The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-07-31
EXAMPLES FOR LOUISIANA.

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nous registration law just signed by the so
called Governor, asks the following question
whether the military power of the United
States could enforce such q law in any othel
State of the Union, save in down-trodde1
louisiana" THIS can be readily answered
Emphatically, mol And were the people Of
Louisiana true to themselves; if, knowing thei1
rights, they dared maintain them, the ridicu-
lous farce Of yielding their liberties on the
mere presentation Of pair Of Grants old boots
or what is similar, on the simple demand Of
an officer, boot and spurred, and wearing
! a pair Of United States shoulder straps, would
| soon end. 1t is time that the people Of Louis
| lana should know their st .tus in the confeder-
| alton.
IfLouisiana is a sovereign State, possessing,
in common with the other States of the
Union, all the rights guaranteed to her as
such, then why should it be asked can
Louisiana act the same rs any other State ? II
she is not, it is time that her position should
be clearly defined. The employment OF the
ba. onet for the purpose Of quelling any op-
position to their netanous designs has been
the favorite expedient of the Radical poll
ticians Too we'll are they aware tlat all Il at
is necessary is to make +" show Of folc, N
order to accomplish their fell purposes. Once
let be known that this bluff" game has
lost its terrors, that the scales have fallen from
the eyes OF Louisianans, that they intend to IS
a. o;~ <1,n;. tbai
erty against any and all opposition, and our
enemies will quail before an outraged people
as dii Tarquln before the Roman whose
rights and honor he had violated.
The toisting upon Louisiana of usurper,
who was not the choice OF the people, by the
mere threat to employ the bayonet and the
bullet, caused cry of righteous indignation
to 60 up throughout the entire nation. Had the
United States troops actually fired upon the
people of Louisiana, such storm Of indigna-
ton would have swept the entire North, that
the "powers that be would have been COM
PEELED to render our stricken State, justice and
reparation for the wrong done. Had our
militia in 1872 refused to surrender on the de-
u
would have been fired by the United States
troops; had they advanced on the police and
dispersed them; had our people been more
determined, John McEnery and not w. p.
Kellogg, would today have been the de tacto
Govern II.
The instances are numerous in which the
United States hoops have been employed to
control elections. Have they ever fired
sin lie shot? No. Have they ever been de-
fed? Ga more occasions than one. Take
the two most not .ce.,ble Instances. one IL
Northern St,te-Ncw York the other South
ern Stlte-Arkansas. In New York, Gov
John /. Hoffman issued procllumtio couch
ed Ill term, 0. the most determined def .nce;
alt Tough the city OF New YORK had been flied |
with troops, none dared g near tue polls, or
Int r ere III the sligutest manner with the |
election, aud the kad.c.l cohorts suffered IN
overwhelming del, at In Arkansas. Brook, |
lks Kellogg, took possession OF the Safe
House i'll Little Rock, aud proclaimed himself |
and no sane man for al instant |
doubts that he had the strongest assurances
that could possibly be given Of the aid and
support OF tine Federal Government Brooks !
b III his militia. Baxter caliel out his. When +
re Baxter militia We're drawn up il a street,
q lder command of Gen. KIN, White. Col.
L se, Fedenl officer, rode up to King White
and demanded that e should disperse his
Irons lust u has been done here.
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