Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-09-06

places in Louisiana designated for troops, TO
prevent outrages, are New Orleans, Baton
Rouge, Shreveport, Alexandria, Monroe, Har-
risonburg and st. Martinsville.
CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE PRESI-
DENT.
SHREVEPORT. .Septem Der 5-A message was
sent to President Grant last night, signed by
| the leading merchants, bankers and profess
| sional men Of this city, denying that any resi-
/ dent Of this parish participated IN the recent
murders, claiming that no spirit OF laWless ness
exists In this parish that cannot be controlled
| By local authorities; claiming that the condt-
! ton of affairs here has been miTepreseuted
/ abroad, and asking that a commi sion of fair
minded men be appointed by the President 70
visit the State and ascertain the truth.
ADDR ESS BY THE LOUISIANA DEMO
CRATIC CONSERVATIVES EXECUTIVE
I COMMITTEEi
NEW ORLEANS, September 5.-The Demo
| cratic and Conservative state Central COM
mittee, of Louisiana, have issued the follow
NEW ORLEANS, September 5.
To THE PEOPLE OF THE USIOE-For nearly
| two years the people OF Louisiana have per-
sistently applied for relief 10 the judicial exc
cutive and legislative department Of the
general government The supreme court, or
! account Of its limited jurisdiction, found it.
self without power to remedy the wrong done
by the Federal distTictj judge Of Louisiana, the
/ executive remitted them 10 congress IS the
! proper tribunal, but congress, overwh elm
ingiy Republican in both branches, while re-
! cOgniztug the grievance complained of, sig
padEed itself by mastery inactivity,
leave the Kellogg usurpation in power.
/ The only means left TO Louisiana to
( redeem herself from this usurpaion is
/ by participating in an election held under the
| very auspices OF the usulper himself, armed
! with the special en2ctmentS OF his spurious
| legislature to secure mis- retention in power,
[ and with other and appropriate acts to be
/ signed and promulgated by himself, accord
| ing TO circumstances. Already has he sub
stantially violated his solemn promise not 70
{ Sgn the election law by signing and promul-
/ eating a redistrictfng law, which, in his
hanps, is more potent instrument for poltti-
] cal mischief in the meantime, and the people
are ground down by taxation for unholy pur-
| poses; and property, finding no purchasers at
/ tsx-sales, is, by the wholesale, adJudicated TO
/ az a desolating and widespread overflow
/ the municipal authorities have been swelling
/ up the local taxes, and yet there is no attempt
/ at revolution in Louisiana. Not satisfied with
/ driving the people to move for redress in this
! vicious circle, the usurper and his coadJ utors
/ falsifytDg facts in inventing war OF races,
I and magnifying TO unlimited numbers mur-
/ ders and atrocities, have cOnspired TO bring
about Federal Interference in our local affairs,
] under the pretenee Of protecting the rights OF
/ citizens, but for the known purpose of intim-
| idation in the coming election. The very
acts of violence which occurred In several
| parishes had been deliberately insti-
/ gated by themselves, and their object
being as asserted by one Of their owp, to
| forge lightning in Louisiana that there might
be thunder in the north. Tney have, how
! ever, succeeded to impress upon the Presi-
dent the belief that unless speedily checked
matters must become worse, until life and
property there will receive no protection
| IRON the local authorities. The President re-
mlts all the proceedings for the protection Of
the south to the law departments OF the gov
ernment to be directed by the attorney gen
eral In accordance with the provisions OF the
enforcement acts; and he orders the troops in
readiness Tor that purpose. The people OF
Louisiana do not object TO United
states troops being stationed In their
midst; these troops may as well be stationed
in this state as any other state, for l ouisiana
] A. q q d.
eral Judiciary may and do aspire TO admins
ter rigidly the enforcement acts of congress.
No complaint on this score has been or can be
made against Louisiana by the most fastidiOus
civil rights partisans, but the people OF Louis
lana do protest against the judicial persecu-
tiOn in store for them and against the oppress-
i've abuse of Federal uO0ps not to assist
in executing the enforcement acts but
really to overswe the people in the coming
states marshal, who is the chairman of the
State central Republican committee, and as-
sisted by the United states dlstIlct attorney,
the pillar Of the louisiana Republican party,
forbade the wanton and arbitrary arrest OF
political adyersartes by the hundred under
orders issue1 by petty United States COM
ulissioners working iu the party traces, The
pending persecution, clothed with the
gaTb Of judicial proceedings, is barely con-
ceRled under the exultant tone OF the follow
ing dispatch from the United States district
attorney OF Louisiana, an officer OF the law
department.;
To Governor W. p. Kellogg:
Just from Long Branch. The government
will enforce order in the States. Steps Will be
r. BECKWITH.
Attorney General Williamss circular of in
structions to his subordinatss, TO proceed with
all possible energy and dispatch, 20 detect, ex-
pose, arrest and punish the perpetrators OF
these crimes, will be executed with a ven
geanee during this political campaign, but no
attention need be paid to his recommeuda-
ton. OF course that no interference whatever
is hereby intended with any political Or party
action not in action OF law, nor viii much
stress be laid on his statement about auording
protection TO all classes OF citizens, white and
coored, since It a matter of nOtoriety tha' the
United states supreme court interpret the en-
forcenent acts As paSspd exclusively for the
protection Of colored citizens; besides, the
people opposed 20 the Kellogg usurpation
cluzens 70 register ana vote, 70 nominate
their candidates, and install them whenever
pressly pledged themselves 70 maintain these
rights inviolate. AS to the local disturbances
which have occurred, they did not spring
from any spirit OF hostility 10 the coIored
people, but were the unavoidable outbreaks
arising from a state of oppression and tyrSn-
ny. In thiSi emergency, the people Of Louis
Union for hearing. They ask
the Judgment of an enlightened
public opinion; they assert their fidelity to
the nation, but they Spurn an odtous usurpa-
ton, gnawing at the vitals OF the State; they
respect and cheerfully give obedience TO the
general government, bat they discriminate
Between Inc welI-dedned action OF that gov
g nment and tbe fraudulent perversion OF
Federal functions by subordinate officers.
Conscious of the rectitude Of their purposes
and OF the justice OF their cause, they are en-
ergetically enlisted in the work of their poitt-
ical redemption, and cannot he deferred from
reclaiming their heritage.
R h MARI, President.
ALBERT VOORHEES,,
Vice President.
W. ]. BUDDENDORF,
T. q. DILL,
Secretaries.