The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-12-25

branches of the General Assembly, all the
Observation-Disclosures aud, men ofsthe police, the
members Of the two. 1tsnvassing haaras.s ana
supon tRfs ex parte 6tdBrthe organ4aaten-oi
HE General Assembly, at atime when ne mao
shsIs Ae5ts slttlnesS1waaszsgula1sd and
4 Since the meeting In New Orleans, under
lwhieh the committee was appointed, we have
-been-met with the suggestion that these OF.
ders and acts are facts accomplishing, ana Sla'
their revocation or RECESSION would not re-
store-the status quo, and that eur compialuts,
therefore, are unWarranted. Ii Lne opi ~
we have be correct such q .condltlon ousns
not to affect our actien or conoucG. ~ =
King of Great Britain established, arDlslafny'
q government In one of the colonies tne LS,
mslning colonies took the alarm lest II migt'
serve as a precedent, as we'll as an u
to establish such governments
Besides, men are less patient unosL wISus ~
orders and acts Of q judiciary trlpnnas .tnau
even OF violence from ot9er sousces IS snr ito
organization. upon an illegal judicial oroers
executed BY q marshal, with companies y.
aoldIers. does not command as mucn respeoc
or AUTHORITY as 1.-THE judicial appendages hao
been dispensed with, and the army nao sou ~
the government with q strong anu usuIpana
hand. The committee take the lDerty ~ Spy ,bs
that they nave had no connection Wita.sne
suits as parties or. attorneys, neither
do thew Claim any of the offices In DIS
mute. They have not heretofore oeen
concerned ia the controversies among the po-
litical classes which have endangele9 Tue
peace and brought scandal upon tne e.a,u,
They affirm that during the iast Iou. ye" 20
thers has NOT been good government IN
Tyonisians: there has been extravaganza pIG.
dIgalIty. dishonesty and waste IN tne puDiic
eynsnIitnres. The public debt has Deen enor-
rnnnaIv Increased with but little corresponding
hsneat. The credit OF the State has been gwen
to speculaLing corporations Tor personsi BILLIE.
The taxes on property ave ass99sa SUI
nr9portione that they might be called rents,
ppaid by the proprietors to the State for its oc-
enpatien and use.s The taxes upon business
onpresses the commercial aud laboring class
en-: the laws to control election corporations
and public Institutions stimulate the excuses
of charlottesville consequence. lR.:ae-
preston and discomfort The State needs an
honest, faithful and Responsible government,
conducted to. attain public objects, and not 70
enrich its members, or to perpetuate their
mower. There was an earnest effort to OBTAIN
such a government at the last election.
We affirm, Without fear Of oontradictloni
that the foregoing statement exhibits, on the
part OF the United States Court, the most IN
,parallelled and base usurpRtion OF jurisdiction
and authority of which the annals OF jurispru-
dence afford any example. The action OF tue
retSrning board, recognized and vested with
eli Its powers by this court, has been equally
UNPRECEDENTED. Without official returns be-
fore them, without any of the official data on
wbIoh. alone their action could a been
.riohtfully based, they have presumed 70 pro-
claim the results Of the election. The declar-
alton by them Of the votes cast In the dlIer-
emit parishes is as purely iancifuf as y no elec-
arbitrarily reduced and increased the votes
on one side or the other In different parishes,
to suit their purposes. 10. several parishes,
while returning, or even adding to the votes
cast for their candidates., they have simply
annIhilated' and stricken out entirely the
votes cast. for their opponents. In other
parishes they have exactly reversed the re.
which had really been returned for their OPP
ponents. They have not pretended to furnish
The public with any statement OF the basis on
which they proceeded, or the theory on which
they acted. Their whole conduct Is without
any kind of reasonable explanation. We sub
nit to the people of the United States, that
such proceedings reach a point at which the
whole theory o Unpopular government ID re-
versed and overthrown.
h means b7 Whiohs such results have been
reached are enough to stsrtle the public mind,
but the results themselves are not less apall-
ing, Aside from the general officers Of the
State, we find the Legislature OF the State de-
lIvered over into the hands of men who were
not elected. and who are utterly unfit for po-
sitons of such responsibility. As originally
composed at Its organization, 1t comprised
slxty-eight persons OF COLOR. most OF them
totally Hneducated, with q very small minor
ity OF whites. Since that time they have e1-
pelled members whose seats were uncon-
tested! They have unseated members returned
elected BY their own board, aud seated their
defeated opponents, on the simple ground
that the former had not appeared to claim
their seats. The result Is that, originally bad
ss the Legislature was, it makes Itself worse,
day,by day, and the prospect is that soon the
conservative element Of the State. will have
no representation whatever. To those who
.fstter themselves with the hope that Mr..
Kellogg would not, willingly, abet any scheme
or outrageous mis~government, 1t ls now APP
parent that even supposlng this to. be true,
the power OF restraint has passed entirely be.
yond bis control, and that should he attempt
to thwart the schemes Of this Legislature, his
of the future.
In conclusion, We would state that we have
attempted to perform the duties Of our mis-
sion 10 the purest non. partisan spirit; that We
have not sought to furnish capital to any po-
lItical party, or to exotic popular clamor Ia
the interests of any faotien. We have laid our
case before the President and his attorney.
general, and We willingly testify that we have
been conrteously received and patiently lis
tened to. While they have refused the specific
measures of relief for which we applied, they
have given reasons for such refusal In no man
ner Implying their indIsposition to see justice
done. They have referred US to Congress,
and, We feel assured that we shall have the
immediate sanction Of the President, 30 far as
we invite an impartial investigation OF the
facts of our case, and that we shall have his
cooperation in any measures Of relief which
Congress may adopt after such Investigation.
The people of Louisiana, ignoring party,
and conscious of az honorable effort to place
In office men of tried problty, seek justice.
not generosity. They ask for q calm and I'm
partial examination Of the recent extraordl.
nary events within their borders In order that
the truth may be known, and that there may
be q speedy correction OF the dangerous evils
now threatening the very life OF The State.
Signed !: J. A. Campbell, ]. Aldtze, Aug.
Bohn, Joseph Bowling, n. Barnett, G. E. Fem
ner, u. B. Wheelock, A. B. Griswold, g. KOhn,
q. McOloskey, J. Tuyes, Wallace, Al
bert G. Janin, Walker Feare, 8. Hernshelm, D.
C. Labatt, 81. G. Dorey. Richard Taylor, Celia
Martin, Mayer Stern, W. Marks, r. Pugh, A.
Chiapslla, J. 8. Oopes, B.. W. Conner, HID.
Coleman, John Fairbanks, G. W. Mott, B.. v.
Ogden, W. j. Pike, John G.. Potts, John F.
Pollock, T. q. Kennedy, q. @. Selxas, J. N.
West, @. N. Wilcox, Geo. W.. squires, 81: B.
Cramer, F. b. Haoer, 3. Gsfdes: Z. ID. BAKER.
Washington, December %. 1872.
AP4IR Of LAYENDER BRIDES.