, 1873-07-03

Tho recent duol In Now Orleans iB but another
bloody result Of tho political usurpntion begun
Inst November by Kollogg, Dure1l, md Hawkins.
and forcib1y maintained by tho President in
defiance of the romonBtrances Of every unproju-
tliood mnn Of every party In tho country. Tho
facte leading up to this duol mny he thus briefly
etatod, from tho reports mado by Senators Car
pointer, Logan, Morton, Trpmbul], Hill, An
thony, and Mcoru. There WAS no difference Of
opinion among thoso Senators as to tho facts,
and all Of them united in donouncing tho
usurpations Of Durel as disgraoeful, and With
out e1cuso or apology. Whom tho election Of
last November vns over, and 1t booama protty
supported by tho combination Of Democrats,
Ropub1icans, and Liberals opposed to Kellogg
had boon elected, tlero was an Immediate movo-
ment to dofcat tho legal declaration Of tho ro-
suit. Tho Board Of otllcers provided by tho then
existing Law, to canvnsB and declare tho result,
consisted of Gov. Warnaoth, Lout.-Gov. Pinch
back, Acting Secretary. Of stato Horron,:: John
Lynch, and T. q. Andorson. This Board mot
NOV. II. On tthe aamo dny, Gov. "armoth 70
moved Horroll from oflico, nppointing John
Wharton in tho place, making the lattor mom-
ber Of tho Board. Pinchbnck and Anderson,
having boon candidates ut tho election, wore OK
cludod by law from serving. Warmoth and
Wharton, being d minority, elected MosRrs.
Hatch and Daponto to I'LL tho vacancy, whi1o
Lynch and Heron 0ho latter refusing to DO
remoyed) elected James Longstrcet md Jacob
Hawhlns. Tho result was the organization Of
two Boards, tho War1noth one having exclusive
possession Of the returns.
Among other Offices filed at the election was
that Of Judge Of tho Eighth District Court.
This place was hold by Judge Dibblo, tompo-
rarily, until q SUCCESSOR should bc elected. At
tho election, tho Senate Committee report that
Judge Elmoro was elected in place Of Dibblo by
5000 majority. Lynch appealed to Dibble for
an injunction to restrain tho Warmoth Board
counting tho votes, which Dibbe granted.
Thcroupon Warmoth commissioned Elmore aH
Judge, md he took possession Of tho Court. At
this point, Judge Durell and tho United States
troops intcrforod. 1t il Unnecessary to recount
tho several stops Of their proceeding. Tho Son.
alto Committee urged that tho Kellogg Govern
mont installed by Durolls uaurpation and tho
Lynch Hawkins fraud should bo sot aside, aa
means Of avorting civil war.
The Legislature erected by Duroll'a order, and
selected by Lynch and Hawkins, among its first
acts abolished tile Eighth District Court, Of
which Elmoro was Judge, and created nov
"superior" Court. To this Court Kellogg OF
Acting-Gov. Pinchbaok, appointed Jacob Haw-
hius, ono OF tho Lynch Doard, as Judge. In
February last, tho Ptcay,sne published tho report
OF tho United States 8onato Committee, and
contonded that as Hawkinn' Court was tho act
OF q Legislature croated by fraud, It could havc
no legal ouatenco; appealed to tho mombcra Of
tho Bar not to recognize it Us q court styled
HAWKING d bastard Judge Of bastard court
oreatod by bastard Legislature i" md, rotor.
ring to Hawking official acta GO mombor oi
tho Lynch Board Baid Ao was tn compound Of
porfdy and porjuly," anl that ho had boon
bribcd with judicial Office to perform tho acte
ho Ind dono. For tlnn Hawkins brought suii
for libol In tho court OF ono B. Il. Lynch, nJudge
who haa been declared by I1awkus to have beo1
| oleotcd.
Tho first toVont that justiod theprodiotion Of tlle
| Bonato Committee was tho bloolshed ut Oolfax
Grant Parish, whore 100 porHonu woro killed. tt
maintain tho great crimo Of Duroll and tht
Lynch-1Iawkina fraud. The next Ia tho loati
! OF ox-Jutgo Cooley, out OF which othors will pos
| sibly follow.
Tho Jury woro coerccd into finding yerdlo
for Hawkins, bocsuso, aa Lynch Alrnself hell
Office aa result Of the Hawkins fraud, no coult
not consent that Hawkins conduct should b,
impoaohou. Notwithstanding tho intonae OK
citomont In Now Orleans attending and follow
ing tho trial, tho Pscayuno cannot bo juat6o<
III its comments upon the speech Of Judge Coo
10y, who waa HAWKING counsel. But whateyo
ofrense tho Pfcayune committed In this 70
speot was Offset by Judge Cooley'