Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1873-03-22
De Tacto and De Jur4.

We clip the following article from /
the Missouri Republican Of the llth. |
1t gives correct view Of the Loulsi- !
ana case, rs seen by disiutereSted .
parties. That paper says:
The Republican majority in the
Senate, by way Of salvo for their own
conscieuces. voted down proposition
to recognize the Kellogg Government
in Louisiana. 1t was toop!aia ease
they couli not inven, plausible pre-
text fnr sustaining directly wrong
I 80 barefaced and so fragrant. But, as
/ the President was willing 10 assume
/ the responsibility for completing The
unfinished work of Jacques and Casey
and Pinchback. the Senate rendered
him the opportunity, hoping That. ere
! Congress meet again, he people Of
Louisiana. worn out with harassing
and hopeless opposition, will bow to
The majesty of might aud by suGmis-
sion sanction The infamous outrage
This is the intent and meaning OF
Congressional non action as announc-
ed bv Morton and Conkling-suhniis-
sion nv Louisiana TO a revolutionary
seizure of Der government which, II
permit.ed to become an accomplished
fact" will not only save the Offices Of
the Cnslom-H House party, bat relieve
Congress from mcddling in such a
dangerous and disagrecahle matter
They do not consider that this sclZ-
ure under tie auspices Of the PreSi-
dent is the offspring Of a former seizure
under the auspices Of Congress, and
beth are but paving 'bc way to future
. coups d'cfut. under which The Govern
ment Of Louisiana will become thor
ourhIy Mpyicanizcd-a sore in the
side of the nation. They do not fear
that the Louisiana case can he used
as a precedent against any Northern
, State, because they know that an un
conquered people would not for or
honr submit to such an imposition
They venture to put the Presiccn
forward as a Warwick among -
Southern Stat Governments, because
; in The plen,tude Of ia present power
4 thew feel hat their party can afford up
= on occasi to disregard its own pre-
: cpdent. as it ,ramples upon all law
aud rights that conflict with It's be
hests.
! But it is in the providence of Goo
o that a policy SO heinous must in the
" end become the plague Of It's inventors
. He must be blind hn cannot already
reud the operation % this law in tht
; history Of this very Louisiana case
r And if no other penalty awaits par
!. tisanism 80 Indecent, it seems doome'
E by It's own cyigeEries TO expose itsei
and disgust even its own followers
In seating members. in commissioning
officers. in manning the State govern
e menls by Federal power, where lh'
= rcuuisite number Of votes cannot Gt
4 obiaiacd, the Republican leaders con
suit only The interests Of their owl
faction. In It's vote against sustain
: ing the Kellogg Government. the Sen
Il s.e only affected to condemn th'
; fraud in order that the enjoyment O
i fruits m ght seem to he forced upon
the party by accomplished facts. :
: But the fiuesee deceived no one, an'
e today there is not an intelligent vote
e in the United States who does no
d feel, in his inmost soul, that the fo's'
=, ing of Kellogg upon The Louisian
people is the work of lawless an
=. yiiliauous conspiracy a crime agalns
D. all the States; a meaner, grosser an
Of less excusable usurpation. more high
: handed act Of tyranny than any 70
which James III lost his throne, Q
, Charles ] his head.