New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-12-24

been elected had bcen tOined and restrained
S% Sv s s any 91S ' Ss ss S o1 pe
On Boyee. Isl q q members tie Senate as transmitted TO tic
Ti About 100 Taoe gvsa who were ,DDS,d
si sSn ss 70 e 20 s o Tss s%,s or non
dong casting vote unless their names were on DOvee
fSar The el,ri, ofte Senate and THE House
eoned from placing announcing the
po % or SS a hisI@s Of h re- s
pcrson Who's name was not placed upon Bovee'. list
gas Of Il: sGS 4 State Sc US Of Of Sis d DE
sSSoS 1 Wh ' To :. sof Tr q and B
Numbering sSOS the Board ercn,d om Tsag vita
g, ton Of The General " As%oy 70. not y ' on
SEVENTH: The persons composing The Board recognized by Che Gov.
nd Sussa ave eiSalou sses1t or TosSa Of esa
& ~ ns o o. se sS o. 81 @ os
The Marshal, assisted by detachment from the Army
Of the state Capitol and held it on the 9th Of bocem6cr
when the General Assembly we're to come together nncer
gress OF persons regulated according TO this oracf
person named Pinenbaek took possession OF the chair
been q Senator for term that had expired. While
Senator he had been President of the Senate anf IN
virtue OF suchpresidency under the law had acted
Leutepant-GOvernor after the death OF Dunn. Tie
Lieutep9ntGovernor chosen in 1865, but at the time
oeio as President Of the Senate but was pot Senator
R& SS e SSPT art Il tho T ns OF aho
senate. The House OF Repres9ntatves was also organ
TS ce 2f Of Bovse uder the
taken rs conclusive of membership These bodies passed
1e res Fer the 3 tag SSsRS
the the ' title OF Governor Two district judge;
sS6p s %fSS 6a 1es ana 1sK
powers and among Others exclusive Jurisdiction to de-
hers Of tho Boyee Board, who had made the election
returns was made JUDGE Steps naving oeen 'ahen oI
by the supreme Court OF the United Ses OF Chaneery
forthwith adopted resolutions to dsms these proceed
ings The militia was placed under :, me n commsni 81
the arsenals were taken possession OF by tho aid o
tIe United states army.
JUDICIAL COUP D'ETAT.
1t has been supposed that amount Of professional
energy and skill adequate TO make coup &c main in
chancery cause. THIS statement shows that a civil
revolution had been commenced, carrie and accom-
plished within lunar month, under the orders Of
chancerY court In suits over which the Court had no
JURISDICTION at ALL whetheT OF Ratss or SUBJECT matter
Of limited jurisdiction, and without authority TO
enter into civil suits between citizens OF the same
state, unless the case arises directly under
the Constitution and laws OF the United
Congress have no power to confer jurisdiction IN any
other case between such cze5 IL mas no authority TO
The State Under tho act OF Congress OF 1870 upon
single condition OF facts citizen OF state may main
Tho United States but tho State Legislature is specially
excepted from the operations Of this get
of members to Congress and Pr sdental elect
ors. The erpaTts preliminary order IN the case CT
is
members OF the Legislature, and 1urn ,hes complete
writ OF possession as could he devised. The organza
been resistance the execution Of their orders aud
riot and bloodshed had followed, upon WHOM would
have fallen the responsibility BY whose iorbearance
IL that bloody catastrophe has not been exhibited
as scandal - the landi 1t sometimes happens that
the Executive Department is tolerated, excused, or
justified in acts Of administration which exceed
their legal powers. The arguments derived from tue
terms state necessity, pnbc WefaFce or convenience
have hero soothing influence. but Judiciary action Is
NOT entitled to any benefits from sueh nIsinehi Inc
1arnu xxli
power accomplish other Than judicial acts OF admins
{ratian cannot be caeGated ana IL " bi6 70
merely desirable that to be right winch only profit
able Ibe order in the kelogg case was "a pare i ~
no legal procedure usual in matters OF the sort and
are not OF imminonce OF danger 10 the public
peace which lsllies me sesare OF VIE Sat9 esPSi AZ =
chancery cause ia suit between heogS and canvass
inc Board suit professedy brought ~ perpetuate tes
NE case OF Antoine displays with more dstinetness
than that Of Kellogg the use that has been made OF
d., .ry had cognlzance. Antoine was candidate for
Lcut-GOyern0r, and was entitled TO his ONCE In Jan
month in advance no fled this bill and obtained the
order we have cited, placing under nterdict the Gov
branches OF the General Assembly, Gil the Board and
officers and men OF the police, the membors Of
organ ization OF the General Assembly, az time when
DO had share in any Of its sttngs was regulated aad
Since the meeting in New-orlcans under which ihe
Committee was appointed, we have been met VIA tho
suggestion that these orders and acts arc facts acc
Pitched and that their revocation or recession would net
restore the status qo ana that our Complaints there
rect such condition ought not to anect our action or
When the King Of Great Britain established arbitrarily
a government ia one or the colonies the remaining
colonies took the alarm, lest might serve as prece
dent we'll instrument to establish such govern
meuts else where. Besides less patient ander
wrongful orders aud acts OF judiciary tribunal than
even of violence from other sources OF authority.
government which rests for its organization upon an
Illegal judicial orlor executed by marshal WIN eou-
panes soldiers does not command much respect or
authority II tho Judicial appendages had been dis
pensed with and the army had set up the Government
with strong and usurping hand.
The Committee take the liberty TO say thai they
attorneys neither do they claim auy OF the Offices In
dispute They have not heretofore 1een IN
endangered the peace OF and brought scandal upon the
state They affirm that, during he last four years there
has not been good government IN Louisiana: lhere mas
been extravaganza. prodigat, dishonesty, ana Waste
in the public expenditures The pubic DEBT mas been
enormously increased, with but little corresponding
benefit
corporations for personal aims. The taxes ON property
have assumed such proportions that they might be
called rents paid by the pTOIreOrs to the State for its
Occupation and use. The taxes upon business Cypress
the Commercial and laborng classes Tho laws to con
ro elections corporations aud public Institutions slim
ulate these OF olceboldors ana the cOnse-
queace depression ana dsS0nteh Iae state neeas
Quoted b. attain public objects and not TO enrich 1ts
members or 70 perpetuate their power. There was an
earnest effort to obtain such government at the last
election.
AN UNPARALLELED AND BAsELEss UsURPATIos.
We atTm Without rear Ol iOiV-
going statement exhibits on tho part of the United
States the most unparalleled aud baseless usupa
ton Of Jurisdiction and authority Of which the annals
OF Jurisprudence afford example The action Of the
Returning Board recognized and vested with
All IT. powers by this Court, has been equally unpre
celented without any official returns before them;
without any Of the official data which alone their
action could have rlghtfuy based they have pre-
sumed 20 proclaim the results OF the election The
declaration by them OF the votes cast In tie different
parishes is as purely tanoful as no election whatever
had been held.