The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1874-09-22

rebellion says. old pro.slavery element is
jubilant, deiiantly declaring that niegors
must now again submit to white rule, and
repeating the braggadocio buster heard
here during the wiutcr Of 1850 and 1861.
In this they ore encouraged by the telc-
grams received, giving reports of meet.
ings held at different points of the South,
to indorse the New Orleans instruction,
especially one at Atlanta, at which It was
resolved that should the Administration
endcavor to reinstate kellogg it would be
regarded as an act Of hostility to tho en-.
tire white population Of the South. These
malcontents, like the deluded law.break-
ers at Now Orleans, have evidently for.
gotten that James Buchanan is not now
President of the United States, but they
will soon find it out. General Grant has
treated the factionists in Louisiana with
courtesy and forbearance be has listened
to their tales of fancied wrongs, and he
has urged Congress to decide between the
rival factions, but now that they have
risen in arms they will ind that he will
without fear or favor. crush out this at.
tempt to rcsuscitate the rebellion.
Unfortunately the armed forces at the
disposal OF the President for the suppress
sion Of the New Orleans instruction nre
comparatively few in number. The Re.
publican economists Of the last session aid.
ed the Democratic sympathizers with
Southern lawlessucs5 in reducing the
strength Of the army and navy, and the
recent Indian hostilitios have rendered it
necessary to send large proportion Of
the land force into the interior. But he
telegraph has enabled the President tc
send marching orders to enough detach.
ments of regulars scattered over the Mis-
sissippi valley to form very respectable
force when they are concentrated at New
Orleans, and respectable portion of thC
feet assembled during the Cuban trouble,
last fall has remained at Key West anc
Pensacola. There is also a considerable
number Of marines at the various navy
yards on the Atlantic coast, and if noces
sary the Governors of Northern State!
can again send forth :hcir lcgions
Unless the insurgents disperse them
there will be a Union force at New Or
leans sufficiently strong to enforce the law
Of the United States and of the State o
Louisiana, under the command Of a Gen
eral who knows no such word as fail
Meanwhile the President while preparn,
for the emergency which may arise, i
! loot;r - Ctor tho ini.rocta of tho naomi n
The insurgents naturally desire to obtain
possession of the funds in the State Treas
ury. although no State Treasurer wa
elected i'll 1872 on the NicEucrv ticket il
opposition to Mr.. Dubucket,a colored maj
elected on the Kellogg ticket, who nov
fills the Office and is now taking good car,
Of the three quarters of million OF dol
lars under bis charge, much Of which i
for the payment OF interest on State bonds
i may be that Governor Kellogg can
not sustain himself even when backed b,
the Union forces, in which case Louisiaut
must remain under military rule unit
Congress can guarantee Republican
form Of government" by ordering ney
election to be held under martial law
Gov. kellogg has been denied the uu
restrained use Of the telegraph wires AN
there are good reasons for believing tina
the official dispatches are tempered with
Senator West with Representatives Sy
piers and Morey are here looking alto
the interests Of the recognized Kcllog
Government, while Mr.. Louis Farm, a
cxcitable little old French gentleman,
enaeavoring to paliote the crime Of Pen
or rather Mari, who is the directing spiri
McEucry having thought it best to be at
sent. kcllogg's Lieutenant Governor,
colored man, is now in New York. au
Pinckback is ecturing in Indiana Waf
mouth is ut the North.
There is abundant evidence that til
white men of Louisiana were satisfied wit
the registration and the judges OF the cleo
ton, aud that there were no complain;
until the Democrats became assured tina
the Republicans would win They the
planned their appeal TO arms and assume
a position from which they will be force
to retreat, even if blood is shed in restol
ing the recognized State Government.
The situation is a grave one, but Ger
eral Grant will again conquer Il peace
il cannot be had in any other way. an
will maintain law and order.