, 1873-08-23

as. !sstaa oerrs u fo ha1a aa npf; ra'sn, ,sisas;
GENTLEMEN: havo the honor to acknowledge
the receipt Of your communication Of the 9Th
inst, and it affords mo pleasure to comply ut
onGo with tie requests you aro pleased to mako.
To many OF you have boon known since child
hood and to the majority of you Hinco my ar
rival at manhood, and boliovo without egotism
may say that you will accord mo tho merit OF
always dealing plainly and frankly on all ques-
tlons, and ~ that hpirit shall now endcayor to
communicate with you.
Nevor at any time snco our troubles began
lnyo abandoned tho hope TINT relief to tho
suffering people OF this State would como at the
hands Of CongroaB
freely and publicly Expressed TINT opinion at
tho time OF the monstrousy illegal docrcos of
Judge Durreil at tho timo Of tic Seizure and
occupation of tho stato-Houso by the forces OF
tho United states BY. virtue Of and in pursuance
Of said decreea; at the tin,e OF the polsdeney Of
tho Louisiana case in Congress. md at all times
since tho. adjournment Of Congress, and that
fixed opinion mutually sprang from, tho theory
TINT if It wore q fact (Which, wo, alleged and
Tint Judge Of d United States Court, aided by
military forcos, had actually depoBod and ovor-
thrown State Government electod by the peo-
pie aud set up and established another govern
sm IN ss sso e1 BY the os gent no and the
IN outrage upon tho liberties Of peo.
plo, could possibly have no other Of
foot than A., iG 3 induce !G3o9'ngress 1aness i
to undo md rectify what an unacrurulous aud
PARTISAN United Statos Judge had so illegally,
eylly, and .wickcdy done. This opinion / hold
and maintain at the present time.
That tho government Of Mr.. Kellogg was cre-
atod aud uBhered into existence by the decree
omanating from Judge Duycll, no ono can have
the hardihood to deny, because, hut for the un-
warantablo interference of this Judge in the af-
$rfH
people would have quietly gone Into operation,
and our State to-day on the high road to pros
pority. Tho method of the institution Of Alr.
AolloEg'a government, as | have Indicated. is
faet that the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Returning
Board madc, compiled. aud published, under tho
solemn sanction OF Nh oath, election roturna
when this Doard Lad not before it single bal
lot to count, or solitary oficial return to can
vaBs.
Tho usurpation styling itself tho Goyornmeut
OF tho State certainly will not ho recognized by
Congress- AZ tho loyal Government or Louisiana
unless III the meantime tho people acquiesce in
and recognize it ~ the Government rightfully
I do not deem tho payment Of taxes and tho
recognition Of tho authority of Kcllogg's officers
as voluntary support or recognition Ut hia gov-
ernment, for we al know how that has been
trate Of tho nation aud tho active service Of tho
United states troops hayo onnblod Dlr. Kellogg
to establish bis government as We find 1t. There
fore q recognition of lliH uaurpod authority, un-
dor the croulnHtMncoB of its installation, hna
beon but submission to tho mandates OF ma
tionM authority, and it il to Federal poyer tllat
wo must HOW appeal that Justice may DO done 4
wronged mud oppressed people.
Tho only remedy now roinaining to the people
opposition to tho nsurpation fuistod upon thons.
THIS opposition can bo manifested by lnenoriaIs
and petitions addressed to Congress and nunor-