The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-03-12
Congressional.

Congressional.
The Senate adjourned without transact
ing any business, on account of the illness of
Mir. Sumner. s..
House-MT. Sypher introduced bill ap-
propriatiDg thirty thousand dollars for the
improving of the mouth of the Mississippi.
and endeayored to have 1t passed as matter
of immediate necessity, but opposition WAS
made, and it was referred to the Committee
on Commerce. .-@#
The legislative appropriation bill came up,
and Messrs. Parker of Missouri, Randall Of
Pennsylvania, and Kellogg Of Connecticut,
seVeralIy made Intellectual struggles to solve
the arithmetical rroblem, which had already
proved too much for Messrs. Dawes, Gar
field, and Beck, in regard to the relations
between this and former years expenditures.
AT O'clock the Speaker presented Il tele-
gram announcing the death of Senator Sum-
ner, and the House, in view of the sad intel
ligence, thereupon adjourned.
The Government Organ ON Louisiana
Affairs.
OFFENCE OF KELLOGG, DURELL, AND THE REST
I OF THE RADICAL CREW.
WASHINGTON, March 1.-THE struggle re-
rarding q new election in Louisiana, under
Federal auspices, is: fierce. There is no Dem
ocratic paper here from which to quote. As
an illustration of the character of the argu.
meut, the following from column editorial
in the National Republican administration
orgap) is telegraphed:
"Take the State Of Louisiana for example.
From the murder of q minister of the Cos
pei, while lie was bearing q flag of truce to
the mob down the stairway of the Mecban-
les Institute in 1866, through all the riots in
the city Of New Orleans and in the county
parishes, and down to the attempt TO inn
peach Judge Drell, We have before us at a
glance the ever changing scenes OF 3 gbastly
panorama of political crime. Is mattered
not that the Kellogg government was legal
ly sustained by the Judiciary, for it was
part of the conspiracy against republlcanism
10 overthrow it,. The conspirators, either
in the courts, before committees, and on the
floor of Congress, or with assassins' weapons
in their hands, sought this common object.
The ruin of the Commonwealth, the paraly-
sis of business, and the decentralization OF
every honest sentiment Of true CITIZEN.
ship we're not sufficiently appalling to deter
them.
"An unprincipled press, aided by lying
Associated Press reporters, was at their COM
mard, and the country was so filled WITH
contradictory statements that the people be-
gan TO look upon the affairs Of the State as
muddled again.
"Thus it became the custom to character
ize the Louisiana mnddle as one of the vicis-
situdes of southern politics, and the conspl-
rators ATTEMPTED to throw the responsibility
upon the Republican party.
"The truth is readily ascertained. The
first obstacle in their way was the Judgc
by whom the restraining injunction against
the McEneryites was given. His act, bold
and manful response to the dictates of duty,
established the power Of the Kellogg gov.
erument. To remove him by impeachment
or otherwise became q prerequisite to the
success of their schemes. Tney did not
dare to appeal from his action to
superior judicial power, but shrewdiy calcll-
lating that his disgrace would strengthen
their cause they charged him with Infamous
crimes. with coliusion with political associ'
ates, and with soilirg the judicial ermine BY
prostituting bis sacred office for political
objects, They hoped, at least, to succeed in
obtaining articles of impeachment against
him.
"This was the kind OF disgrace which they
believed would add strength or moral iDfiu-
euce to their declarations that the RepIbli.
can party of Louisiana is so disgracetuliy cor
rupt. They did not care whether he was con- |
yieted OF the charges or not. In the interim
of his trial by the court of impeachment
they expected to- gather power for the
overthrow of the Kellogg government; but
unfortunately for them the judiciary COM
mittee of the House has found that their |
charges are not sustained by the evidence
produced. Considering the effect that Wouid |
have been produced by5areVerse finding, We
cannot fail to admit that the Committees ac-
tion must be accepted as additional and con-
vineing proof of the loyalty iof the Kellogg
government. With this proof before US,
together with the fact that Governor kei-
loeg's administration has benefited the
State immeasurably, that it is acceptable 70
the business community, and that peace and
prosperity have replaced ruin and rapine
nnder it. we have reason to congrata,i
late ourselves that this greatest .ea.sa and | |
~ Or the Democrats 5conspirstors has
bsen defeated. We do i not he.i-l
tate. in view OF all this, to warn
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