The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-02-21
Our Political System Based en- Lie
+ iaa cal Self.G0vernment.
KELLOGG'S GOVERNMENT A FACT
Interference of the Federal Government
a Precedent for 0verturning
State Governments.
THE QUESTION IN THE SENATE
Senators Carpenter, Trumbull, Fill and
Anthony Also Disagree with tho
Majority Of the Committee.

4s&euOAAty Va IAO SOAhlAALICCs
WASHINGTON, Feb 20, 1879
Senator Morton's minority report Louisiana mat.
ton and laws Of Louisiana for elections; the facts at
tending the election Of November last the contest that
arose between the different retiring boards the series Of
suits In the State and Federal Courts Including Judge
Durells order which is condemned a usurpation OF
authority. The decisions Of the Supreme Court Of
Louisiana. to which the In the lower courts
carried, affirming the legality Of the Lynch Board and
recognizing the Kellogg Legislature, then discussed
as an authoritative settlement Of the dispute by the high
Senator, ;sssS.
lower House and the attempted organization Of new
satho.ssa and unofeia declarations that members
SECESSION FRO. CONGRESS-
o. even majority OF Its members to meet In the City
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nate Courts ai;shargins deli duties without oSsTastsn
q parish and local oicers who are performing their
ws e ns 9rs
the members OF Which We're declared elected by trbu
the lawful one for that purpose and this Legislature has
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be said therefore Louisiana has not State govern.
and The tie, re Sa%arS
courts State subordinate Officers and the United States
State their duty q DO So The
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State ocers Secured tsr offices BY fraud has
s times IL our Sca history and has
government or It's legal character and we know that
Sers BY what commonly called 6stns and [ yet
State government took away its legal character ''
THE THEORY OF OUR SYSTEM
that every State government the
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are elected state ocers and Of the hega
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members Of the Legislature would be placed absolutely
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except for the sr nSsaa , sasyGsv,nrxrr
must be preserved The states should be left TO work
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sna rne conduct q udse %re
parties and the legal rights of the Kellogg
government which has been returned by the
Lyneh I Rsafnng Board the latter having
title which the highest legal tribunal has declared to be
good not impaired by unlawful interference, by
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OF the state and Is in active operation In all depart
ments, without actual resistance anywhere. The Nc.
claiming ofce under II have never been returned as
ELECTED by any having authority under the laws
Of LOUISIANA.
Every offence complained Of on either side this case
was against the constitution and laws Of louisiana and
whether the Congress of the United States shall inter-
iere to correct violations of the laws of the State and
redress wrongs for which redress provided by the State
tribunals In the report of the majority of the committee
alleged that the election the 4h Of November
SO grossly fraudnent as TO make II void that II 1t
publican ticket would have been elected BY large
joy. without concurring In the opinion that the cleo
ton was void entertain doubt that organ
lied fraud Of the largest dime nsons and that decided
MAJORITY Of the people Of Louisiana sympathze with the
Kellogg and earnestly desire TO see main
legal state government and provide by law for new
A PRECEDENT FOR ovEnTuRN1Nc GOVERNMENTS
and setting up new ones under which the Of
every state would be at the mercy of Congress
troled By the passion or exeency OF parties Dcpiorng
this condition Of things in Louisiana end earnestly hop
ing that the people will take warning and with one
accord Insist upon honest elections and the faithful o.
servance Of the laws deliberate judgme nj that IL
better for them to bear the ills they have and
than TO invoke the national government TO the asser.
ton OF power under which State governments would
exist hereafter only by suflerance.
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