, 1873-05-09
THE WAR IN LOUISIANA.

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war the extent or limit OF which cannot now be
foretold. The Administration journals speak Of
the uprisings Of the people in several parishes
Of the State as "tha new Rebellion" TO prop
er1y appreciate the Justice Of this appelladon, it
will be we'll to recall the leading incidents in the
political controversy which has led to the pres
ent situation in Louisiana.
In the last election in Louisiana there were two
candidates for Governor, Kellogg running on the
Administration ticket, and McEucy on the
Fusion Opposition ticket. According to the law
OF Louisiana, the election returns must be
counted by Returning Board Of five mem-
constituted,- ,--one on account OF candidature for
Office, which was disqualification, and ono by q
removal from the Office Of Acting-secretary OF
State, by virtue OF which office Mr. Heron held
lis place on the Returning Board. Herron.
after having been removed as Acting Secretary OF
State, organized an independent Returning Board,
which declared A1r. Kellogg elected, although
no legitimate election-retmns came before this
Board. The regular Board declared Mr. Nc
Emery; elected, after having canyassed the
returns. Both factions proceeded to organize
government. Thereupon the Ke1ogites applied
to the United States Court for IN injunction
against the McEnery party, which Judge Durell
granted, in defiance Of the Constitution, the law,
and all precedents. Upon informal application
to- the President, Gen. Grant gave orders that
Judge Durell should be sustained, and Gen.
Emory, in command Of the United States
troops at New Orleans, was commanded to
use his forces to enforce the injuno-
ton. Thus provided with show Of authority
and the power OF bayonets at the buck Of it, tho
Kelloggites secured the possession Of tho State
House, tha Legislature was organized, and one
of its first measures vas to reorganize the Su-
preme Court of the State with material favor
able to the Kellogg faction. It WAS only after
this had been done that the Kellogg faction went
into State court, according to law; and they
we're there sustained In other words, the kol-,
logg faction first organized outside Of and con-.
trazy to Ian, and then, in this lawless condition,
created a court to sustain what it had done.
AL this is bare summary OF. what came up
in evidence before the Investigating Committee
Of the United States Senate. That Committee,
after carefully and 1aboriously going over the
whole ground, in which they collected the most
disgraceful exhibit OF frauds, condemned the
conduct Of Judge Dureu as infamous, and re-
ported in favor Of sending a United States
Judge into Louisiana as Commission
er to organize new election. Tho In
vestigating Committee consisted Of Repub~
icans, and several of its members we're
the most active supporters Of Gen. Grants Ad-
ministration. There wns no difference between
the majority and minority reports Of the Com
mittee in regard to tho fraudulent character OF
the Kellogg Government, and tho usurpation Of
power which placed it in the ascendant; but, in
the subsequent heated debates OF the Senate in
which the party lash WAS exercised unsparing1y,
there was split on the question whether
or not the Kellogg Government should
hold over until tho new election had
taken place, and the Senate adjourned,
leaving the whole matter in the hands
Of the President to pursue the wrong headed
course which he had inaugurated, and to which /
he formally announced his intention Of ather-
ing Tho ground which the Administration now
assumed waa, that the Kellogg Government
must be sustained because it had been declared
legitimate by the Supreme Court Of Louisiana,
aud mot because Of the interference Of the
United States Court, which the Senate had con-
domned 80 unqualihedly. In other words, the
and approval Of creature Of the
Kellogg Legislature, brought into existence at a
time when the Kellogg Legislature WIS lawlezs
mob, became the excuse for persisting in mis-
taken policy which Gen. Grant hastily and rashly
adopted. - ::
During ths Sonata discussion Of Louisiana af-
fairs, the people Of Louisiana gave in q passive
acknowledgment Of the. Kellogg Government,
hoping and believing that IN election which a
Senate Committee Of Republicans had found to
bo fraudulent would be sot aside. When the
Senate adjourned and left the President to carry
out his policy, Kellogg became encouraged to
conduct the affairs of the State with high hand.
He insisted that tho McEnery Legislature which
had been guilty Of no overt act against his de aco
Government, should be Dispersed at the point OF
The bayonet; he brought charges OF treason
against Mr. McEnery with the purpose Of prose-
cutting him to, the full punishment under the
law and, with these and similar proceedings
calculated to arouse the Indignation OF 9 people
suffering under consclousness of having been
out Of the Government they had
chosen, he goaded them On to resistance, which
mas broken out spasmodically in various
places. The Kellogg Legislature passed |
4 lar authorizing the summary seizure !
md sale Of property for taxes, WITHOUT |