Liberal Republican. [volume] (Dallas, Or.) 1872-1???, 1873-02-01

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such arguments. The damage which
ensues from their employment of ju-
dietary power to accomplish other than
judicial acts of administration canuot
be calculated, and it is impossible to
justify a Court on determining that to
be legal which is merely desirable, or
that to be right which is only profitable.
The order in the Kellogg case was er
parte; it was placed in the hands of
the Marshal without notice to the
parties. 1t proceeded for an alleged
contempt by no legal procedure usual
IN matters of the sort, and we are not
aware of any imninence of danger to
the public peace. which justifes the
seizure of the State Capitol iu chan
cery cause in Il suit between Kellogg
and Canvassing Board, q suit pro,
tessedly brought to perpetuate testimony
The case of AntoiDe displays with more
distinctness than that of Kellogg the
use that has been made of judicial or
ders to accomplish the results of which
the Judiciary had no cognizance. An
tome was a candidate for Lieutenant
Governor aud was entitled his Office
January next. had he been elected.
With disputed title. month 10 adj
vance he filed this bill and obtained
the order We have cited, placing under
an lnterdict the Governor, Secretary
of State, the members elect of both
branches Of the General Assembly,
all Boards and Officers and men OF the
police, the members Of the two
Canyassing Boards, and upon this
ex porte order. the organization Of the
General Assembly was regulated and
directed.
Since the meeting in New Dreams,
under which the Committee was ap>
pointed. We have been met with the
suggestion that these orders and acts
are facts accomplished. and that their
revocation or recession would not restore
| the stof" q"o, and that our complaints.
therefore, are unreasonable. IF this we
have be correct, such condition ou ght
not TO effect our action or conduct
When the King of Great Britain es.
tablishcd arbitrarily a Government in
one of the colonies, the remaining
colonies took alarm least it might serve
as a precedent as vel! as an instrument
to establish snch governments elsewhere
Besides, men are less patient under
wrongful orders and acts of judiciary
tribunal than even violence from other
sources of authority. A government
which rests for its organization uron
an illegal judicial order, executed by
the Marshal with companies of soldiers
does not command as much respect or
authority as il judicial arpendsges had
been dispensed wsth, and the army had
set up government with strong and
usarping hand.
The Committee take the liberty 10
say they had 10 connection with these
suits as parties or attorneys. Neither
do they claim any of the Offices in dis
pute. They have not heretofore been
confined in controversies among polite
at classes, which have endangered the
peace of, and brought scandal upon
the State. They affirm that, during
the Last four years, there has not been
a good Government in Louisiana.
There has been extravaganza, prodig-
atty, dishonesty, and waste in the
public expenditures. The public
debt has been enormously increased
with but little corresponding benefit.
The credit Of the State fas been iven
to speculating corporations foe personal
aims, The taxes on property have as
sumed such proportions that they might
be called rents paid by proprietors to
the State for its occupation and use.
The taxes upon business oprress the
commercial and laboring classes. The
laws to control election, corporations,
and public institutions stimulate these
excesses of office holders, and the
consequence is depression and discon-
tent. The State needs an honest, and
faithful and responsible Government,
conducted to attain public objects, and
not to enrich its members, or to perpet.
uate their power. There was an
earnest effort to obtain such o Govern