The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1874-09-30

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old debt Of the same character standing over her
4 nd what has she TO show for it, Precious little
not quite so disastrous. The Southern State:
have followed these bad examples Now. tas
more OF 1t wasted, for some OF o9r agents wer:
not sharp enough for the men OF " all street. ana
but we never thought Of kiln. ans body becaus.
ia Is speculation was not made profitable
These Southern State debts have been III sortun
tie. but they were The natural result OF the cir
cumstanees. These people wanted railroads
thieves in once and those out OF oEiee took ad-
vantage Of the occasion to feather their OWE
officers in the South have been charsed with pIua
terins. and some Of them have been guilty, they
have always had DsPoa6s'e b e@r'Pbg mi
Of the plunaer: Applause and laughter,
( was 50 in Louisiana beyond al question as
Carolina and in North Carolina. and4other Soush
ern States. For this corruption; North or South
partisan Il belongs to the weakness an cupIdity
euse for murder and for the highest crimes that
are known To tue calendar or the CONDITION Of
/ now come to the condition Of Louisiana. l
shall speak Of that more particularly than any
other state first. because 1t just now attracts the
public attention. and next because L have had
more or less e9nnection in Congress with what is
known as the louisiana question On last Mon
day there WIS an uprising OF the =" ante LEAGUE
all over the 8 ate o. Louisiana. In one day they
6 on n o. the ctv af oi:an
captured the whole machinery OF the STATE COY
ernment. For some months past the Dem ocr1tie
newspapers N the North nave been engaged IN
denying the existence of these White Leagues.
They sad thy we're she 2Yenton 9f carpet bag
not deny it any longer. The hite League exists
not only IN louisiana opt IN other southern
states, Presun' all OF them to,nisht and.
Tor auzht [ know in aiiana- II is but another
name for the huhl--s organization. ana is IN the
nature of the Sons OF Liberty, that once existed
in Indiana, They rose in instruction IN New
Orleans. We are tola that thirty men were killed
before that in Rel River parish. in the northern
part Of the state-a strong Republican parish
threatening 81. notice They refused s6qs to
Republican osrs the s5er and Others that
they did not resign they would be killed They
their lives were protected. Their enemies made
that contract with them, and they resigned. For
little county town of Red Rivsr parish. Parish
You viii remember. is the name there FOR what
against their wishes to be conducted to Shreve
port. and while on the way they were murdered
negroes who were in company with them. 1t was
a deliberate an atrocious murder OF men against
story telegraphed here was that they killed
by band of Texans; but that was nearly a
hundred miles from Texas. The psopie of Texas
did not care anything about it; they were engaged
in killing in taeir own State. Laughter and
Time passed on down to last Monday, then this
killing took place m New Orleans The govern
N emit of Kellogg was overthrown. L want to say
= few words about that government. 1t has been
in operation nearly two years. 1t has been
dent of the United States, as the lawful govern
ment of Louisiana II was recognized by the
House OF Representatives, At "asnIngton 9y the
certificate of Governor kellogg to his election: 1t
has been recognized by the Senate of the United
StIteS on two occasions by the refusal of the SEN
ate 10 pass bill providing for new election.
That government was as completely recogn zed
as the lawful government of LouiSians, as is the
government of the State OF indiana to-day.
The courts OF Louisiana had recogni ICED it, The Su
r-a hot a = Wei .. f.t
and learned tribunal. The judges were elected in
1858. The Chief Justice. Ludling. is a native Of
u man of learning and ability. but like Col.
Hays, he aeceI t ID the situation when the war was
above suspicion One member resigned two years
ago. ami the vacancy was fllei. hut three of the
nection with the quarrel. They were as indie
pendent Of It as ne are here. Yet that supreme
keIlozs as the lawful Governor, and the kellogg
LEGISLATURE the lawful Legislature of Louis
winter and the winter before that, tho Legislature
passed more than 10 laws. nov in opera
ostcer every Justice Of the peace. in Lonisiana.
had his commission from q Governor kellogg. and
recognize him as the lawful goyernsrent of the
State. ct under the pretext that he was not
e ected this revolution took place and this blood
out IN many ether places during the last two
TO understand the condition of Louisiana you
must go back cigi4t years. Louisiana mas been a,
va slau liter house. Murder has been commit
ted on nearly every plantatlon The streets. the
blood These things pass rapidly oat of the pub
lie II md The b Demo Fats h4Fe had eontrol Of
They have fiilel the ears of the people with, sto
res of eorruptn snl fraud While While t they hate
Be found in every part OF the State. [ pro
pose. very briefly, to revive your Eecoilectioq Of
light years. and you will then better understan nj
what mas just taken place. gu viii remember
that in August 1855, a massacre took, place in
New Orleans. The Republicans were holding q
con gcnt, n in the Meehsnies Institute which Is
in the very heart Of New Orleans. the building
then and since used a State-house. They were
holding convention to propose amendments 10
Of the people o. the State for ratification. The
chen State government Of Louisiana that had
OF its subor,linate officers gave that convention
notice taat it aust not sssmhie. II was FOR in
as much right to meet as you have to come here
to- night. and they did meet at the hour OF noon
oy vast crowd composed largely of the police Of
the eity-a fero. ioGs armed mob. They, were.
up stars, when they Jumped from the windows
where. More than two hundred men we're killed
an i wounded in les taan thirty minutes. The
,omm ittee down there TO investigate this horrid
JutchSry. l VIII ask my friend TO read to you
Governor Baker read as follows:
''fhe committee examined seventy four per
lpon that day. It is in eviieaee that men Who
rom the vini bows se distance o. twenty feet. to
ne ground. and they jumped, we're shot by
,olice citizens. Some, disfguTei by wounds.
ought their way down stairs to the street. to be.
hot beaten to death on the pave Mt. Col |,
red persons at distant points in the city. peace
-by pursuing their lawful business, we're at
.eksd by the Poliscss shot and nd cruelty
ion, of whom members and
ONE spectators of the convention. escaped
rom the hall covered with wounds and
Hood, and preserved aiinos by a miracle |
rom death Scores of cOlore citizens bear fright
al scars, more numerous than many soldiers of q J
ezen well-f0ught fields can shov-proofs of fear !
al danger and strsnge escape; were shot /
While waving handkeTchiefs in to Aen Of surrender
nd submission; white men and black. with arm 5.
lplifted. praying for life. were answered BY shot
nd blow from knife and club. ste bodies of some ]
were pounded 10 4 jelly; colored man was
ranged from under street-crosssng and killed al
alat;