Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-03-19
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hisjprsdiction Tie Nae 1oVsrnmsrt ynrg ~
gnH naTs been the De Iasto government Of the State
states between the people Of Louisiana and the only
and the result Of this has been 70 eSs6iisb Inc ke
loRg 80 Tar IS that State has now any government"
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And your committee cannot refrain from exptess-
States should thus unWarr1ntabIy have interfsred
with the state government, and kn0W no Language
700 ssaSns tH express their condemnation Of sueh
Tne Senator from California [Mr G. s:srIy1 has
said there were certain reasons why Senators /
Inoelo NOT declare their opinions at this tins an
JnaSe DnFelFs case but Ut IL proper, and indeed |
lt is necessary, to refer 10 the language Of the
cCmmIstse. That is the result Of q regular invos-
tlgatlon; and as say, no language can condemn |
Wlth more force with more indignation, aud more
apparent sincerity, the acts OF Darrell than that
employed by the entiro committee.
Now, siF, II they would strive to shelter the
rrssioens OF the United States under cover oil the
ABSTRACT proposition that he cannot sit as q Judge
upon tbs propEiety OF judicial action elsewhere,
my friend from California has effsctually disposed
OF that II Will not do for Judge to ISSUE an or
DEF % PalPanis usoFpatOR and glsriusly SOid,and
for tho President to ignore its legality and naked
| wrong, and make himself party 70 q lawleas and
| Revolutionary proceeding IgnoVAnt thouah he
may psrsonally be, and no doubt IT, Of law, and OF
civil government, yet he has men around MIN sa-
lected for the purpose Of enllghtsning his sant of
knowledge and OF guiding his actions Alright; and
even granting it u be possible that ON tins fist
0lush OF this case he might not have had tiule to
hesitate, aud therefore he might have said ~ will
sustain this judges order because it has the nams
OF law yet the shortest opportunity for reflection
would haYe dlssp ated this shadowy pretsnce of
the exercise of power, But General Grant never
had sacn an excuse. His law officer Attorney
General Williams, had instant and full, if not pre-
] visus, knowledge Of Durslrs fagitious conduct,
and from hrst to las. has exhibited hot, indecent
, haste and rgor In sustaining it. And in my opl-
mon there Is not one word of condemnation ap-
piled by the committee to the eondoct Of Dursll
that Is not equally applicable to the action pf the
President and his Attorney Gsnsral.
But, sir II the himsy excuse offered for the
duct Of the Presldsnt BY his partisans IIL this
I Chamber had in the inception OF this melahcholy
business any validity of Iorce, il can have noRe
now. Tne message OF the President was written
on the 18th Of February At that time al this
3 testimony had been taken aud published; the re.
\ ports OF the committee were b3fore him. II ht
did not read them he neglected hia duty; hut hS
v did know OF them, and he we'll knew that hs mac
Z I-and wiz give him the bensHt Of the prdsump-
tion-that he had in ignorance Of the facts and O
r. the law sustained shocking, Outrageous, FiOlsn
usuFpAtion BY the judge Of the United STATES dis
tret court IN the State OF louisiana that the gov
= ernment so called OF Kellogg was u sham and
4 fraud; that It never had existence % lure or d
factO; that 1t was q creature of usurpation prac
y ticsd BY Durs that it would never have pxlstet
= tor an hour II Darrell had not by his illsgtlmat
act given 1t the eountsrht stamp OF judicial appro
val and then had 1t backed up BY the ignorant &C
- OF tue President In suppesing that he had an
- such power Is by force OF arms alone and ygIthou
" color OF law to make this recognized g0vetnmsn
e, or recognizable government in the State bf Lou
e isiana.
te Sir, it Is perfectly plain that let the MpEner
b goSernment bs detective Is it may it wou ID hAv
he been In the admitted, Peaceabls undisturhed po
IN session OF the functions OF tho government of th
State OF Louisiana to-day, and il would have bee
II since last fall but for the act originated by Judp
ts Durell and promptly seconded by President Gran
IN and which now becomes the sole act Of PtsSldeE
vhnv ,.gRo Il. -. =
M can people the executor of judicial order cor
~ fessedly void, and which he now knows to be Vol
ma and yet threatens TO persist in.
he What becomes Of his oath "faithfnlly to nxecu
of the office Of President of the United States" he
ms thus he prostrates all law and enforces us rpatic
ofI by military force
il Do not in the face OF these fasts talk to DEM
We Gratis about being responsible for the passage
Ire els aet' OF thus condition OF affair in LOutiana.
he You brought all this to pass; your Pteside
of brought it to pass. there was fraud ycur Law
as made such fraud possible II rogues were in his
Die station, you placed thsm there; when ydu toC
I'D possession OF that State you disfranehised men
the ability, the character, and the moral excelan
ny that make good government possible in d Stat
om and you set up rapacity and Ignorance TO COVE
lp- tAoss people aud Whars the State dill not full
an supply it from the inferior and mongral rae
err whom your want of wisdom has invested Eith 0
ct itical powerYou recrulEed it by Importation fro
IN other States, and this Wretched tribe, known
es ''carpet-baggeFs," swaTmed all over that Stat
Ills Ou OF q degraded 81
cs frage to all the high official positions Of the Sta
run where they have been enabled TO eat out The su
hat stance OF the people and to make fraud The FU
re- and nAtEal history Of their elections. Do tn
re- 10 those men who have besought you tms q
hat time again, aud always In vain 20 stay YOUR ha
to- and to allow the intelligence and virtns of th
Ike country TO control it, do not say to Us that we
en- responsible for this miaarablh and disgrachfu &C
the diton Of affairs, because the country will lAu
the you 70 scoTn, a. now stand here to dsndunoe
, a talsehood and cool etrontery. II is almost
plor absurd, too untrue, too unjust 70 merit era
no denial.
no Your political party has had in these len ys,
as unlimited control Of every branch of the Fede
nrt Government. Congress has made and unma
an the stats governments in the South at will, q
ing there is NO element Of misgoVeEnmant foe VII
.hle your party majority are not responsible. I
/ Of mingled web ignorance and fraud, Of cdrrupti
else and venaty Of rapacity and crime, In Whose N
mes hes those unhappy communities are vaiuly str
but Cling was woven by your hands alone A
snt when you cannot unite It, you call in the sword
cut it.
hat Such has bean sinea ths war closed thb hist
re. Of your rule such it wall eontinns 20 be nntI
,en. whole basis OF your rule is changed, and
one cease 10 sustain ignorance and vice in their
M test with the virtue and intelligence OF those q
pre- muniliea. sFs+*A44a ss+8 =
belief for the Congress Of the United Stakes to
Dro. der this election 10 be held in the State f Lou
viii ana. When state thai, have stated rsason
,sed Aeient to govern me, mindful as am og the Q
Nil. have taken 10 support that OoostitneOh, and
80 IL not In the power Of any party TO place ma
,had position whore Il shAll Be Haproaeh 10 me
1 n snfafing or inconvanienea shall come 10 any
ton Of this country because q measure Il props
annaRantlv uasfn1 10 q section q that e0un
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