Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1873-05-15
LOUISIANA,

We have received several copies of the
Report of the Committee of Two Hundred
Citizens of New Orleans" in relation to the
political troubles in Louisiana The report
develops NJ facts other than those stated so
teT>ely ana forcbIy by the Senate Committee
Which investigated the case. 1t is scarcely
stronger in its dcnunciations of The Kellogg
government than the speech of Matt Car
pentcr on the question. That this unfortu-
nate State Is sailing on a sea of TROUBLES is
no news to the people. That the present gov
eminent Is government elected by the peo-
pie, not wei informed man in the country
believes. The President does not believe it.
For that very reason, he referred the question
TO Congress with Il request for instructions
his body, having failed to take proper action,
he could only recognize the government in
existence by the decree of Il United States
Court. There was no other legal government
No ca, vasS made by any proper authority
l he whole election was 4 fraud from begin
ming To end, as had been all elections in that
state for several years The state has been
run by political Adventures who ought to
lave been IN the state prison. Yarmouth,
the prince OF carpet baggers, having ruined
the Republican party 10y his connection with
it, and having secured all the spoIls possible
through his management of it, found it for
his interest to form a combination with the
Democrats. BY terrorism the state was APP
parently carried by the coalition. But few
believe, however, that the vote was an express
sion of the will of majority Of the people
But in order to defeat that WILL he found it
necessary 10 remove the legal board OF can
yassers and appoint some of his own tools
/ his was done IN defiance OF law, and can
only be defended on the highwayman's prin-
ciplc of-"mght makes right
The only remedy we see for the people of
that state, Is a new and honest election. This
viii now be impossible until Congress makes
some provision for it, which il should have
done al Its last session. The people of that
state would gladly submit to this arrange
mcnt. But he President cannot now recoc-
nize the McEnery government as asked to do
since 1t Il not pretended that he has been de-
clared elected by any legal board of canvas
serS, or that amy legal canvass has been made
at all. The Courts have sustained the present
government, whether right or wrong does not
now matter.
The trouble with this state is, that legal
election Is nearly impossible, and that if one
were held the result of which did not suit Il
certain class of disatfected politicians in New
Orleans, there would be just the same discon-
tent as there has been in the past. The peo-
pie who have heli the rens of power for so
many years are not willing to submit quietly
To defeat. The trouble is not with Grant 5
pohcy' to which all the evils are attributed
since his policy is to let the people govern,
and to sustain those governments which have
tue sanction OF judicial authority Upon this
pon', Virginia paper, opposed to the adj
n)fnlstration, SAYS: IF Grants policy has
gwen those States their trouble, why has not
hls policy given Virginia trouble {? That a
portion OF the South is sorely afflicted, none
VIII deny, and all good people must sincerely
regret, but we do not see the Justice of blam-
lng either President Grant or his Admnistra-
ton for the Affections of the South Were
we called upon for an opinion To the cause
OF the trouble with our Southern brethren we
should say 1t was too much local govern
ment, /. e. that sort of government for which
the lamented Greeley SO zea'ou>ly laborcd
and which was established before Gen. Grant
heid his present position. n-Oshkosh North
western.