, 1874-09-16

THE LOUISIANA REVOLUTION,

Ihe AoilogH Government OK Louihlhnh has
boon oyortllrown so suddenly and With 30 littlo
effort Oh tho part Of Its opponents that tho won-
der Is TINT it ovor existed At n1t. It cannot bo
alleged thnt Kellogg WAS taken tsnawares, for he
has beon Boizlug arma and ammunition in Now
orloana for woek past, and putting hfmaolf in
tho bent attitude for defenao. Yet 40 nearly
unanimous woro tho people Of New or!eans In
thor determination to bo rid OF him that when
tue decisive hour camo ho and hfB forccs wore
brushed nway liko oobwobs. It Is pesfeet!y owl
don't tint tue substantial ctsizois Of Now Or
leans orc not only STORMY opposed to his unurpn-
ton, but that they have been rendered uttorly
desperate by tho oxacttons Of Ills Government,
aud aro ready to wolcomo military dcBpotisn aa
grateful alternative. This is probably what
thoy will now obtain, and Is perhaps what they
caiculatod upon when thking tho summary
md decisive stops which havo resulted
In the capture OF tho State. House and
tho dispersion Of KolloRg's police and militta.
Tho Kellogg Government has boon 1,a,,rpation
from tho beginning, md It has borne tho nppro-
printo fruit of ueurpatiou. Tile State haa beou
iii commotiou ayor snco Kellogg took Ills
usurped soat, and 1t is most likely that his re-
cont stops to control tho returns Of tho ap-
proaching Novembor election gayo the algnnl to
tho othor side that thoy must strike now or
uoyer.
a brief resume Of tho inception Of tho Ko1ogg
Government may be required to show how that
dynasty came into power and how It has boon 80
long maintained. At the State election OF 1872
tho candidates for Governor were John MoEnery
and ". r. Kellogg, Tho Governor at tho timo
Of tho election Was Il. d. Warmoth, and tho
Lieutenant. Governor ono Pinchbaok, q mulatto.
When tho election took place, tho State Board OF
Canyassors, including tho Governor, divided;
q colorod man named Lynch aud anosher
Board; Gov. Warmoth and tho othora had all
tho roturns Of the election. Tho Warrnoth Board
cauvasBod tho returns and declared the result.
Tho Lynch Board, not having my roturns, pub
lislod (as A1r. Lynch stated under oath ut Wash-
ington) tic result as ho aud LIS frionds thought
it ought to be. The Warmoth Board doclared
McEpesy elected, and the other declared Kellogg
elected. Warmoth convened tho Legislature
hut, botoro 1t met Kellogg obtained from Judge
Duroll,' Of the Unitod States Court, au order
or acting as member OF -the Legls-
laturo save those declared to DO elected
By tue Lynch Board. Tho Legislature
titus created by Judge Durell's order iua-
poached tho Governor, thus creating vacancy,
and Pinchback assumed tho duttes. Judge
Durell then issued another order, directing tho
United States Marahal to soizo tho State. House
aud other buildings, employing United States
troops for tlat purpose, ind to hand them ovor to
pinchhack. bfcEncry was enjoiuod from c]aim-
ing to DO Governor, md tho Legislature elected
with him was prohibited from meeting. Tho
President Of the United Statea countonanccd
these proceedings, and directed tho troops to
support them. Kellogg thus, In defiance OF tte
wishes of tho people. having no warrant eavo
tho order Of drunkeu and corrupt Judge, be-
camo Governor, and with him was inauguratel
Legislature created by tho same Judicial ordo1.
Tho seuato Of tho United States, through
committee consisting Of Hevon Of the
ablest men, all Republicans, unanimously
reported that Duroll's orders woro usurpa-
tions and TINT ail that took .plaee under
thom vas void; that the Lynch Board had no
authority to declare any result, aud had no ro-
turns before 1t. This Committee consisted Of
Senators Morton, Logan, Carpenter, Trumbul1,
Anthony, Hill, and Alcorn. Tho Committee did
not agrce as to the remedy. Mr. Carpenter mud
the majority woro in favor OF ordering now
election. troating all the proceedings as void !;
Mr. Tiumbull favored tho recognition Of Mo~
Emery as Governor whilo Mr.. Morton alone in
Governor until new election could be had
under tho direction of tho Kellogg administra~
tion. Pending action On this report, Congress
adjourned March 8, 1873. When Cougross met
last winter, 30 impressed was tho ptcaiIont with
the necessity for somo action, that ho
prepared special message to Congress urging
them to provide for new election in Louisiana,
aud thus put au end to the Kellogg uaurpaton.
Information Of this message reaching Mr.. Nor
ton, no demonstrated with tho President and
pentor in hiB report insisted that, II Congress-
permitted such wanton Outrage aH tho Kellogg
usurpatiou to continue, 1t would result In civil
was. Tint report, signed by 81. II. Carpenter,
Of Wisconsin, john A. Logan, Of Illinois. Henry
3. Anthony, OF nholo Island, mud J. ]. Acorn,
Of Mississippi, all strong Republican partisans,
uses the following languago: