The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-08-29
THE UsURPATION IN TROUBLE.

There is no concealing theif fact that the mis-
sion Of Keilog2's emissary, United States Dis
trict Attorney Bsckwith, has 50 far proved
unprodnctive Of any good for the usurper
No doubt Beckwith has crawled around faith
fully after Williams, and has fed that low fel-
low in high station with exaggerated state
ments of the dreadful condition of affairs in
Louisiana, and implored him to beseech the
President for troops. Everyllttle scrimma9e ~
a country village has been magnified into ruth
less slaughter of innocent and inotfensive
negroes, and the awful possibility Of the SAFE
/ falling into the hands Of the white people
who are not Radicals, you know-dyei' upon
| at much length. Beckwith is p shrewd am
hassador and withala great chum Of Williamss,
and, no doubt, has exhausted every possible
argument to gain his point. The failure on
the part Of the President to respond favorably.
looks as though the Executive was tired NOV
ing the United States troops around 20 suit
the tanclcs of political demagogues to do the
dirty work for those who are too cowardly and
too well aware OF their weakness
to attempt to maintain their own despicable
rule President Grant may very well reply to
any call tor troops from Kellogg and hi
friends in this wise: ''Gentlcmen | have
stretched my authority i'll Louisiana alread.
eyon3 constitutional limits. ! have done all
could to bolster up yonr rici1ety government.
with the distinct understanding shat il
be'ped you put down few malcontents you
would attend 10 the matter thereafter and
with the positive assurance that the people
were anxious for d settlement ana would |
readily acquiesce in the Kellogg Government.
have done my part faithfully and at the beck |
md call of Mr.. Kellogg my soldiers have APP
peared to ovcrawe the citizens of New Or /
leans, and have trailed after deputy mars al- |
TO arrest people IN the parishes for offensss
that plainly came under the State laws; and |
yet, after all this, find the State in a worse
condition than before Mr.. Kellogg officials
leaving the parishes, and himself i'll some
danger of being asked to leave by the solid
men If New Orleans Of all parties. ] think
it will be better to let this thing
work its own cure If, as you claim, the Re
publ cans are IN the majority, they will moi
permit themselves to be frightened out Of the
State, especially when they are in possession
If all the State arms and munitions Of war. I
'egret, gentlemen, that my sense of duty will
lot permit me to do this thing even to save
he Radical party in the State. The Radical
'arty is under lasting obligations to me
lready ore HE Radical party pofhinq.
food morning. gentlemen. This would be
pre- -ty lengthy speech for the silent man at
he White House, but it is possible he might ,
'e equal TO it under such extremely aegra-
ating circumstances and it would 90 far to !,
ain for him the respect Of the people of the
hole country.
The fact that no favorable response has vet
cen ccorded to Kelloggs appeals accounts !
n the extraordinary efforts being made by j
lie usurper to recruit his army for, if he had
blamed assurances of aid, he would content
imself with his present metropolitan force,
hich Gen. Longstreet boasts are the best or
lnized and disciplined body of men in this
'untry.