Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-03-01
The Louisiana Bill Defeated in the
senate.

The L. s. Senate held an al-nsht sessiCu andA6
jOurned at o'clock on Friday morning. The con
test was over bill to recognize the Kellogg gov
ernment in Louisiana. All the strength the ad
ministration could muster WasbUOught forward tS
sustain this odious usurpation.but il was defeated
Every democrat voted agsiast itand enough of the
RAdiclls 10 show the President that the country
was net yet prepared to sse the people Of cover
eign State made to accept any government the
Custom House officers aided By the L. S. Army, at
the of the dic,um man, who temporarily oceu-
pies the Presidential chair, secs proper to impose
upon them.
Much credit is due to the energy and ability shown
in the speeches of the Delaware SENATOR for the de-
feat Of thie bill Had the bill been passed danger
Gus precedent would have been established. And IN
future, if President saw proper, where there was
difficulty ia State Aboutits election, he wOad have
had precedent for stepping in and establIshing
whom he pleased in power.
The ignorance or the wllfulness designed TO de-
stroy the rightful power in the State of louisiana,
must attach to the President and his Cabinet.
The failure to be sustained by such party, in
the Senste with IL present overwhelming RAdicSL
majority, is certainly damaging to the influence
OF the President in the next four years.
Unless be surrounds himself with better and abler
lvise1s the country niaE suffer serious trouble
from such mischievous snd dangerous expert
ments The liberties of the people are yet in the
keeping of the State. Bat if such acts Judge
DureIls are recognized and sustained BY the Ex- |
ecutive and Congress itmsy not be long before the
ccntralizns tendency of the FsderA! Govern
ment will invade every State whose people see
-, De-. y,
his policy.
During the debate on Friday morning Me1rs.
Salisbury and Bayard are reported as follows;
Mr. Salisbury said he could never give his vote
TO a recognition of the Kellogg government. He
believed II was a fraud and usurpation, as it was
characterized by slorlty of the Committee on
Privileges and Elections.
M Bayard criticised the action Of the Presi-
dent in upholding the Kellogg Government and
sustaining q sham and fraud without existence
OF law fact the creature Of the usuTpation of
Dursll.
The Senator from Indiana (NOrton) had made
many audaci0us statements, but never were they
more audacious than when he said Senators ON
this floor would sustain DuTelrs action. Where
was the Senator that would sustain such action
He (Mr Bayard) would like TO see the lawyer ON
this floor who had little sef-peEpect Is TO get up
here and endorse the Outrageous usurpahon Of
DGrol.
Tins kellogg government, which never drew
an honest breath, which never had an ounce OF
honesty in If, before God man, this government
was to be retained in power because the President
had endorsed 1t. No ole can doubt that Judge
Durell would never have dared 70 Issue his order
Il be had not assurances beforehand that he
would be backed up by Federal power. What is
he fate Of Louisiana to-day may be the fate of
ome other State tomorrow.
Mr.. Morton moved to lay the bill on the table.
l9 nays, %. :
Ths hill was then TejOcted-yeas, Is; nAyt, 20.
oub ltVo |
Harlan. Lewis, Morton, Trumbull, West, and all =
he Democrats present voted in the negative, with
be exception Of Mr.. Machen, who voted in the
RrmAtiVe. q