Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-12-24
LOUISIANA.
The State Committees Address to the
People Of the United States-An
Impartial Investigation
Wanted.

WASHINGTON, December 23.-The
Louisiana Committee have issued an
address 10 the people of the United
States, who they believe are not uncOn-
cerned spectators of the events now
TRANSFERRING within the limits of that
State, and for which it is probable that
no parallel can be found in history. The
Committee repel as utterly false the in
situation that they are mere allies and
agents Of Governor Warmoth.
They are not representatives OF
any personal party or party
interest whatever. So far as War
moths past conduct is concerned, few OF
any Of them have not been among his
most pronounced opponents while IN
those measures for which he has been
most loudly denounced, be had for adj
visers, associates and coadlutOrs the very
men who now assail him, including, es-
pecially, Pinchback, Antoine and
Others. whose names figure most con-
Spicuously in these proceedings.
The committee declare. in reply 70
another insinuation, that they are no
parties to and have no knowledge Of any
Dolitiesl trickery intended to defeat the
true voice Of the people: that they DO
moi believe any such existed, and that
they would not be here unless they
could proclaim eOnscientOusly their
conviction that the men who have
btaeu fuisted into the offices of the
state have been not merely irregu-
lsrlv and unlawfUlly installed, but
were not elected by the people,
and were not and are not the
choice of the majority Of the voting
population of Louisiana.
The committee add that all they have
asked of the government is to make a
candid and impartial Investigations Of the
facts. and then proceed TO give a detailed
statement of all the facts connected with
the election, including the various in
functions by the courts, and with the or
ganiZati0n of the partial Legislature
which jmpeached Governor WarmOth
and placed Pinchback in his stead,
steps having been taken, say the COM
mittee, BIZ Governor WarmOth to secure
revision by the Supreme Court Of the
United States Of chancery orders Of the
United States Circuit Court. This body
forthwith adopted resolutions TO dismiss
these proceedings. The militia was
placed under command OF General
Longstreet, and the arsenals were taken
possession Of by aid Of the United states
Army. A civil revolution was accom-
plished within a month under orders OF
I Chancery Court in a suit over which
tho court had no jurisdiction at
all. The Circuit Court Of the United
states is a court Of limited jurisdiction,
and without any authority TO enter into
civil sI,fts between the citizens Of the
same State unless the case arises d.
raetlv and unless the constitution and
laws of me United States or jurisdiction
i vested bv al act Of Congress, has no
uower to confer jurisdiction in any other
use between such citizens. It has no
authority TO give jurisdiction over suit
of a citizen of the State against the
State. Under an act Of Congress Of
1S-0. upon a single condition Of facts,
citizen Of the State may maintain a suit
for an Office 81 State within the Courts
of the United States, but the State Leg
stature is specially excepted from the
same clause that excerpts members OF
Congress and Presidential electors The
orgtnizatiou of the Legislature Is by
rbancery order. Had there been re-
sistance 10 the execution Of their
orders and riot and blOOdshed
had followed, upon whom Woul9
have fallen the responsibility
Nv whose fOrbeRTance was II mat lIat
bloody catastrophe has not been eXhlo-
tel a. a scandal TO the land? 1t some
times happens that the Executive De
nartmPut is tolerated, excused or Justl-
lied in acts Of administration which eX-
coed their legal powers. The Arguments
derived from the terms state
necessity. public welfare or con-
venience, have here a soothing
influence, but judiciary action is not en-
titled 70 any benefit from such argu-
ments and the damage which ensues
from the employment of the judiciary
u1wer TO accomplish other than judicial
acts is an admission that cannot be cal
cuIsted, and il is impossible 70 JUSTIFY
court i'm determining that 10 be iegaI
which Is merely desirable or mat
10 be right which IS oniy
profitable. The order IN hellogg.s case
was "ex-p rte 1t wss placed IN the
hands of the Marshal without notice TO
the parties. 1t proceeds for an alleged
contempt by inO legal procedure as j
usual in matters OF the sort, ana We are
NOT aware of any imminence OF danger
to the public peace when J1s.l-
fia- the seizure OF the state Cap
Etol In the chanceTy cause IN
tbe suit between Kellogg ana
a csuvassing board, suit prOfessedly
brought 10 perpetuate the testimony IN
the case. of Antoine, displays with more
Jisfinctness than that of KellOgg's the
.5Ise that has been made Of judicial or
ders TO accomplish results of which the
Judiciary had no cognizance. Antoine
was a candidate for L4ieutenant-Cover-
nor and Wa entitled TO his Office IN
January next had he been elected with
out q disputed tile. A month IN al,
vance he filed this bill and
obtained the order we have cited.