cooy proceeded appoint partsans TO these
oiices thus violating the constitution under the
'nasterss eye. The mode 10 which such conduct was
pretended to be justified w,i be locked with some
srpr Sc ny loyal r1pe who desire to maintain rcpub
lican =, stem IN Opposition 10 autocratic lorna.
Mr. Hahn was installed MS Governor IN Nsx Orleans
there was addressed to him tho isuoy-ing letter.
~ WAsmscTos March T. 1894
s::. .sS,:ss Tss. s ssSaTsS
be in,ss.yss worily OF remark il s signed By the
i not couniesigned ny the Secretary OF ate and IL
bears NOT the seal OF the governments IL s.nnoiciAi.
yct effect Il appoints ofcer-militry governor OF
stae--d0Kuown 10 ths constitution and laws OF
me uoted states. and that. too, without tho
lGvice and consent ~ the senate. u gives . mt.
larry character. iupcNDps and powers 10 q VINO |
'as never ocen mustered io the service OF the Cnted
states u ipvesse bun. untn further orders frrm |
Gc Executive with the powers hitherto exercised by tho
'inuary Governor OF Ioussans that officer. who was
,sigsder general IN the volunteer army OF the United
'taes exercised all powers -eyecrtve legislative aud
udcisry: he appointed TO .ice wis at
'essire p'rdened crmina.s nye tgated cha or
tered hail 10 b. takeu. levied taxes molcc repealed
atntcs and PROMULGATED new oGes; and all is the TX
cuivc empowers Nr. Hahn 10 do 10 that parton Of I-
ssa IN Nhch, ,, he nroelamatloo OF lst Of sr,ry,
S6S, be aipfsncd slavery, aud where IL has vel
'een legally abolished. The thus p,re2eG ny te
xecrtsc N LOUISIANA originating N ard cerepdig on
viii of unaI only IL purely a.to:raiic ana ac ,nst
nc Constitution, bat Is preferred by hiI to tue
ioI q. Ioi;gfess.
The soc led Constitutional Convention row sitting in
'ew Grit elected Incer tee zane rsurrea autn-
ny, and eyincts the same aversion ssthe Governor
hat Irreire wh ch In Iouis,ans alone s'estahIh
rtice and insure domestac tranquility y1-eeuElty OF al
ncu before ihc law-thc failure g. recognize which is
ndced detect yuur blu pointed out by the tx.sl.-
ive. The work o this convention AL the rieuds OF free
nin az Louisiana hope aud trust Will be Ieecled Dy tho
ougrcss ms emana ng iron usirl'aon of power by
he t1ecnliye, no matter what may be ls proy ys.oas
The onrnaiisis Politicians ana public aien OF our corn
ry hold two sets Of opnionsonc for their private use.
,hish they hslleve IL, tue Other for pubc display:
hat what appears be public opinln cannot trusted
e the oanl9u OF the public II this not cease the
anse Of liberty N DANCER oar leading loos too /
much TO the ciIidate and too little the .aw the
cople
''iui' wris they laugh, wftb corrterfeted glce.
Al al his okes, Tor malv Joke h-f hes'
't N SECRET thcy depiorc The calamity choice they
sse not rciudlie, from the unio0nt.cd fear tnat
opposition would secure the ot ant!nat1nal
gnricais. No nation wli vote iir Iestructl9u,
ooueh 'he catastrophe may be accomplished by voting
lr incompetent men.
There cannot te digercnce ~ opfrop rs TO the l
uct II 'he Executive ~ sni1gs oor hil. and thus pro
ptfrg arbitrary government uvef tire loyal iphsbtnts
Louisiana, and ceieltiBg the viii or tho ns.cu an,.Nt
s1ncoreyte he hoped tbat the Executive may yet I've
sde 10 rnc1rst1nd that representatives Of the peo
- are the only power competent 20 0rg csb gov
nmeut "a .the iusUrrectloBary dlstrcts. tAA |
sm, With great respect, your obeitDi servant
Hon. II. Wfs1sk nktis. 1nOMA~ r. DtiRANT. |
sa Terrific Ex psosion.
M rLGLE MILLS At LAccE DESTROYED AMI SIX |
KILLED |