The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-07-31
KRLLOGG'S LATEST INFAMY.
What They Think Of it in the Parishes,
A Fair Election Demanded.

The following letter from an esteemed
friend, who resides in one of the Florida
parishes, shows what the people in the country
think Of Kelloggs latest act of usurpation, his
Growing act Of infamy.
Editor Of the New Orleans Bulletin
notice that Kellogg has signed a new regis.
tration law. The people now are to be put to
the trouble OF getting new certificates, in
order to vote, and to an expense of hundreds
Of dollars
There was no necessity for this law, as there
wac ,mple p DIVISION for revision and correc-
ton OF the Id reg stration lists. The objec.
OF the bill is evident kellogg thinks that the
people of the State will be discouraged, an
that numbers will not go to the registrs, and
thu his party will profit. In 20 the Radi-
cal party resorted to every Outrage in the re-
gistration. Every pr text Wa !. ade to defeat
the attempt of the whites to register as voters
The supervisor would fix a time and place,
and when business men and farmers assembled
for regist alton, would fail to attend. When
ever whit men went to be registered he
would "get out of certificates. Blank certi-
fcates were given to Radical candidates and
canvassers TO be distributed negroes were
registered at night on Sabbath and by proxy;
numberleas false certitica' es were issued in
the names of persons who never existed, and
ballots were cast under these false certificates
for the Radical nominees. Who does not re-
member the th usand frauds articles and
outrage to which the Blanchards and kindred
scoundrels resOrted in 1870, and by means of
which the Radical par then carried the
Statep
Kellogg seeing that the people Of Louisiana
do not intend to be defeated in 1874, has
signed this new registration law for the sole
purpose Of carrying the election by fraud
through the instrumentality of the unscrupu-
lous thieves and bummers who will be APP
pointed supervisors throughout the State
Fearing to sign the election law, he signs the
law for new registration. Fearful lest his
effort at changing the result after the election
may be foiled, he resorts to the ne5t best plan
of cve0ling bogus voters and of casting
fraudulent votes, which are to be honestly ~
counted and returned by means Of a false and
spurious registration. 1t is to be hoped that
he will now be true to himself and sign and
promulgate the election law whose existence
he falsely denied before the United States
Senate.
Now what are the white white people Of the
State going to do? Will they submit to be
cheated az they were in 1870 and 1872? If
they do, then they deserve to remain under
the curse Of Radicalism.
TO take, and that is this: Let our representa-
tive men say to Kellogg: "You profess to de-
sire fair election, you profess to desire that the
public peace shall not be broken. If you are
sincere, now is the time to prove it. Appoint
as State Supervisor Of Registration, a citizen
who is not partisan, who is above reproach,
whose name will be a guarantee of the proprie-
ty of his official conduct. There are hundreds
of men in Louisiana, who would meet this
requirement. Then for each ward, and each
parish, name men of similar character. II
you will 40 this, every voter, white and black,
will register. all will be s,,tsfie: and we will
have peaceful and honest election"
If Kellogg refuses and sends forth his
Blanchards and Lowells to wrong and outrage
. suffering people further, let them under
stand, that the people will not submit, and
that the fir attempt at fraud, will be met by
summary punishment.
In 1867 the General Government disfran-
chised near one half of our citizens, enfran-
chised the freedmen and en-. hroned Radicalism
in Louisiana In 1868 the Democratic party
carried the State, but were detrauded of the
result In 1870 Warmoth's fingers stole
the election. In 1872, when, contradictory,
with the Federal supervisors we elected an
honest Governor and Legislature, Federal
Judge and Federal bayonets robbed us Of the
result and -eman led us to the continued rule
Of the thieves. Our people have been wronged
and insulted, their substance has been wasted,
and their State topples on the verge of IL
retreivable ruin.
We are forming the alignment for the last
struggle, and, rs sure as the sun shines, if
fair election can be had, we will be victorious.
This the base born Usurper sees, and he
intends to scruple at nothing to thwart the
efforts Of the honest masses. He intends that
he and his advocates shall drain the last drop
Of blood from our State. and then consign her
to the horrors of Atricanization.
Let him know plainly, and at once, that We
still are patient, that we desire peace. that all
We ask is a fair registration and election, and
that we intend to have these no matter what
may be the cost. In this issue Of life or
death, there should be, and there ,cW be, 10
mincing, no double dealing, but a manly
avowal Of our intentions and prompt action.
= Who would be free, themselves must strike
the blow"
Vox PoruL1.