New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-10-08

Governor Kellogg has addressed the fol-
lowing communication to Hon. X. H. Mari,
chairman Of the Democratic State Central
Committee. relative to the agreement made
between the representatives OF that COM
mittee, and those of the Republican party:
stats OD LOUISIANA
Executive Department, }
New Orleans, October :. 1874 }
Hon. r. H. Mari, chairman Democratic State Cen.
trH Committee:
SIR have just read, with surprise and
regret, the address OF the committee Of
which you are chairman.
The occasion Of your address is the an
nOuncement OF your acquiescence in the
proposition with regard to the method of
holding the coming election recently agreed
to in conference, both by the Republican
State Central Committee and by your COM
mittee.
! ask you to contrast the manner and
spirit in which this proposition has been
received and acted upon by these commit
tees respectively.
The Republican committee, actuated by a
spirit which was naturally supposed to
inspire such measures of adjustment, re.
Trained from any allusiOn to recent occur
ences in this city and State and abstained
from any denunciatiOn of their political Op-
pOnents. In your address you take Occa-
sion to recapitulate the old charges Of Op-
preston and corruption brought against
the Republican party and the present State
government, notwithstanding the uncOntra-
dicted and incOntrovertible statements in
Iuy published address Of the thirtieth ultimo
show that the present State government is
not responsible for either the present State
debt or taxation, but has reduced both, and
also show that for most Of the debt and
taxation of both State and city the Demo
cratic party are directly accountable.
You complain that the police juries in the
parishes are swelling the taxes, but you
fail to state that the taxes are highest in
some Of the Democratic parishes. You as
sert as q reason for the recent disturbances
that we have engaged In inciting hostilities
between the whites aud blacks, and that
arms had been and we're being furnished
the latter. This emphatically deny, and
challenge you to produce any proof to sus-
tain the assertion. On the other hand, you
are fully aware that large quantities of
arms have been shipped to this State for
the purpose of arming the whites against
the blacks, with q view not only to intimi-
date the colored people, but also to over
throw the constituted authorities of the
State But, perhaps, the most extraordi-
nary statement contained in your address
is the following:
''Hence the presldentiaI proclamation
was no sooner heralded but he (referring
to mvself) managed to lnaugurate confer
ences to adjust the troubles. A committee
of conference selected by him met y similar
committee selected by Governor McEnery
and Lieutenant Governor Penn"
So nncalIed for, SO groundless is this
statement, that can not for moment be.
lieve that those who represented your party
in the committee of conference we're con.
anItad hefOrQ this h oioo tinu u,on ,oGo
was not present when q committee from
your side first called upon Mr.. Packard and
others at the Customh0use. directly after
the events OF the fourteenth of September,
though was much gratified at the prospect
which the conferences SO held seemed to
offer OF a fair registration and of an
election unintiupnced by violence. intimida.
tion or fraud. This ] have from the first
desired and still earnestly wish to see.
took part tor q few moments. by invitation,
at two or three of these discussions. entered
into with this object in view. but the state.
ment that ] managed to inaugurate con.
terences" is entirely untrue, as is also the
assertion that selected the committee vino
acted In behalf OF the Republican party.
refrain fr"m saying more on this point,
except that and my friends will faithfully
carry out the terms OF the agreement we
have entered into. which desire to remind
registration aud election: and trust your
party, who virtually assumed the RESPONSE
bility Of the violence and intimidation here.
tofOre existing in tho State. will carry out
your part OF agreement, by suppressing the
same.
In your address perceive you say: 1--WE
merely pledge ourselves to lend our aid and
influence to preserve order, provided the
agreement is in ito spirit fairly executed in
all respects"
In the formal protocol eigned oh the
twenty eighth September your representa-.
tives said:
1.-THE committee representing the Con.
servative Peoples party pledge themselves
to cause all violence and intimidation, if
any exist, to cease throughout the State,
and to assist the constituted authorities in
peace and insuriDg strictly
fair and impartial registration and elec.
tiOn."
Permit me to say in conclusion, that the
whole tenor of your address, which assumes
toward the Republican party tone of
and acrimOny. i'll becomes the
subject or the occasion.
Very respectfully, your Obedient servant.
WILLIAM 2. KELLOGG.