Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-02-28
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to say word about his testimony in r
gard to the payment oftaxes. Thisi not Il
time for the collection of taxes, and it do
not take very much doubt upon the subjet
of the authority to collect taxes or vel
much encouragement to induce people NJ
to pay their taxes. This McEnsry has is
sued a proclamation calling upon bis frienC
in Louisiana to pay no taxes, and beliey
that this Is not the exact season for colleci
ing taxes there, but If we refuse to 81
aside the Kellogg government and give
our support, that government will go OF
and collect the taxes without any trouble
Mr.. Carpenter made an elaborate argu
ment sustaining the majority report. No
body could exaggerate the Importance
this Louisiana question. Congress wa
called upon to exercise its high power O
guaranteeing to State republican form
of government; and to refuse to act wheI
the case demanded it would be just as gres
dereliction of duty as it would be to inter
fere unwarrantably with a State govern
ment. He then reviewed in great detai
the history of both the se-called govern
ments of Louisiana, and came to the con
| illusions presented in the report of the Com
i
McEnery government rests on fraud, ant
Kellogg on usurpation, aud that it is the
| duty of Congress to set both aside and pro
vide for fair and free election, thus giving
the State a real republican government
resting on the will of the people. l
In the course bis remarks Carpenter drew
the following picture of the Gov. Warmoth
| of Louisiana who occupied seat in the
Senate near Carpenter while he spoke
There is In Che State of Louisiana and for
several years has been;
A Most Remarkable Young Man,
man of elegant presence and fascinating
manner, man of very great acuteness Of
intellect and man of whom in general il
may be said that his intellectual capacity
seems to have been developed far above
his moral ideas-just such man as would
have risen to the surface in the turbulent
hours of the French Revolution-just
such a man as was made for revolutions
and although coming upon the State Of
Louisiana in condition of comparative
peace, yet his genius for rev.
olution has been so great
that he has completely transformed
the face of that State. He has mingled and
co-mingled the powers of its government
until no man can tell head or tail to any of
them. He has appointed judges and re-
moved them at his pleasure. He has pack
ed courts, approved laws, repealed laws,
has been legislature, judge, Governor, des
pot, of Louisiana, and in every respect his
will and his will alone has been the defacio
governing power of the State of Louisiana.
he wished to perpetuate that interesting
condition of things, and when his term
should expire, he knew that the returns
would be made under the Constitution to
the Legislature and be counted by the Leg
stature. To make a tolerably sure thing
of re-election--a contingency that has
troubled many a man besides Gov. War
moth, and many an officer besides the Cow
ernor of State--he gets his Legislature,
which the testimony here shows be moved
like IS so rtiany men On chess-board at
his will and pleasure, to pass this law.
Mr.. Carpenter having described both
Louisiana governments as irauuuiens, NOR
ton remarked that the Senator from Wis
consin (Csrpenter) seemed to prefer War
moth fraud to Kellogg ,,ratdi
Mr.. Carpenter-I do because it is small
er one. In sonte things J. like, greatness,
but whet, it cor:tes 70 choosing between two
evils or frauds l prefer the smaller. In
that know my honorable friend does not
agree with me. Nsughter) My friend is an
original ald astute politician, but let me
tell him that we Republicans have reached
a point where we
Must be Honestg whether we are In
eIined
to bs SO or not. Cur interest c0upels us to
be honest. 1t is of no importance to US
whether Louisiana is Republican or De-
but it is of the utmost impor-
lance that it shall be either the one or the
other in accordance with law. | would
like to see anybody stump through WiscOn-
sin in the neyt canvass if we stand By this
Kellogg government. If this is to be done
by the Republican party in the Senate this
year, want 10 let the job OF stamping
Wisconsin next fall to the Honorable Sena-
Tor from Indiana. (Laughter.) l do not
want to face the honest people Of Wiscon-
sin with such record. do not want to
70 before those people with the testimony
Of these louisiana Republicans themselves
admitting their frahds ia setting up this
Kellogg government, and with our
votes here sustaining this acknowledged |
raud and usurpation, finally executed and |
accomplished by the military force of the |
Government OF the United States. | can
lot answer for the people of Indiana under |
hose circumstances. [ will leave them to |
le managed by the Honorable Senator from |
indiana, and if be succeeds we'll with them |
beg him to come over and help us in Wis |
.onsin. We shall need his powerful aid TO |
atisfy our unsophisticated people that such |
thing is honest. [Laughter.] Mr.. Car |
,anter in conclusion argued that if Con- |
,ress did not order new election it was
Round to Recognise
be McEnery Government as the less fraud
llent of the two.
Mr.. Thurman argued that there was |
lothing in the case TO justify Congress in
rdering a new election, even if it had the |
'ower. The proper thing to do was to
ecognize the McEnery Government, which
congress had of course the right to do,
Notwithstanding the contrary action of the
resident.
Mr.. West said he thought Mr.. Hills sub
titute might be so amended as to meet the
Jews Of the contending parties in Louis
ana, aud he moved to postpone further
Of the bill until the evening
ession.
The motion was lost and Mr.. Hill ad7o-
ated his substitute until a recess was
AIKEN.
Evening Session.
Mr.. West addressed the Senate. The
esult of adopting Hill's proposition would
9 to set up a Democratic legislature in
and consequently Democratic
-overnor. The Legislature would be Dem
cratic, not because Democratic majority
ad been fairly elected, but because the
Iarmoth returning board had fraudulent
excluded Republican candidates, while
n the other hand the Lynch board had act
fairly.
Mr.. Conkling said that Mr.. HIPS substi-
lite proposed the
Most Muddy solution
the difficulty yet offered. On the other
and the measure reported by the majority
the Committee on Privileges and Elec-
ons could be justified only by such ne
.ssity as had not been shown to exist in
ouisiana.
MObiIier Patterson.
Mr.. Morrill,, of Maine, at 1890 P. M, sub
Tilted the report OF the Senate Credit Mo-
lier Committee, accompanied by the fol-
wing resolution:
Resolved, That James W. Patterson be
I'd he is hereby expelled from bis seat as
ember of the Senate.
Debate on the Louisiana bill was resumed.
r. Morton replied at length to Mr.. Car
inter's arguments, particularly against The