Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-09-23

is Governor and -. L. GILL ii' '
Governor. In all the parish, ana through
ont the state this government Is rcco9hlZ-
ed and is supported. and adhered o. r.
sncctcJ and obeved by the people. and l.
both de jurc and d. t'tcto the government
Of Louisiana, in possession AMI IN actual
avnrciSc of all governmental functions
that if we are compelled by the military
force of the United States. which we have
neither the power nor inclination 10 re-
lit to retire from and to abandon the
power AMI authority right
fnlIv. and in fact. vested in the tnited
States and in our respective capacities.
there is no government in the >tIte~ winch
I'm take orr place. and tina. il viii hc ne
cesS,ry, in some form and by som" ln>;ri-
mentality. to infilsc life. into the eilrctual-
liz dead and extinct u-urpin@ government
Of which VIM. r. Kellogg was head and
chief under the assumed title of Governor.
Nevertheless, having been informed by
Won that no alternate Wl~ lcfl 10 IL, bat to
comply Immediately with the pr"clama-
ton of the President Of tn date of SEP
TENDER l.. 1871. or subject ours ives lnd
our people 10 the actual exercise OF m:ilta-
~ force. which means war Oh the part %
he government against Il >tItc, and The
people of that state exhibiting no avow"'i
opposition and ~ hostility II the govern
mcnt of the United States. We invite Your
attention to the law AMI terms of the pro
clamation of the PrcSidn; by Article I
IF the Constitution of the | mitcl states. 1t
i declared that the nitcl States shall. on
application of the Legislature, *. or EN-
ccutivc. &C. project each state against do
nestle Violence \ part Of the authority.
which this article imposed upon the nitc'i
States which means necessarily the entire
government. was imposed upon tn Prc~l-
dent * the head of tn" government. Act
Of Congress, of FEBRUARY -, l1'5. statutes
1t llrgr. volume l. page l!l-
You will perceive that while the Con-
-titution article t. !, 4 guarantee ~ The
| nited States to each state against DOME
tie Violence the act of Congress Restricts
executive ntrrfcrrnc,- t. cl-r- in which
there i an instruction in z, -t:t'-. riiia~t
the government thereof. Ga" of tn pre-
requisite, i IN application to the President
by an cXcrutivc when The legislature can
not be convened.
The net of March ), lN1n, ~rr. l. Statutes
1t large, vol. >. p. il:;. authorizes the
President to employ such part Of til. land
and naval fore; of III. nitel States a. he
iudgc necessary To suppress an in~urrcc-
ton in 4 ~trte against the government
thereof. having first Observed all III. pre-
of the Law Now if any such
application was made hv William Pitt kel-
Io@r. he was not Governor OF l.pui-ianl
On Monday. September II. III. lie left
the safe House ana retire! to tie Custom
House. where he. j. now ANA he been ,.,.r-
NJ =. J.
on Tuesday the >.atr Horse vas in posses
sion Of the present existing government.
In order that Their. Should be- an in-ur-
rh4r.of th.r,. mas Ir , Government,
AGAINST which oppo,iliun and Instruction
MIST. which i, not trtlr now. ana lr.> no.
been true in Louisiana at any time ~il...,.
nine n.,.In,.L ON .Tu,,.l,v sem l., 1874 ll,
Willie all n.h.r conditions t.\i-f before. ill.,.
President can employ any part of the land
ma n,,-.,l f,r.., IL. mus IL nrorl,,n.-i,,u
.omman1 tL. iu-,1,.,,..u-- :, dj-p.I-.. AMI
return pe,c,,bIy To- th.irr..-pc.,iIr ado ie,
within =, Iimiro1 Time
Th, procI,ma,i,u In. been issued ami
he time has been limited To tiv, ,Ilv~.
Now we protest. that thi- lrorlam3t;op
hoe, NOT 1uplv +, II. or 10 the n.ol,l,. Of
Ioui-ian1 EHt even in Il cas-. whcr,. rlr.
necessary conditions CAS-. an in-urrct.tip,
N i et1,r artin>r the government thereof
ma i nrop.r 3pn,i,-tt,ou 10 tha President.
lr rHuun; employ any lari Of tll,. Land or
naval force until til. ,.\iiration If tn. tim.
limited III him IN liz pru.lanlatian.
W.. distinctly ann1,Iuc- - Vol that in
INV movement voa lnal, to suppress or
Government. th,lr ~htIl u. i'll III ,-..~,. Ill