Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-03-18
The Kellogg LegisIatuIe.

The Administration at W Washington is clearly
responsible for the inauguration of the Kellogg
Legislature IN New Orleans. II is perhaps fair
sample OF what may be expected from negro leg
islation in any CT HE States where they secure
power. Having no property themselves, or very
little, they give no care TO economy; but on the
contrary cooperate with the uuscrupulous whites
TO lay aud collect the heaviest possible tax in OF
der that they may have money to exrend for yari-
Gus purposes aud III wasteful contracts from which
large sums are pocketed by tie most designing
knayes whose dictatlon they ignorantly follow,
turning deaf ear TO men OF ell parties aud even
OF their own race who urge them to act different
Is. Ali the evils that were ever predicted az the
consequences OF Radical negro legislation by the
Democrats have tIanspired and even added to-
The northern Radical papers now see this, and
are ready to denounce " hat has passed. But it is
like locking the stable door after the horse has
been stoien.' The people OF Delaware should
take warning The Boston Post, an able and in
fuential journal, refers to the Grant-Duren-K Kel-
logg Legislature as follows:
born in shame, bred in corruption and iguo-
rance, and died III disgrace, would be the most
appropriate epitaph that could lie applied to tie
now deiunct or disbanded Kellogg Legislature in
Louisiana. In lis iaTccal deliberations it has not
only outraged parliamentary law, but showed a
wanton contempt for all law, looking rather upon
the State and It's peIquisites as a kind OF legalzed
lottery III WHICH tie most unscrupulous man has
achieved the highest distinction and gained the
latest emoluments Its laclnbels seemed 10 act
IN that belief to the last and throughout the brief
but worse than irulticss session. they not only dis
regarded the ordinary rules which the most In
different dellbeIstiyc bodies Lad up to this lin c
respected, In this country, but they violated "a
well the ordinary courtesies that should be cb.
served in free and unrestricted debate. Some OF
their most stormy discussions have been noticed.
wherein words proved insufficient to express their
sentiments. Public documents have not been
used so much for reference as for missiles and Of
fensiye ammunition, and rulers and ink bottles
have been part OF warike equipment. The val
edictory sitting in the House was WORTHY to be a
conclusion 10 its predecessors aud it was one tu
nultuous scene OF uproar aud confusion. Twen.
ty was moderate number Of members 10 ba
speaking at one time, and one Kept his seat
but went roaming around, endeavoring to obtain
the recognition of the bewildered Speaker who
had as much as be could do 10 keep track of his
own identity. It's affirmed upon good aud su iii
cient authority that the Appropriation bill unde,
which all disbursements Of the State must be
made, was never passed. voted on or even sub
mitted and when attention was called to thi,
omission the majority replied, "Oh, it dosent
make any difference; We will have 1t entered in
the journal. That will do as we'll" And this i,
the history of Legislature that was called int
being by fraud and maintained by force Neithej
Louisiana nor the country afford the dis grace
OF another such nfiction