Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-09-25

government represents minority oil the
votes In fact, nothing is palmer than thai
the White League exist in Louisiana be-
cause the black and white Republicans con-
stitute a legal majority. On these points
the despatch of GOV Kellogg to the New
York Herald Is interesting and to the point
NEW ORLEANS, Sept. Is, 1874
James Gordon Beanett. Editor Of the Her
aid:
SIR in reply to your despatch OF this
date inquiring if would be willing TO re-
sign If McEnery would resign also and
abide the result of a new election. have TO
say. first. that McEnery Is defeated can
didate for the Office of governor OF TINS state,
and has nothing TO resign; secondly lnaI
no new election Is needed, lnasmuch as ihe
constitution of the State provides LOT an
election for menb ers Of the Legislature
early in November next and the Legislature
that may be then elected will have IT within
their power TO remove any or all the exist
ing State officials and supply their places
bv men of their own choice. The constl-
tuencv represent is largely composed oil
colured men X was by their votes chiefly
that | was elected TO the ONCE l now mold
For two wears ! have administered the gov
eminent of the State with sole desire 10
place its finances on sound footing, 10
develop its internal resources and 10 secure
To the colored people the full and free en-
iovment of the rights conferred upon them
nv the fourteenth and fifteenth amendments
T. the Constitution Of the United States. In
spite OF the apparently almost lnsuperable
obstacles which have beset the present State
government at every point, we have reduced
expendit1res and taxation, limited the debt,
both Of State and city. limited the rate OF
taxation. and provided by constitutional!
amendments against all possibility Of IN
creased burdens being placed upon the peo-
Die The last Democratic legislature that
assembled 10 this STATE. Of which Mcknery
was prominent member. exceeded It's
revenues by Sl3, 600 600 and left the sue
ceeding Republican administration to pro-
vide the means OF payment. My opponents
have adopted the plan Of venting upon me
individually all the hatred they bear TO the
principles OF the party | represent. Borne
down almost by the responsibilities OF my
position and by the accumulated weight OF
+ obl0quy thrust upon me. have repeatedly
{ SAID, il the Republican party believed nv
resignation would establish peace and secure
/ from the opponents OF ;he Republican party
/ Il recognition OF the rights OF the cOiored
people under the constitutional amend
ments. / would gladly dITest myself OF an
Office which l had not sought and had most
reluctantly allowed myself 10 be nominated
for The obvious reply to these propositions
has been that if ] were 10 resign the duties
/ OF the executive Office would devOlve upon
I Lieutenant Governor Antoine, and ne would
Ia h.a. no ~
/ myself. and the colored people would ind
themselves no better protected than now.
/ No specific charge of wronF-uOin- has ever
been made against me and sustained by
proof All accusations have been cOuched
IN generalitles, which, when reduced 10 &C
/ tual facts, will be found TO amount simply
/ 10 thi--that the administration / represent
/ Is in favor OF putting the fourteenth and hi
teenth amendments into practical effect !;
+ and the supporters OF Colonel Mcknery
/ almost TO a man, desire to ignore them. /
am willing, and have offered, 10 give TO
my opponents every possible safeguard
against fraud ii the coming elections.
] Eyen the Shreveport Times, the sbiess and
most malignant exponent OF the views OF
/ Of the opposition. IN q recent issue admitted
that registration had been exceptionally
TAR as tar as II had gone, and on Saturday
night the State registrar male up Ms re-
turns of registration 70 date, and found that
/ IN the city Of New Orleans, where the oppO-
slti0n claim 10 have majority sufficient to
wipe out an admitted large republican ma
/ j0rlty II the country parishes, more than
malt the qualified voters had been registered
and the Republicans were ahead. In tn,
TACT alone y gu have d sufficient explanation
Of the so-called uprising Of the people on
Monday last, and the so-ealled negro riots
IN the country parishes, which have slmul-
taneously been reported. Il We can have a
peaceable election 10 November next, the
result vii. show most cOncluslyely. ! think,
that McEnery was not elected 10 the ONCE Il
which he makes such a persistent claim.
WILLIAM PIrT KELLOGG.