Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-03-01
From the BAltimOrO Sun .rn I
THE PRESIDENF'a LOUGSIANA WIS.
SAGE,

The Presidents special mCt CtsA1l in reference to
LOuisiana Affairs has the unquestionable merit of
being OntiTely FRANK, and ths more doubtful one
OF being very adTOit II is frank ia the explicit.
ness with which il declares the Executive purpose
In the absonC0 OF any action by Congress. TO sus-
tAin the Louisiana usurpation and to continue to
recognize and support the Kellogg government as
both De tsei9 and &c JsReths p1Ie Ssnts govern
mOnt OF LouiSiana. It is adroit in the excuse
which II furnishes for an adherence BE- the Execu-
tive to lipe Of policy already adopted, in default
Of any Action on the part Of Congress in a case
fully submitted for itSl confederation. General
Grant is extremely anxious 10 AVOID any appear
Ruc0 OF undu0 lnterterence in State affAiTaN eli
Congress diHsrT from him ''Is to what oa zht to
b0 DONE" he respectfully urges au immediate de-
aiOn 70 thai effect" He - eRtrsly willing 70
form, provided be knows what it is that he is
peotSd 10 oOnloFm 10. Cisarly, il Congress ad-
joRrns without any action taken ia q mstter so en-
GrOly auAmittBd alta decsiOn Il very fAifnfe 10
act can b0 AvailOd OF by the President Us a tacit
approval Of his own course, and Justification for
hiS adAerAnee to the line OF policy which his ues-
aAge d1sttnctlY ehalkl out. Whether IN this last
weak OF the session Congress will ind time 10 con-
SidsF and act upon the Executive recommendation
10 "do something" for Louisiana is at the best az
tremely d0pbtiul If the subject should COME up
for cons Patton there are several points in the
message which viii very well bear discussion
The President haa0g hia Own iuatincatlon tor pls.
cling the troops OF the United States at the dspo-
sa Of Judge Durell and the Kellogg iAclioa upon
the 18th section OF the act Of May 3lst, 1870 the
SaiOrcon ae S. yh.Sh Issss lawful fotA tAe
the UnitOd States to aid 10 the execution Of Judi
oial process under the act In pretended accor-
dance with this provision, the StAte-hOUSs Of Lou
isinnA was tAkan possession OF and held by thu
troops a the URitOd States, in obedience 20 the
mandate Of Judge Duren iOrbidding the asssmb
ling Of ~ Warmoth or FpsiOaiss Legislature, and
allowing tugEum only to the members % the Kel
lORR or Hmahback faction. Senator Carpenter
who Csrlainly cannot y poeHsea OF any went o
friandlinam 70 the AdmihiaFatDp, ghoa Eriah
bOSSrs he has psoySd ki@'sii al III sCcssions o
emergency IL the Senate. in the report submittoC
n behalf Of the majority OF the Senate commItte,
appointed to investigate the Louisiana troubles
ssys Of the order Pf TpdSe Dursll tOr tAs seizure
af the 2tAte-houso ~ FfFff -a&
UIt 10 impossible to conceive VI q more irregular
illegal, and in every way ineGcusable act Of
Judge CDaoading TIE power OF the court II
make suSh an OrieE, the iudgs out Of court had n,
nOEO authority to make il than the marshal. |
had not SVoa the fern Of Judicial process, II wa
nst scaled, nor was il signed BY the clerk, and i
had no more legal effect than an order issued b
any olhaE private citizen"
Senator Carpenter and the Sspabiean 1 laW
YOES Ia thO Senate who sign his report are right il
this statement, then The whole Justification Q
President Grants policy fAlls 70 The gsound| II
stead Of fknlsrlsEns en aiA Of the lawful process
tha court" he has been lending, and proposes b
cOatinue d future, the support Of the mi6taF
RoWoE O4 kho RoVo1nuAonS 70 an order Whlch IA
no more IoFes OF validity "than an order issued b
any oshsg TRsVals sitiso6." Bnh Says ths PEssi
deaf, the Ksllogg govarnment IL the De faek0 GOV
OgmmsAk, end q a recognised bF tbs Sappsm
CSuEt oI tie 6tsts e The ds iawe g0yernmsnt an
sas 10 Stats Offices filed Rqd held uRdeE Star
IaWS, the dsoi1ion a. th6 Btato trbanalA It aeam
tons, oaght 70 Be respected" Equally eonelnsiV
Il dsnOlishing this excuse Of the Executive polio
Stha aFRnnaGat Of Senator OaFpsntsr'n report :
~But tOf - tatsri1Fenee Of Judgs Darrell IN d
mAttsT ol tAia State dDeliea. uaatlsR wholly b
yond bis iuEisaiotiOn, The MsEgsrH goRaERmsI
0Ould to-day have btsn the De Jaeto gOvsrnmer
a kha 8takah faafl faft 'fsf..' 'His@ st
81 msnhsEs Of the oammitlas, al azespt Sem
NaF NoEton, conouE in eondomning the action
~ alata OsuEt e nolos Illegal oAa arbitrary tn
that e JuaaD DuEpn. il ehoEt. according 70 q
Ssnaao eon nistss' 'stha President and bic pplie
haVoa't ~ left 70 StAnd upon. Instead 0g bail
tAS rsmsay log @s present IeOablsl In Loaiaian
ssaeEal inksEiaguaas, Ant Judicial, and thsn eH
oakaVa has bssa - eauza el ~ Ell the support
the trOops WeEs WtthafsWns" said Senator CaEpgl
Ter in dshato ~ lthh' KallogR gevoEnment) Wou
not slAnd teh minutals Yet thiais the govar
maak whish tha Prssidank declares bis inteAiiC
d sappoEt with Ell he ioseas at his command.
ConGrssS dos not decide 3 The eonlTOly. Ha
uo nok, Ne people ef ths URisSd States, - wall
ehopoopls "a 19aiIiaha, atight % demand no
h0sakioaal - l1tafs thaeib GhaH inlerfsFo
nFsVana ~ e tihnaues 81 "a great Wrpngf : "
prasidsa1 49, ponsteaa e eaaeias"- "-7ths psoI
aok y - VA tra giZatef LI1sa - tl'gtfi