New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-05-15
THE PICAYUNE SEEKS FOKL.GHT
IT GOES TO THE FOUNTAIN HEAD
The Fusion Organ sitting at tine Feet
Ur Governor Kellogg.
An Edifying Political Discourse

ne Gu: iHess Ol Interviewing EIea. HtI
! has iatterly fallen into some Giscepute: bC1
! when it results in the discussion Of in
! portant public matters aud presents great
| principles TO the community. it deserves tt
be re garded with favor. The P.tGy'sne has
Just affurGe Governor Kellogg an oppOrtn
nifty to lay before the usually sighted
! readers Of that Journal some very excellent
| political suggestions, which We s!nceye,y
! hope will prove useful to them.
! A reporter WAS sent by the editor 20 iu'
| terview the Governor. He was. 10 doubt,
! duly provided before hand with such cues.
.iors as the editor and his political friends
! desired to have answered by responsible
! source. and we hope they We're framed with
| due dehberation after proper consultation.
| The Governors answers were evidently
made impromptu, but we conceive that his
| natural intuitive perception of what lie right
did not abandon him. We reproduce :.
I greater part of the questions and answers:
|. T., you expect to exercise the author.
| i+y OF Governor Ut Louisiana iur the Tex.
| four years!
Most assuredly, unless deposei by right.
lul dul CACICiSVu luC Willy CulIpCs
! tent tribunal ossessing jurisdiction. which
| is Congress.
9. What do you think those perscns should
do who corscientiOusly believe tina. sou
were never elected. and are usurper!
They have no other alternative than 20
recognize the existing authority OF the
State. until declared Illegal by another tri.
bunal than that which recently assembled TO
;ncite their adherenrs to violence and :ob.
iery.
Tue United States Court, tie inferior and
Supreme c. urts Of the State have judicially
declared the validity Of my election. The
members of Congress entertainirg g political
opinions similar to my own have been ac.
cepted and acknowledged as the represen.
tatives from Louisiana. Every officer ex.
ercising official authority within the State
recognizes my government and is answer
a ble thereto. An honest count Uf the eiec.
ton returns would establish tue tac: beyond
doubt Of my election.
i. Do you expect 70 use the United States
troops and United States deputy mar.
shals all over the State to install Sour
appointets 70 Office and to cole c: taxes!
No: because such proceeding Will not be
Necessary. Resistance has been confined to
localities Of different political convictions to
iDine. In at least tortv-fye Of the tifty-six
parisht Of the State ny sppointses ale in
qaiet aud undisturbed possession. perform.
ing vithou: resistance tie Iuties St their
positions.
). Wha. 30 you suppose will be the effect
OF this interference Of the United States
authorities in the affairs OF the State OF
Louisiana upon :he future If the Radical
partyl
The Republican party woait be injurious
ly affected j! an administration ii their
selection failed 20 execute and sustain the
laws enacted by Congress. guaranteeing
protection to every citizen of the republic.
6. Do you believe the people of the North
will sustain this interference with State
affairs, and enforcing a hated administration
on the people!
The people Of the North will. as the cit.
zens OF Louisiana should. sustain every
measure calculated to protect them from {.
renewal OF the protligacy and corruption Of
the past four years. Prominent individu.
ais while attributing improper and dishon.
est motives to my adherents. ought not to
forget that, while apparently opposing, they
secretly indorsed the acts and wrongs of
my predecessor upon the people of this
State. and openly advocated his election 10
the Senate as an evidence Of their appreci-
alton of his services and reward for his
integrity.
I. Would any State north Of Macon and
Dixon's GnA endure similar action on the
part of United States district Judge.
United States marshal and United States
soldierss
No State north Of Mason and Dixon's
line would, by pursuing such suicidal
policy as that which has been adopted by
our opponents here. render interference
necessary. But the people mistake the mo.
tives which prompt this effort upon the
par. Of the government for the ma.nten.
ance Of authority and the execution OF
the laws in this State. |: is only to con.
vince the factious and turbuleut spirits.
whose only hope Of political resusc:Iation
depends upon a subversion of the present
government. that such hopes are grouAd.
less and that order must and will I've main.
tained at every cost.
8. DO you think the people Of the North
hate Che white people OF the S"u.h Or how
do you account for :Leir Course IL Louisi.
ana affairs:
No: the citizens o! :le North are only
desirous Of atfording security TO life and
protection t. property to ai: the people "f
this State, irrespective Hf race. color or
previous condition. The violent and Illegal
proceedings for the subversion of the State
government, resorted to by the opponents
of the present State and Dational admins.
tratOn. rendered interference necessary.
That opposition is'confned almost exclu.
sively to disappointed asp:rants for official
position, who, under the administration OF
my predecessor. have alternately robbed
and dishcnored the people,
9. What are you going to DO ahou:
the Dryades street Legislature, with a
negro preponderance undes She conty.i of
Antoine!
The Legislature represents an :ndepend.
ent and distinct department Of tue State
government, and it's mem 5ers ar. RESPONSE.
bic. as legislators, to their respective con.
stituencies for their actions as such. fhe
veto power possessed by :he executive.
when judiciOusly exercised. should be found
a sufficient protection against legisatO on adj.
verse to the rights and interests OF tie
people.
10. Do you not know tia: yen San no:
control that party.
Control is unnecessary. Every depart.
ment of the government Will be found so.
operating and assisting me in relieving the
hurGensome taxation which now oppresses
:hc people. and fox which no yespons: Utility
can justly attach to my administration.
Since 5ecoMing citizen Of this State my
maine has never been associated. with. nor
have | ever been interested IL any %! the
y!ila!nous schemes hy which the treasury
has been depicted aud the State rendered
almost bankrupt: hut. un the contrary. the
official 'ecords OF Congress vii! verify the
statement that. in the capacity Of Senator.
my efforts aided really to secure 20 them
larger appropriations than any representa-
tive for twenty-five years. ;
IL. Do you expect to have four years IN
Louisiana like the last four years Of unex.
anpled ruin and plumber to the people:
My past ls sufficient guarantee of my
future conduct in that respect. Ny admin. !
istration represents different element than
that which exercised the controlling infu.
eEce of the past one. The men who origi.
mated. approved and defended the gigantic
frauds perpetrated upon the people If this
State are not identified with, nor are they
Of my administration: On the
contrary, they are my violent political op-