New-York tribune., 1874-10-27
EVIDENCES OF KELLOGG'S DECLINING
POWER.

HIS GOVERNMENT UNABLE TO EXECUTE HIS DEGREES
THE NEGROES LOSING FAITH IN HIM, III NOT IN
THE PARTY-LEssONs OF THE REYOLUI1ON-kE-
PUBLICAN DIssRNsIONs-THE NEGROES ACTiSG
INDEPENDENTLY.
TrRoM THE SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRiBUNbj
NEw-ORIEANs, Oct. live are just beginning 10
see the fruits of the 14th of September IN their
deeper significance. Everybody will agree that
there never was more abject and transparent fraud
than this Kellogg Government as it now STANDS re-
vealed, propped up by One-third OF the nationa'
army and large squadron of the navy, with troops
scattered all through the parishes, and large Doay
held here in reserve for such action occasion may
demand 1t is the very picture of mbeclity. Take
registration for instance Capt Wright, the Kellogg
State Registrar of Voters has already complained
that from at least seventeen parishes he has received
no official advices whatever Especially in northern
Louisiana and the Red River country does this state
of things prevail. About week ago The Ifcdyane
published review of the registration, in which u
was shown that three parishes-De Soto, Red RlVer'
and Winn-had had no registration at ALL Since
then a supervisor has been sent to Winn ana one
appointed in each Of the others but the periOd is
DOW nearly expired and it is scarcely possible that
anything like q full registration can be had. LII
other parishes, remote from military stations, IL
seems to be understood that the negroes have not
been coming forward. The Republicans complain
of intimidation and especially in St. Martin Parish,
about 100 miles due west of this city, there are
almost daily rumors of White League movements.
But all these stories canards OF the most naheo
and palpable description. Intimidation as nave
discovered means simply that the Kellogg officials
being without military support, are AFRAID 10 lnduise
in any of their characteristic performances, ana
hence proclaim themselves martyrs III order TO nave
vnta
excuses ready for rejection OF the honest vote-a
rejection provided for by the election law and LETT
to the option without appeal in the Returning
Board, now composed exclusively ot hepuoiicah
partisans and office-holders.
KEIIOGGs WEAKNESS IN HIS OWN PARTY.
ltwould not be too much to say that Kellogg, OF
his own resources, cannot at this moment command
respect or enforce obedience in the most insignificant
local emergency For example just previous to the
revolution he had, by the force of arms, and
in plain defiance of an order of one OF
his own courts, closed all the private
markets in town. After the 14th of September the
markets re-opened, and though there is an act OF
Legislature abolishng them-the same act by virtue
of which he proceeded in the first place-the mar
kets are still in operation, does there seem any
prospect of their closing. The seems absolute
ly powerless In election matters he meets with
a certain quasi recognition, because the white
people are anxious to vote and VIII accept any
measure to that end but in nothing else that can
discover does his authority rise to the dignity of
substance The true explanation of all this is to be
found in fact which people at distance cannot
readily comprehend that fact is his total lack OF
support and respect among the negroes. have
already endeavored to describe the peculiar rela-
tions existing between the two races in this State
Their mutual confidence and goodwill in everything
but politics constitute an anomaly and mystery
almost hopeless of solution at first glance.
LESSON OF THE REVOLUTION.
But the 18th of September that great enlightener
and diviner though by mysterious method, resolved
the problem can see now that the negroes have
ALWAYS believed the whites wished to reenslave
them; that their rights would be taken
from them the moment the whites got
into power; that their very lives de-
pended on their maintaining Republican rule and
the lease of carpet-baggery. Kelloggs
gang lived by this 1t was their first object to i'm
press il on the minds of the negroes and accession
10 office followed as natural consequence. The
l4th of September revealed this policy and at the
same time undermined it. 1t is a remarkable fact
here in the city, as well throughout the country
parishes the accession of the whites to power was
by the most scrupulous and con-
spicuous kindness toward the negroes. During
the two days in which they held abso-
lute control of New-Orleans. and similarly
everywhere in the country, there was not
n single act of violence or demonstration Of
enmity. The negroes were surprised at this. but
gradually realized its truth and meaning and their
indifference to Kellogg and contempt for his repre-
sentatives, as now developed, spring wholly from
that realization They learned, through the medi-
um of the I4th of September, what no argument or
a,lI Ax-ar ~
fruit of this lesson has been quick IN its coming.
ALIENATION OF THE NEGROES FROM THE GARRETT
BAGGERs.
The address of the cOlOred leaders, embodying a
strong bill of complaint against and dissatisfaction
with Kellogg, a result and the feeling which in
spred that address has been greatly intensified by
Kelloggs removal from Office of two of the signers
of the address. The riotOus proceedings the threats
and ether demonstrations OF dislike which greeted
his appearance in the negro convention two days
ago are not to be mistaken, any more than Is the
apathy everywhere shown by them as regarding the
calamlties Detailing his officials. The news may
seem too good to be true" but intelligent Observ
ers are inclined TO believe that carpetbag rule re-
ceiving its death-blOw in this State. The Terre-
bopne compromise. coming Immediately after the
l4th of September. has been followed by similar
movements in many other parishes, and even where
the substance does not appear the spit Is alive and
daily growing in strength.
The faction fights among the negroes Of st. James
and Plaquemne parishes, OF which telegraphed
yOu last week, were OutgrOwths of the same senti-
ment while the deeper, stronger current of revolt
whose murlnurs do not reach the outside world Is
evidently swelling its volume with every new day.
THE REPUBLICANS MAY WIN, BUT KELLOGG WILL
BE LOST
The result of all this is twOfold: LIST. The power
lessness of Kellogg in the parishes has induced
condition of things which might fairly justify the
proposition that there has been genuine regis
anI that thara
no genuine election. This, however. is provided
for as / have already shown by the Election law
under which Keoggs Returning Board can, on two
affidavts. throw out the vote of any parish and de-
clare the Republican ticket elected. But on this
other hand, the same cause which produced the
confusion alluded to has brought forth other re-