The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-09-08
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s. AZ Z" md Gons,ryattye state Central C6H
mi.tee OF .Lonisiana have Issued the folloG
ling address s 3,
Ne,r Orleans, september 5s-To the
People Of. the Onion: For nearly two years
the people oil, Louisiana have persistently.
appfied for relief TO the judicial, executive,
and legislative deIiartments of the General
Goyernfnent. The Supreme Court fourd
itself without powerto remedy the wrongs,
nerpetrated BY the Federal district judge of
Louisiana. The Executive RENTED them
Id / congress as the proper tribunal, but Con-
press. orerBbelmipgly Republican in both:
branches. while recognizing the wrongs,
complaiued Of, signaiized itself by mastery
Inactivity. the real purpose of which Was to
leave the Kellogg usurpation IN power.
THE only means left for Louisiana to redeem
herself from this usurpation is by partici.
rating Ii, an election held under the very
ans p,ces OF heusurper himself, armed With
sneciaI enactments OF his spurious Leglsla-
tire to secure his retention Ia power, and
with other and appropriate acts to be signed
aud promulgated by himself according TO
circumstances. Already has he substantially
violated bis solemn promises not to sign the
election law by signing and promulgating
the re.dis'rictiDg law, which, In his hands,
f. more potent instrument for political mis-
chief. In The meantime the people are
ground down by taxation for unholy 'pur-
POSES. Property finding no purchasers at
tax, sales il, By, wholesale, adjudicated to the
State and upon the subsidence Of a DESC
lating and widespread overflow, the munich
psLauthorites have been swelling. up local
taxes. and vet there is no attempt at revolu-
ton In Louisiana. Not satisfied with driving
thepeople to move for redress in this vicious
circle, the usurper and his coadlutors talsify-
ing facts in inventing war Of races, and mag
nifyIng to unlimited numbers the atrocities,
have .conspired 10 bring about Federal in
reference in local affairs, under the pretence
of protecting the rights of citizens, but for
the known purpose of intimidation in the
coming election. The very acts of violence
which occurred inseyeral parishes have been
deliberately instigated by themselves, their
object being, as asserted by one of their own,
10 " forge lightning in Louisiana, that there
might be thunder in the North" They
have, however, succeeded in impressing
upon the President the belief that, unless
speedily checkmated, it would become
worse, until life and property there will re-
ceige no protection from the local authori-
ties. The President RENTS all proceedings
for the protection of the South to the law de-
partment of the Government, to be directed
by the Acknowledgement, in accordance
with the provisions Of the enforcement act,
and he orders troops in readiness for that
purpose.
The people of Louisiana do not object to
United States troops being stationed ia their
midst. These troops may as well be sta
toned in this State as any other State, for
Louisiana is a component part of the Union.
The Federal judiciary may and does, as here
tofore. continue to administer. No COM
plaint on this score has been or can be made
against Louisiana by the most fastidious
cyil.rights partjsaps; but the people Of
Louisiana do protest against the Judicial
persecution in store for them, aud against
the oppressive abuses of Federal troops, who
arc here not to assist in the execution Of the
enforcement act, but really to overaWe the
oeople in the coming election. The impend-
ING prosecutions, clothed with the garb of
judicial proceedings, is barely concealed
under the eXultant tone of the following dis.
patch from the United States district attor-
new of Louisiana "Otfice of the Law De-
partment, Washington, D. c., September
Ex-Governor W. p. Kellogg: Just returned
from Long Branch. The Government will
enforce order in the State. Steps will be
taken to crush the new rebellion promptly.
j. L. Beckwith."
Acknowledgement Wiliams's circular to
his subordnates to proceed with all pos
>ible energy and dispatch to detect, expose,
arrest, ana punish the perpetrators OF these
crimes i'll lie executed with Il vengeance
during this political campaign, but no attcn-
ton need be paid Of course to his recommen-
dation that no interference whatever is here
by intended with any political or party ac-
ton not in violation of law, nor will much
stress be laid on his statement about afford
inr protection 10 Gall classes of citizens, white
or colored,". since it is matter of notoriety
that the United States Supreme Court inter-
prets the enforcement act as passed exclu-
siyely for the protection of colored citizens.
Besides, the people opposed to kellogg's
ursurpaton have never questioned the right
Of cUl0red citizens to registration, vote,
nominate their candidates and install them
whenever elected, and they have repeatedly
expressly pledged themselves to maintain
these rights inviolate. AS to the local dis
turbances which have occurred, they did
not spring from any spirit Of hostility to the
colored people, but were unavoidable out
breaks arising from the state of oppression
and tyranny.
In this emergency the people of Louisiana
appeal to their fellow.citiZens Of the Union
for a hearing, and ask Judgment of an en-
Iightened public opinion. They assert their
fidelity to the nation, but they spurn an
odious usurpation knawiDg at the vitals of
tue State. They respect and eheerfully give
obedience to the General Government, but
they discriminate between well.detined &C.
tion of that Government and fraudulent
perversion of the federal functions by subor-
dinate officers. Conscious of the rectitude
of their purposes and Of the justice of their
cause, they are theoretically enlisted in the
work OF their political redemption, and can.
not be deferred from claiming their herit.
age.
Signed by R. Fl. Mari, president; Albert
VOORHEES,, vice-president WI. Buddendori
and E. j. Dill, secretaries.
The CEREMONY OF FEET WASHING UP AT
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