Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-01-28
THE WARS OF THE FACTIONS.
Developments I'm Louisiana Politics
The Factions Telling what they
Know of Each Other.

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WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 25.-As
the time for the opening up of the
Louisiana case by Congress approaches,
the adventures who are here pulling
wires in the interest Of the different
Republican factions in that distracted
State, are put to their resources to de
wise new combinations whereby to meet
the situation and preserve their control
over the State. There are three fac
tons among the Louisiana Republicans,
the Kellogg faction, represented here
by Beckwith and Pitkin, the Pinch
back faction. represented by Carter
and Billings, and the Dureu faction,
represented by Norton and Barrett.
The first five being carpet baggers,
Barrett being the only native of Louis
lana IN the whole crowd, and the only
one who has never held any Office I'M
der any of the administrations that
have robbed the State.
Now, when it became evident that
Durell was to be impeached, an effort
was made to base the articles of i'm
parchment on the ground OF his person
nj character and the alleged corruption
in civil cases before his court, and to
leave out of the question altogether
those political acts of his, an exposition
of which would have compromised the
administration, by shifting the actual
responsibility of the midnight order
from Durell's shoulders and placing it
upon Attorney General Williams, by
whose private instruction the orderwa
made. But the friends of Durell very
naturally objected to his being made a
scape- goat in this manner, and they de-
termined that, if they were thrown
overheard, the balance of the crew
should be pulled along with them. As
soon as it became certain that a new
election would be ordered, Mr.. Bill
lings at once made an arrange
ment with Mr.. Pinchback where
by the combined forces of the
two were to secure the nomination of
the former for governor and the latter
for lieutenant governor. Mr.. Pinch
back consented to this arrangement,
admitting that his own character was
such as to exclude him from the Senate,
but insisting that Billings, as soon as
he should be elected governor, should
. take the senatorship, and thus turn
over the plumber of the State to Pinch
back. This combination, which was
worked up the latter part Of last week
and consummated on Friday Will
be opposed by the friends of Kellogg
and Durell for reasons subjOined. Of
course this programme involves the
withdrawal of Pinchback from the
support he has hitherto given to Kel-
logg, and as show of virtue would be
necessary it was determined to sacrifice
Durell for this purpose.
As soon as this BillinTs-Pinchback
arrangement came to the knowledge of
Beckwith. Barrett and Norton, the lat
ter Immediately let loose their avalanche
of testimony against Pinchback, COM
pletely burying his senatorial aspira-
tions out of sight for the future as well
as for the present, and the friends of
Durel being fairly aroused declare that
If the Judge is impeached all the facts
must come out, and the administration
will not be permitted to select certain
grounds for impeachment, leaving
otherandmore delicatepohtical grounds
untouched.
Thus these factions are thrown into
open and bitter war, each threatening
to tell ali about the other.