The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1874-09-16
TO THE PEOPLE OF THE UNION.

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Rooms DEMOCRATIC AND CoNsERvA-
TIVE STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE,
New ORLEANS, La, {
Sept. 5, 1874.
TO THE PEOPLE OF THE UNION.
For nearly two years the people of
Louisiana have persistently applied
for relief to the judicial, executive
and legislative departments of the
General Government. The Supreme
Court, on account of it's limited juris
diction, found itself without power
to remedy the wrong perpetrated by
the Federal District Judge Of Louisi-
ana. The Executive RENTED them
to Congress as the proper tribunal
but Congress, overwhelmingly Re-
publican in both branches, while re-
cognizing the grievance complained
of, signalized itself by mastery in
activity, the real purpose of which
was to leave the Kellogg usurpation
in power.
The only means left to Louisiana
to redeem herself from this usurpa-
ton, is by participating in an cleo
ton, held under the very auspices OF
the usurper himself-armed with
special enactments of his spurious
Legislature to secure his retention in
power, and with other and appropri-
ate acts, to be signed and promulga.
ted by himself according to circum-
stances. Already has he substanti-
ally violated his solemn promise not
to sign the election law, by signing
and promulgating registration law,
which, in his hands, is more potent
instrument forpolitical mischief.
In the meantime the people are
ground down by taxation for unholy
purposes; properties, finding no pur-
chasers at tax sales, are, by the
wholesale, adjudicated to the State;
and, upon the subsistence of a desola-
ting and wide spread overflow, mu-
nicipal authorities have been swelling
up the local taxes. And yet there is
no attempt at revolution in Louisiana.
Not satisfied with driving the peo-
pie to move for redress in this vicious
circle, the usurper and his coadjutors,
classifying the facts, inventing a war
of races and magnifying to unlimited
numbers murders and atrocities, have
conspired to bring about Federal in
reference in local affairs, under pre-
tense of protecting the rights of citi-
zens, but for the known purpose Of
intimidation at the coming election.
The very acts of violence which oc.
Cured in several parishes, had been
deliberately instigated by themselves
their object, being, as asserted by
one Of their own, ''To FORGE LIGHT.
MING IN LOUISIANA THAT THERE MIGHT
BE THUNDER IN THE NORTH
They have, however, succeeded in
impressing upon the President the
belief that "UNLEss SPEEDILY CHECKED
MATTERS MUST BECOME WORSE, UNTIL
LIFE AND PROPERTY THERE WILL RE.
cEIvE NO PROTECTION FROM THE 10.
CAL AUTHORITIES" The President
RENTS call proceedings for the pro.
lection of the South TO the Law De.
partment of the Government, to be
directed by the Attorney General, in
accordance with the provisions Of the
Enforcement Act" and he orders the
troops in readiness for that purpose
The people of Louisiana do not OBJ
ject to United States troops being
stationed in their midst. These
troops may as well be stationed in
this State as in any other State; fol
Louisiana is a component part of the
Union.
The Federal Judiciary may, and
does, as heretofore, continue to ad
minister rigidly the Enforcement
acts Of Congress-. No complaint on
this score has been, or can be, made
against Louisiana by the most fastid
ious "civil rights partisans.
But the people of Louisiana do pro
test against the judicial persecution
in store for them, and against the op
pressive abuse of Federal troops, tc
be used, not to assist in executing
the Enforcement acts, but really to
overawe the people in the coming
election.
Troops at the bidding Of the U. S
Marshal, who is the Chairman Of the
State Central Republican Committee
and assisted by the U. S. District At
torney, the pillar of the Louisiana
Republican party. forbade the Wantor