Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-09-27
Important Letters from the Ar
chiVes of the State-HOW the
1hiOVes Steal the PeO-
ple's Money.
Municipal Elections - Army and
Navy COurtesies = McEnery
and Penn Call for the De-
livery Of Arms.
What is to be Done with the
Rebels Against the Kellogg
UsurpatiOn - Truth Of
History Clearly
Stated.


The Peoples Party in louisiana q
NEW ORLEANS, September 26.-The
: State central committee of the peoples party
had a meeting this evening. Resolutions
were hnally adopted to go into the November
election with spirit and energy. The propri-
ETY. OF not voting was disc ussed but the ma
y0rlty against this proposition was over
whelmlng. The parish committees partici-
pated in the meeting.
Important ResuIIs Of the Penn Coup
d'Etat.
New YORK, September G6.-The Z5'i-
6sRe has the followings special:
NEW ORLEANS, September 26
On the day OF the Penn coup detlt. when
the reyolutOnists seized the stetehouse after
Governor kellogg's retreat TO the Office OF
! Marshal Packard, large number of official
and private letters were found in the archives
OF the Office, and have since been in the Dos
session OF the citizens. Among these letters
were number which passed between Gov
ernor Kellogg and prominent congressman.
II has been freely intiuated that they con-
| tained important revelations as TO the man
ner in which LOuisiane's case was managed
in Washington with view to seat ng Pilch-
back in the senate and keeping Kellogg and
! his party in power.
The TfIbUse's representative succeeded to-
! day in seeing the originsls and copies of sew
! eral Of these letters, and some are Eiven here
| with. The first is from F. c. Billings, Re
! publican lawyer, OF this city, one OF the coun-
sci OF Governor kellogg while the Louisiana
! case was before congress
| WmLARD's Horgr, WAsHINGroS,
! December 81, 1873.
| D-AR GOyERNoR CHANDLER-WIIiian z. is
working with us, and he has worked with Us
/ nobly and more effectively than any one, eE-
/ cept Williams. He wished me to write 10 you
about his fee l would arrange the matter
/ with him at the earliest moment possible
EDW. Z. BILLINGS.
The following wers written when senator
Q NHgR Naaw7H NrNHHH HHaraa
ate, and shortly before congress adjourned:
WASHINGTON, January p, 1873.
MY DEAR SIB-I have just received yours of
the twelfth, having been ont OF town for ten
days, and have accordingly drawn on you for
one thousand dollars. Din state in my pre-
viOus letter that of the graft OF two thousand
dollars which you sent me some time since l
found 10 desirable 10 deliver one thousand dol
lars to Chandler? / am glad to see that ell op-
position 10 your administration is dying out,
and public confidence is being restored.
Z. CUSHING.
Hon. William Pitt kellogg, Billings 4 Hughes,
Counsellors at 1 aw.
His Excelleney:
DEAR GovERNoR-I may leave for the
north on Thursday, and il Won are going 10
advance me anything in my Zee in your aase,
you can hand il 70 Mr.. barrett, our common
EDWARD C. BILLINGS. !
p. 5. have hopes that you will make pay
ments as large as i've thousand dollars. Bfl- !
hngs and Hughes, counsellors at-law, g Gus |
tomhouse street.
NEw ORLEANS. July 1873.
Received from Hon. W. p. Kellogg, two 4
thousand five hundred dollars on account for 4
professional services, in case OF kellogg !
against Warmoth et. al, twenty-five hundred /
dollars,
EDWARD a. BILLINGS.
Amount filled in this receipt by me,
JOHN c. BARRETT, Jun.
Boston, June Il, 1873
My DEAR GovERNoR-I think my retainer |
in the matter OF the petition in tue supreme
court about the affair Of Louisiana should be 4
three thousand. l advised in the cause with 4
the counsel, who agreed that they win recOg-
nize my services, and was Obliged, in cO1se-
ouence OF my retainer, TO refuse one on the
other side. Please remit by draft on New
YORK, which will be yeuT RECEIPT. Very truly
Hon. VIM. P. Kellogg, Governor etc, New
Orleans.
General Butler refers 20 the case before the
supreme court, but gentlemen who are IA
mliiar with louisiana affairs say there was
no Louisiana case before that court at the
time THIS letter was written, and that the ser
vices thus ingenuously described were moth
ing less than his influence as member Of
congress, IN Pinchback and McMillan's con-
test; in fact that he was interested aud re-
tai ued, Just as tt appears from other letters
That Caleb Gushing, Attorney General Will
llams, and VIM. Chandler, secretary of the
Republican congressional committee. There
were other letters making startling revela-
lions, duplicating prominent men In Wash
pgton, including two senators, 10 the extent {
mat tney are SHOWN 10 have asked for and !
the receipt of large sums OF
money from Kellogg while the Louisiana
,ase, involving the seating of Pinehback or |
Mcmillan, was before the senate. letter I
rom Chandler acknowl edges the receipt Of
Dne thousand dollars, but speaks OF his effect
We services, and asks tor more The remain ]
ng letters Will be brought forward hereafter, |
but II is impossible TO get copies tonight and
evidence of their geuuineness and authentici- !
y OF the signatures, but the fact that they ,
II is al fgr ]
excellent authority.
Election for Municipal Officers.
Mayor Witt has issued a proelama- |
ion FOR an election OF mayor and seven city {
to be held November ID, un-
Ter the auspices OF the same commissioners
As the election for State officers.
