The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-09-05
MARTIAL Law AND MILITARY GOV
EMINENT.

The announcement that Federal bayonet
had been ordered to various portions Of TIN
State, for the purpose Of Troppln9 the totter
ing government Of Kellogg. and aiding b.:
band Of marauders and thieves in their worl
Of spoiliaton, BODIES no coed either to himsel
or to the party Of which he is the ostensiblt
head In the first place it is a full admisslo,
on his part tina. he is powerless to ent2rce hi,
authority by the usual and ordinary means al
the command q q legitimate Governor
II IS an admission that without the aid d
the Federal army. whose officers and private
are to be forced into service as police force,
subject to the 6 beck and call Of miserable
degraded and cowardlv officials Of a govern
ment Of usrrpation, Kellogg could not main
tain himself in office. And it is most com
plete and satisfactory demonstration Of the
falsehood Of the usnrper's boast, that the PEG
pie acquiesced ia his government and that he
was fully able to exact obedience and enforce
his authority.
Secondly il is, We believe the precursor OF
events, the occurrence of which will GER ainly
eventuate in the abrupt termination Of the
present so-called civil government Of Louisi-
ana, and the substitution therefor Of martial
law and the inauguration of a military gov
crnment
The presence Of Federal troops here viii
embolden Kellogg to commit some imprndent
act, which will bring about conflict be.
tuo tba
and janissaries. He may attempt to in
wade some Of the parishes with his metro
politans and African militia for the
purpose Of forcing upon the people his venal,
ignorant and despicable appointees; and he
may attempt to arrest innocent citizens upon
charges trumped up by negroes andabandoned
and irresponsible white characters. If such
be his intentions and an effort is made to
carry them into execution, it is more than
probable that his cohorts will he resisted by
force on the part of an outraged people, and
driven back in CONSERVATION, and decimated
in numbers, to the place Of their departure.
The people in the country are thoroughly
aroused organized and armed and resolved to
submit no longer 10 Tie WRONGS lilat nave Deen
heared upon them
1t is now question of life and death with
them. They can no longer exist under such
a condition Of affairs as has been brought
about by the infamous rule Of negroes and
carpet-baggers. They are determined to
strike one blow for their homes, their families,
their property and liberty. Should they fail,
then they have concluded to abandon the
State and take refuge in another, where the
rule of the white man predominates, and
where negroes and carpet-baggers "cannot
break in and steal
No one doubts for p moment that such a
sanguinary conflict between the people and
Kelloggs forces will convince the Govern
ment that the people are determined to resist
The authority Of the so-called Governor who
is but a fraud and an ;mpostor. 1t will also
convince the Government that to sustain and
protect him will require more troops than can
De conveniently spared at this time, and it
will convince the Federal authorities that the |
Gordon knot can only be severed by one fell
,woop Of the official sword that will sever the |
international head Of Kellogg and the sub
'titution therefor Of the helmet of Major |
General Of the United States army.