The Hickman courier., 1874-05-09
The History q. Three
ernOrs.

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1t will be useful for.comparison and
illustration to study in tbeirSEder the
real forces which have placed the pres,
ent Governors Of Louisiana, Texas aud
Arkansas, in power.
William Pit kellogg has swayed
the destinies Of Louisiana since Jan
uary, 1873. His title rests on an edict
of G. IL. Dureli, Judge OF the United
States District Court for Louisiana.
dated December 3, 1872. This order
of Judge Durell directed the United
States Marshal, Packard, to take pos
session of the building used as State
House and to prevent the ingress of
any persons claiming authority by vir
tue OF canvass ofthe voters OF Louis
lana, made by the SO called Warmoth
Returning Board. Judge Durell, IN
this action, assumed that he had a right
under the Fifteenth Amendment and
enforcement acts, to institute an in
quiry into The qualifications of State
Canvassing Boards; to select the board
which should send to him the best,
and to install practically the Legisla
tors and Executive which the board
popular with himself should determine
to be elected. UndeT this osAxageous
aud absurd judicial ruling, Wm%pitt
Kellogg was finally proclaimed duly
elected Governor, and began his official
career on the second Mondsy in Jan
nary, 1873. 1t shoAld beyadded that
President Grant sustsilf5 Durell with
armed assistance, lAabersbe fact that
his action dsfed SAisbsiuuctions
and pTQces saSs5eeT - - nns.s w
! sl.-l l-kls.s.si ..e1'V1.- 1'i5
! trit Court of the SFaEouisiana.
Richard Coke has Doei the Execu-
tive of Texas since January, 1874.
( He was preceded by Davi, who also
was his competitor at the lat election.
| The constitution of Texas provided
/ that elections shall continuefour days,
but a statute of the Legislature, pass
! ed prior to the struggle between Davis
and Coke, limited the ballothg to one
/ day. When the returns ame in, it
appeared that Coke had mjority, but
the Supreme Court of Tens decided
the election void, because he law un-
der which it was held was lnconstitu-
tional, So Gov. Davis rehsed to re
cognize the new iegslatue; but that
body, nothing dauntcd, cavassed the
votes and proclaimed Cokeduly elect
ed. Upon which, althoug the term
of Gov. Davis had not epired, the
Coke party by force and rms, took
possession of the State Hose, outset
! the inhabiting officials, ad are now
running the government E and with
the assent of President Gnnt The
new corners proceeded proIptly to re
construct the courts, and haze taken to
rascally legislation with ygor which
shows disposition to keept by fraud,
since they have got in by free.
joseph Brooks. present Governor Of
Arkansas, has obtained pwer by
comp detat, following decsion of an
inferior State Court, renderd after the
Supreme Court of Arkanas had de
cided that it had no jurisdiction. Bax-
I ter, the ousted Governor,is a Southern
man of Office grabbing tndencies, and
/ Brooks a northern Libral (Greeley
: Utdn tA lUt uiCA abNiitAuI
The actual vote, it is ppbable, was in
/ favor of Brooks, but he)wes his place
/ to n judicial dictum andhis own eian
These eases illustrate Southwestern
Republicanism in an unIyorabe light,
and iudict the Federal Government for
at least great iDconsisteey in attempt
ing to adjust State diputes. They
further suggest the necessity for some
more certain aud Satisfactory method
/ of settling election disptcs in peace
/ full, permanent and Satisfactory manner,
| than any that .SoYsksshaag, There is no
( doubt that much olelfe present diff
Guilty results from the ceiling among
the people that these qpstions are po-
litical, and not Judicial and that the
custom of submitting thm to the final
fat of few lawyers, is MT Democratic.
1t is plain that the beEh is not and
cannot be above the peolIe who create
it, and it is certain that 90 free people
ever yet intended 10 mike their Ex
ecutiye practically subjet to the n0mi-
nation of their courts.