New-York tribune., 1873-05-26
SENATOR c1RPEYrER IN NEW-oRLEANs

-, ,,,ryp1,rvyy WITH A DELEGATION OF COIORFD
PFoPIE-HE GIVES THEM SOME EXCELLENT AID
v1cE-wuAr THE INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE
POUND OUT
Senator Matthew II. Carpenter of Wisconsin,
who is on visit to New Orleans, was given reception
AT the residence of LeutGoy Antoine IN that city.
ondav Leading representatives OF the eolored race
from an parts OF the State present aud free
interchange Of opinions was held Among other things
Senator Carpenter said
In the first place, Won coored men are now made citi-
zeps of the Unled states. You DO hDt want 10 proceed
teetiou thau anybody else does You are men, with the
muscles of men, with Tie sine VS. OF men, under the pro
lection OF the law and II any white man lnyades your
house or assaults your person, you have the right of
seflefepse as any other has. You must get over
snecsi urIfectjon. The Republican party OF
tbe North and tbe great majority Of the people Of the
in sett Ell forever certain propositions One Is tlat
there Shall 10 united country another that there shall
be no Slavery, another that every man shan stand equal
bsfre fbe la and the whole North will stand by the
enforcement Of these ideas 10 the death AZ the same
nof rps the law nor courts ia your particular ID
terest ANA tor this obvious reason you eoored men,
an inDgrfia OF justice, interested more
than ay other part the people in holding the EEecu
state Courts 70 the exact letter Of the law
II you do not do that IT, N dealing with the affairs OF
Tousana we DO not adhere honestly 70 the letter OF
the aw W are setting precedent Tor our own over
throw Our people at tue Norm do not want TO protect
else Their theory that the law, iairly administered
viii project everybody. III we we're 70 30 Dehlhd our
constitutional power and pass laws ior our oWl potec
fou tuat would react upon the Republican party North
uev say Northern States mat you cOored men
that Tor your legal protection 1t Is necessary thu kepa
can party should remain IN power for the next ~ or ~
Years H. therefore, down mere pursue course W
cannot yudlcate nOne our partJ goes OSefDOAr Au
then you would have a DenOcrAuc administration
winch would use every precedent we had set 20 Oppress
you IL Is therefore, absolutely essential yOu shOud
keen WITHIN the limits of the aW II there is ueces-
sity as TO be- i0r more ldNs, VIZ
r,5, them II the Constitution Is not sufficient let us
amend the ConstuOni Dut 10 Is aDsoutely essoA'lAl
70 % & &roube with Judge Dure's decision is just here. in
ms Judgment: that ne had 10 JuIsloIon HlatIa.t ~ ia
mad jurisdiction over the bi III he IJ ID Nlen 1t "aS
cainr uowever that had tie whole scope OF the D
was TO perpetuate testimony, and he had no % ot1er
power. When he aitoI~aId sei1eu lie oIa'e - - :,
an order made out court, without due form OF process
moi sealed by Court. not zlgheu oHeIAly uu ot
directed In the name Of tue PIesiIehs. a. y ous' ~ man az
i,, tside is duty The act OF Congress provides
,6a4 IN anv man shall lose Office by reason OF
tDr relusal of votes account Of the race,
.-ior md rreyIous condition OF servitude OF
CuioIt anu pi' .-o'.9 ,-,tcs a..
NAV bring suit in the United states Court
- htsin nis offre. but this must be st supported by
facL III Kellogg had brought suit stating that he
was elected would nave been elected Governor II the
col0red mad been allowed 70 vote and had proved
maj fact ana had asked decree awarding the otie
10 MN the Federal Court would undoubtedly have lad
authority grant tnat decree Bul me sezng OF t1e
state House and mAudlmuslng Of the OIL
GERS OF tho General Assembly was an entirely
different proceeding. or course TINS Is taking
bIrl's 's-eye view OF a very broad subject
know nothing about your case except az II was pre-
sented IN Washington. Mr.. Ray came there elected
vour senator; MuMieu there elected from the
Eaon had the Endorsement Of hls friends that
he wac fl Senator and n lie was 1T 70 DE Sena-
tor e WAS t manage We said 20 both these
and 10 WarmOtn: We want 20 learn the entire
facts; cannot 70 Louisiana because u 4 20 near
the Of session. but clerk Will issue you
sDg Tor for - snT Witnesses YOU nave or any testimony
IN We won't limit al All. 5tnu
Iur the whole state VI LOUISIANA II u IKE Ne leIe
fore presumed that the case was fairly presenter 20 US
A number OF atidavIts presented u SHOW udge
Durslls authority. II asserted IL hellOggs BAL
that about 1000 had been deprived OF the ght 20
voe on account OF color ana previous cOiOh Ol
sr,irde We opened some 40 Of these aldlylts,
and nor one showed this fact We handed them 10 Kay
and McMilen 10 take home ana examine ana they
brought back next morning ana SAID nome u Iue
showed II. - - . ca.
1aau outrageous law but stu law winch must sldnd
uu repealed amended. That law provides tHas me
returns Of election which come up iLom tle peclncls
shall stand as evidence, unless the oceIh III Cd se VI
the election shall certify that force or ie4 Vac sel 70
r1teraIv affect the result Only two OF three returns
were aec6muaued by sort OF thing, not enough 10
afc rbe result We we're satisfed-l think al Of ISL
certainly was that II the election had peeH Lall Oo
troled Kellogg would have been larry elecleu D @ .
ored men, the outrageous n1lhg OF Ihe FoAs ll1 l =,
inaccessible places. lad reversed tAe W. =! ~. ~
fIs state and lad produced result when the people
were absolutely opposed ~. 10 other words We Ia.n
To the conclusion that Kellogg Noul1 nav 49, - 80
election was ia conducted ne was NOT eiecle1' .4u
McEuery Was We brought II 10 Just tns point 80 a.,
man who ought have been elected was not anu ~
man VINO y as elected elected Dy tIaud NoH SLAs
could We do Illustrate our po,llUu Ne1, =,
this case: suppose man makes Will ana Nan'9 , ~
eave MS urOpgrry john, Dul ItAul oI 1nuuo
influence was used. and after his deatl tAe w va
fOuud 10 read w. lam. JOnn can 20 10 the coII S %
nII IN canot mako a viii for Jonn THIS was nrst our
cause We were satisfied 10 was Obtained DJ A@d0-
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