The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-12-30
COMPLETING THE CONSPIRACY.

There appears to be no further room Tor
doubt that the Kellogg Returning Board,
the creatures of spurious State Govern
ment are determined to reverse the result OF
the recent election in Louisiana by counting
out enough Conservatives to give the Kellogg
men a majority in the Legislature, leaving
the body thus constituted to proceed to such
further villainies as the occasion may suggest
There is no possibility to doubt the fact
that the Conservatives carried the State by a
decided majority. The duplicate original re-
turns filed with the clerks of the district
courts prove this. But the Returning Board,
controlled by the usurping Governor, and, 1t
is believed, acting under instructions from
Washington, have deliberately entered into
conspiracy to falsify the vote OF the citizens
by means of forged, and fabricated, and
altered returns, and to intict upon the people,
against their will expressed at the polls, the
continued rule of the desperate scoundrels
who have so long oppressed and plundered
them. To protect the consplrators IN thelf
work, Federal troops are kept in New Orleans
ready to respond in an instant to any demand
which may be made for their assistance.
It is undoubtedly true that the thieves and
swindlers who have unlawfully been placed in
control of the Louisiana Government would
be swept out of existence in day were 1t not
for the support they receive from the Presi-
dent. The. best citizens Of New Orleans,
knowing that the usurpers have no legal rlght
Of authority over them, regard their tyrants
as outlaws, and as by the acts OF the PRESIDENT
they are denied the protection OF the laws,
they believe they would be justified in lnfilct-
ing summary execution upon them, as vlgl-
lance committees deal with notorious male
factors in new countries where there are no
courts to punish transgressors. But they
know the uselessness of endeavoring to con-
tend even against these ruffians, If they have
the United States army behind them; and
however ardently Gen. Grant may hope that
the oppressed people OF Louisiana may oe
goaded into an outbreak which would result
in bloodshed, and thus afford q pretext for
asserting that they are in rebellion against
the United States Government, we believe he
will be disappointed.
The outraged citizens Of that State nave
determined to make no physical resistance to
the overthrow of all their constitutional rights,
but as last recourse they have appealed to
the whole country to lend their moral lnt1u-
| ence to prevent the consummation of the In
tended infamy. This call should not be un.
needed. Mass meetings should be called al
once here, and in all the principal cities o.
the North; and competent speakers should
come forward to tell in appropriate words the
story of Louisiana's wrongs. Should this be
DONE an expression of popular indignation
now slumberipg, would find utterance which
would make itself felt even among the sery'le
followers of Grant in Congress.-A. I. S,n
25th inst.
! A CLEVER GoosE.-A correspondent OF the
Hartford Times writes: "A lady IN Eas
CRANKY obtained of friend six goose eggs
and set them under a favorite hen. Aftel
four weeks incubation. under great Difficult
ties, the hen came off with one healthy gos'
ling, who caused her much trouble IN conse
quence of his recklessness in getting his fee1
wet. Still there was great affection mani
tested by both parent and child. But tn
hen gradually grew ashamed, either OF her
self or of her strange chicken (Which hat
outerown her), and she sought another nest
in retired place, and commenced sitting to-
another brood.
The eosling wandered 'ionely as a cloud
until she at last made her appearance WITH
, fine brood of chicks. The gander. at TIL
time had obtained considerable size, AM
labored hard to help support the large 1ani!
of his half brothers and sisters. he woui
spread his wings ard brood the chicks an
protect them from the rain, and drive OH al
the other fowls who interfered with his adopt
ed family. He would 60 out to the field an
bring in an ear of corn and she'll it of for tn
, chicks: and woe to any other blped who al
e tempted to share the meal. At last the IL
, dustrious hen again went to work for anothe
: nest, and then the whole charge OF the tamil
Y devolved upon the gander.