The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1874-05-15
KELLOGG IN THE SENATE.

In the course of his mastery speech
on Mr.. Carpenters Louisiana bill, Mr..
Bogy said:
The condition of the South was worse
than the Roman empire, for Roman
pagans were not such Internal rascals
as the men who rule the South to-day.
These States had fallen into the hands
of rogues, thieves and liars. He felt
proud OF the Senator from Wisconsin
(Carpcnter) that he had risen above
party feeling, marked out q course for
himself, and brought this bill into the
Senate.
The whole history of the Kellogg
and Pinchback government in Louisi-
ana was one of unmitigated fraud, and
no pretense of law or fair dealing could
be found in it.
He read from the communication
from McEnery to the President, asking
that neither be recognized till all the
facts be laid before him, and the reply
of Attorney General Williams, telling
McEnery II WAS no use to come to
Washington, as the Presidents mind
had been made up, and the sooner the
people acqufesced in the Kellogg Gov
eminent the better it would be for all,
and said that tho reply was brutal.
Was it possible that an American citi-
zen could not creep to the footstool of
power and humbly petition without
being repulsed in this manner? AS an
American, his very blood boiled to
read such things. Withdraw your
troops from Louisiana; call of your
dogs, and let the State speak her own
mind. If collision should ensure-nay,
if blood should flow--it would be better
for the people to lose some of those
whom they valued most than submit
to such wrongs.
The recognition of these scl.riucrs by
each other was like the recognition of
burglars in 4 gentleman pantry over
his plate which they had stolen from
his sitleboard.
In the reply to the statement of Shcr-
man that Kellogg had telegraphed that
Democratic members had taken seats
in his Legislature, Mr.. Bayard said he
felt doubt in accepting anything as
fact, certified as such by Governor Kel-
logg, who had been guilty of withhold
ing tho truth in his telegram to the
Senator from Indiana (NIorton,) and at
last admitted that two election bills
had passed, in his dispatches to the
Senator from Louisiana (West.)
1t was fortunate for mankind that as
men lost their moral sense their intel
lect fell also. The real government of
Louisiana was Il military one. Lift
tho cloak Of the judges and the sword
of the dragoon was revealed. It was a
military government protecting dis
honest men in State offices.
If men die in defense Of constitution.
al rights, they are rather to be congrat-
nlated than those who survive them to
live as slaves and not rs frcemtn. OF
late there had been 4 very natural and
sensible fear exhibited on the financial
question that the government would
violate its faith. That fifth could not
be violated in any way, and it was not
alone in finances that it must be OBJ
served, but in the exercise OF every
power. The honor of the government
should he like that of an honorable
man-always the same, whether he be
dealing with friend OF foe. He appealed
to Senators not to be led by q party
spirit. Let no such feeling tingc lcgis-
lation.
There were some persons who believ-
ed the South should suffer some for her
political course. From his heart he
warned his countrymen against such
sentiments. This country could not
exist with the States of the South
handed over to rapacity, vcnality and
crime. 1t was crime to SOW diScOrd
and bring war into the land. But not
satisfied with that, these men in Louisi-
ana called upon the strong arm of the
Federal Government to protect them.
The ST. Louis Dispatch has n thor
ough appreciation of the Louisiana
usurper. "a Will he seen by the follow
ing:
CITATIONS io moi always know how
rich they are in the matter of rogues.
You knew Kellogg we'll? Yes, he is
in the pcnitentiary. No, nc is Cover
nor of Louisiana. Nou knew Sanborn
we'll: Yes, he was hung. No, he is in
the Treasury Department"
Several hundred Pullman palace cars
run on the different railroads in the
country. The capital invested is over
SO, 900 ,Oot.
An irish justice said TO an obsircpcr-
Gus prisoner OH trial, ave want moth
ing but silence here, sir, and but little
Of that
! has al, III 1nNrrt GAR