New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-06-09

near the Arkansas and Texas boundaries. 81
FusiOn candidates were chosen aud returned kv on,
board, as well as the other, they took commisior.
from ScEnery, bus refused to take them from a.
We wef6 Obliged TO have men IN Office holding Goa,
missions from the legal State Government, and a.
when thoss who were elected refused 10 takernv Com
MISSIONS asd TO appoiat otheTs In some eaaes ItoL
the defeated candidate, and in some, other nsrsop
Some Of thee appointments have not been oo,d
ones-I couldnit always tell what kind If an olB,e,
n man would make when he lived 100 nies axav
At any rate, / would prefer TO have the HaSu VIC
was elected in. Wbeneves, therefore, those NH
have held MoEnCrys commissions lave copeI1dad
to take mine haze got the officers who wero aetinv
to resign, or in sOrss other way caused vacancy
for them. Since the Presidents proclamation !.
number Of these mon have come 10 and aQntfsA
their willingness TO submit. They say that tksv
carried the matter far enough - show that thew
protested. If the Texas and Arkansas people viii
stay at homo aud not ssir people up, there viii
be no more trouble"
Referring to the Presidents proclamation. ,oB
Mr. Kellogg that had seen no evidences Of disturb
auce anywhere in the State, and had not heard tia.
any had occurred for several weeks hefoge the pro
camation was ISSUED, and asied him on what
ground he made his requsiton upon the President.
He said that it was not his idea az ALL but che req,
pie of the North thought that there was civil war
down here. The Associated Press dispatches from
here exaggerated every little occurrence great
posters were stuck up about the streets during ito
ST. Martnsville affair, exciting the people with re-
ports that the citizens being murdered and tho
reports sent North were of the same character His
friends in Washington urged him 20 cali
upon the President for help; Mr. Packard was ia
favor Of it. The use of United States troops a. q
posse c0niiats was a slow and awkward way. The
law under which they were used was sure b 10
abused that had been the history Of 1t in North and
South Carolina aud everywhere else that it was
sorted to- In the desire 10 get the troops men
likely to strain point in making the affidavit, and
when the case came 10 trial il generally turned out
as at the trial of Dr. Blame the other day-that th6rs
was no case. All these things, and the constant 70
ports sent North of disorder used 70 njure the
President, and so be finally consented TO give the
President an opportunity TO place the troops directly
at his disposal, and stop all Of this hue and CRY.
TIE GOVERNORS wARIKE PREPARATIONS.
But You seem to be making great preparations
for war yourself" observed.
"WeI, we are going to be prepared" was bis re-
ply I'm a month we shall have the best militia Of
any Southern State. Ii you are here on the Fourth
of July you will see cavalry company in the strces
well mounted uniformed, and armed with saber,
pistols. and carbines, sings aud all. OF about 70
men in the company. 81 during the war had COM
missions above the rank of captain. We shall
have a battery Of four Napoleon guns, another
of two Calling guns and infantry armed
with Spencer Winchester, and Enfield rifles beside
RemingtOns and Others. We shall also have b0at
of our own so that we can move our troops any
whore. Our militia will be always in readiness be-
cause when not needed elsewhere they 90 poles
duty in New-Orleans and are paid by the city S9a
months when they are detailed away, the State
pays them. We have Daen building stables Tor our
cavalry horses on the outskirts Of town. and, To-
morrow, our cavalrymen will go on duty as
mounted patrol. When we get fully organ
lied. we can clean out any three par.
ishes i'm the State. You must remember that
we don't allow the colored people to take any part
in this. We don't want to court such another aGair
rs the Grant Parish massacre We don't want to
give our opponents the temptation to shoot q black
man when they would not shoot white mani and
if any conflict should occur want you to remem.
Der that it won't be between parties eeually d.
vlded, but between the great bulk of the white
people on the one side and few of us carpet-oag'
gers on the other
y
do YOU expect to have for your forceP
"Oh. when we get ready We shall send someof
them up to Grant Parish to arrest those murdereTa
UP there"
"Will you take United States troops with your
| inquired.
There are troops up there now, at Alexandria
they may be used II desired"
We talked q long time about these warlise pfepa-
ratons and the possibility Of queling mot IN the
city with the Metropolitan brigade, but | thnkl
have repeated the most important part Of the con-
yersation on this subject. next turned TO the sen
ates investigation and report, and asked Mr. As-
Iogg what effect il had here.
EFFECT OK THE SENATE INVESTIGATION EEPoRL
lie said that it had hurt ms party very muca'
The report Of the Committee came upon him Ike
thunder from clear sky. He was 50 much engagea
here that he was unable 10 follow closely the u
yestigation, but he repeatedly telegnpbed tlo
names of witnesses whom he desired caliRd h'
could not understand why none Of them were SUI
moped. lie supposed that his oasa was 80
strong thar none Of them we've needed 10
now learns that M Ray was much ~
the time sick, and that the Con-
,nittee summoned such Witnesses as Waruotb NC
MILAN, and RAY desired. The fact is lie soA.
timed, "we we're euChlUd out Of our case nay
didn't know any thing about managing an invesus+
zion. and was in such poor health that be could uO'
nave done il If he did; Pinchback was 10 bs''"'
and so the Fusiouists had il ali their own way
But the Committee lad evidence enougn tosr
tain their rerort,7 I suggested; there were ee'Al
facts and records which no testimony could ecu
trovert"
but the Committee didn't understand the case -
ALL was his reply Now they SAID that me ~
preme Court of the State had no jurisdiction. -.
fact is, practice in Louisiana is entirely dnei'
from that in any other State. We have eoO. Cue.
our own entirely peculiar, and not at al hAsu
common law. think convinced Mr.. Csipeh's,
that during his late visit here, and that be sees