, 1874-09-21

hivon to desperation by tho fraudulent crow
tho assunlod to govoru her ln opposlttaa to tho
rll Of the poono nB lawfully Expressed at Tho
no..-rubbo!l, sw'nsiios', ont.aRed, tor
alrcd, driven mud with grief and sl,au,o,- 4
sat sirugeo for lifo and political cxisto,lco,
nosE uroN iiEr Toa1ENrona,
md abolished thctn. M It woro, , IN d n1omont.
Aettng AZ ons rae'n1nost t, "Vigilnnco Coinm!t~
he purposo OF ri1ding themselves of Boounlrols.
Ind well would 1t hayo b1en for tue welfara Of
,nr common country II thoy could have safely
,een permitted to hnve held their ventave-
sut tho gortlian-knot OF tho apparently uncntng
a0lcuIty Of her civil ADMINISTRATION, conltl hare
soon permitted tho privilege Of that a"lfgovcrn-
nt''t Which 10 guaranteed to every State ~ tue
Constitution Of tho country. We say vol would
havo been for, her,-becauso, IN tho
overthrow Of tho kollogg dynasty, sllo bud Sim
Ind established law and ordor upon tho only
hrm basts upon which they can eyer stand,-llf'-
pn the hearts Of the people. .poaco and harmony
had begun to reign within tho borders Of tho
State. Lifo and libo1ty were once more safe,
property ut Inst protected, and hoaosty mud hon,
Or, instend OF corruption aHn degradation, could
pnco ,noio hope to claim recognition and respect.
Louisiana had been FREQ ut last, aud by NJ right
nous, ii as illegal, M net rs was over TINT OF our
.athors In their War Of Independence
II It had then beon simply question Of tho
tistllesa Of the people Ut Louisiana to bo gov
n1oHrfuLIY-EtEoTEp oFF1cERs
Instead OF bciag prosecuted. robbed, and in
autcd by thoBe political pirates who llnvo uallrp-
IT aud disgraeod Tue name Of their stato
pfilcinls wo bolioye It wonld not have taken
syell Gen. Grant long. at this stage Of his
political expetionco, to havo decided tho o,,cs-
tion In tAcir favor. For, as Ito had once re-
solyod not to Interfere with tho fraudulent
tl!oy. we're in thut actual possession Of power
Which was niao points Of Tho law, aud thnt tho
tenth part would lave to take care of itself, so
wo might: naturally havo expected that, tic
rlglttt9l olfieerH ct Louisiana being 1t last-by
forco, 1t a truo, but not by fraud, d,-by violence,
hs.t rot by cors"ptson-in tho possonsiou Of
that snrno powor mid in tho rigllttul discharge
of their several ollcos, to tho inoxprosBiblo aud
nncontrultnoie 1oY OF tong-oppressed people
We say VIC might naturally have suppoHod that
lin to permit tho right to oxiat which had iot-
1mcriy induced him to uphold t1rong. We
would wel-nigh l1avo boon Justified In coninring
lin, even despite tho otter Of tho law,-nay, In
long outraged aod dofed, in tho mama Of libor-
t. aud political freodom,-in tho namo of social
decency ind honor,-to withheld lia mailed
hand clothed aB it lB with tho terrible power of
the American Republic nor ouce again lot it fat|
In wrath unon Tho liberties Of our suffering
bretdrcn Of L ,uisfana-
But, as wo have Anld,
EVENTS wErlE THE MASTERS.
niise pf Con. traht and Of that inckie8B Stnte.
Not BECAUSE Of Louisiana, but because OF cou-
siderations insonarably connected with oyoty
other Southern State, tho presidont has been
driven forward by Ri iron Fate, which, now that
ho tain would seek to rettaco Ills fatal footsteps,
permits him not. In the outraged name Of Law lie
fo'oihiY upheld the fraudulent Kellogg dynasty.
In tho outraged name Of Law, once moro he fluts
himself fcoupellod by force to overthrow the right
ful Government The anomalous situations in
ei:her caso wore, either directly or indirectly,
The result Of his own bu.dcsing. In this re!lec-
hon he may find what comfort eoeyor ha can s;
whilst to the wretched people OF Louisiana ro-
naaius the equaly unhappy one. viz.: that. after
having exhausted every human rounody known,
lhoy aro at last in as miserable aud helpless
condition as at the first, and that not even the
poor privilege Of change Of Haastoss will be
permitted to them. ]. ". DICKINSON.