American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-02-22

.. ODIect1On was maze 10 COUNT
ing the Fusion or Louisiana votes,
by West and Sheldon.
4. Objection was made to con-
sidellng the votes contained in the
returns, made by either the Fusion
or Kellogg Electors, by Messrs.
Stevenson. Boardman and Carpeu-
ter.
These objections appear to cover
the whole case of Louisiana. These
objections, overruled, and the ac-
ton of Congress must settle the
political status of Louisiana. Here
it is. Either she has
First-No republican form of
government, as Messrs. Stevenson,
Boardman and Carpenter contend
and therefore the votes of neither
the Kellogg or Fusion electors are
counted or
Second-The votes of the Kellogg
electors are counted, because the
votes they cast are the votes of
the rightful government of Louisi-
ana, as Phelps, West and Sheldon
contend, and the Fusion return is
rejected or the votes contained in
the returns of the Fusion electors
are counted as the votes of the
rightful government of Louisiana,
and the Kellogg return is rejected,
as commended for by Messrs. Trum.
bull and Potter. Which of these
courses did the Senate of the United
States pursue?
1. 1t appears that it overruled
the objection of Messrs. Stevenson,
Boardman and Carpenter, that no
government existed in Louisiana
with a republican form, neither of
the returns of the electors of the
Fusion or of the Kellogg electors
ought to be considered because it
did take up and consider one of
these returns-that of the Fusion
or Louisiana government, thereby
recognizing the existence Of a gov
eminent, under which the people
were legally capable of having re-
turns.
2. 1t appears further. that it did
take up the return of the Fusion or
Louisiana government, and did
consider the votes cast by the
electors they supported, thereby
clearly repudiating the return, and
the votes cast by the Kellogg or
Radical electors. Upon considera-
ton, the Senate rejected the votes
cast by the Fusion electors; but
their rejection could not have been
on account of their incompetency to
vote ON this ground they could not
count or consider the votes. It is
plain that the votes we're rejected
for the want of a due compliance
with the conditions prescribed by
law. The votes were rejected, as
the three votes cast by the electors
of Georgia were rejected. In both
the right of voting was conceded,
but the mode of voting was ohjec-
tionable. And when to this con
sideration of the votes cast BY the
Fusion electors, it is added that the
votes cast by the Kellogg or Radi
cal electors, were not taken up at
all for consideration, or acted on in
any way in either branch of Con-
gress, it is hardly possible for Con-
gress to give a more emphatic re-
pudiation of the Kellogg govern
ment, or a clearer endorsement OF
the McEnery or Louisiana govern
ment. There Is, no doubt, that all
the requirements of the law were not
complied with, in making up the
election returns and casting the
electoral votes Ill the late Presi-
dental election by the electors of
Louisiana, as supported by the Flu
sion government. We ought not
to be surprised or complain that
their votes were rejected. 1t is true
that, but for the interference of the
Government of hesUnited States
the laws would have been fully
complied with; but a member of
Congress, in considering the votes,
can only consider them as they have
come to him for adjudication. But
Congress has done the next best
thing it could do. 1t has distinctly
repudiated the acts of the Kellogg
governments, Ivy not even deigning
to notice. its Presidential electors,
and as distinctly recognized the
rightfulness of the McEnery or Flu
sion government, by taking up and
considering the electoral vote it has
6onC W IL, as Gno NOGo OI LOttlStdnd.
We trust that the Legislature of
will halt no longer in its
career of rule. Let the State now
rise up and assert her sovereignty
in all her departments of govern
ment. She has the Congress of the !
United States with her. She has the |
public opinion of the people of the
United States everywhere with her.
The gang of usurpers and thieves,
who have trampled on and plumber
ed her, have been exposed before
the world in all their wickedness and
No party in the United
States can uphold them and live.
No party in Congress has dared to
defend them. Isolated in their vii
lainy and infamy, all good or honest
men throughout the United States
will rejoice to see them elected from
power and driven out of the haunts
Of all honest or civilized men.
The Pascagoula (MlssissippD Star
says, that OH Friday night last, near
k1,nf fou-n fun man want RI has1 in