The New York herald., 1874-09-16

| treatment pubic OtlcialS receive elsewhere tney
would find themselves profted IN return. Even
the corruptions in State and parish AFFAIRS which
seem inevitable. might be lessened, at least II
there were less captiousness and unnecessary dis
| satisfaction on the part OF the people.
KELLOGG ON HIS APPOINTMENTS
Many OF keiogg's appointments have been very
severely criticised, and most OF them have de-
! served the severest things that said about
| them. ! was particularly ANXIOUS to know
| what the Governor would have 10 say
! respecting them, and TO my qualification
| he introduced the subject himself at Is
true, he said "my appointments were not always
| good but the material at my command is often
bad. have always sought to make the best selec-
tions possible under the circumsta tances. But even
when they are the best, with the material very
good, tney fail to give satisfaction. / have ap-
| pointed old planter against whom nothing could
be urged, to parish offices, bat there much
opposition as II the selec ions had been bad. The
young men wanted the ofllces themselves, and
they never will be satisfied till they get them"
! This is the trouble ali over the South. Everybody
wants oflice. Indeed, unless everybody can get
office the whites VINO refuse to work will not have
an equal chance with the industrious blacks 1t is
deplorahle state or affairs and seems destined to
bee ONE worse, whether the whites get the Offices
or not. Politics Is the only topic OF conve rsation.
Bloodletting and unworthy combinations like the
White League" are the only panaceas for po,iti-
| cal evils. Oihce-holding Is The only reward OF
patriotism. The Kellogg admins ration is far
from being a good government, but TO such peo-
pie no government can be acceptable. The de-
nunciation OF every measure Is equally unstinted
The enforcement OF the Registration law Is case
In point: In some places kelloge's appointments
are good, in others bad. On the whole tney are
nearly as good as they can be expected
der 1t may be the white people have not
waited to test II. but are conducting their canvass
under seml-mllitary tactics. Kellogg claims that
administration
every way "The Registration law OF this State"
Union" He declared that his appoin tments under
IT were as good as he could make. To this he
added tnat he had bill IN his possession how
ever. which gave him nearly as much power as War
mouth had 81 have not signed this bill,' he SAID.
land VIII not sign It." he Governor must either
has great confidence in the result OF the election,
otnerwlse he would not put aside SO potent
remembered. which raised such lively breeze In
the senate last winter when the Louisiana case
now, as he evidently does, 1t is because the White
League organization has aroused the negroes
and solldlhed the republican party. In Louisiana,
unfortunately, 1t is no longer question OF Kellogg
but question OF race ana party.
THE COUsHArrA AFFAIRS.
IL IS IN this aspect that the COusnatta affair, so
terrible In every aspect is most disastrous The
immediate cause Of this outrage is claimed to
be the discovery OF plot to massacre white
dancing party at Coushatta. The thing looks un-
reasonable, but 1t may be true. Whether this part
affair never wolud have occurred but for the
operations OF the White League, This or
ga mad been comPeng Gtca's to resign
or the men VINO were subsequently murdered
Homer j. Twitchei was the Tax Assessor and Col
lector OF Red River parish and +. s. EdgertOn was
the Sheriff. These are the men who are said to
have instgated the plot to kill the dancing party
were assembled under Twitches house for this
purpose. subsequently they were ordered into a
snot aud killed Mr.. Dixon who CHANGED TO pass
that way. the act was extremely vicious, and
this crime there would have been no trouble.
II Is likely the party OF negroes was
assembled Twitchell's out of fear that he party
at Coushatta was only cloak for getting sui.
1cient number OF white men togehe 70 compel |
Twitches and EdgertOn's designations. This is
what was told to the negroes. aad 1t was for the
pu pose OF resisting this high.handed measure |
that the negroes were brought together. The
purposes OF the white men were not developed !
because OF the indiscretiOn Of the negro VINO shot
Dixon. Having originally intended to compel
them to resign on general charges OF official |
venanty, the White Leaguers then changed their
minds and pretendee to exile them from
armed outlaws Tney had resigned their oi1lces
and promised to go away, when their guard was
and tney and their fellow prisoners were all MUIR
oered IN cold blood. There was no excuse FOR the
CRIME whatever, and the pre,ence that the mur.
derers we're texans only adds to the detestatton
with which the crime must be regarded. nave no
the a from
| conceal the movements and Identity OF the Of
lenders This is what Governor Kellogg charges
in his proclamation, and the people OF Shreve port
denounce the charge with extreme indignation
Yet 1t 10 certain that party OF armed and
mounted men left that place before the massacre
and returned after 1t, the intervening time being
just sufficient to allow the perpe tratlon OF the
but II gave the source OF 1t my irankness might
result in getting somebody shot. The deed is one
that meets with general execratlon everywhere
To the ole Southern chvalry it Is more hateful
tnan 1t can possibly be to the Northern radical.
Taking tue prisoners from guard and numbering
them IN the lace oil an accepted promise IS re-
garded by them as the lowest depth OF dshOnor.
Ihe horror W, Win @ woch n the thing IS regarded may
anxious to evade the responsibility of crime
which is shock and disgrace to humanity.
WHY SUCH CRIMES ARE POSSIBLE.
It is only IN an exceptional condition OF society
that such crimes are possible. Louisiana has had
nine years OF bad government. Negro rule has
been most disastrous Oticia pundering has
been continuous, unexampled and irremediable
SO complete is the rum that has been wrought
that luy onehali the State Is to De sold for taxes
There ls no hope lor the future, except by out
voting the negroes and the corrupt whites. THIS
darkles 1t cannot be done at all because the
ns meH State VINO are rule too de%Ss1c
it could be done, it woull be only
another. The Young men OF the SCUM are badly
educated. In LOUISIANA they are worse off than
the rest o. louisiana Everything except reading
and writing are among she lost arts, and even IN
adopts. The war did not put the marks OF intel
Hgence and virtue upon its generation. Jns cad
oil making tnem wise ana brave IL has made them
assasslns aud execntoners They are no more
honest than the negroes they hate
50 heartily and even more needy.
lf they cannot get Office they must
starve. 1t Is a case Of desperation 10 them
individually and collectively. 1t l. desperation for
everybody, from the mlsrule OF the negro and the
haze ana disquletude OF the whites. There is no
acceptance Oh results. Kellogg is a usurper. War.
moth, when he was in power, was regarded In
the same light. NOBODY could hope to be any thing
else. Instead OF seeing that 1t be would be better
TO recognize any government than to live III q
:
them seems to feel that he was born TO
hurl usurper5 from power. 1t Is scarcely
worth wnie. at this late day, TO
Inquire whether Kellogg was elected or not He
said 10 me yesterday, "Ii the McEnery party Will
bring the election returns into the state and allow
them TO be counted by a iar committee, Will
agree TO resign Ii the committee decides | was not
ele cted. have made them such proposition,
10 name two members OF the committee, McEnery
two. ana these lOur 70 choose annther. L am anX-