, 1873-06-05
LOUISIANA.
Address OF Gov. moEnorys
BTATx or LOUISIANA. ExEourtvx DFriuk.

u, -. p.,,,. Nxw onIHAna, May 90, 1873. )
Al tho duly olootod but doposed Governor o. Louis
sa'asy sa e4ssiss z III n,S.g:Sn sIss, Ct Ct s
proclamation of tho President rolstiYo to Louaians
10 address you aomo words Of advice aud
he Federal Executive In tho faco Of tho report Of
sao Gommee q tio United statos sensto docltring
us3pea jarasdiction and that bis court was wthont
authority TO oocrce Btate or aeixa or overthrow iia
q IL ss1a &c e snel g 'eenHss ea Hasesg
uaurpatiou. ''N ~A'76
& 1appp |; sppafsnt fat e Ky ~ well o all e oplo
sna At 81 costa to suatain BY tho military arm Of tho
na.en tao present us,,rratlon Of tho sfats 0oyorn-
United atates District Judge Duro executed by Unit
81 ,t stana apsyone and presided over by Mr. llan
President 70 vicv With calmness and rcaiannto tio ill.,
osnrshrow Of tho loyal Government Of Jo,r State,
thS ~ gon n to al tho fofu Of
the displ.cement py fofcs liz whoe machinery u
fos.ed at the oecon, I'D Toso ONLY to u once as
uRTn 70 return Of returning board without
count and pred'eating its illegal action npon atays
Gn many instances foreed certificates, aatonents,
You .re commanded by tho President 70 oppose no
%hSa s e ths admitted
cosae to oxiat in thirty days. and counsel and ay;ae
f9s tG os ans sh, eTdsr of
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,ng peopS Of Iii sse " Wboat lSs'
PRECEDENT tn Tits any other freo country and he Is
public for Ill hshsndod messufo 90 utterIy u d.
struehyo M q tree government in thia country. N"
sn Iha s.pr es,dsnt =. S'. os tho United he
s s,. as nd ps S9
na IN conflict with tho national authority and az L
s9 aresy boon aueeesarny deopatrate that M
homeficas 70 enforce tts nandntos, further vfoont
will provo barren Of useful and prac
Whle tue Presidents proclamation Will speed1v ro
Ercss my threatened outbreak in any part Of tho
Tot me deeply axod sentiments OF rreprosshe
PIC agalna the ycs uBurpation over aomnfoI y ~
,asenea uan upon ireemen will nd their full Scope and
nnenta take form and ehape through iii moral and
loGal M agencies possibly to 10 devised. ','A
an. 'aa at s crisis Of our naira tho poacoablo
ano !eeal means within our power, by which wo NAV
ssf ,s fps;ga's e IL
hood and thriatlng our nccks in tho yoke Of tyranny
hna oppression n'ready prepared to receive theu.
him. hIr Kellogg may, until Congrcss lnoots, Admin.
lister hts aoyernmcnt With nono apparent dcgrce Of
naGeosf pgt taa should not cauao us to despair 81
Ihe public Sontimont throughout tho Union md thu
eentmonta and opinions Of mctnbors Of Congress- lead
~ " eAo "e.~CoAe!ACTcA coDclu1l0h that whom Con-
gross assemblies IN December. our dilIcules viii In
bpoodly adJnatcd and TINT il wo fail In securing ~
recognition OF tho Government elected by Tho poooo
nd an earnest effort will be made in Tint difeetonI
at lcAst Congress will surely initiato aud pnus tInn
necessary measures according to Louisiana q lnciti-
mato Governmout to which her citizens OF s ciassea
and Of all parties will bow In willing and loyal obodi
cnec. ' 0A
IN tho meantime trust that peace and ordor NAV
reign Buprono throughout the Slate aud that ali o1,r
industrial pursuits Will DO uuombarrnsscd by The pot.
ca difiicultcs into which, nnhappily we have been 90
unnecessarily and ruthlessly Plunged and ospccialiv
DO urge upon tho people Of tho two rnces who nrc
numerically nearly equal In this State to cultivate tho
one towards tho other but feelinga Of a,ntty good
ieonng, and mutual understanding. Tho fears and
Fre1ndicc8 that have been iuscd Into tho minds anI
eara o. the colored nun against his white neigbor
sola give place to reason and Judgment tho ppople
OF the wAito race frank an open in their ayowal
20 concede 70 tho colored man all tho r1ghta guar
antecd to him under tho law, On the other hand
Tho colorod man should hccopt with sincerity Ills
nli8hted faith Of his whla negItor md anus y an
interchange Of candid opinions prejudiccs entertained
ny botli races may bo obliteracd, and brighter
career opened up for both peoples and tho nutagonia
now c1isting Will gyo place to mutual forboarancos
and lilo destiny Of the two races 10 indisaoluDy
united with tho fato Of Louisiana, will bo placed in
higher scae Of advancement than ut present snpcnrs
ana. Tff' ~
While 7 not permitted to. fulnl, the funo.
tons Of tho high position to which the voIco OF MY
ramatn at tho Capital Of the Rtato prom{sng ro-
neWed energy and zeal In behalf Of the people Of tho
Stale IN their cndcavors to obtain from tho Congress-
Of tho United 8tates that handed justice which
once wae. md truBt will again be- the pride and glory
Ok every American citizen. JONI MoENEAx.