The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1874-09-30

General Grant has vanquished the
people of Louisiana again. He has
telegraphed to his generals and his
admirals, he has set the army and
navy in motion, and the lawful gov
eminent of Louisiana surrenders. IF
there was any doubt before as to the
character Of the usurpation which
rules the unhappy State by favor of
the President, any question whether
the people really acquiesced in it..
there can be none,now. The outrage
stands out henceforth in all its naked
dcrormity, a n nnpardonable crime
against popular suffrage and the SOW
creigntv of agStatc. A Government
which the people loathe and despise
was forced upon Louisiana by, the
soldiers of the Presidents: left to
themselves for moment, tht,ptople
threw it off and installed the officers
whom they had regularly chosen at
the polls. T,he e. ,deposed iptGpders
made no fight; they were as helpless
and cowardly as children in thepres-
ence of the. indignant people; but,
covering behind the shutters Of the
Custom House, they telegraphed to
the President, 'Lhe people have put
us out, thisis your job, come you and
put us back again" IL.
Two years'ago Grant yielded to the
bad advice Of his disreputable ascot
ates and installed Kellogg at New Or
leans by fraud and force, because he
wanted the electoral vote of the State,
which q majority of the voters had
given to the other side. That wick
ed deed has brought forth full crop
of crimes. We have seen him dis
persing q legislature at the point Of
the bayonet, expelling q Legitimate
government with threats of martial
law and reversing the course of jus
tice blythe .scandalous support Of a
perjured court, His own friends
have exclaimed at the iniquity of
these proceedings and warned him to
desist. The hottest partisans Of his
administration have denounced the
wicked usurpations of Kellogg and
Durell with an Indignation that does
them credit Seyeuteen Republican
Senator'S voted in February, 1873, to
declare the pretended election of Kel-
logg null and void, and to turn him
outof office. tqorsa ..
The President himself finally adj
mitted in a special message to Con
gress that so many forgeries n d
frauds had been discovered that he
was not sure of kellogg's title; an
official Investigation proved the ras-.
cality Of the whole transaction be-
yond any possibility of denial, but
the President wonldnot halt; he must
carry out his, original, crime to its
neutrality-suspicious.. and the lneXo-
rable logic Of events has led him to
this crowning shame. For. the first
time in the history of the United
States the soldiers of the Union are
employed to drive out a Iegitimate
Governor and place a miserable pre-
tender in the State House to shoot
down in the streets the people who
may refuse to obey him. For this
disgracefulsand disheartening specta-
Gle the Congress which refuses to
act on the Louisiana report, and the
Republican party which staciay ap-
proved the wrong, are both tosblame :;
but its dpon the President that the
chief responsibility must rest; the
resident, who began the long course
OF oppression; tn e President, who
could have stopped it at any moment
II hehad chosen, and could stop it
now; the President, who is probably
the only nanin America not ashamed
OF the wbole business, and who comes
1oriT v in the midst Of it asking for