Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-05-09
From the n. Y. Sun.
The louisiana Crime.

Ia order TO fully appreciate the causes leading
the white people Of louisiana to resist with such
persistence as they are doing the attempts of the
spurious Kellogg faction to obtain recognition as
the legal Government of the State, it should be
understood that If they should acknowledge the
validity Of Keilogg's election they would thereby
resign themselves 10 the permanent domination Of
the negro aud caIpet-bag politicians who have
robbed them unmeTci1ully during the past tour
years Not onl y this, but submission TO the usur-
pers would lead to the continuance of a state of
affairs In which illegal courts assume authority TO
adjudicate cases involving questions of property
course certain to lead TO the most vexatIous ltl-
CATION in the future, while unsetlng values Of ev-
cry kind ia the present
1t should also be remembered that kellogg was
never elected to the office he pretends TO hold
Mr.. AcEnery was legally elected Governor by
about 200 majority, aud was inaugulated ac-
cSrding to law. But, instigated by the Tepresen-
taties of the Administration IN New Orleans,
band Of consplrators-amongt the chief of whom
was Casey, the dlsreputable brOtheT-in-aw OF the
President-conVened an illegal body calling itself
a Returning Board and this pretended board, af-
ter receiving quantity OF forged afidaylts and
making an estimate of the number OF votes which
certain parishes ought to have given TO kellogg,
went through the form of deciding that this car
pet-bag imposter was the Governor of the State
Senator Carpenter says OF this performance that
"theTe II nothing IN all the comedy OF blundeTs
and frauds under consideration more lndefenslble
than this pretended canvass :; and he declares that
injunctions restraining it from making any can
vass not based upon the official returns of the
election.
Upon the strength of this pretended count by an
illegal body, which had no returns to examine, a
drunken United States Judge named DuFell made
q decree putting Kellogg and his associates pos-
session OF the State House and the archives OF the
State Government DuTell had no more power TO
issue such decree than he hiss to-day TO issue a
a decree unseating Gov DIX and putting William
ii. Tweed In his place. The Judiciary Committee
OF the United States Senate says Of this decree
that it "had NO more legal effect than an order
issued by amy private citizen" and yet upon such
an illegal decree issued 10 enforce the decision OF
fraudulent and illegal body who did not even
pretend that Kellogg had been legally elected,
President Grant joined in the conspiracy with his
bTothsT-in-lAW aud others 10 overthrow a State
Government by ordering the United States troops
to support the pTeposterous claims OF kellogg 10
act As Governor. In short, by the Use OF Federal
troops President Grant drove legally elected
State Government from the Capitol, and ia its
place installed gang of thieves who have more
right 10 make or execute laws for the people Of
Louisiana than they have TO preform the same Of
tice for the people Of New York This is the story
~ told by = Republican committee OF the United
States Senate.
For the anarchy now existing IN Louisiana Pres
ident Grant 10 directly responsible, hc was
doubtless involved la this revolutionary conSpiTa-
ey headed by his brOtheT-in-laW kand lt is certain
that il be had not supported Kellogg with Federal
troops the legal Government OF the State would
have sustained itself without difficulty. The
olution IN Louisiana has not even the poor merit
of having been political necessity, as the Repub
iicau party controls . large majority OF the State
II was q revelation inspired by the
meansst Of motives, the desire for plunder; and