New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-11-23
Speech OF Governor Kellogg before the
Convention of COlored People.

We reproduce, from the Weekly REPCh
LIcAN. more extended report Of Governo
Kellogg's speech before the CoIored Con
yention, than the space at our dispose
enabled as to give in QUE daily issue Ct til,
nineteenth instant:
Governor Kellogg apofogized for no
making an extended address. He saw
present. besides the United States Senate.
who had just so ably addressed them, a
humber OF the Representatives in Congress
Louisiana was said to be ON trial before
Congress- and it was the duty OF these gen.
flemtn to defend the State they repre-.
scented. IL was not the proper time for him
se speak: he preferred TO hear them. lie
thanked the convention for the generous
welcome they had given him. and said that
he looked forward to the future with zee
hewed confidence and courage.
If time and occasion permitted he would
ike to rehearse step by step the ground
which they (the Republican partly had gone
over weary and tootsore during the last
gear. An opportunity would probably
shortly occur for such retrospect. y Fuo
sion convention had been called to meet in
this city on the twenty-tourth OF the present
month--a State convention in which he did
NOT hesitate TO say that a large portion Of
the State would be entirely unreprese nted.
eight or ten men had met together and sent
themselves to the conventions Mr. Ogden.
or Mr. Somebody Else, of the Fusion leado
erss would be standing np in that cOnveno
ton to cast by proxy the vote Of a parish
hundred miles distant, and would talk eloo
sluently OF the honor of Louisiana and the
dignity of this commonwealth on the bosom
of which they were nUrtured, etc.
In ehis convention we should probably
"a trapl Mia RYAN .iu1ua Moppiptr
and other gentlemen who in the Democratic
convention of April, 1872, expressed holy
horror of being even suspected as likely
Hnder any circumstances to cooperate with
Governor Warmoth You will remember
che energy with which they denounced him
IS an arch scoundrel and charged upon him
personally all the wrongs that the State
had suffered during lis administration, and
how heartily they concurred in a resolution
passed l,y the Democratic convention de-
claring that any political alliance with him
F'would be dishOnorable and Injurious to
the best interests of louisiana
Ses 81 few weeks later these very men
and other members Of the sane convention
attended n convention called expressly IN
Warmoth's interest, and voted for resoiu.
ton pledging themselves and their
party to send him to the United States
Senate in consideration of the ser
vices which he was to render them by car.
rying the State against the Republicans
by the aid of the registration and election
laws. which they had SO repeatedly de. |
as infamous. Here is consistency +: |
Ohs how the hearts of these gentlemen |
yearn for their beloved State. How sincere |
they were in denouncing these obnoxious |
election laws, which tho CHstomhonse Rec |
oubl,cans helped them to repeal. How
Mr.. McEnery was at the Varieties !
Theatre In July, 1872, when lie peremptorilv |
demanded that Governor Warmoth should !!
approve the acts repeating these laws withs !
out delay. and tainted HIM with
insincerty for hesitatine to do 50
How much comfort Mr.. Ellis found in
the reflection that under the recent law
Of Congress (the very law. by the way,
which he Governor Kellogg aided in PUT
ting through the Senate. The United
States government now had the power to
the election returns, and War
moth dare not use his powers 10 prevent a
fair election" When lie tthe speakerl was
n the Seanate members Of the State Dem
Dcratic committee wrote 10 him urging him
to procure the passage of q law establish
ng federal supervision over the election,
and even the Bee editolialv approved it.
But no sooner was the alliance made with
than the Fusionists denounced
he federal election law, and did not want
Naumoth to approve the acts passed ny The
reform and Customhouse parties III the
legislature to secure fair election. At !
he Fusion ratification meeting in Lafayette
puare Colonel McEuerv said they had
inferred into an alliance. which could
ot ~. rejected in part or accepted IN
art, but must be adopted in its entirety"
There is no chance for q new election.
ndeed, ] think a new election would be
uinous to the State. There was one elec-
ion. Some ticket was elected. Either rhc
Democrats are entitled to the State govern
lent, or the Republicans are. ahls 10 the !
cal issue. | know the Republicans are an
eived maj )rity Of the 0otes cast at 'hc
,st election. The Supreme anu other !
ourts OF the State have repeatedly decided
nat the present State government 10 Che
.ral government. Every oiiices OF she
fate arouesces in that oecioion. and 80
OF believe that CongSess "oll o!o aU:hs 30
# it aside.
That Is, shes muse esa..cr:: GRAHAM.
'a,motl.'. old Auditor, thus !.a'.ns the
ea.,ry still III shss hand. y: u ar.no'l.
,rkeys and brokers: they mIs' e"'!c"
Gorge Sheridan. tan collector An: Garnet
agger--:u fact. they musc sWa.ioH ':t
Lol. crowd, hook. bob llnc ants SID ..:'
nvprner Yarmouth speaking from Che
me stand and at the same time, pUs n .
! mart Of The contract by declaring that .
a reason he had not signed the bills re
.alinr the election and registration laws :
"a because circumstances had changed,
ID the party with whom he was now at
!; al ted aid not desire their approval Many
the parties to this compact would ,a do1 +bs
and would talk loudly ana !
ng about midnight orders and all the )
her outrages and wrongs that had been
SIZED upon our beloved State, but time :