New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-02-18

House Of Representatives. As Q lSf1s Ipar,
Of the remarks of my friend from Wise ~
ein wero addressed to that bill Of which h<
gave notice. very considerable portion VI
what ! shall say will also be addressed to
the same subject, regarding it as the most
important proposition that has been or. can
be made in this Congress.
will begin by stating the principal posi-
tions and the logical attitude of the Senator
| from Wisconsin in the long speech
with which he has favored the Sen
ate. HIS first position, which was argued at
great length, was that. according to the
| official returns of the election IN Louisiana,
those made out by the officers of the cleo.
ton, McEnery and his colleagues upon the
State ticket were elected by some 5000 ma
| jority, and that a majority of the same
party were elected to the Legislature.
| This position he laid down as the founda-
| tombstone OF his whole argument.
| His next position was that, by the I'M
| lawful interference of Judge Darrell. dis
| trict Judge of the United States, and by the
Improper use of a portion of the army, by
the unlawful Intervention of the federal
authority, McEnery and his associates
were prevented from being indicted into
| office, and what was known as the Kellogg
government was installed and placed in
possession of the executive and legisla
1--WE power Of the State. This un-
lawful interference by The federal
authority. by which McEnerv and
his colleagues were defrauded of
their Offices. and the establishment Of the
Kellogg government in power, was de-
nounced by the Senator. in bitter teruns as
gross fraud and outrage upon the people
OF notwithstanding the State under
foot, and the substitution OF federal usurpa-
ton tor State authority. He declared not
only that the Kellogg government had not
tnnv al nlal hoe = !
iii defiance of law and the wishes of the
people Of the State, and maintained ever
since by the protection of federal bavonets
From these two positions, thus taken by
the Senator, the inference was inevitable
that il the government Of UnitedsStates
should interfere at all. il must bas6 GUST
the Kellogg government, and to Csta blish
in power the McEnery government-to give
to McEnery and to his colleagues those
offices. and that authority out of which
they had been SO unlaw!ully and wickedly
Gefrauded.
But now l come to state his third and last
position. which is tina. McEnerv and his
colleagues were not elected at all and that
they have no right to enter into TIE posses.
sion and control of the State government
OF LOuisiana-that the election of the
fourth of November, 1872. was an organized
fraud by which the will OF majority of
the people of Louisiana was subyerted. He
took the ground that a majority of the
people of Louisiana we're Repnblicans. and
that but for the fraudulent use of the ma.
chlnery OF the elections Kellogg and his
associates would have been elected. and
that the election was SO completely fraud.
nlent. SO entirely subversive Of the will of
the people, that McEnery and his associates
have no title to the offices. and thar il ia the
duty Of Congress to order a new eIec.
ton. This part of the Senator's
position ia very clearly set forth in the va,
port which he made to the Senate. from |
which quote the following ;auouape.
"A careful consideration of the testimony |
convinces us that had the election of M.
vember last been fairly conducted and re.
turned Kellogg and his associates and n
Legislature Composed OF the same ro!iticsi
,,arty would have been elected The coJ.
pred population of that State outnumbers
Ihe Whlte, and IN the last election the col
Dred voters were almost unanimous in their
,,uppoft ~ me hepuoiican Ecket. Governor
W allhotn' VINO Was elected bV the Repub.
icans OF the stare lH lsoo. mad passed into
'PPosi'on, anu heiu IN MS hanGs the EN-.
l!e machinery OF the election. He APP
,olh'ed me supervisors OF registration, and
ney snDolhte" 'he c"ninlssioners OF elec-
ION. Inc testimony shows a systematic
purpose on the part cI those conducting
MY III me way 81 co.ored voters IN the
ha'-er Oh feSi,tra'ion. Inc polling places
re hot hAeu ny law. ana al the last eiec-
ioh 'ney ".Ic puiposeiE established by ,
nose 'ondhcliHS lie election 81 places
hcohVtnieht "i access N those par.
,iios Wnt:h were KNOWN 20 b: largely |
Iepub!can; so that, IN some instances.
oItrs mad 10 travel over twenty miles TO .
each the loliS. Ne e!et t!oE va. genera ly
ohauc'ed IN quiet. and was. perhaps. I'M
sutny iieo ir1'h disturbance or '!ot. Gov
n"i afihotu' WHO was tho master spirit ,
me Whoie proceeding. seen. 10 have re-
upoi o'"1' 'atntr IMAM violence 70 .
airy tne otate !or MrEnery. In the can. {
"as 81 Noles. when determined me Me- {
aeis SoItfniheno I" De elected. the Votes S
sI''i"' "e!eo!!eah parishes were re
'.e"' /:
1.-THE testim ony shows tfat !cati.r. and i
lgaclous polIticians OF the state VIII. were
ting with Warmoth entertained the oi,in- q
II before the election that WdrmOtlI's con. | !!
"l OF the election machinery was eruiva- {:
Ut 10 lo,oUO votes. and We are satisfied hy
&c res mnny that this opinion was wei! !,
"nded. We hslieye that had registration :.
en Tree to an, and polling places been d
opeIly 's'a biIsh.a. the sesnl. # the cleo !.
N would have teen entirely different. $
AL although We can not approve of such :,
80 % 'i''' -"''"' - 'io ~ Ech oo&Tu. :!
Az af ~ n"'. 49," Upon me pfinc!- .
OF "hghtlfg the devil with ire and :,
fraud by fraud, and can not !.
y that helloSgs government was elected. "
verths less we be lievc that keliogg's Cow ST
niLent was defeate! and The popular q,
zee reversed by the :raululeD: mani ui..- is
N Q. the election. W
III the Senate should be inclined not 20 (!
"ehind the official returns Of the eiec- n
n: then the McEnory government: and tr
: sat lo i'uS1 os, recognized az tAe law. Il
Sov1rh,lIeh, .. '9e stare ann -IcNll!en, "
regularly elected by that Legislature. az
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