, 1873-02-27
TIE L0U1g1ANA GOVERNMENT

| domestic politics OF that State. The Presidep
states the case to be-: That Judge Durell, o
the United States Court, made decision; tha
the Marshal reported that the decree Of th
Court might bo resisted, and ho was therefor1
authorized to use the United States troops t.
execute that decree; that subsequently, Judg,
Duren's action Was confirmed by the Distric
! and Supreme Courts of the State, ant
the President has continued to upho1e
and maintain the Kellogg Government, and
| will continue to do 80 unless Congress
shall otherwise direct. Tho President
shields his interference and the employ.
ment OF the troops behind Dureu's order, and
| fnds vindication Of the act in what
he calls the subsequent judgment OF the State
| courts. The country has just had the report o1
a committee Of seven Republican Senators, each
! Of them lawyer. They declare that the inter
ference by the President and the action OF Judge
Duren were without the slightest legal author
ity. They say that Dure1i's orders we're rank
! usurpations, and that the military might be
used "a legally to seize the Capitol at Washing
WA ~ ~ w." w AAo~0 49, e"'A$'0A "a - ~oAe@A
decreos' bns Mf" Mofton' one nemher OF the
eofntnlt1ee' 1ans oack upon Inc so-ceHed oecis-
ION OF sn7 ota'e 1oufe 81 q reason "ny sne hel-
logg Government should be sustained; and the
President, in his message, adopta Mr. Motton's
theory rs The only escape from responsibility on
his part. How far this theory Of Mr. Morton
and the President is justified By the facts can
oe determined BY brief investigation
In his report, Mr. Morton thus speaks Of
Dureus proceedings;
The conduct Of Judge Duren' sitting IN tho Circuit
Tended n. gros.,. s~ceel,ed % hta trt,diction ,n,
assumed the exercise Of powers to which he could lay
no claim. But the pretense that IN suit to
.t,.s1 .a sao
atttuted the legal Returning Board under tho lavs Of
Louisiana, and to enforce the rights Of such ss it
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in law or logic His order issued. In the kellogg
case, to tho United States Aarsha to take possession
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his lid portion OF the srmy OF The United stutes az
posss eo1ntatus, can only be characterized as gross
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Eecislature TINS elected. as Mr. Morton eayn
BY the iudicia1 usurDation Of 1udee Dnre1l. i'm.
,eacbed thu Governor. and snsnended him and |
,ec1.red Pinchback to be- Acting Governor II |
han abolished the st.te District conrt in 'ora.r
a get rid of thu 1ndoa it creatoa anothar n;s.
rict conrt. to which Pinc}b.ck annointad H,v-
,ina ma ,f thu lynch c,nr.sa;no p,,ra go
yndre and this Judee Hawkina tbna anno;ntad
u convenience Of the ORIGINAL n1nrn,t;on ~
,nran a the stata co,rt wbooa dac;s;on
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