The weekly Louisianian., 1872-12-21
able portion Of 'tour people" Who
could believe that Louisiana-the

able portion Of "our people" Wht
. could believe that Louisiana-th,
banner State Of the South, the home
of chivalry-could SO abase itself a.
to roll in the dust at the feet o.
Henry Clay Warmoth? Yet such
is tho spectacle we witness to-day,
Senators, who claim to represent
q full constituency here, battling
against the law, and trampling on
tho liberty Of the citizen in order
that Henry Clay Warmoth may 60
to the United States Senate. What
o picture for Louisiana to present.
Yet such is the fsct. Every act
since we last adjourned down to
this day has been but step efter
step toward the consummation of
this object; and it may not bo i'm
proper, since l have been arraigned
in the manner I have to-day, to say,
and the old Senators, being honora-
bic men will bear me out, that at
the very time that Governor War
moth was sending us his procla-
nation calling upon US to repeal
these obnoxious laws, he was all the
time lobbying quietly with Senators
against their repeal, urging them to
retain such features as gave him
the absolute power to become dicta-
tor of Louisiana. T ask the white
people Of Louisiana is it possible
they have fallen so low, and is the
greed of power and the lust for
Office so great that they are pre-
pared to laud as acts of heroism
and statemanship such scoundrel-
ism as that? 1 could go ON and cite
instance after instance and link
after link in the chain of evidence,
showing how Henry G. Warnaoth
has surreptitiously manipulated the
Legislature for his own private ends;
but enough of thai. I am charged
with embittering one class against
another, I will tell you no
class will be embittered hereafter,
because I will do my duty, and a
due regard for the laws shall be had
and stable government inaugura-
ted, chosen by the will of the people.
and then a condition of peace and
prosperity, which ought to have
been the fortune of Louisiana now,
will be brought about, and we will
be a happy, contented people The
facts which have transpired conclu-
sively show that a deep and dam
nable conspiracy had been entered
into to overthrow the will of the
people as expressed at the ballot
boxes. If these parties had any
reasonable ground of opposition,
he courts OF the country are open
% them. Iwish it to be understood
hat my fight is not against John
NcEnery. I believe he would be
Is fair in his administration toward
he colored people as William Pitt .
Kellogg; but I am here to do my
luty; I am here to prevent conspir-
'cy; I am here to prevent an illegal
'ody of men from overriding consti-
ution and laws and setting up a
Governor of their own choice, and ]
whose election is not based upon
he votes of the people. And in (
loing this I have acted clearly
'ithin the letter of the law. I say |
D the Senate, if l haye transgressed :.
~ powers, there is remedy. I
'ou can depose me'easily enough.
do not covet this Office. Ieought
not in the first place, nor do I 9
are for it now. But I do care for
he rights Of the people Of Louisiana, '
nd when I say the people I do not .
lean @*this people" or 'my people" =
ut the people. It is not my inten- y
on to deprive any one ofhis rights. '
venture to ssy tina that astute
'wyer. that shrewd politician, that y
bic statesman General Campbell) =
ever ran in opposition to the con- .
;itution in any letter Of that law ,
hich he drew up, and I have en-
'rced. I have simply admins
red the law which he created: and :
say to this Senate, in concluding =
" remarks upon this protest, that t
hold It out Of order, but I shall d
Of rule it out Of order, as I desire
10 question settled by the Senate. =