The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1874-09-11

10 t/te keo21te OF me tRtOH:
For nearly two years the people of
Louisiana have persistentfy applied for
relief to the judicial, executive and
legislative departments of the General
Government. The Supreme Court, on
account of it's limited jurisdiction,
found itself without power to remedy
the wrong perpetrated by the Federal
District Judge of Louisiana. The EN-
ecutive remitted them to Congress as
the proper tribunal; but Congress over
whelminsly Republican in both branch
es, while recognizing the grievance
complained of, signalized itself by a
masterly inactivity, the real purpose of
which was to leave the kellogg uSur-
patton in power.
The only means left to Louisiana to
redeem herself from this usurpation, is
by participating in an election, held
under the very auspices of the usurper
himself-armcd with special cnactnlcnts
of his spurious Legislature to secure his
retention in power, and with other and
appropriate acts, to be signed and pro-
mulgated by himself according to cir
cumstanccs. Already has he substan
TALLY violated his solemn promise not
to sign the election law, by signing and
promulgating Il registration law, which,
mcnt for political mischief.
In tho meantime the people are
ground down by taxation for unholy
purposes; properties, finding no pur-
chaSers at tax sales, are, by the whole
sale, adiuGlicatcd to the State; and,
upon the subsidcnce of :, dcsolating and
widespread overflow, municipal au
thorititS have been swelling up the
local taxes. And yet there is no at
tempt at revolution in Louisiana.
Not satisfied with driving the people
to move for redress in this vicious cir
Gle, the usurpcr and his coadjutors,
falsifying tho facts, inventinG Il war of
races and n,agnifying to unlimited NUM-
bers murders and atrocities, have CON
spired to bring about Federal interfrr-
encc in local affairs, under prctensc of
protecting the rights of citizens, but
for the known purpose of intimidation
at the coming election. The very acts
of violence which occurred in several
parishes, had been deliberately insti-
gated by themselves, their Object being,
as asserted by one of their own, s.tO
forge lightning in Louisiana that there
might be thunder in the North.'
They have. however, succeeded in
impressing upon the Prosidant the be-
lief that "unless speedily checked, mat
tcrs must become worse, until life and
property there will receive no protec-
ton from the local authorities" The
President RENTS ";ill proceedings for
the protection of tho South to the Law
Department of the Government, to be
directed by the Attorney General, in
accordance with the provisions of the
Enforcement Act;" and he orders the
troops in readiness for that purpose.
The people of Eouisiana do not OBJ
ject to United States troops being sta
toned in their midst. These troops
may as we'll be stationed in this State
as in any other State; Tor Louisiana is
Il component part of the Union.
The Federal judiciary may, and
does, as heretofore, continue to admiI-
ister rigidiy the Enforcement acts of
Congress. No complaint on this score
has been, or can be, made. against
rights partisans.
But the people Of Louisiana do pro-
test against the judicial persecution in
store for them, and against the opprcs-
sive abuse of Federal troops to be used,
not to assist in executing the Enforce
mcnt acts, but really to overawc the
people in the coming election.
Troops at the bidding of the U. S.
Marshal, who is the Chairman of the
State Central Republican Committee,
and assisted by the u. s. District At
torney, the pillar of the Louisiana
Republican party, forbade the wanton
and arbitrary arrest of political adver-
sarirs by the hundred, under orders
issued by petty u. S. Commissioners.
working in party traces.
The impending persecution, clothed
with the garb of judicial proceedings,
! is barely concealed under the cXuIiant
tone of the following dispatch from the
L. S. Attorney of Lollisiana-;,n officer
of the Law Department:
WASuINGToN. Sept. =, 1874.
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just from Long f;ranch. The Govern
| nlent will enforce order in the States. Steps
will be promptly taken To crush ont the
! new rebellion.
| tSigned.) J. X. BECKwITu.
Attorney General Williams's circular
! instructions to his SubOrdinatcS, "to
proceed with all possible energy and
dispatch, to detect, expose, arrest, and
punish the perpetrators ofthese crimes"
| will be executed with n vengeance
during this political campaign but no
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