, 1873-03-24

upon tho existing mode Of grain-inspoction.
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THE LOUISIANA CONSPIRACY,
Tho Testimony tahon by tho senato Committee
on Privileges and Elections in rotation to Loutsi-
ana affairs fills volume OF !, 1,008 pages. An OK
animation of this bullty and forbidding document
dsc1oscs somo facts not hitherto mado public, or
not sufficiently so to atttaot general attention,
amounting to pro-nrrangcd conspiracy to count
tho vote Of the State on Presidential Electors in
fayor Of Grant and Wilson, whatcvor tho actual
voto might be.
Previous to tho last election, parties in LouiBi-
ann wero known aB tho IRopublican and tho
Fusion parties-the former for Grant aud tho
latter for Greeley. Packard United States Mar
shal, who lad Ills Office In tho Custom-House,
mud Casey, brother-in-1aw Of the President, Col
lecsor Of Customs, led tho Republicans, and Gov.
Warmoth md his friends tho Fusion party.
Packard, Chairman Of tho Republican State E1-
ocutiVo Committee, "a United statos Marshal,
appointed GOO Deputy Marahals to suporintond
tho elections in New Orlenns, and from two to
four In every parish in tho stato The United
statsa Court purell. Judge,) also appointed two
Supervisors, nominally ono from zach party,
to bo preBont ut each place Of voting.
Previous to tho election, $4,000 blank
forms Of afftdavita, to be signed by
persons who were not allowed to register md
to vote, wero printed. Tho Acknowledgements. or
5urats, wore signed in blank by thousands, by
Judge Prescott and others, and distributed all
over tho State to the Republican Marshals and
Supervisors. Ono witness, Theodore Jaques.
hwears TINT no filed out moro than 1000 Of these
blank afldayits from names On tho poI1-bool:s of
1870, and otherg, not knowing whether there
wore any such persons or not. BY the laws Of
Louisiana, tho election returns must bo canyasscl
and the result declared by board Of five per-
sons, nominated by tho Governor and confirmed
by tho Senate, Of which tho Governor is er o0icio
momber. Tho old Board, headed by
Lynch, had been abolished by law, and
another, with DeFreit as Chairman, duly consti-
tuted. Tho regular roturns wero sent to tho
Governor, thoy woro counted by this Board, md
MoEnory WAS declared elected Governor by some
10000 majority on tho 4th OF Docomber On tho
9th, an order was iasuod from the United statos
Court, Duroll, Judge, bordering tho Unitod statos
Marshal to take possession Of the state-Houso
aud to prevent tho meeting of tho regularly
elected Legislature. In the meantime, tho Lynch
Donrd, without the roturna OF tho election
from single parish before them, from
newspaper reports, from street rumors, and from
largo batch Of tho blank af1ldayits above ra-
forrcd to, declared Kellogg olootod Governor, and
certain partioH elected to tho Sonato and House
Of Representatives. These bodies, really np-
pointed by tho dofunct Lynch Board, met in tho
state-HouBo under tho protection Of Fodoral
bayonots, md proceeded to business. Tho order
Of Judge Duroll being uttor1y illegal ana yoid,'
ovory act OF Kellogg to this bogus Legislature is
also void. or that ordor, Carpenter, Logan,
Alcorn, and Anthony say "It ia impossible
to conceive Of q moro Irregular, illegal,
and in every way inoxousable act OIL tho part Of
judge, II hns not even tho form Of judicial
proceps. It was not scaled, nor WAS 1t signed
by tho Clork, md had no moro legal efroct than
an order issuod by any private citizon. Tho
Federal Court hnd no moro right to sozo tho
state-IIouso than to aeizc this [Wnshipgton]
Capitol" Tho other monabers OF tho Committee
mado separate reports, but do not differ on this
point. Can nnyono find, In all history, d baser
act OF judicial tyranny In gross injustice no Or
dor Of Jolfreya' oxcelH 1t. Tho boat friends Of
President Grant In tho Senate have pronounced
upon 1t, aud their Judgment cannot DO eontro-
yerted. Now let us 500 how Ao aud his CabInpt
layo mado themselves responsible for It.
On tho 9d Of December, Attorney Gonora1
Williams sent tho following order to Packard.
United States Marshal.
You aro to enforco the mandatea OF tho United sates
Courts, no matter by whom resisted, and Gen. Emory
will furnish you with oil necessary troops TOR TINT
purposc.
No troops had boon askod for by any Of the
stato or Federal authorities but, on the evening
of tho 9TH, Capt. jackson arrived with two bat
tories from Florida that evening, Judge Duroll,
nat Lis private apartmonte, In hla lodging-room.
without application from anybody" ordered the
United States Marshal, with the troops just ar-
riyod, to Helxo the 6tato-Houso and prevent the
mooting Of the regular1y-eleotoa Legislature.
Capt, Jackson, py tile Marslal's order, took pos
aoHslon OF the state-IIouso, between and Q
o'clock OH tho morning of the 9th. Soldiers undor
that ordor, with crossed bayonats, hold the door
Of tho 8tato-lloqso for several weeks. Can my
evidence connect tho Washington Government
Will. this "illegh aud In every way inexcuuAble
act" more directly than the datos OF the order OF
Attorney General Williams. the usurpstlon Of