The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1873-01-04
LOST LOUISIANA.
A CLEAR and Connected STATE
MENT OF HER TROUBLES.
A Commonwealth Abandoned tol Ra-
pine and Ignorance-.A Gloomy Pres
ent with no Hope Ahead.

pine and Ignorance--A Gloomy Pres
ent with no Hope Ahead.
NEW ORLEANS, December 26.
A brief summary of some Of the occur
rences in Louisiana, during the past eight
weeks, may interest readers who have not
time to read lengthy details.
THE NOVEMBER ELECTION.
At the State election on Monday, November
4. there were poled, In Louisiana, about one
hundred and thirty thousand votes, OF which
TIE Greeley fusion, or ant-Radical TICKET, re-
ceived q majority OF about ten thousand.
There were elected all the Greeley electors;
the entire fusion State ticket, headed by Nc
gress; three out of the five district fusion cau-
didates for Congress, besides large fusion or
conservative majority in both branches OF the
State Legislature. IN the City of New Or
leans the whole anti-Radical ticket prevailed
by msjorlties averaging about twelve thou
sand votes in total OF thirty-six Thousand,
giving Democratic-fuson or Liberal mayor,
CITY administrators, coroners, sheriffS, judges
of eight district courts, clerks, Justices and
constables Where three or more candidates
were In nomination the fusion ticket may
have failed, or may not be now ascertainea
as elected, but on the general ticket candl-
dates were elected by lwo-thirds vote where
only.
In the face of this notorious result, Sena-
tor Kellogg, the Administration candidate for
Governor, assuming that large number OF
negroes had been prevented from reglstra-
tion and suffrage, and pretending to lear tnat
the regular returning officers OF Inc Slale
would rot do justice 10 him In their returns,
brought suit BY prayer In equity e geioTe ,.a .ne
aiding. against Warmoth and others 10 pre-
vent them from making the count and return,
but to empower others to act as q returning
board. The election throughout the STATE
had been the most pacific and orderly tnat
had ever been held, while in the city not al an
alteration, fight, CIR arrest occurred NO
complaints had been previously made of fraud
or fayoritism In registering voters. No prop
erly registered vote was excluded, and gen
eral good feeling prevailed at the polls. The
vote was much the largest ever cast In tne
State, being the frat election since the war
ifswhich the white voters have haa an even
and fair chance, and the first managed by
hands not bitterly hostile TO all conservatives.
THE PLOT PROGRESSES.
Kellogg's prayer was heard, the iDjunctlons
granted, able counsel employed by Doth par
ties to the suit, many afhdaVlts Oh real or pre-
tended negro voters submitted, many long
speeches made and much anxiety felt, which
grew in intensity day by day. The defence
was managed with great ability, and the areu,
ment employed by both parties was marked
by much learning, ingenuity and eloquence.
Few at first believed that the court could take
Jurisdiction, even under the late act Oh Con-
gress respecting elections, where members OF
Goporess or Presidential electors are TO De
chosen; but those who knew the temper OF
the court and the spirit which controls the
people who are represented by the admins,
tration, knew that this Radical Judge would
mould his decision and rulings to suit those
who hate the white people of the South.
Their predictions were realized, and their
fears were soon changed into hideous re-
ality. -
KELLOGG TRIUMPHANT.
In effect the prolonged argument by able
counsel was little more than, farce. The
Judge had evidently resolved before the trial
began to grant the prayer OF Kellogg. be
read brief paper, prepared oy Inc mana OF
another, purporting to be reasons lot MS de-
cison, and concluded WIN decree anu S U,u1r, ,h
which was nothing more nor less lhan Inc
whole of Kellogg's voluminous petition; He
not only decided that the Heron board was
the true and righttul returning board, but ne
accepted as paris OF his decision all tne ale
patiops of the petitioner, and all the carefully
enumerated and cunninsly invented lnler-
ences that could be drawn N advance, he
T.vnch. Lonqstreet and Rerron the power to
retnrn as elected any one whom they m.2nt
prefer. forbiddlng all interference, and ipSla-
iiny In office those officers and Legislators
whom they might name.
r A.pnUNXEN JEFFRIEs.
Intelligent medical men affirm their belief
tht.t Durell was not mentally ht 10 slt upon
the bench any one day during this long suit,
and that, when his Judgment was read, ne
was vlsibly under the influences OF drink;
But, while notoriously q drunkard, while wen
known TO have been repeatedly lhtoA.ca,eu ;'s,
dnring the trial, ana while for many hours JUST
before rendering his judgment acoholically
insensIble. vet I cannot believe that, when
win shaking hand he blotted his sign-man-
nal upon the Infamous decree, he was lgno-
rant CT It's contents or unaware OF lts sweeping
provisions. The case was Invented and tne
Anal order was framed under DurelPs super
viaop. and, although but third-rate lawyer,
he knew enough during brief sober intervals
TO be aware OF all the force and elect OF tne
miserable document.
THE PLOT CoNsUMMATED.
Thus empowered, the Heron board at once
nnhlished what they called the returns OF the
State election of November 4. The true re-
tnrns and ballots were then, and nave ever
since been, in the lawful custody OF Governor
Warmotn, but the false returns nave oeen
carefully prepared and taonatea LOT tne eai emeei
gency. The true returns, accoroing 70 actusi
6siiofs. had been compiled, tabnlated and pub
Hshed in accordance with an act OF the Cen
eral Assembly passed in February, 1870. This
,naa dome "a to the newly elected senators ana
renresentatives on the 4th December, IN view
of the meeting of the Legislature called on
rhe 9th December In special session oy Tue
nroclamation of Governor Warinoth. The true
rretnrns gave an anti-Radicsi majority OF more
fhan thirty in the House and six IN the senate
the HERON board returned Radical malorlly
of afont forty in the House and sixteen IN the
Senate. Marshal Packard occupied the State
honse with United States troops, and on MOD,
dev morning the Heron boards members ano
ae1stors met and organized, the clerks being
forbidden BY Injunction to call any other names
than those received from that board through
the secretary OF State.
This was the first result Of the judiclal H.
samy. In spite of an antt.Radical ma)orllJ J
VIGOROUSLY exceeding ten Thousand pailots
this gigantic scoundrellsm remands the peo
Pie Of Louisiana to Radical dynasty OF tne
worst character, consisting chiefly OF oeleatec
sacounize lbe body and remained away from
hio Once at the Statehouse rather Than pass
20 n between files of United States soldiers
standing with fixed bsyonets. After
BLAspHEMoUs PRETENcE OF PRAYER,
uh,ch was little else than a stump speech
the House preferred impeachment agatns
Governor Warinotshh -tsss hot .hastes ThereupoI
Pinchbsck, who was elected president OF I'M
Senate after the death of Ieutenant-GoVer
nor Dunn, assuming now to De Llemtensnt
Governor, broke into the executive once am
acted as Governor, and was 30 recognized o.