The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1873-04-11
Louisiana. 10 naisrel

p The persistent efforts of the Demo
cratic politicians-or at least the rebel
hous element Of the DemocracyM4t de
stroy the prosperity Of the Southerr
States, to drive capitalfrom the country
to check the growth of commerce. forct
the merchant and the farmer to bank
rliptcy, depreciate the value Of land
and stop the tide of immigration, cannoi
fail at last to bring upon them the gen
erai Indignation Of the people. Every
Ku-Klux murder, every assault UPON the
supremacy Of the law, every threat Of
violence and of usurpation, tends to pro.
ducei infinite loss to the country, and
helps to reduce to- poverty and decay a
region fitted by nature to TEEN with ma
terial wealth, and support in affinence
an immense population. Lands in va
nous portions of the United States that
under a peaceful government would
prove more productive than the rich
fields of Minnesota are left idle and uu-
titled. Farms are sold Mt prices SO low
as to seem incredible to Northern, culti-
vators. The mineral resources of the
mountain chains are left untouched.
Railroads that would open I'M wide
districts of country to foreign inimicra-
tion are stopped in their progress be-
cause the capitalist is afraid Of spola-
tion and open robbery. The commerce
OF the Southern cities languishes, while
the cities of the great West press on
with unprecedented strides. The rner-
chant, the honest laborer, the mechanic,
and the investor shrink from the home
of the Ku-Kiux, and avoid region
where life and property are threatened
by brigands and revolutionists. rIq4sA
Louisiana has suffered as severely as
any OF its sister States from the cruel
deeds of its rebelliors faction. The
great majority of its people, no doubt,
desire repose; but their Democratic
leaders win not suffer them to rest.
The recent riots in New Orleans, are only
the latest Of a long series OF .io,ftrages.
The same faction that has never ceased
to threaten and i'll treat Republican
voters and peaceful colored men has at
last covered the streets Of New. Orleans
with bloodshed. They have been the
first to shed the blood Of their fellow
citizens. They have not only defed the
authority of the State and national
courts, but have endeavored to seize the
Government by armed violence. -
- The particulars Of this contest deserve
a general attention. Two governments
existed in Louisiana, each claiming to
represent the majority Of the people.
The Warmoth and McEnery faction, sup
ported by the rebel leaders, and COM
posed OF many men who had served in
the rebel armies, assert that at the fall
election they had large majority Of the
votes. The Kellogg party, embracing
all the Republicans. insist that the ma
jority was on their SIDE The question
as to- the validity Of either claim was
submitted to the Supreme Court Of New
Orleans, and also the United States
Judge, Durell. Both courts decided in
favor of Kellogg and his associates.
Theyiwere declared elected by the high
est legal decision. They entered upon
their offices, took possion of the public
buildings, organized the police, proceed
ed to discharge their proper duties, and
the na,;onal Administration, as it was
obliged to do, respected the decision of
the courts, and acknowledged the State
government of the Kellogg party. 1t
could have done nothing else it was
forced to follow the ruling of the courts
and, besides,-the kellogg government
was in existencso de tactO as well as dc
lure.s 1t was the only one known to the
law. q ,k'aa>2-.1J nri9 rs itlgf ieE
=. Meantime the Nc Eery party also nor.
ganized a government assembled, q Leg
islature, and proceeded to perform va,
rlous acts annoying and obstructive to i
its !, opponents It next as was most |
proper, appealed to the President and
to Congress. The President had no |
power to interfere, but Congress, per-
haps, might have determined the con.
troyersy. 1t would. seem, however,,
rather question for the Supreme Court
and even Congress would scarcely care
10 reverse the decision of the New Or
leans judges. But however this may
be, the plain duty of the McEnery party,
i they found themselves aggrieved, was
20 commence such legal proceedings MS
might expose the errors OF their oppo-
nents and obtain Justice for themselves,
q large military force;a and
plade an attack upon their OPPONENTS
which ended in the loss of several lives
md the wounding of fifteen or twenty
persons. Their object, it seems, was to
,eize the court-houses and reinstate their
,wn judges; they might thus gain a
how OF legality on their side, which is
low wholly wanting The rebels fought
With courage but their plant had been !
'eyealed to the Kellogg officials, and
ien. Longstreet, by his prudent dispo-
tition of the armed police saYed the
,ourt-houses. Gen. Emory. the United
States officer in command, next ordered
he rioters to disperse, cand, obeyiug the b
Of President Grant, aided 7
n restoring order IN New Orleans. For
his the President has been asssiled
yith extraordinary bitterness by the
lends of War1noth and Me- Emery, by I
he opposition press of the North y-and-
he enemies of the public peace. The
,eople of the whole -ceuntry, however, b
nil probably appfOvei of his conduct, '
nd show the rebellious portion of the
,outhen population that they are re-
olved to check at once their constant ?
endency toward bloodshed and crime. II
The chief sufferers from the violence
1 'Warmoth and McEnery, next to the ,
cad and wounded, to whose fate theyt-..
ave been accessory, viii be- the NOR;
hants, mechanics and farmers of Louis
ana, Business has long been inactive
i New Orleans, owing to- the fear Of n
lots and political disturbances. Re-
ubIicans - and colored citizens. are
sturally alarmed for their hyes when F.
hey see their enemies armed parsding
4 the streets, and when they remember
ne long series of outrages which have I
cen inflicted upon than by a-saall- but +
esperate faction Of the opposition.
,ouisiana, fich in patutl advahtases, I
souires capital to repair its leyees, drain