South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1874-10-02
Speech Of Hon. II. G.. Davis

let me turn your attention now for short
time 10 the condition of some OF our Southern
States, under Radical rule And III first notice
LOUISIANA.
This State, with probably the exception of s.
Carolina, has suffered more largely at The hands
Of the party ia power than any other The con-
dition Of this once proud and prosperous State,
is n disgrace to civilization, and burning shame
to our country. will not have time to mention
all the abuses and corruption that have brought
this state of things about but must content my
self by giving you few instances only.
know you are oil fully Acquainted with the
newspaper accounts Of the infamies perpetrated
in tbs State, under the administration of Durcll
Casey, Packard Kellogg and their like, SO it will
not be necessary for me to 90 into detailed nc
count Of the manner in which they have obtain
cd control and are now controlling that State
Indeed could not trespass on your time to 90
60, so ! II give but brief resume Of their crimes
There was general election held in this State in
November, 1872, for Governor, Lieut. Governor.
&. This election vas conducted without riot.
disturbance or violence and tic number Of votes
cast was unusually LARGE tina candidates for
Governor were VIM. Pitt Kellogg aud John Nc
Emery On tho counting OF tie votes by the pro
Per election officers il was found TINT the Gree
ley electoral ticket had carried the State. and
that the fusion ticket headed by McEncry for
Governor and n majority " the fusion candidates
for the Legislature had also been duly elected
This dIl not suit Tie carpet-lmgce-s and cormo-
rants Who Ind fastened on that poor State Ike
so many lcoche7. a little life blood yet remain q
ed in the almost prostrat,d Commonwealth and
they Determined 70 ext-aci IL al Their mott,
was not "iulc 90 ruin but "rulo and ruin or
better ye,gH in hell, than seyrs in Heaycn.f-
Bot thc majority Of votes was against them
Now ,hc question arose, what is % De done a.
bout itf u did not tale those uup-ia-ir,rI men
long 90 fnd q way The election laws OF f.a..-
lana were framed by carpet bse.er-. -eI.-y n,
promote and cover up election frauds Until Che
point Of ascerniuIuE end declaring the final re-
suit is reached, ,he Governor, for ibc time be-
ing, exercise almost arbitrary powers. but Gov.
Warnoth was about 90 give csruGcates 10 bc
parties regularly elected and h. wouldn't do TO-
trust his Board So They organized bogus
Board, with one JOHN Lynch 90 tire head OF b..
known as fhe Lynch Houd." md through
'heir fundamentally, d9c.oro 'bc election re-
turns end, assisted by thousands OF false an.a.
viis, furnished by Syraer Bovee and others -.t
aside the viii end vote Of tbc people, de.lmed
Kellogg elected Governor, and gave Toe electoral
vote % thc State 60 Gen. Grant Although uc
returns showed tlat McEnry was esc,,l ty
some ?. 600 votes, set ibis "Lynch Board re-
turned The majority OF Kellogg a. COS Bot
this was not ell. The McEnoy government. as
il ives called, having been legally elected. md
being about TO take control OF the State. a.y
iou09 81 necessary 70 counteract this move in
some WY SO they found a willing TOOL ia
Judge Unre.i, Of the Federal Court, in New ore
leans This Judge, without q shadow Of l1us-
dieii5n alta la'e holr At night oat % court. D.,
Dis private residence. issued er CIDER and stoo.