Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-06-13
KELLOGG TURNS STATES EVI-
nENCE

DENCE.
The New York World does not know
whether the bogus Governor of Louisiana
has sone new grievance against President
Grant, or whether be is making a bid for
white support st home, or whether, in
sudden tit of uncalculating frankness, he
has told the truth merely because it Is the
truth. Be the motive what 1t may, adds
the World, nc has made the astounding
confession that his application for Federal
troops 10 pat down domestic violence in
Louisiana was made against his wishes and
Judgment, and without any belief in its
necessity. He acknowledges that there
was no domestic violence to justify
such an application, and that he
was overpeIsuaded to make it by
President Grant and President Grants
friends. I he purpose, IS kellogg explains
it, wss not to protect Louisiana against do
mestic violence, but to protect the President
against damaging criticism. The country will
not be surprised to learn that this is true. II
will only be surprised that truth so dis
graceful is confessed by one Of the leading
actors. 1t is as disgraceful to kellogg him
self as TO Grant, for q man who lends him
self to be a conscious tool in violating
the Constitution is as bad as the officer who
makes this base use of him. A New Orleans
correspondent of the New York Tribune,
fresh from an interview with kellogg, makes
tie following report OF his language en- this
point in letter dated June q:
"Referring to the Presidents proclama-
| ton, told Mr.. Kellogg that had seen no
| evidences of distuI bance anywhere in the
| State and had not heard that any had oc
Cured for several weeks before the procla-
nation was issued, and asked him on what
ground he made his requisition upon the
| President. He said that 1t lCGS not his idea
| ut all, but the people of the North thought
that there was 3 civil war down here. The
| Associated Press dispatches from here eX-
aggerated every little occurrence; great
| posters were stuck up about the streets du.
| ring the st. Martinsyie affair, exciting the
people with reports that the citizens were
being murdered, and the reports sent
| North were of the same character.
His friends IN Washington urged
| him TO call upon the President for help;
! Mr.. Packard 1UGS IN favor of 1t. The use
of the United States troops as posse com
ddtuS was a ow and awkward way. The
! law under which they were used was sure
to be abused; that had been the histCr! of
it in North and South Carolina, and every
where else That it was res orted to. In the de-
sire TO get the troops, men were apt TO strain
8 point in making the affidavit, and when
the case came to trial, it generally turned
ont as st the trial of DR.. Blanc the other day
! that there was no case. AL these things,
md the constant reports sent North of dis
order, tDere used to iIjure the President;
and so he finally consented to giUe the Pres
ident an opportunity TO place the troops
directly at hiS disposal and stop all THIS
hue and cry"
The World comments ON this confession,
which uncovers the most dangerous viola
ton of the Constitution that has ever been
perpetrated by any public officer, as follows
"It thus appears from the testimony of the
most competent and best informed witness
the case admits OF, that the application fol
Federal troops to support the Kellogg gov
eminent was as GORGEOUS sham as the
Kellogg government itself. Grant, through
his tool, Durell, was the author of the bogu!
government; and Grant, through his tOel
Kellogg, was the author of the bogus sppli
cation for military force to put down do
nestle violence, when there were no fact
TO warrant such an application. Presiden
Grants Louisiana proclamation was one o
the absurdest fares ever acted on al
official stage. He solemnly commanded tn
insurgents to dispense and return to thei
homes, when, in point offsct, there was no
such body assembled in arms anywhere
within the boundaries of the State. WIZ
did the President thus make himself an OBJ
iect of derisiop? l. was because the Law
does not permit him TO employ military
force without such a proclamation. Th
Language of the statute il: whenever i
NAV be necessary, in the Judgment OF the
President, to use the military force here
by directed to be called forth, the Presiden
shall for hwith, by proclamation, command
such insurgents to dispense, and retire peac'
ably to their respective abodes, within
limited time.' Nothing can be cleGe 81
than than the intention Of the law tina
such a Proclamation shall not issue, AM
consequently that the Presiden