The United states steamer Worcester crossed
he bar at seven O'Clock this morning, bound {
BreYet- Major-Geueral Emory and stafr Wis
ted the feet on the river this morning 10 ex-
,hange civilitles with the officers OF the navy.
A salute was fired.
Arrangements OF the Re1urni0g Board.
The conference committee are again l
the question of the returning {
,Oard. Arrangements will probably be made {
~ which the Republican and Peoples parties !
mo supervisors. Each party TO have two &
members ON the returning board, and the I
elected from number OF Republicans Damsd !
" the other party. The committee VIII confer 1
gain tomorrow. J
Movements Of Troops.
Troops have been forwarded by Gen.
raj Emoryto points designated in the original
rider OF Attorney-General Wiilams-Shreye-
'ort, Monroe, COushatta, etc.
Circular.
New ORLEANS, September 26.-The
blowing was distributed to-day. II has been
withheld for the assurances regarding the
ast paragraph:
NEW ORLEANS, LA, September p. I
CIRCULAR. !
In accordance with general order No. :, o
september IL, 1874, ali arms, ammunition and
rdinance stores belonging 10 the sta e OF | n
should be at once turned over 20
he United States authorities and the officers
a command OF organized troops are Ieby
10 Inspect their various commands q
. once and cause all State property in their $
to be delivered 10 the officers OF the
lnited states troops in command Of the first d
reciact central police station or 70 the United z
tates officer in command OF the third pre- n
met station. All citizens having in their A
oSseSston arms or ammunition belonging TO u
he Slate are earnestly requested TO az once II
eiiver the same to the officers above indi- o
ated. Persons delivering arms or ammuni-
on viii in no wise be interiered with by 4
lther the United States or state authorities. II
JOHN M'ENERY, u
ID. b. PENN. :;
What Is 10 be Done with the RebeIsg a
WASHINGTON, September lS.-Now q,
hat the prospect Of any conflict between the l.
1surgent forces aud The United States author n
lies Ia New Orleans is at an end, the legal po- =
tion OF affairs is the principal topic of DIS /
ussion. The McEnery people are struggling n
, maintain that their surrender was made TO -
be United States government, and not TO the y
tate gov ernment. The Kellogg party and ;,
ne authorities here claim that the surrender =,
ras to the state government and could have :,
cen to no other power, and that the legal po- q
tion is not changed in the slightest degree :"
y the assumption of McEnery aud Penn. OF
curse il is not cOnteDded that the surrender
'as not caused by the action OF the Federal
overnment. General Emory was ordered TO a
eep the peace in the first instance, and SUBJ X
in accordance with the request OF
was authorized 10 protect and srs-
ain tne authority OF the state govern Il
lent. The insuTTectiOn was against the
tate government, and the State govern
lent aided BY the United States, has subdued IN
!. The assertion OF McEnery and Penn that h
ley would not surrender TO Kellogg, but IL
Ould to General EmoTy, is LOCKED upon in ol
ne same way az IL a band Of rioters SHOULD al
Az 70 the sheriff who had summoned POSSE / al
IN ftattts to aid him in making an arrest that pl
ley would not submit TO him, but would
leld to the leader OF the posse. The rioters
Ould not md their situation In court
hanged thersby, and the McEnery party will
Ot lessen thsir liability TO punishment under tr
ate laws by the flourish of trumpets with eI
hitch they abandoned The statehouse. such al
the view entertained By the government, "
Iough IL is not anticipated that in any ease &C
gal proceedings sgalnst the lnsurgent lead L
) viii be Instituted. -
.KeIIegk's QuandsFy.s II
Jle chicago @ffOUNt, Ol Tue twenty
rial under the above atie, % show
iat the restoration Of the Keliogg
,yernment does not end the Louisiana nj
oubles; and that some OF the most serious .
q barraS SInents growing out OF the late out
'eak remain. u says; "If the Kellogg gov
nment was and is the iegllmete govern
ent, then II was great and helnous crime
revolt against it, 10 oyerthrow II by vio-
nee, and ipcite useless revolution which
ought about bio0dshed, destruction OF pro- IN
sTty, and loss OF liie The right OF revolution al
not recognized under the constitution of ! q
le United States, nor under the constitution &c
the state OF Louisiana. Insurgents against hs
le legitimate government, being themselves 81
llawful, must be held responsible for any WI
lines incident 10 the insurrection. TO
The Queiling Of the New Orleans insurrec- u
on, aud the RESTORATION Of Kellegg, therefore, Ia
ust be followed by prompt proceedings te
.sinst the leaders OF the inkdsrection for me ip
lines committed under their Indictment. il | In
ould be adangefous preeedeat % adrnit tta., ri
the casa of Louisiana, The State goyersl- Isl
ent may be overthrown by violence, and Ps
ith lOssof life among lis defenders without kh
'iDgine 10 triEfFhoSe VINO have melted tho l'I
volt II IN LOUISIANA, then Why not in Iili- b
81 say that Messys, Penn, Aiarr, Qeden and K
e other active leaders N the lats insi,rress- ~
On, should be punished; that Is a matter 10 ! III
determined ate sail aud impartial trial hi
kellogg Is to be restored, Trey Shonld 81 ! II,
ought 10 trial on the charge of erin aqafrsf ~
lf state. or against Individual safety s. fhe
stntee q louisiana Nay proeide.
nsATnlpenD 10 sfelernine what shall BE done =