The daily gazette. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1874-1883, 1874-10-13
For the Gaxetts. .i. ;. Il a.t -.-'
To TIE Citizens Of Delato are.

The time iB rapiiy approaohifg when |
Tou viii exercise the right Of freeinen at
he bellot boz 10 selsct your law makers,
Ind select nlen to govern the destiny OF |
,ur common coNptry, 1t becomes all ho |
eel an interest IN that destiny TO ronsid-
,feat boon 81 an American citizen. In |
he past contest when brother wlis array |
ID against brother, when portion Of the |
States were cohtehding for Constitution
Il rights and their very existence as
states, Delaware took position IN sup
port o4 the Constitution OF our fathers,
and the firm high toned defense Of that
she received the coanmen-
dation of all true, honest men of the
whole country. The same spirit that led
10 the bloody struggle exists now. the
same purpose Of injustice and wrong that
chafAct cterixed the Republican, party then
governs It nSw, ,(as isfully shown in thd
nahy unconstitutional laws they have
enaet1d-still trying to enact as we'll as
the despotic sway they exercise over por-
tions Of our blighted and ruined coun-
try. Let Louisiana. Arkansas, South
Carolina, Alabama and other states speak
Ia proof Of the one, and the attempt to
pass tn" Civil Rights Bill" be the proof
Of the truth Of the assertion make ]
propose to present these two important
faets AS ground Of opposition TO the
dominant party and showhow utterly re-
gssdLess Of all law and justice they have
acted in regard to those states, and
then take up the, Civil Rights bill,
show the sentiments that govern them
and the effect Of the outrageous bin If
passed. showed in my first the viola
tion Of international law in the course
ptirsued towards Louisiana. wll now,
a tnso oh %t.a& 4
State--Mr. Fish hAholds sentiments that
should have protected that State from
the terrible ordeal through which she is
passing tits but the promulgatien Of the
sentiments " Vattell. In his ilstthc-
lions TO our Minister In Spain, when he
desired him to protest against the butch
cries OF Spain in Cuba, he said-"a ma
ton gives Justification to resistance when
admitted wrongs remain unredressed.
Resistance ceases to be justified when no
wrongs are admitted or alleged. Redress
wrongs and resistance ceases" Here is
an admission of doctrine, that covers
tha whole question of Louisiana, and
that admission made by the Secretary of
State, sanctioned in the case Of Cuba by
the President himself. Now let us see
how the case stands in regard to wrongs
admitted and unfedressed.p we have
stated that the people Of Louisiana had
set forth in strong terms her claims for
redress against her violated rights. She
bad pressed upon the President and the
Congress, the actof the villainous ,Esurper
Kellogg and the unprincipled judge and
traitors; that supported him. A dRaf ear
was turned to them, until the whole
country demanded an investigation. The
people condemned the course pjixsued
By Kellogg and Durell, and urged upon
Congress the necessity Of action. Thus
forced to aet they appointed a committee
of investigation, who went to Louisiana
and on the very ground desecrated by
Carpet bag eorrnption-. they took evi:
dence. The committee was formed al
most entirely of Republicans, at Their
4 head carpenter (since become 30 netori
ous in demanding erorbitant fees for cor
rnpt services, and what was the result
i copy from their report, on page . they
say, I'VE nov come to the sadest chap
tor in this melancholy business, the in
iterference OF Federal authority with TIL
1 affairs OF the state of Louisiana,
j page H.. 1T 10 impossible to conoive o
q more irregular, illegal, and in ever.
way unenensable act on the part iof tn
Judge" On paga "a they nsa the follow
1ipg strong language, Viewed In an
j light m which your committee citn con
sider them, tho orders and inju Action
4 made and granted by Judga. Duren i
this cause are most reprehensiile tin
erroneous in POINT OF law and who'll
void for want Of jurisdiction and you
committee must express their sorrSw an
humiliation that judge of the Unite
n States should have proceeded. il sue
fragrant disragnrd Of his duty, and hav
90 Far everst4pped the limits Of Reders
: jurisdiction At page % this c3mmi
tee says: But for the interference {
lJudee Durell in the matter Of this Stat
election. a matter wholly beyond his j.
l risdieti0n, the MeEnery government t.
day would have been the de tdeto go'
= 1 ernment OF the State. Judge Dureh il
ttefposed the Army Of the United Stat,
IbetWeen the people Of Louisiana and tt
1only Government which has the sen
, blanes Of regularity, and the result
thin has been to establish the Kellogg,
tfar as that State has now any Cover
Iment,"'s At page 43 they continp4 "Ar
Iyour committee cannot refrain fiom e
. pressing their astonishment, that al
t3Hdge of the United States should tn
State government, and know OF no Ia
guage too .strong to. express, their ce
, domination ot such proceeding. W
CLOSE this with an extract FROM Hon.
!, p. Bayard,s speech in tho Senate. Fe
y q, 1875, when this report was before t
Senate, Mr., Bayard said: "Sir. If
President Of the United States shall pl
: claim martial law IN Louisiana, if
Z tshail txke possession of the State. (whi
: he has done now,l he will only be dol
& Iopenly. what his. party in fact haye b.
r doing FOR the last ak or seven years l
, der the thin veil and aimsy disguise
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