The New York herald., 1874-09-26

ing. From the nrst they were convinced the led
g al g pvernmen would relnstate them, although
n must be admitted q ma'0rt'y OF the prominent
state officers remained wltnln 'he Custom house
unt alter tne mil tary authorities had taken pos
prime cause OF the movement was extreme
poverty in the people anu an utter lack of nope
Tor the utnre tr1sper''y o, tue Ssate' hea,
time since 1882 has the cvmmercil starus
toiore ricn lind their means gradually vanishing;
merchants have not paid expenses 10 many
months. and, in addition thousands OF unemployed
persons nave been absolutely Without IN, day
uece ssaries. / heard OF one refined lady who
starved to death. Assistance, 1t Is true, reached
her at the last, but at thai time she had become so
reduced that no restoraiives ayaned, and she ac-
tually expired Tor want OF proper nOlrishment.
Although viewed from philosophical stand
point a situation so dire Is bat the iegl innate re-
suit OF years OF spoliaton ana political schemng,
classes, beguied by the sldden wealth OF sleek
villains, abandoned legl' Innate avOcatons; al
thouph Iomsaba -day is paving 10 irpula non the
drafts which oily ana debauchey drew upon her
future, the people will never be convinced tnat
Kellogg is not respons lie lor the whole OF It. lhe
idea seems burned, so to speak into their very
natures and TO be as insel araD. as any other or
game attribute. 1t would be dIrhcut TO convince
MONDAY afternoon that they were not ngntng Tor
their homes, ior the sustenance o. their wives ana
chidren and ior everything whicn makes ne dear.
No fair minded man WITH an insight INTO the dis
tress which everywhere prevails could Judge and
condemn TINS desperate people Sy ,heir & desperate
before the natiOn seems now iully realized, but
tnat 1t was with mailCe a1OrethOugnt q deliberate
act o treason against the national government Is
very doubtui. On the other nand, II must be
stated that while he has the reputatl OF being
weak and tricky man, and while he las un-
OOubtedlv deceived many. Kellogg Is not q per-
son VINO would ruthiessy desDOil any people,
think to-day he would sacrlnc, ten Of the Dest
years OF ms HE had ne never entered into the
guberna contest. Ii is undoubtedly true that
certain memoers OF the supreme Bench would dis
grace the ermine oil a police magistrate; that
wrongs were committed and spolatl0n5 perpe-
trated at the very outset 20 secure I'll cir favorable
judgment on the Louisiana case. 1t Is also true
that majority OF those instr in the estab-
hshmen. Of the Kenogg government were raven
GUS in their demands.
TIE LEGISLATURE,
so to speak, was q band Of ravenOus wolves, and
only the severest use OF the party whip Kept them
IN Dything Ike subjectOn. Peculat0ns to the
extent OI tnOse D. erperated during the admins
tration OF Warmoth were Impossible. for neither
the money nor tie credit were here 10 steal. That
wrongs were committed Is Obv GUS from the Iact
that s. b. Packard and Benjamin +. Flanders, WHO
certainly possess the brans OF the republican
lsature stie die, most anxious to cooperate with
the decent people OF all races TO restore
TO me state the semblance OF prosl er ty, ana 10
the party some of the elements OF respectabllity
which belongs to II in the North. Most unlOrtn-
nately for the people such programme was not
aud upon one side $1,000 carpe baggers, ,miscreants
and honest republicans, VIII le on the Otler was
every one opposed TO them. remarkabie feature
OF The conflict Is the act hat Or the first time in
his political history the negro was severely let
alone. He appeared as militia, to the numoer OF
a scratch was made upon MS glossy SKIN and not
q wisp OF his kinkv hair was touched. But one
negro have heard or was Injured, and he was
with the Metropolitan Ponce during the fight.