The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-03-06
An Extraordinary Message.

An Extraordinary Message.
Naturally enough, the President is
anxious about the situation of affairs
in Louisiana. 1t is time he was anx-
ions. He ia right in reminding Con-
gress that an adjournment without
making provision for some adjust
Inett Of the difficulty will be likely TO
excite and prolong the controversy
which disturbs the peace and prost-
rates the business of that State. But to
make partisan appeal to Congress in
behalf of the Kellogg Government ia a
doubtful proceeding. The President,
in his message on Louisiana affairs, has
not only done this. but he has peryert-
ed facts, and has interpoiated concur
sions which are wholly prevalent to-
the case. Comparing the message
with the accepted history of this mis-
cradle business, we can call the mes
sage nothing less than an amazing
document. t.54 =5s..s -.s.t,
Attempting to elueidate the causes
which have precipitated the conflict
in Louisiana, the President says that
these complications are chiefly attrib-
utable to an organized attempt on the,
part of those controlling the election
returns to defeat the will of q majori-.
ty of the electors of the State. Now,
the facts brought out by the Senate
investigation show that the case in
Durellls Court, which Is the only case
of which the president can have any
official knowledge, was wholly based
on affidavits without evidence and on
assumptions which crumbled like a
rope of sand. The men who attempt
ed to defeat the will of q majority of
the electors of the State" were the
Kellogg party, who according to the
Senate Committee utterly failed to
sustain the syerments of the bill filed
in Durell's Court. When the Presi-
dent essays q recital of the events inn
mediately subsequent, he is equally
unfortunate. He says that he declin-
ed to interfere until the suit of Kel-
logg was brought in the United States
Circuit Court; that then. finding
| that resistance was made to the judi
cial ssprocess in that suit" he directed
the United States Marshal "to enforce
such process and to use, 'sif necessary
troops for that purpose." This is de-
plorably inaccurate. Before Durell
had rendered any decision in the case,
and while the sHitswas yet pending,
the United States Marshall, took pos
- .
;o sess nSE n,;mon at;ro
collpan. is =. Q i,eIs, IN. D.. aS.,n
na unuer 'ne oruers " .lle Z IesiS S.sa.. s,..
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asningioh 4 was naSe a. W. 9r., !.
o,ovS or%ar 81 ~ s.;n,ra ns wa. issnad T Sv DnrelI
at his house, at midnight, Dec, 3; the
judicial process to which the Presi-
dent says resistance was made, was
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tee ssv tho WcEnary f;ovsrni,,a III !
.snora naaylx annroacbas .rnvarn.
/ ment de ;nre fnd fhaf The sYnonrt
given by IInited States troons resnlt.
ed in establishin0 Ire KeItnyg Gov.
I ernment a. fncfo and that .ecof sid-
/ eripo ali the facts esfabIisbad hefore
i the Committee. there aseefns to be no
escape from The Alternative that the
/ McEnery Government must be re-
coonized Nv (,onoress or Conoress