The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-10-10


New ORLEANS, October 9'--In reply
to Governor Kellogg's letter to them
embodying extracts from his address tc
the people of the United States the
Picduae says: ...
1--WE propose now to pass TO other
claims, which he sets up to the gratitude
of the people, and the reputation Of d
faithful, wise and honest public officials
We quote from his recent ad.
dress to the people of the United
States. The Democratic legislation
of 1865, 1866 and 1867, composed exclu.
sively of white men, Mr.. McEnery and
others of my opponents being influential
members, made appropriations Of ST.
l29,554, while the taxes collected during
this period were only S3,39I,00,
leaving an excess Of appropriations
over the revenue of SlS,750,S54. Mark
the words of the Democratic Legislature
of 1865. Let us see by reference TO the
acts of the Legislature of 1865, who were
these Democrats. The signatures at
tached to all the acts of that year were,
J. Madison Wells, Governor; Simeon
Belden, Speaker of the House; Lewis
Gatinel, President of the Senate; :.
Wrotnoski, Secretary of STATE.
If there were then, or
have been since four more intense Radi-
Gals in this State than these names repre-
sent We should be pleased to have them
pointed out. Now, in regard To the APP
preparations of this and the subsequent
Legislatures of 1867 and 'GS We find the
following as the figures entered in the
Auditors reports for those years; Totalre-
ccipts for 1865, page four sS75, ,65s.G2; &C.
page 81, 1862, 73l .S5; 1867, page 4, 81
$40, 3l4.75; total, S6,4ss,7S5.16. Total
expenditures for 1860, page D, Sl,l62,-
G23.GS; for 1866, page q, S2,i5l, ,9I3.T:
1867, page 6, $3,jl3, ,9jO.7l; total, s., ,l2s,-
5ls.lG. Thus it appears that the
expenditures during the three years,
were only $n@9,7S3 in excess
of the revenue. Kellogg says the
excess is Si3, ,74O,554; showing discrcp-
cncy between Kcllogg's statement and
the public records of $l3,ll0.71l. The
reader will bear in mind that We quote
fnom authentic records, while Governor
X cllogg gives no authority Tor his extra
ordinary statement. We give page
of the book quoted, and our experience
of Gov. Kellogg has admoniShrd us of
the necessity Of requiring Of him a like
eXactitude in the citation of n uthority
for everything he may assert.
Reply orGovernor ~ kellogg.
ST. Louis, October 9.-Thc Demorrdf
will, tomorrow, publish letter from
Governor Kellogg in reply to the cdito-
rial criticism by that paper of his adj
dress of September Both. The Governor
SAYS: Northern men holding office in the
South have great dihicultic- to contend
with. Most of the avenues by which the
ear of the public is reached
are closed against them. The
agents of the Associated Press are
sure to color adversely to them
every incident that may take place. The
pres. generally is prrjudiccd against
them. and while all the calumnics and
ISLANDERS manufactured by vigorous OPP
position. inspired by the hatred they bear
TO the Republican principles are widely
circulated and generally believed. The
great bulk of the Republican citizens, toll
ing quietly in the field, raising cotton
and sugar and rice, and the other staples,
which compose the wealth of the State,
have no means Of making their case
heard. or of answering the accusations
brought against their party. ltappcars
to b. widely accepted as II fact not worth
or inquiring into, that
All the Republican State Govern
ments at the south are Corrupt.
md those who have conscientiousl Y Ia
bored TO make the Republican party of
the south strong and respectable, and 10
give practical effect 10 the reconstruction
nets of Congress, are discouraged by re-
rciving but scant sympathy from their
friend at the north, and by finding that
their best efforts have been misunderstood
or miSreprcscnted. notice, for
instance. that you refer IN
terms of strong condemnation Ia my con-
duet with regard to the registrations law,
which the New York IfiJ,mc and other
neither understand, nor
care to state truthflly, the condition Of
affair in Louisiana-whO have asserted
it To be-
Infamous Measure,
which ! have kept concealed until now
not daring to sign il until after Congress
adjourned The fact is, by signing the
new registration bill. divcstcd myself
Of power under the old unjust law,
caunl 10 the control of 10000 votes, nc
cording to the Fusionist. own estimate.
The new law is just and fair. and under IT,
provisions. have from the first, extended
TO my opponents "A representation, which
under the old law they utterly
denied us nj the last election. Moreover,
30 far from conrealing thr passag" "f th"
bill until after Congress adj"nrncd, ] tel
cgrnphed the fact Of it, passage in n dis
patch which was rend in th" United
State senate, and announced thHt when
the proper time canc 10 commence regis
trati"n. il was my intention to sign Hnd
the bill.
The governor then refers ~ the manner
in which the unjust criticisms Of friends
are turned against the Republican party
by IT, enemies, and cites several stai'-
ment. in the New Orleans J'iraWni|,
based upon Democratic editorials, .om"
Of which were 20 UnfOunded in fact that
he called upon tn" editor Of that paper
for specific retrsction.
lie then Gives His Note Ia the Editor
Of the Pfcayunr.
and letters from Attorney-G"neral Field
and Auditor Clinton, shaving that aid
statements are untrue In cOnclwl0n he
says: The facts and figures ,Sstsd jn my
addres, Of the 30th ult- are taken from
the official records In the Auditor. and
Treasurer Offices. These records and
Ill the archives Of the State bearing up