The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1873-03-08

lrulnDull WIS cntlTcly TlSAAl. L Ac tSS'
timony showed that the Kellogg gov.
ernment could not stand ton minutes II
the support of the troops was with
drawn.
Mr.. Morton again denied that the
Kellogg government was now sustain
ed by bayonets. The Senator {Mr.
TrumbulD says troops are within sup
porting distance. So troops are in sup
porting distance of this Capitol, yet no
one thought of saying that the Gov
ernment was supported by them. The
troops must stay somewhere, and al
though some We're in Louisiana they
had no connection with the State gov
ernment.
Mr.. Trumbull said there was never a
more monstrous case Of usurpation than
this setting up of the Pinchback gov
ernment. The troops were there to
uphold this susurping government; they
held the State House that these usur-
pers might organize their government.
The Senator from Indiana admits that
the orders of Durell We're usurping
orders; he admits that this usurping
government was set up by the United
States bayonets, yet he now says that
all is lovely, and they should be left
alone. He (N1r. TrumbulD thought it
was time that this interference of tho
United States should cease; he thought
1t time that the troops snOuld be called
Off.
Mr.. Trunbull continued ut some
fength in review of the existing status
i'll Louisiana, and in reference to the
last election expressed his opinion that
it was in tho main as fair an election as
is ordinarily the case.
Mr.. Thurman said it would DO u
crying shame for this Congress to adj
journ without toking any action III this
Louisiana matter. He thought that,
according to all principles OF law and
justice, Congress should by resolution
or otherwise, recognize the McEncry
government; but the proper question
now before tho Senate was one Of the
order of business. In reference to tho
Caldwell matter, he had been looking
into it, and he found that there was
nothing to prevent its being considered
at the executive session. But this
question of determining tho lawful
government of Il State WAS one of trans
ccndcnt Importance, and important
bills were also pressing.
In view of the brief remainder of the
he thought the agricultural
college bill should be laid aside, and
the essentially important matter DO
proceeded with.
Mr.. Morton said he had, as far as
possible, disconnected himself from all
partisan considerations In the I4ouisi-
ana matter, and he had hoped the
discussion on it would have been free
from all partisan bearing. But the
Senator from Illinois (Mr. TrumbulD
had willed it otherwise-he had made
Il personal assault on tho President for
his action. In his (Mr. Morton's)
opinion, the President had conducted
himself in Il neritorious manner, and
was entitled to tho thanks of the peo-
pie of the United States for what he
had done. Tho action of tho President
mobs, violence, and carnage.
Mr.. Schurz interrupted, and read
from tho report of the majority of the
tho opinion that but for tho
usurpir,s. orders of Judge Durell the
action of the De Ferriet Board would
have been acquicsccd in in q short time,
and good order and peace would have
prevailed.
Mr.. Morton said he disscntcd entire
ly from this view; he did not believe
it; you must go back in the history of
Louisiana. In 1866, during the OK
element which prevailed there, hum
dreds of people were killed and NAL
treated for political reasons. In 1868,
as appears by report of Il committee
of the other house, over one thousand
people were killed, and many MANNED,
because of their political opinions.
The President knew what seething
caldron New Orleans was, and nc (Mr.
Morton) vindicated him and praised
him for the action which he took to
preserve peace and order in that city.
It was the duty OF the President to
enforce the decrccs of the United States
court.
Mr.. Trumbull asked if it was the
duty of the President to enforce n void
decree of the courts.
Mr.. Morton replied that the Pr,si-
dent was not a court of appeal. He
had no decision as to this matter. 1t
was made his duty by the law to en-
force the dccrecs of the court, and he
would have been liable to impeachment
if he had not done it. Tho President
knew tho imminent danger, and so far
from his having done anything to de-
serve ccnsurc, he was entitled to the
praise of good men of all parties for
preventing rc-cnactmcnt OF the scenes
of 1866 and 1868. The Senator from
Illinois mr. TrIImbulh thinks thc