New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-02-03
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dent could act without any application from
che State under the general charge 10 see
that The laws are lntorced. To tie blood
e.aincd ystem of State sovereignty all
the present troubles in Louisiana might be
traced back, but the State had many rights
which il was the dufY Of the federal gov
erumept 20 protect. Should Congress I'M
1tertaae the work Of reconstruction in
Louisiana il must actually oyerturn Il
legal State government which is repub-
tiean in it's form. While no dep.ored the
condition of things IN thai STATE, and
earnestly hoped the People would take
cgarniue and insist upon fairer elections,
ne thought it better that they bear the
evils they have than invoke the national
government to the exercise OF power
alRder which State government would exist
hereafter only by suffrage.
The election of 1868, N Louisiana, under
'Ehe reconstruction acts, was lar and the
Rapub!icaus carried the State by 5000 ma
Iority: but after that the ku-klux was or
vanized, and as TO what it accomplished,
,gas shown by the report OF the Committee
On Southern Outr3ges; from which he had
extracts read by the clerk. Continuing his
argument, Mr.. Morton said that Mr.. kel-
sogg was a man of ability and personal mag
aetisEi, and the Republican party. in
the contest Of 1872 was sWindled outrage
oI5I1 Dh Every MANU. anu II AZ IL uDl bctH lOl
the Warmoth frauds, Kellogg would have
carried the State by from 10000 70 1900
2aaiority. He know there was fraud on the
Republican side; fraud begets fraud, and
persecution begets persecution. lie desired
10 make no defense for what had been
wroDgfully done in louisiana, but
the Republican party OF that State
had been shamefully slandered and calrm-
mated throughout the land. The election
frauds committed by the Republicans were
but the driftwood upon a poo OF blood. lie
called upon the Senate 10 notice the perse-
cutious ard trials through which the party
had passed in that State during the last
seven years, and said that the Kellogg gov
eminent was the best that the State had
had since the end of the war. lie had no
fear that that government would be
set aside; but the agitation Of the
question did harm. Let it DO over
Curned, and no enc could tell now
soon the bloody scenes OF Coiiax
parish would be renewed in New Orleans |
ar elsewhere. lie knew what exceeding |
ioy was carried to the hearts Of these men |
by this movement for new election. lie |
hoped this agitation would cease and the
Kellogg government would go on.
Mr.. EreIinghuysen, OF New Jersey, SAID be
dissentcd from the position Of the Senator
from Wisconsin (Carpenter), that the Pres
dent in sending troops to Louisiana had
acted without authority OF law, and there
fore contrary to law.
Disorder had existed III Louisiana. and
mad become reproach to the nation. The
order loving people of the country all re
lOicsd when they found that the firm hand
of the President had taken charge OF aifalis
ia Louisiana. His action preserved the
peace there and saved bloodshed. If he
acted without the authority OF law. then
We have system OF government inferior
10 what he supposed It was.
The province of all governments is to have
peace and tranquility; and the end which
the President accomplished was the very
end for which our government was lnstl-
tuted.
Mr.. Carpenter inquired if the gentleman
claimed that the President could act under
The constitution without legislation on the
part of Congress.
Mr. Frelinghuysen replied that lie did
re the Governor Of State, or Legislature,
called upon the Pre- ident, under the
he could act to protect
chem from anarchy and domestic vio-
fence. The constitution, in that case,
itself without any legislation OF
Congress. 1t was not the province of the
of the United States to reverse
he DEGREES of the federal courts. 1t had
been said that the President should not
have recognized the Kellogg government.
lie could not help it. 1t was his duty to do
70. In conclusion, lie argued that Louisi-
ina had republican form Of government,
Ind there was no authority 10 order new .
election there.
Mr. Stewart Nevada said it had been
admitted that the returns in Louisiana I
howed that McEnery had between 5000 ! 6
md 1000 majority. The Kellogg board.
however, made different count, based on 1
stimates. He was willing to take the !
tatement that, ii q fair election had been
ed, Kellogg would have received $4,000
Majority, and yet was not helped out OF the ,
iffculty. While the two returning boards :.
1ere struggling a United States Judge put |
he Kellogg party in power. The Presi-
ent, with such facts as We're
efore him, and he (Stewart) pre-. =
umed they were sufficient, recognized that '
0vernment. He saw no USE IN lnyesl. .
ating this case to raise any issue about c
he conduct of the President The ques.
ION was what Congress should do IN inqnir. .
uiring ii Pinchback should be admitted. s
+ was for the Senate to inquire if there G
as q legal Legislature in Louisiana to deal y
18th 1t was said that the government OF Lou
iana was republican in form. He stewart
enied 1t. Nogovernment placed IN power Il
v mere estimates could be republican d
form. He could not sanction the propo- tt
ton that republican form Of govern.
ent rested upon mere estimates as to
1tes chst-that party set up by means OF T.
federal judge was not OF a republican n
rm. The Senate could not admit "A Sen "
or from that so called government because a,
was not republican in form and not m
aced in power by the people. NJ
Mr.. Edmunds moved that the Senate take g,
, for consideration the bankrupt bill.
The motion OF MI. EdmuuGs was
lopted, and the bankrupt bill was taken .,
} and read at length. :,