, 1874-09-18
COMMENTS OF THE PRESS.
GRANTS "CnIaK A0A1HBT LOUISIANA
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| ffaRt The 4fto FORK 7ribuns
hopolesa revolt Ii ! crime aSainst humanity mil
Whatever may 10 the abstract merits of tho cailvo for
wael Governor Penn and Ills asaociatca have
been fighting at Nav Orcaus It is Impossible viii tho
information thus fur in or ossess3o to acnult .,cn
r o. reskssa and wicked sacrifice Of life. ILero las
@ hGYsr nGen Que Gsam Of hope for thor BE-
forcs Of ilib Quilted Atatus Government and no rc,
% sonaGle being could doubt that the Federal troops
insurrocon against tho yiaiuous ayenurers Win sas
@ ase asnEed tho control Of tue stae Of LouIsiaus,
ties he shoi 1ns 4ssosaas go aas1 " Of o
has made it plain tut lie p1rinSs rom an1 none NO
ot tho eonseqlences ef Ills ufortunate and unjust d.
eislon lAa new Admins tratDu established Yesterday
~ Lieut. Cow Penn will almost certainly Go oysr
thrown before Tho ena Of weok by President Grant
an and alal Emory and what win ,lse honest neo
pc 81 Louisiana hase gained by their brcf ana bloody
But let us be uat toatbeso unfortunate ami .oro,v-
tflrl citlzo'ls cYcu while we hlauo thct Thoy hayc
set forth their grievances both In al address to In
n9 an rsspoctfu eyen deprccatory letter to te
THIS te ircs representative Government ynt il IL M
andonable truth that tho people Of Louisiana are ly
hna no meaning and tho co1,rts hayo no nowcr NJ
reasonable man onbta that last election cinors
@ au rena Was tairiy chosen aoyclnor und Leutc1la-
rens q power by fraud and forco, and installed nro
tended Legislature Il ILLS by the use Of Federal
had he citizcns of Louisa,a? Should they 10 to liz
e2uFts Tue Judges wcro partnors iu i'lo crinlv.
Should they appeal to tho Lesslature2 II wa d.
rhoy complained to Tic President aud 10 denied ncn cn
oven heaElng they went before Congress-, and con-
charges Of uaurpasioa weEe al true listened 10 tor
rble .lenunc!atlon Of tue usurpora and IN coaucnt
psater, snd tlen-dla nothing. Nor ''Aya %au Ills Ills
s;s,.5 zsss sa u, ssn.Ss s si sna
in.u tower opt,s Of diaorganzaion anl ,,.niruptsy
thcy had still tho hope TINT tbs ns1t election in na
qous t A of st. IL 0fstorn Ksliore fs as
Destroyed even tLta as hope. His rasca'ly Legislature
Faase1 H., Eeestratton aw 10 nsonsrous IN III provs.
was IN session. lit whom here VAS nothing u,aro 10
f. fssr from tho i,ngsaon Of Congress- ho
Assistant oi on in Ill Il. prsc. au
qseih,s o. ih9 sta' With f authority to aa n.nes lilo
both these points iA lnal. They Lave only 10 draw
rareSxai PEI tironga sson ySeFs name aud he !, A.
expressly iorb!ldsa 10 Interfere, by iajanet1on, m
as.ts Or tn sy sf ga.
point ~ Indefinite multitude Of "snitallo pcrsons @ ia It"
stsoaa , s he poag place. = ther JanlzarIrs
chance that m honest election tan taks place under
sf s1t ,ea M u taose any roey whatever
sort Of III, tho appeal 10 arn,sY
Thut tl!ere neycr haa bron day for two war,
w1sn 'ss ttss;; ,nS Ks3osg sIs%sgt Hps;rale so
at tho North mero swars Inv empty and ur-
substantial this fabric Of usurpe.l power real
" waH until yeator4!ay. One faint demonstration
aganas thu barricadcs u1auntel IT, rho revolt lfted
IT, lead A. # s1Mss. aud IN tho morning flo aaYorn-
MI. KelloYa Ind just strength enough IL eail anua
Williams for mors troops" aud
with this characteristic and familiar err 10 want Into
!gnobo retirement. II is Junt as va would wish to
aye 1t. Thero Is storm poetic jnatico In tho copll-
cason q events Which throws '!pon tho power that
putting him hack thoss again after thb people lsays
tolted hilh. Gen. Grant must carry hls orl,na
sRain.t Lonis!ans tu lta logical conEequcncc. He up
held tho uaurper; ho will now tho army Of ths
United Hates to lspoasoss tho Government which ho