New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-10-21
so simple matter at the present day.
These vacancies assumed, the Governor

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Thase vacancies assumed, the Governor
| shall
Then appoint thereto two designated
Conservatives, and the four members of
the board 1.-TWO Conservatives and two Re-
| pubiicansl shall designate fifth, who shall
| then also be appointed.
We note that the ''umpire' bust
ness is pretty we'll played out with
the .Bonzano protest and resignation,
but proceed with the project. ga
| Liberal instructs the Governor in the
discharge of his duties, and tells him that
his oath faithfully TO execute the laws
empowers him to do this thing, and ad-
vises him to reopen conflict for the
| Offices Of Secretary Of State, Attorney
General, Superintendent Of Education and
Auditor. The Governor and Lieutenant
Governor being kindly allowed to remain
in Office until eyic.ed by Legislative i'm
parchment.
We should like to know what interest
the Republican party can have in with.
drawing a question now quietly awaiting
"a decision Of Congress in which all must
acquiesce. and zeopening the question
here whether the offices they now bold
are lawfully theirs:
Even the absentees are aware that an
attempt was made soon after the inaugu-
ration OF Governor Kellogg to assassinate
him. It has been followed by an inces.
SAINT stream Of abuse, which has aspersed
all who act with him. The failure to
evict him on Senator Carpenters report
brought home and concentrated al! the
talent employed as Washington. 1t
was employed 70 force his yes
ignation. OF compel a military gov.
eminent. At a later period an
armed and disciplined force was organ
lied in period Of profound peace to
overawe. intimidate and Stay all obnoxious
Republicans. From this arose the White
League and the Coushatsa horror. The
Governor endearosed, under the State
law. to disperse force raised to '.levy
war against" the State. and in doing SO
was resisted 10 the consummation of a
revolutionary purpose. He was driven
from the State House, his power defied,
his authority denied and nothing but the
arrival of the federal troops kept, or in.
deed keeps, him in possession of the
Office to which majority Of the
voters have elected him. and in which
they sustain him. It is under these
circumstances that this unreasonable
proposal is made. The Republican party
may Lose by it five important and undis-
puted officers. To Governor Kellogg is
assigned the ungrateful duty Of ordering
a neec election for his colleagues elected on
the same ticket with himself. while. &C.
cording to "A Liberal" he can himself
only be removed by legislative count.
"a Liberal" does not point out that one
incidental effect Of this new returning
board might be to destroy the legality Of
the congressional returns, and thus sup.
plant Senator Pinchback and other
Republican Representatives, holding un.
der the same decision with the State
officers. In the place Of these Repre-.
sentatives might be found certain
contestants whose efforts thus far have
been Intellectual to convince Congress that
our election returns and decisions OF 1872
We're illegal. We dismiss this proposal as
absurd, in view of recent events. We may
as we'll tell "a Liberal Of another phase
in Louisiana politics which has appeared
within the past eighteen months. The
Republican party no longer belongs to the
executive. 1t has rights and interests.
Governor Kellogg would never accede.
even had he the legal power, to proposal
SO unjust. SO absurd, and SO de.
s.ructiye. He has too much respect
for the Republican party to give them
away to their opponents, or to sell his in.
fiuence to secure their defeat Upon the
title Of Governor Kellogg there can be no
question or compromise. Its legality is
now pending before Congress. There it
will rest, but no one citizen OF stranger
can induce the Republican party TO sur.
render TO a few men the sacred right to
elect. inaugurate and sustain the Repub.
licans Of their choice in the Offices for
which they have been chosen.