Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1874-09-30


mon, however sovereign they are in
many respects. are not wholly So Each .
state Is bound to the other States and to |
such that rTht b~ ~ f,r ,,,' =, 'i ss%t''' -
form of government is not nosso.sa1 In.
her. as It's exercise might interfere with
the relation that she bears 10 bor sistaT
States. and the rar,mount antbor;ty al
the United States. The government oil
Kellogg NAV have been rrieyou. N the
extreme to the people of l,auisi,na. and
no doubt. il was sn. Its caIr1intion and
abuse Of power threatened the Stat w;tL |
bankrupt'.,. ao5 were. destructive of sjl
individual enterprise and b,n,,;,oss
Kellooo's election i said n Layo hoo,
ACCOMPLISHED bv means If oros. f,.nJ.
upon The franchise and this i ronortol /
hv committee vost.d VII, r.o.,,1a,a. T.
make the inquiry by mo senate of ro
United States That ranort onl tbo
speech of the Hon Mr. C,rnentor j.,
support of it if is thouobt n,aEo aooJ
the alterations Of fraud to all Who are
not blinded by partisan prejudice Not-
witlstandjuo nh the sad consooponccs ot
the existence of the Kelloag Govern.
ment. the sufferers cannot iagail, fnd
redress in violence Vbav m1gt ,,rait
the delibcration Of CONGRESS and AM
President. and must hone Il trl,st M n
yain) that thew will ~ m earIy a.,
give them relief That ha pros;Jon,
caa haze no wish +, tvran;ze or 70
~ +, tLo I,nion is 1ronosition rpon which
I annrobc,I minority of the people Of
tbo country will entertain no doubt. His
mast ronovn would be as nothing to him
II ..,;t...1 l,:,,..,1f - no ,,o,o,,,eJ
! ny ~ 49, ITa b.s donbt rot
!! =, :, .';", I, o.;r;nalI,, ,onoanig;r,,
= = lr'a '' ;,La ao,a;,.aJ oIfo NAN
Ae''77' -. atlor,. III ~ o,.or ~ I
t Am. !, ~ 2,s mnst have bcen one Of
-; .''''aiN " a,,d nnt IF Jasion
) W ~ No pro.;.lont 6av;no rocog-
n;,ad Ko,inma a,rl G,at rncooniti0n
'''A0u l-t''Y'-5- ,.l,.,,..aJ h.. C,9orn.y
ng.t' a., 49,, o,.;st;no o,@en,.yl
ME- l','t H. 49,, oa,nnt nn,.n,;t : St,tc Govern
,, .,,t ~ ~ ~ .nhvrrtod Nv domestic Via
,n 80 without nalnaIla dereliction ofdulv
-'i1o " ~, WIZ, III ,,non i, ,rnna,.
EN-, - n,t i do,rn tbc Constitution
, j, - Iii, ,,o nr+;oG IN tbo matter He
s LonnJ ~. i. ,ory words to brine # To
continuation and torostore fine Govern
mont w. attom,tcd ta he oycrtbrow6 Kcl-
i i"C, a.n,ornn'ont from tbc time # was
, &c.; goJ Ly tbo pres;dcnt ia thc oc-
cnrrenco If tbe late violence was the
omi, ,,ovnrr,nont known "a tbo Statn II
Erory ACKNOWLEDGEMENT exec,,-
to feInsta1te il rs Il Was before tIie NJ
lencc took place, if he can. His re-
c3gnition Of it having been acted unon
MS conclusive of its LEGITIMATE ov;.tonoa
he has now no riaht to Withdraw i
4 He do,.;.;o,, 80 lat.
1t was upon the State. His jurisdiction
over the subject was exhausted bv its
first exercise, and his subsequent conduct
Is to be governed by the same coasie-
eratious which would control it if the
legality Of that government had never
been called into doubt. What he i
doing now, in my opinion, is what he is
bound to do. An admission Of a right
to resort to violence to put down an ex-
listing government might, by its example
often lead to anarchy in every State-a
condition of things more fatal to peo-
pie than any abuse of the elective fran
chise or governmental power.
| have said that the President is
bound TO restore the Kellogg govern
ment--if he can. But the government
is not constituted Of Kellogg alone It'll
is made up also of the Legislature, the
judiciary, and of subordinate officers. APP
pointed or elected. The most Of these
are reported either to have resigned or
abdicated. If they refuse to return to
t tn far ce" them f to DO 10 70 he has not
bas IL ,,oro,. ~ cor,nel the election n,
i''7 ~ In:1.,3
appointment OF otherS diIhA IL clear
that he has neither, and the effect Of his
doing what he can for the restoration Of
Kellogg as Governor may leave the State
without any other office than Governor
or with Governor without govern
ment. The difficulty, therefore, Of the
present situation IN Louisiana may not
- ~ "''I 49, =: I'4i 80 'o'"iiy