Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1874-09-29
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Senator West. of Louisiana. has made
public a letter dated Sept. eth and adj
dressed To Collector Casey, Of New Or
leans. on poll zeal affairs of that state.
OF Governor keliogg'S abandonment
of the executive office on The occasion
Of the Penn revolution and the Gov
errors imputatiou OF intentional
bOInb-proof abSSntecism. OF the part
of his friends. senator West SAYS:
Many are of the opinion that Gov
rno Kellogg would have displayed
greater heroiSln and confidence in his
own rights to the Chief Ma"i>:racv
had he dismissed his, of necessity. in
efficient defenders, and hravelv stood
alone in the maintenance of his execu-
tive rights, Welding them only to per
sonal ejectmeiIt. If Governor Kellogg
regrets my absence he knows that |
assisted HIM north, at his written re-
quest. to lay before the President the
condition of affairs in Louisiana, and
solicit Federal support for his govern
ment. II he wants his political friends.
who are absent. to Il the fight
ing garb. they might prefer some other
leader. Generally, the Kellogg admin
i>tration, since it came into power, HaS
been exercised i'll The true interest of
the State. 1t is environed with diff
cultieS sufficient to diSmav the
staunchest heart, and it has of late re-
ceiVed such Il shock as to make its
most determined supporters doubt
whether it is competent to exact
obedience to its authority. even with
the assistance of the parent Govern
ment."
In regard to the recent conferences,
the Senator says the propositions look
ing to the avoidance of fraud in the
elections, he thought eminentlv lust,
and ought, by all means, to he adopt
ed; and should lie preceded by a
promise and guarantee on the part of
the Democratic party to prevent muir
der, protect life, assure and admit
free expression of opinion, and to alb
stain from all intimidation of the coll
ored people.
CHICAGO, September %.
The Louisville Coutiey-,J0uyu0f's
Augusta, Georgia, correspondent, writ
ing, under date Of the I'D inst. of the
troubles betweenthe whites and blacks
i'll Edgetield, South Carolina, says:
h whole State is q vast military
camp and it requires the discretion of
old and cool headed veterans like Gen
eral NJ. e. Butler, advisory command
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storm as has just been threatened.
Had the negroes in any other portion
of the United States been 50 arraved,
there would have been a bloody battle.
/ presume no one who understands the
attitude of the two races, will for a mo-
ment doubt this. After detailing the
circumstance OF the truce which Was
finally arranged between the parties,
by the terms of which the blacks re-
turned to their homes, but taking their
arms with them, the writer says: But
this is a truce not OF peace. There j.
no denying the fact that the hatred of
the " aces, in their present state. is
now so intense that single spark may
at any moment kindle a confagration,
while the sympathy of the United
States troops is all with the whites.
The negroes believe they will fight OH
their side and that the Whole array
would be sent to their assistance, and
that the grand result woi. | be the en-
termination of the whole white pepuli-
ton, and tic handing Of their h1,.scs