Richland beacon., 1873-03-15
ADDRESS
To ;5r Peo-le Of Louisiana By TIC Govern
or and Legislature, in Pursuance oi a
Resolution Of the Legislature.

resolution vi the UeGcnti Assembly .
# tbs State to address their fellow
ci .zens IN reference to the contest,
growing out OF The election OF lie ;lh
November last, with view of yindi-
eating the course they have thought
proper to pursue, AID Of lndioaiin"
that which they recommend FOR the
consideration and adoption Of their
constituents in the preseut grave
emergency Of cur State.
IL is source Of consolation and
confidence to us, in the discharge Oh
this duty, thst in our past conduct, as
your servants, we are able 10 present
the rlll Endorsement or the highest po-
Utica! Authority Which could be iaYok-
ea or desired OH the question at issue.
10 wit: that Of the most pron!inen,
representatives Of the political party
opposed to US in that august tribunal,
the United State Senute. a commit
tee Of that body, composed exclusive
" Of Senator's who supported The re-
construction and enforcement acts OF
Congress, which have been set Up as
the basis and preteyt for the violent
reversal Of the legally expressed Will
of The people in or last election, and
the installation Of u=urping minority
in our State Government, has. after a
full inveN litigation Of The law and facts,
arrived n the following conclusions:
|. That the action Of @ United
States Judge, in fyisting into the
Chief Executive oilice Of the State a
person who was legally returned, as
defeated, bv q majority Of over SIX
thou sand votes, and further by an il
legal order directing the occupation
Of the building leased Tor State
House, and through armed force and
menace of United States troops, install
ling as members Of the General As
sembly Of Louisiana, persons wbt
were never electe by the people ono
had 20 other title to such places bu'
that conferred by the allegations Of &
bill in chancery, and excluding ,h'
lawfully returned and elected mem
beers. is unanimously and emphatlca'
" condemned IS en- act Of judicla
usurpa,ion, abuse and outrage
2. 1t is SHOWN by the same commit
tee that the lawful and regular return:
Of the votes of the people were &c
aside by corrupt, dishonest and PAL
tisan Board Of Canvasscrs, who sui
stituted for the real and proper ,r
dence of such votes and election, G.
parte aGdavits, census estimates
newspaper reports, and other equal
inadmissible data.
3. 1t is conceded by the same con
mittee. that no de jure or lawful gov
ernmen, can be created by such mode
of canvassing, or making up the elet
ton returns, and that no court or ott
er tribunal can impart any legality t
tenure 10 Office thus obtained
4. L, is with like unanimity at
mitted by the same high autborit
thai the State officers who had th
r. Cular and lawful returns were ent
tied to enter upon their Offices, an
that those who contested their right
on charges of fraud end violenc
should be RENTED to the tribunal
which had jurisdiction of such con'r'
yersies, and that in this case this un
form practice and law were reversed
and the prima jacie right aecorde
to those who merely alleged or CLAIM
ed their election against these VII
had the legal and proper returns.
These several propositions beiu
concurred 10 BY all of the committs
Of the United States Senate, major
ty thereof declared that the Cover
meut of Kellogg and his party ov'
this State was o gross and fagral
usurpation.
These conclusions Of commits
Of the highest political authority
the nation have fully confirmed al
justified the course pursued, BY u
executive and legislative officials wi
were relurped as the elect Of the pc
pie Of Louisiana, and who proceeds
duly to organize the government
the State. To have done otberwi
would have been an abandonment
plain duty and surrender Of Il
rights Of the the people who had elet
I'd them.
The Government thus organic,
has been confronted by another. res
ing entirely upon the outrageous j
dicial orders ofs United States Jud,
sud upon an illegal and purely &c
t;ous and fraudulent return Of {,
- r H. naonlc Enhanpily