The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1873-05-15
THE KENOSHA TELEGRAPH
REBELLION IN LOUISIANA.


the State and even of the United States
has existed in tue State of Louisiana since
the last State and National election
There were irregularities at the election
and both parties were more or less tc
blame. Whether the Irregularities alter
ed the result of the election is not known
and there is no means of knowing. TIL
result of the legal canvass was the, cleo
ton of Kellogg for Governor. Warmotl
then Governor, wanted McEnery oaectet
Governor and to secure it undertook Il
constitute Returning Board with power
to canvass the votes. The Bard Warmoth
made professed to canvass the votes and
made them elect McEnery. Kellogg and
McEnery both took the oath of office and
are acting or protesting to act as Governor
And for time there were two Legisla-
tures-~one recognizing Kellogg as Govern
or and the ether McEnery. That Kellogg
is the legal Governor is clear from the
following statement of facts made at the
time by the Department Of JUS ice: y
According to the. laws Of Louisiana,
GOvernsr Warmoth, LieHten Mt Governor
P,nchback, Secretary of State Heron,
and MessFs, Lynch and Anderson cnrsti
tuCed at the late election in that State a
Returning Board, with power to canvass
the votes ftw Presidential Electers men,
bers ofCongres-, State aft 'ers, and mem.
bers of the Legislature. PiHchback aud
Anderson were candidates upon the Re.
publican ticket, and therefore resigned
their seats upon the board, and to fill the
kins were elected By the r'maining mem
bers as provided by law. Warmo:h then
pretended 10 remove the Secretary Of
State from Office and appointed in his
place a fellow named Jack Whar on
Warmoth and Wharton hen repudiated
the election Of LaDgstreet aud Hawkins,
and appointed in their places Hatch and
Depont. This board so con ,ttutei, were
proceeding tn canvass the votes when,
upon due application their proceedings
were perpefnaliy enj0ined by the Judge
of the Eighth District State Court, whose
Jurisdiction in the case was unquestioned
WarmOth thereupon fnrcibly elected the
judge granting said injunction from bis
Office, ami Installed in his place, before
the votes were canvassed or IL was legally
known who was elected, the Democratic
candidate for tue judgeship in that dis
trict at that election. Proceedings were
then had ia the Supreme Court of the
IL H. Il g I,So oh,
of judges was brought in question, and
thu Court held it Invalid and in effect de-
Cided that Warmoth's board ofcan vassers
was illegal and its acts void. These de-
cisiOns 0 the State court were treated Ivy
WarmOth with perfect contempt. Suit
was commenced on the equity side of tine
United States District Court, in which an
Injunction was asked and Obtai8ed against
the Warmoth board Of canvassers, and
ills injunction was also treated by War
moths board with contempt. Instruc-
tiops were then given to the Marshal to
enforce the orders OF this court and troops
we're placed at his service for that pur
poe. Meanwhile the Board OF Can vaascrs
organized according to law. A majority
)f them canVassed the votes and returned
ibat the Republican candidates for Presl
iential Electors and State officers were
elected and that certain persons we're
elected to the Legislature.
AS will be seen Warmoth's BOARD were
erpCtual y enjoined by the Judge of the
ighth District State Court whose juris-
lotion in the case was unqnestioned from
anvassing the votes. Warmoth having
)rcibly elected this Judge from his
flee and installed in his place the Dem
cratic candidate, the validity of this
nsuge Of Judge was then taken to the
lpreme Court Of the State which held it
valid and Warmoth's Beard Of Canvass
illegal and its acts void. WarmOth,
eating these decisions with contempt,
e United States District Court was APP
led to for an injunction which was OBJ
med. This injunction Warmoth treat
with contempt and the United States
lTshal was called ON and received in
'uctions to enforce the order Of the
urt. Not willing to yield to the deci-
ms of the District AMI Supreme Courts
the State and the United States Di :
ct Court Warmoth applied to the Su-
me Court of the United States for
it ofprohibiuon against Kellogg, which
srefused, Chief ustice Chase delivering
opinion which was conourre In by
~ member of the court, that there
only one way to contest the validity
he decisions of the local courts and
twas nv ANIMAL or writ of error in the