New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-09-17
BY TELE CRAP H.
THE SITUATION.

IA y " - y A0A~O
General Emory.s Orders-No Possible
Hope tor the White League-They
Will BE Disposed OF Mt the End Of
Five Days.
WASHINGTON, September i6.-The result
Of the Cabinet meeting this afternoon vas
an agreement that the following dispatch
be sent Immediately 6y the Adjutent Gen.
eIal Of the army 70 General Emory, cone
mard;ng the federal forces in Louisiana:
WAR DEPARTMENT
Washington. D. C.. September 10. 1S.A.
Cncer no circumstance recognize the
!nsurgen: government: Of Louisiana. Within
five days Of date Of the proclamation 20
the insurgents such action will be taken IS
the emergency may require.
By order Of the President:
Z. D. TOWNSEND.
Adiutant General.
Plain Talk from Attorney General VILE
Attorney General Williams tonight. IN a
lengthy interview with a representative OF
the New York Associated Press, said the
60 called Kellogg government mas been
established and in full operation for aoou:
two years. 1t has been repeatedly declared
by al the courts OF Louisiana to be the only
legal government of the State. Il has been
IcpcattuAy ACCOSulLCA Oy eAO AOoAe&OAe oAo
implicitly by Congress. The President. in
special message, called the attention of
Congress to the subject. and stated that #
they took NO action he should feel bOUn0 TO
regard the Kellogg organization as the
lawful government Of the State. Congress
declined to legislate about the matter.
The question is not now whether Kellogg
or McEnery ought to be Governor. or
whether or no: there were frauds or irregu.
~ e,o bn,, rho Lon hnf tho OSy
is whether q State government that has
been fully organized for nearly two years,
and recognized as such by all the depart.
ments OF the government-State and ma.
.ional-.-can be properly OverthrOwn by the
armed populace Of a city in which the seat
government is located, by means of violence
and blcodsned. Admitting all the wrongs
charged upon The Kellogg government, can
these proceedings be permitted to stand as
a precedentl Are the governments Of the
States of this Union 20 be determined by
pronunciamleutos and tloOdy outbreaks. as
they are in Mexico and South America.
do not see how this case differs in pr-n.
ciple from the Arkansas case. Brooks
claimed that he received a majority OF the
votes at the election, and ! have always
believed that he did. Baxter, however.
was the duly installed Governor Of the
State Of Arkansas. Brooks, relying on the
claim that he was elected, displaced Bax'
ter by coup detas. but the President re.
fused 70 recognize his right to hold the
Office obtained in that way. That was q
decision against the Republicans and in
favor of the Democrats. Following this
precedent. do not zee how the
President can recognize Penn. To
do so would be TO hold that a
political party defeated or claiming 20 be
defeated ny fraud at an election for State
<,GS s,xt,% nfSn 20 20
possession Of the State government by
force. and go substitute violence and an.
archy for law. and order. believe it :s The
duty Of the general government to put
down this !awleseness, whether committed
by Republicans or Democrats.
The Presiden. has 60: been governed by
party considerations in these matters, and
has of.ener decided Tor Democrats than Re.
publcans. In respect 20 Southern dittic ui.
ties. whatever may be said OF men and
things in Louisiana, the proceedings Of :Ne
President N respect TO that State have been
from the beginning in some conformity 20
law: his course in my opinion. will not now
be changed.
There is 20: q sensible man in the United
States WHO does not know that the seizure
of the State government Of Louisiana tv
Penn and his adherente 10 in utter violation
and disregard of al! law. Can any reason.
duIC udA CA txCG sAC ICelACuV ~ uCSVMO q
party 70 such a transactions With respect
TO the election. j: is impossible to determine
who was chosen. The returns have Eeve:
beer canvassed, and :hey we're made up IN
perjury, forgery and fraud. have aever
believed that the McEnery ticke: was
elected.
1t is absurd 10 suppose that when Viz.
ginia and North Carolina and nearly al! the
Southern States. including those that were
Jfxvn nnn $.n fn0 eho (Srau
ticket. that Louisiana, the strongest Repub.
ican State in the South, went for the Gree.
ley ticket. as is pretended, especially when
the candidate for Governor ON that ticket
was an unreconstructed rebel colonel. -
But il is TOO late now to GO back to that
question. The issue now 10 between law
and order on the one hand, and violence
and disorder on the other; and upon that
issue the position Of the President is no:
doubtful one.
The Intelligent Press Agents' Comments.
The Louisiana revolution has staggered
the administration. They will do nothing
within i've days. There can be no doubt
BIT. that their present intention is to restore.
1t is said Gran: is very angry. The tone of
the Northern papers is very perplexing,
many OF the most ultra Republican papers
arguing that Louisiana has exercised the
divine ,igh: OF revolution. During the I've
days It is both hoped and feared tha: the
white people Of Louisiana will dull not
device By GOODNESS or delay
sheridan or Terrye
Il in consideration whether Louisiana
shall be added to General Sheridan's de.
pactmenc. or whether General Terry shall
be sent to New Orleans. General Terry
ranks General Emory.
New York Papers Comment On the Lous
jsiana lnsurrsction.
New YORK. September 1.-THE CONNER.
eial says: The bloody rio: in New Orleans
has been caused by the incendiarv action cf
the White League evidently in accordance
with pre-arranged plan: but lawlessness
mus: be pu: down at al! hazards. and !: is
better the battle be fought out in New Or.
leans than elsewhere Unless premium
be pu. on .ioting. the recognized govern.
ment IN Louisiana IN ust be sustained"
A dispatch from D. B. Penn to the Herald
says: THE North can form no ioea of the
robbery and spoliation to which we have
been subjected. Ny movement was neces-
STATED by the attitude OF the people. They
it. am now in full possession
Of the government Of the State.
The eo.oreG people are satisfied and con.
tented. i strong brigade of cOlOred troops.
fully organized and armed, and ia the ser.
vice of the usurpatiOn, refused to fire sho:
in It's defense. the most perfec, peace and
goo: order prevail.
We are thoroughly loyal 70 the federal
government, and in the operations Of the
past :wo days there have been no excuses OK
violations Of law. This government is she
only one now in existence in Louisiana.
Kellogg, N . dispatch, says: Amid all
the troubles which have beset tine State.
have reduced the State and parish taxation
each fully one-third, and measures have
been passed nrOvidiny for q reduction of the