The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1874-09-24
The Trfbune,s Hroadsfaa-Grana Con
pleteIY RiddIed.

NEW York, September 1H.-Gen. 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 government
of Louisiana surrenders. II 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 mi
there can be none now. The outrage stands
out henceforth in all its naked deformity,
an objectionable crime against popular
suffrage and the sovereignty of q State. A
government which the people loathe and
despise was forced upon Louisiana by the
soldiers of the President; left to themselves
for moment, the people threw 1t on and
installed the officers whom they had regu-
larly chosen at the polls. The deposed in
truders made no fight; they were as helpless
ard cowardly as children in the presence of
the indignant people; but, covering be-
hind the shutters of the Custom House they
telegraphed to the President, 1.-The people
have put us out, this is your job, come you
and put us back again. (" Two years ago
Grant Welded to the bad advice of his dis
reputable associates and installed Kellogg
at New Orleans by fraud and force, because
he wanted the electoral vote of the state,
which majority of the voters had given
to the other side. That wicked deed has
brought forth full crop of crimes. We
have seen him dispensing q Legislature ut
the point of the bayonet, expelling legitl-
mate government with threats of martial
law and reversing the course of justice by
the scandalous support of prejared court.
His own friends have exclaimed at the
| iniouity of these proceedings and warned
him to desist. The hottest partisans OF
his administration have denounced, the
wicked usurpations of Kellogg and Durel
with an indignation that does them credit
Seventeen Republican Senators voted II
February, 1878, to declare the pretended
election of Kellogg null and void, and t
turn him out of office. The President finalfl
admitted in special message to Congress
that so many forgeries and frauds has beer
/ discovered that he was not sure OF Kellogg
title; an official investigation proved tn
rascality of the whole transaction beyond
any possibility of denial, but the Presiden
would not halt; he must carry out hi
original crime to its natural consequences
and the memorable logic of events has le'
] him to this-cpOWning shame. For the trs
| time in the history of the United States tn
soldiers of the Union are employed to driv
out legitimate Governor and place miseI
able pretender in the State House to shoe
down in the streets the people who may n
fuse to obey him. For this disgraceful an
disheartening spectacle the Congress whic
refu ses to act on the Louisiana report, an
the Republican party which tacitly approve
the wrong, are both TO blame; but it is upo
the President that the chief Responsible
must rest; the President, who began tn
1 long course of oppression; the President
who could have stopped it at any moment
he had chosen, aud could stop 1t now, tn
/ President, who is probably the only ma
in America not ashamed OF the whole bus
mess. and who com Is forward in the midI
of it asking for third term. .s