The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-10-02

took place under them was null and void !;
that the Lynch Board had no authority 10
declare any result and that the returns
claimed TO be before j were forged or
fraudulent returns" This report was
signed by Senators Morton, Logan. Car
penter, Trumbull. Anthony. Hill and Al
cern, but was never acted on. Pending
further proceedings, Congress adjourned
March 3, 1873.
Congress met again last winter. but
nothing was done. Senator Carpenter
tried hard To have new election ordered,
and made two powerful speeches against
the enormity of the Kellogg usurpation.
II the wanton outrage was permitted to
continue he predicted bloodshed and civil
war. His report 10 this effect was
signed by himself. Logan. Anthony and
Alcorn, and from IL we take a few ex-
tracts
81 H. the opinion Of your committee that but
for the uniustfabir Interference Oi Judge Durell,
whose orders were executed by United states
troops, tn canvass made by the De Fefat Board,
aud promulgated by the Governor, declaring Nc
Emery 10 have been elected Governor, etc. . and
also declaring who had been elected 10 the Leg
isiaiurc, would have been Ecquiesctd IN By the
people, and thar government would haze entered
quietly upon the exercise Of the sovereign power
OF the state"
After stating that the McEnery Gov
eminent was de .jvre and the Kellogg the
de tacto Government, these Senators say
The Kellogg Government is in possession Of
the State House, the zeal, archives and records
Of the STATE and IT'S empty Treasury. There are
two bod ies OF men IN that state one claiming TO
be the Senate and the other The House OF Repre-
ssntativcs, who recognize Kellogg and his asso-
cates as the officers OF the state But there is
not and never has been quorum of both Houses
who have any pretense OF having been elected 70
their So ats, This pretended Legislature a daily
passing laws, and Kellogg is approving or Veto
ing them
The committee. after referring 10 the
injury done the State by such condition
of things, say, prophetically:
"shouid Congress adjourn without making
provision for the case, one OF two things must re-
suit; either collision ana bloodshed between the
adhercnts ofthe two governments, or The Prcsi-
dent must continue the support of Federal au-
thority TO the Kellogg Government
What was then predicted has now come
to pass. In the light of justice, reason
and American manhood. the people of
Louisiana are innocent Of the blood that
NAV or has already been shed. Robbed,
a no people have ever been; prosecuted
beyond all forbearance: enduring day by
day assaults and outrages that grew more
insuficrable i'm proportion as they were
not resisted /; reduced in some places TO
actual want. and in Others TO abiect power
ty: seeing no hope anywhere, and feeling
and knowing that every day of delay only
added to their misery, they have risen at
last against the tyrants and made mill
tary occupation Of their territory ne,es-
sity and blessing. Well and truly
does the Chicago Tribune say of the situa-
tion
- Had this Kellogg usurpaiion been atts mpted
in Ohio. Illinois, or ichigan u would not have
been tolerated one day by tie people Of either
state; nor could all the army and navy OF the
United states have indnced or compelled them
Io submit TO such an atrociOus despolism and
fraud. What has taken place ~ Louisiana
twenty months affer the crime was first commit
ted would have taken place here on the instant,
and no Federal troops nor executive prOclama-
lions would have been interpoScd could have
availed 10 restrain the outraged people from hur-
ling the usurpcrs from their places. The Presi-
dent long fnce was July satisfied that he COM
miIted an ,rror in recognizing Kellogg and en-
ploying Federal troops in putting him in power.
H. had more than once appealed % Congress to
relieve him HCm the consequences OF such an
act The responsibility ~ now upon him II ne
Is 10 do anything more than issue his prOclaaa-
ton. hope he will put a military officer in ex-
ecutive command, and hold the state In that
condition until Congress shall meet and perform
is long neglected duty IN the premises. '--H.
LOUIS DISPATCH