, 1874-09-21

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KE11o1u's QuANDARY.
THO Louisiana troubles nre not ended with the
restoration Of tho Kellogg Govornnent. somo
Of tho most aorious otnbarrassmonta growing
out Of tho lato ins,lrrcotion rolnatn. complete
restoration OF legitimate authority includes an
enforcement Of tho lawa and tho punishment OF
thoeo Who heyo violated tholn. II tho Kellogg |
Uoyorumont was aud III the Legitimate Govofn-
mont, ay tito Federal authorities maintain, then !
it was q great and heinous crime to revolt
agai,.st It, to overthrow It BY violence and incte
d usooss rovoI,' Which brought about blood |
al,od, doattuctiun ef property. and loss Of Ito.
Tho light of revolution Ia not recognized undor |
tho Constitution Of tic United States nor under
the Constitution Of the State Of Louis}ana. In
eargonts against the Legitimate Government, po-
tng thonaclyoa unlawful, must be held RESPONSE
bio for any crimes Incident to tho insurroctton.
The meu who lost thor 1iyoa Ill tho late conflict
between tho Metropolitan polico, protecting the
Kokoe1 Government, and the insurrcctionists,
woro murdered, and the leaders Of Tho inhufrec-
ton must anewer to the crime Of homicide II
not then men may incIto tho 1nassos to inalf-
roc.ion and riot with impunity wl1oncver thoy
aro ab]o to attain snfi'c'ont nu"oef5' aua
temporary overthrow of 8tate or Municipal 0oV-
crument may be- nude to protect the leaders
from puhsbnthent' w n'at''4 ~" .4'''' 1''S'
may havo been loBt IN tho doiehse OF 1ecoei'A-
ed authority. The quclng Of the Now Orleans
lnsulrcction, and tho festorat'oo o' NcAoEe'
therefore, must 10 1olio"co py Pio'ps pio@
cood'nEs against tue loaacf8 o1 'ne naSutf'o'loA
for the crimes committed ahdoF tao'' h'eA'o''oos
1t would bo dangerous procedoht 10 aoln's 'na'
III tile caso OF Lohtsana, 'he o'a'o oo'o' oA1o"s
may bo ovortlIrown pS 'lolel'co ""u WI" 4''o ~
life among its de'ona'rs' "''nou' "'1us'os "
trial thoao VINO na'o 1''c'sc't t'o io'o'' - ~
Louisiana, then WY no1 III ll'ooi0' VI ans o.no'
stale OF the on'on' "e ~ ho' 'AS 1ll'' 1l''''''
rom, Mafr' os"op' a'io sne osio' a''i'' 1oa1e4o
III tic Into lhsarrcc''on' snoulo y" p'ul'noo
ts'at III mat1er 10 oe oo'ofniloea a4@'t '"1 a"o
11npaft'a' 'r'"' on tno ti'oi'a' VI 'Ao '"'o. to'
nc 40 say that' II Ae'soeg ID u W ses'o'ou 'u'S
saon'd DO drought 10 tf'a' on 'no ou"4Eo VI o''n'
aealass tue stato OF asal'a' 'aAo'5' se
tho Statutes oi Louls1a'a 'aas psoF4oe' -
this be not dono' fesoio'loo "as ooooll'o ~
common IN 'ae on''eo oe''es u 0A"o'''" 40 -
the nepuo"cs u oo"eu -A'1'ct'e'' " WV e~ret'
aenla1 oo'eip1ont" u 'n' 4'"Aof0"A ~
tnehe'
Il u tor '"o ''"'' 'o'osa'''on' - A'ou''''''''
("'c1 oon' o4"''' 'a'' ~ wv 4.'"'"s
"eu'! ~ o''st"a"' "o"' '''''' ~ 40' ~, r.'4 :
the 1eaaors u lno 'A'' 'ou'''oS'oA'
feoef"i oo'o'i's'''n' A"o 1''A'Ds ""as ~
10 VIII 'nls ph''so u 'he '"a'l'i' "ao 4A',
Enefy 'ao'lo'' o'a nos 4'po' a''''""" 'a' '""o "
tue neae'"' A'''Aof''1es "D'u ~ 'Ds'o4 N'es.
tooK Tue 1ca'o'a'o" u 'no No'ose ao''l'A."*
aa proslaea W Tue cons'1'u''on u 'n' o''i''>
o'ateS' naFl''s eo''o 1o' ""i0 nv" suo "eso'
sarV ashistanc8 WIG" ca''o" op""' uau na'1"s -
Sso1eo tno fecosu'+oo oo'o'n"'o''' 14o o''Aso'
States naS 4os% J''3'5u''t'"n oN'eP' 40 ~ u'"5 -
lawfully roqaestcd 10 sust"'n t'o 'ee''''Aal
authoEls'es III tuo enforcement u 1nei 'a"a
against orsa"lzeo fe7'S'a"'o' 1uo o''''e1 o''se
noserhmeht can1o' aoaet'a"o eno "oaeo"''o
'nchs 1@s 20 ao 'n'1' 'no '"''u'o 10 ~ olle' eos
1eseon spat II nas no louo"'ns :" 'no o'"so' N''
stsonE Ptooi 'ia' ~ "a7 n''o4 Aoae's's ''oS3o>
Mcan"hl'o 'no q"es''on As ~ no"' ~ "u'
, 'leans anu Oh "1'a' ci"ree 'l'o 'oHeta u 'n' IL
su1tecs"'o Sn"'' o' oi"""ot ~ ''4"'' WILL
tue most EMBARRASSING tu"' Mr' Ael'oss ~
Lis adVlsofa haso osor naa 10 ehcopnlof' IL
Nc" ora"ahs fe'o'u11on "as noe 1no uprising
tho raposo ahd f''t-fan u''aor ti'o luoucelneot
incidental plahdef' oue tho protest. o1 'onl
suffering people Goadea on 10 doapcfato act
Mr. Kellogg finds h'maon Ill th's predleameh
u 10 bring them to trial IL NJ oAco o1lAeu's al
II dangerous, requiring Judgment and courage,
both OF which qualities no seems TO DO lacking
net to br!ae tou to trial ii political suicide a1
7 practical ab'!'catlon.
Ii tho leaders OF tue late lnsuFroction are ov'
II brought to t1al. there will oe many extonuatil
y circumstances IN their favor. "IAog VIII De al