The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-02-28

3 doubt upon the subject Of authority I
: collect taxes, or very much encourage
l ment TO induce people not to pay thei
. taxes. This McEnery has issued proc
J lamation calling upon his friends in Lou
isianA to pay no taxes, and l believe thi
! is not the exact reason for collecting
J taxes there, but If we refuse to set asid
the Kellogg government and give 1t ou
, support, that government will go on ant
: collect taxes without any trouble.
, Mr.. Carpenter made an elaborate ar
, gument sustaining the majority re.
port. Nobody could exaggerate the i'm
, portance OF this Louisiana question. Con
, gress was called upon TO exercise itshigt
power, guaranteeing to the State Repub
lican form oi government, and to reiust
to act when the case demanded, woulC
be Just as great q dlrellctlon OF duty as 1t
would be to interfere unwarrantably with
the State government. He then reviewed
in great detail the history OF both OF the
so.called governments Of Louisiana, and
came to tho conclusion presented In the
report Of the Committee on Privileges
and Elections-that the McEnery govern
ment rests on fraud and the Kellogg or
usurpation, and that 1t Is tho duty Of Con
gress to set both aside and provide for a
fair and free election, thus giving the
State real Republican government, rest.
ing on the will of the people. -
In the course Of his remarks Mr. Car
penter drew the following picture Of Gov,
Warmoth, OF Louisiana, who occupied q
seat in the Senate near Mr.. Carpenter
while he spoke. There is in the State ol
Louisiana and for several years has been
most remarkable young mana man oi
elegant presence and fascinating manner;
man Of very great acutenesa and intel
lect, and q man Of whom in general, itmay
be said, that his intellectual capacity
seems to have been developed far above
his moral ideas Just such man as
would have risen TO the surface in the tur.
bulent hours Of the French revolution;
I! just such man as was made for revolu-
lions, and although coming upon the State
OF Louisiana in condition OF cOmpara-
tive peace, yet his genius tor revolution
has i been so great that he has
completely transformed the face Of that
State. He has mingledand commingled
the powers of its Government until no
man can tell head or tail to any of them.
He has appointed judges and removed
them at pleasure. He has packed COM
mIltees, approved laws, repealed laws and
been the Legislature, Judges and Cover
nor despot Of Louisiana, and in every re-
spect his will alone has been the defect Of
the governing power OF the State OF
Louisiana. He wished 10 perpetuate that
interesting condition Of things, when his
term should expire. He knew that the re-
turns would be made under the Constitu
tion TO the Legislature and be counted by
the Legislature. To make tolerably
sure thing Of his reelection and con-
tingency that has troubled many man
beside Governor Warmoth, and many an
officer beside u Governor OF State, he
gets his Legislature, which the testimony
here shows he moved like rs many men
on. u chess.board at his will
and pleasure, TO pass this law.
Mr.. Carpenter having described both
Louisiana governments as fraudulent.
MIR. Morton remarked that the Senator
from Wisconsin (Mr. Carpenter) seemed
10 prefer the Warmoth fraud to the Kel.
legg fraud.
Mr.. Carpenter-I do not, because it is
smaller one. 10 some things l like
greatness but when 1t comes to choosing
between to evils or frauds prefer the
smaller. In that l know my honorable
friend does not agree with me, Laugh.
ter My friend is an original and astute
politician but let me tell him that we Re.
publicans have reached point where we
must be honest whether we are inclined to
pe so or not; our interests compel us to be
honest. 1tis oGno importance 10 us wheth.
er Louisiana Is Republican or Democratic
but II is OF the utmost importance that 1t
shall be either the one or the other in &C.
cordance with the law. would like to
see anybody stump through Wisconsin in
the next canvass II we stand by this Kell-
ogg Government. Ifthisis to be done by
the Republican party in the Senate this
year, want to let the job OF stumping
Wisconsin to the honorable Senator from
Indiana. Laughter ! do not want to
face the honest people Of Wisconsin with
such q record. lido not want to 60 before
this people with the testimony OF the
Louisiana Republicans themselves, ad'
hitting their frauds In setting upI
this Kellogg Government, rand with
our votes here sustaining this &C.
knowledged fraud and usurpation finally
executed and accomplished by the
military force of the Government Of the
United States. cannot answer Tor the
people OF Indiana under those CirCum-
stances. l will leave them to be manag-
cd by the honorable Senator from 1ndi-
ana, and il he succeeds well with them,
beg him to come over and help us in
Wisconsin. We shall need his powerful
aid to satisfy our unsophisticatcd people
that such thing Is honest. Laughter ]
Mr. Carpenter in conclusion, argued
that if Congress did not order new
election, 1t was bound TO recognize the
McEnery government as the less traudu'
lent OF the two.
Mr.. Thurman argued that there was
nothing in the case TO justify Congress In
ordering new election, even lift had the
power, and that the proper thing to do
was TO recognize the McEnery govern
ment, which Congress had right TO do,
Notwithstanding the contrary action of
the President.
Mr.. West said that he thought Hills
substitute might be so amended as to
meet the views OF the cOntending parties
in Louisiana, and he moved TO postpone
further consideration OF the bill until the
evening session. The motion was lost,
and Hill advocated his substitute until
recess was taken.