Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1873-03-28
Louisiana.

THE persistent efforts of the Demo
cratic poiticians-or at least the rebel
lious element of the Democracy-to
destroy the prosperity of the Southern
States, to drive capital from the country,
to check the growth OF commerce, force
the merchant and the farmer to bank
ruptcy, depreciate the value of land, and
stop the tide of immigration, cannot fail
at least to bring upon them the general
ind snation of the people. Every Ku
Klux murder, every assault upon the
supremacy of the law, every threat of
violence and of usurpation, tends to pro
| duce infinite loss to the country, and helps
to reduce to poverty and decay region
| fitted by nature to TEEN with material
wealth, and support in affluence an i'm
mense population. Lands in various por
| tions of the Southern States that under a
peaceful government would prove more
| productive than the rich fields of Mime
sofa, are left idle and untitled Farms
are sold at prices so low as to seem in
credible to Northern cultivators. The
| mineral resources of the mountain chains
are left untouched. Railroads that would
| open up wide districts of country to for
eign immigration are stopped in their
! progress because the capitalist is afraid
of spoliation and open robbery. The
commerce of the Southern cities lam
| guishes, while the cities of the great West
press on with unprecedented strides. The
merchant, the honest laborer, the
mechanic, and the investor shrink from
| the home of the Ku. KluX, and avoid a
region where life and property are threat
ened by brigands and revOlutionists.
| Louisiana has suffered as severely as
any of her sister States from the cruel
| deeds of its rebellious faction. The great
majority of its people, no doubt, desire
repose; but their Democratic leaders will
not suffer them to rest. The recent riots
in New Orleans are only the latest of a
| long series of outrages. The same faction
that has never ceased to threaten and
ill treat Republican voters and peaceful
colored men has at last covered the streets
of New Orleans with blOOdsbed. They
| have been the first to shed the blood of
their fellow citizens. They have not
only defied the authority OF the State and
National courts, but have endeavored to
seize the government by armed violence.
The particulars of this contest deserve
a general attention. Two governments
existed in Louisiana, each claiming to
represent the majority of the people. The
Warmoth and M'Enery faction, supported
by the rebel leaders, and composed of
many ul6u WIN Adu hCINOu III lh5 IODSl
armies, assert that at the fall election
they had large majority OF the votes.
The Kellogg party, embracing all the
Republicans, insist that the majority was
on their side. The question as to the
validity of their claims was submitted 10
the Supreme Court of New Orleans, and
also to the United States judge, Durell,
Both courts decided in favor OF kellogg
| aud his associates. They We're declared
elected by the highest legal decision They
entered upon their offices, took possession
of the public buildings organized the
police, proceeded to discharge theil
proper duties, and the National Admins
tration, as it was obliged to do, respected
the decision of the courts, and acknowl
edged the State government Of The Kel
logg party. 1t could have done nothing
else it was forced 10 follow the ruling
of the couts aud, besides the Kellogg
government was in exstencs dc .fieto as
well as de jure 1t was the only one
kaown 20 the law.
Meantime the McEuery party also or
gani2ed government, assembled Legis'