New-York tribune., 1873-02-28

set MP The so-cailed McEnery government without a
shadow Of title under the law. endeayorng 70
government resistance which must lead 20 strife and
bloodshed. McEnery, socaled Governor without any
srov he sc,ehey Of the de rac,o Government
and dong this, as he Morton) was advised az
e & OF M yaad ss
tons OF McEnery, concluding with tue one puoshed
nS Se dseb %sts nu S WSon
carry this last proclamation they would be mere
20 be shot Teiegrams had been received from Gov.
Kellogg. sh0wnC what MeGnery was doing and under
wnmota telegraph. urging collision don't think The oppo
community Their Legislature yesterday had no quorum
Gov war%oih Ss. ieesspie meEnery as follows II yon
Government, do something TO show It now Action Action
Mr., Trumbull-I am authorized by Gov W'rmoth 10
say that both OF those dispatches stating that such us
patches ever came from him are utterly false
IMPORTANCE OF THE QUESTION.
Mr.. Carpenter OF Wisconsin made an elaborate argu-
ment sustaining the majority report Nobody could ex-
aggerate the importance OF this Louisiana question
Congress called upon to exercise its high power OF
guaranteeing to State republican form OF govern
ment and to refnse to act when the demanded II
would be Just great derelicon OF duty AS 1t would
be to interfere unwarrantaby with state Government
then reviewed In great detail the history OF both The
socaled Governments OF Louisiana. and came 10 the
conclusions presented In the report OF the Committee
on Privileges Elections that the McEnery govern
mcnt rests on fraud and the Kellogg government on
usurpaton and that Is the duty OF Congress TO set
both aside ard provide for fair and free election thus
giving the State real republican government resting
the will Of the people. ~
Mr. Carpenter, having described both the Louisiana
Governments fraudulent, Mr. Morton remarked that
the Senator from Wisconsin (ar Carpenter seemed to
prefer the Warmoth fraud to the Kellogg fraud.
Mr.. Carpenter-i do, because IL is smaller one In
things like greatness, but when It comes TO
choosing between two evils or frauds prefer the smae
In that know my honorable friend does not agree with
me- [Laughter.l Ny friend Is an original and astate
politician but let tell him that we Republicans nave
reached a point where must be honest whether we
inclined TO be not Our interests compel us 10
be honest. It is Of no Importance TO us whether
Louisiana is Republican or Democratic put u Is OF tue
utmost importance that 1t shall be either the one or
the other in accordance with law. l would ike TO
anybody stump through Wisconsin In the next
III this is to be done by the Republican party in the
Senate this year want TO let the JOB OF stumpng Wis
cOnsn Fall TO the honorable Senator from Indiana
Laugherl don't want TO face the honest people OF
Wisconsin with such record. do not want to go be-
fore those people with the testimony of these Louisiana
Republicans themselves admitting their frauds Ia set
here Sustaining this acknowledged fraud and usurpa-
tion. A usurpation finally executed and accom-
plished by the military force OF the Govern
nent OF the United states. l cannot answer
circumstances. / will leave them to be managed
by honorable Senator from Indiana, aud If he sue
ceeds well with them beg HIM TO come over and help
MS in Wisconsin We shall need his powerful AID 10 sat
sfy unsOphstcated people that such thng is non
est aGghter ar M o Pprder IN peW eeefoh II Was
bound to recognize the McEnery government as the less
fraudulent OF the two. =,
case TO Justify Congress in ordering new election even
if had power and that the proper thing to do was
10 recognize the McEnery government which Congress
had OF course right to do Notwithstanding the CON
Mr. West said he thought Mr. Hills substitute might
be so amended meet the views of the contendlng
parties III louisiana aud he moved 10 postpone the lui
The motion lost, and Mr.. Hill advocated his sub
stitute until a recess was taken.
Tie debate was continued at the evening session.