The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1872-12-26
ADpREss OF THE LOUISIANA COMMITTEES
TO THE PEOPLE OF THE
UNITED STATES.
They Positively Deny Being in the Interest Of
any Faction.

They Positively Deny Being in the interest Oh
any Faction.
And Declare the Pinehbaek Representatives
TO be Bogus.
WASHINGTON Dec. 23.-The Louis
iapa committee have issued an address
to the people Of the United States,
who they believe are not uneoncerned spec
tators Of the events now transpiring within
the limits Of that State, and Of which, it
is probable no parallel can be found in
history The committee repel as utterly
false the insinuation that they are mere
allies and agents Of Gov Warmoth They
are not representatives of any personal or
party interest whatever So far as War
moths past conduct is concerned, few il
any of them have not been among his most
pronounced opponents while inthose meas
ures for which he has been most loudly de
nounced, he had for advisers, associates
and CONDUCTORS the very men who now as
san HIM, including especially Pinchback,
Antoine, and others, whose names figure
most conspicuously IN these proceedings
The committee declare in reply to an
other insinuation that they are no parties
to and have no knowledge of any polite
N'tNHNAE AAANAlHAA - uGItdL Aub NluN
OF the people that they do not 'tne'I
any such existed, and that they "ouiu ho'
Ice here unless they could prslalm eonsel-
entiously their conviction ahat the men
who have been iOisted INTO the Offices oil
the State have been at only lrreguiarly
and unlawfully in.talled, but were not
elected BY the people, and were notand are
not the choice Of a majority Of the victims
population ~ Louisiana. The committee
add that al they have asked of the Gov
ernmeuf Is % make Il candid and impartial
investigation OF the facts, aud then pro
coed u give detailed statement of all the
titts connected with the election includins
the various injunctiOns by the courts ana
the organization Of the partial Legislature
which impeached Gov Narmoth and
placed Plnchback in his stead. Steps hay
4 ing been taken, say the committee, By Gov
| armoth 10 secure q reverslan by the Su
. preme Court OF the United States of tn,
chancery orders Of the United States Cir
cunt Court, this body forthwith adopted
resolutions u dismiss these proceedings
Militia was placed under the command OF
ten. Longstreet and the arsgnals taken
II possession OF by aid OF the | nited States
army. a clYlrcvOlution was ACCOMPLISHED
within month under the orders of a chan.
Gerry court in suits over which the court had
no jurisdiction al all The Circuit Courl
OF the nlted States is a court of limited
jurisdiction, and without any authority &.
enter into civil suits between citizens OF the
same State unless the case arises directly
under the Constitution and laws of the
I mted States. and the jurisdiction Is vested
by act OF Congress. Congress- has m
power 10 confer Jurisdiction in any Other
case between such citizens Ii hus pl M
thority to give jurisdiction Of suit Of ,
citizen af the State under the act of Con
gress Of 1870 Upon n single condition OF
facts q citizen Of State may maintain a
4 suit for an office Of a State within ia,
courts Of the nited States but the STATE
Legislature is specially excepted from the
operation OF this act in the same clause
that excerpts members of Congress ana
IA Presidential Electors. The organization o..
the Legislature Is 10y chanccry order. Had
there been resistance % the execution n
heir orders and riot and blJ1dshel hau
ill1wCa upon whom would have fallen
tnc responsibility? BY whose for
'Fgrauce was 10 that o bloody cat
a-trphe has not been exhibited q,
scandal 90 the lanl2 IL sometime.
Happens that the executive department i.
srated excused. or justified in acts OF
administration which exceed their lega
SILVER. The arguments derived from In,
terms u State necessity, public welfare, ui
cont euience. have here q soothing inhu
\ eunr but judiciary action is not entitled {
any benefit from such arrangements Tn,
damage which ensues from the employ
uleut OF the judiciary power 10 accomplish
other than judicial acts Of administration
cannot be calculated and Il is impossibl
t1 justify a court in determining that 70 b,
p legal which is merely desirable, or that t,
be- right which is only profitable Tn,
order IN the Kellogg case was eT pd-te
was placed in the hands Of the marsha
without notice 70 the parties 1t pro
reed- for an alleged contempt, by no lega
procedure usual in matters Of the sort
and we are not aware Of any imminence o
danger 70 the public peace which justine
fhg seizure Of the state Capitol In chan
ary cause in q suit between Kellogg an,
caurassiug t1ard-a suit pr1fessedl,
rluCht 10 perpetuate testimony. Tn,
use " Auterne displays with more dis
uctuess than that Of Kellogg the u.s.
hat has been made Of iudicial orders q
er'Wphsh results OF which the judlciur,
adj no cuguizlncc Autern was a candi
ate tor lieutenant governor. and was en-
lied 70 his office in January next, had b.
cen elected. With q disputed title.
month IN advance he filed this bill. and oh
u4ed the order we have cited, plaein,
.nder interdIct the governor secretarv "a
ate, the members elect Of both branche
the general assembly, all the board an
Ulcers and men of the police. the men
crs NJ the two canvassing boards. an
p1u this ~ pdrfs order the organization
the general assembly at time when h
ad no share IN any Outselling was reru
ted and directed. Since the meetin
New Orleans, under which the commit
'e was appointed. we have been met witt
suggestion that these orders and acts ar
acts accomplished, and that their revoca
on or recession would not restore IN
7'r quo, and that our complaints, there
ro. are unreasonable. If the opinion W.
ave bee correct, such a condition ought no
affect our action or conduct When TN
ng ul Great Britain established arbitra
Is % government in one Of the colonies
be- remaining colonies took alarm lest
uEut serve as q precedent a. well AS a
n Instrument 70 establish such government
-ewhere Besides men are less patien
nder wrongful orders and acts Of iudi
airy tribunal than even of violence Iron
her sources Of authority. A government
hich rests Tor Its organization upon "a
legal Judicial order, executed by a MAJ
tai with companies Of soldiers, does n,
mmand as much respect or authority a
The Judicial appendages had been dl.
en,ed with and the army had set up
l'ernmcnt with a strong and usurpin
and
The Committee take liberty to say tina
ey have mad no connection with thes
iits as paru"- or attorneys Neither d
ey claim any of the offices in disput,
hey have not heretofore been confined /
utroyersies anon the political classe
hlch have endangeyad the peace Of. an
rpuRht scandal upon Ne State Tbey M
ru that during the last / mr. wears tbcre 6n
u been good governmeu. in Louisian-
here has been extravaganc, prodigaHt,
shnnc-ty. and waste IN the nuIlir o..
"ulIture-, The public debt mas bce
urml u VS. increased, with but hsIo ~,