Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1872-12-25
LOUISIANA 0uTRAHES,
The Political situation Revicwed--A Con-
else Statement Of Facts.
Let Every Freeman Read.


The Poiitica, situation Reviewed--A Com
else Statement Of Facts.
Let Every Freeman Read
Tho following vigorous and clear
review of tho political situation in
Louisiana from tho Now Orleans
Times will be read with interest BY
all who have not grown thoroughly
callous and indifferent to n high hand
ed invasion Of tho rights of their fell
low citizens in distant State, or who
have not become onamorcd of lawlcss
negro rule;
CARTHAGE EST pELESDA.
II is impossible that tho American
people can DO kept long ignorant of
The facts or indifferent 10 the wretchcd
condition TO which this State and pco.
Pile are reduced BY tho recent out
ragcs perpetratcd on them by cor
rupt ring OF political adventures,
aided by n judicial confederate and
tho arms of tho United States.
We repe, as an undcscrved re-
proach, the suspicion and imputation
Of utter cold hearted inscnsibility on
Tho part OF tho great mass of our fel-
low citizens at tho North. What has
appeared TO us in that light isascriba-
bio to supreme Ignorance Of the
facts. Justice to them, as well as to
our cause, requires that these facts
should be kept before them, distinct
and separate from the false and for
eign matter and issues by which they
hayo been loaded and confounded.
Let, therefore, the admitted, undis-
puted and indispuiablo facts OF this
controversy be put and kept before
tho people in such form and manner
as will leave them no longer an ex.
cusc for misconception, indifference,
orlukewarmncss toward cause which
involves the most serious results TO
republican liberty that has ever arisen
in tho history Of the republic,
These arc tho facts:
!. That an election was held for
State officers in this State, on the ith
OF November last, under the laws Of
tho State, and with the universal nd
mission by all parties OF its fairness
and poaccfuness that at such cleo
tion, there were 2l,S6O more votes
received than were polled before.
2. That not q word was uttered in
reference to tho fairness Of this cleo
iion until the result was proclaimed
as in favor of tho conservative party
in the State; that then plot was
hatched in the custom house of this
city to have this election set aside and
tho returns so suppressed as to foist
into tho Offices of the State all tho
Radical candidates, and especially an
overwhelming negro majority in tho
Legislature.
8, To effect this object the United
States District Attorney concoets in a
caucus Of federal office holders II bill
ia chancery in the namo of Kellogg,
alleging that ho has been deprived OF
ten thousand votes, which If they had
been cast, would have been in his
favor, and would have given him the
majority. In support of his allega-
tions he files some $500 a0idavits,
printed, and with the cross marks az.
tached, Of negroes in remote country
parishes.
4. Before any sizing or inquiry in
to these mere allegations and aida.
Wits could bo made-bcfore any trial
could bo bad, tho United States
Judge issues an interlocutory order
directing the United States marshal to
seize tho State House, to expel the
regular officers of the State, and tc
proceed to recognize and install as the
real government tho beaten Radica
negro candidates, who are proclaimed
by bogus or fraudulent board.
g. The returns Of this board, created
by Durell's interlocutory order, wer'
hagrantly false and fictitious, based OF
no other facts or figures than thu
mers calculations OF partisan com
mi,tec, and the exclusion of all returni
of votes actually received by tho con
servative candidates.
There is no man of their own party
with spark of dccency who does no
laugh TO scorn this miserable botcl
and fiction. Even Kellogg, by hi
own limitations, has admitted th'
gross outrage and lalsehood Of lhes'
returns, and declared that eonserva
live candidates were elected who ar
returned by this board rs defeated by
thousands OF votes.
6. That thus, and by means OF thi
same interIocutory order Of Durell
one OF the most corrupt and audaciou
negroes that ever hung upon the out
skirts of our community, whose tern
Of Office had expired aud with it oil
power to act IA Lieutenant Governor
was ioisted by United States bayonet
into the chic. executive chair OF tn
State and is recognized AS such b.
the federal government.
I. That the immediate effects Q
these several acts and consequence
of this intcrlocutory order of petit
United States judge are the installs
tion. over the State OF Louisiana, of
government consisting Of the follow
ing officials:
For Governor
A UNITED STATES SENATOR.
For Lieutenant Governor
A NEGRO UsITED SEATEs CoLLrcTo
! OF THE PoRT or SHREVEPORT.