The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1874-12-30
EXANDRIA, La. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 80, 1874.
Grant, Congress, and Louisiana.

the Louisiana infamies upon Con
gress, President Grant shows his con-
tempt for the cowardiee of that body.
He knows very we'll that they dare
not resent the imputation of being
afraid to deal with the subject. But
though the public will agree in tile
opinion that the Administration Sen
ators and Representatives deserve
the contemptuous treatment which
their master awards them, their neg
lect of duty in not promptly dealing
with the outrages which were long
ago exposed by an Investigating COM
mittee of their own party cannot re
lieve Grant from the responsibility
Of being the principal actor in the
conspiracy to overthrow legally
constituted State Government for the
purpose Of putting an organized band
Of thieves in it's place.
Without the illegal use of Federal
troops the Kellogg Government could
never have been installed in office;
and it is a fact of record that before
Durell's infamous midnight decree,
orders had been sent from Washing
ton to use the United States forces
for the enforcement Of any order
which Durell should make, thus
showing conclusively that the Presi-
dent was an accomplice from the first
in the plot to deprive the people of
the State of their constitutional
nights.
That this State seeded at the time
of the rebellion does not affect the
case at all. 1t had been fully recon-
structed; and in 1872, as to-day, the
people of, Louisiana had the same
right to the exercise of sclf-govern-
ment that the citizens of New York
have; and but for the arbitrary &C
ton of Grant, all disturbances there
would long ago have ceased. 1t is
we'll understood that one Of the con
siderations which led to the Presi-
dents interference with Louisiana
affairs was the promise Of his con.
federates in New Orleans that his
brother-in- law, the notorious Jim Ca
sey, should be made United States
Senator by the spurious Legislature
This bargain was not fulfilled, fol
the reason that the mulatto Pinch
back is a smarter politician than Ca
sey, and secured the coveted election
without regard to the wishes ant
promises Of others. But, for his au
dacity in interfering with the prero
gatives Of the ruling family he ha
been kept out of his seat, though NJ
one can doubt that his claim to b
Senator is at least quite as vali'
as that Of Kellogg to be Governor
There is grim humor in Grant
holding the members of Congress re
sponsible for the revolution in Lor
isiana because they did not undo tn
! work, when he knew perfectly we
j that they would not have dared t
! take step in that direction agains
his will. Why, even the result {
the November elections has not gi'
y en- Administration Congressme
q courage enough to say that the
b souls are their own. They do n,
even dare to- order an investigate
S into the efforts made by Federal of
=. GERS to hinder the administration
: justice in the safe burglary case, b
o cause personal friends Of their dict
]. tor are implicated in the disgracef
o business!
Ii In the last deliberate attempt
D. the Kellogg gang in Louisiana
It cheat the citizens out Of the victo
st they won at the November electi
1t there can be no doubt that the co
1t spirators have throughout had
st understanding with the White Hou.
ut thoughsthe Kellogg men feared til
lie Grant might fail them at the last n
= ment, because brother-in-law Cas-
of had not been let into huge job
which the other leaders hoped
make the biggest haul of plume
IN yet made in that unfortunate Sta
I'd The details Of the means by viii
p it was planned to overcome the l
ly mocratic majority in the Legislat'
es have been fully described in our {
IN umns, and it is notorious that
IT. fraudulent game would be impo:
lrs bic Of execution except through
ms employment Of Federal troops.
ell Whatever the result of the Lou
I'll ana complications may be, and wi
err Grant is mainly responsible fol
oft all, Congress should not be PER-