The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-12-29
HOW LONG, Oh LORD.
ANOTHER APPEAL.

PENDING ATTEMPT TO COUNT IN A REPUB-
LIcAN MAJORITY.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 22.-The committee of
seventy, whose representative character is well
known &c the country, calls the attention of the
people Of the United states TO the additional
wrongs and indignities under which the once
free people OF Louisiana are now suffering. For
two years we have been in vain appealing
/ to the president and congress for
relief from the injustice, expressions
and bbbery of the usurping state
government established over us by the private
order ofa drunken United States Judge, written
in his chamber and sustained by the United
States army brought here beforehand for the pur-
pose. This governor, ineligible under our consti-
tuition, and defeated at the polls By 800 major
ity, and by such means installed ana main
tanned in power, had been unable, after nearly
years OF misrue TO gain the slightest foothold
in the confidence or respect OF the people, and
as soon as the federal army was withdrawn
force melted into air before the calm determine
ton of an outraged people. and he sought
refuge in the sanctuary Of the United states Gus
! tom house. Immediately upon the command
of the president all the fruits of the brilliant
victory achieved by citizens, with
archives were surrendered TO an ofIicer of
the United States army, who si1ewered Kellogg
/ to his gubernatoriai- chair. For teveral weeks
before the election on the ID OF November 1874.
the whole state, and especially the democratic.
/
army and our best and leading citizens arrested
on trumped up charges made by irresponsible
tools of the radical party for the purpose OF in
| tlmldatlng the whites and carrying the
election against the will of the major
ity. Notwithstanding this our people,
knowing that their continued existence ia tins
state depended upon their driving the govern
ment of plunderers from power, Knowing that
by the misgovernment and exorbilant taxation
| imposed by Ignorant and corrupt legislators
who had no interest in the state the value OF
property had been destroyed, and instead OF be.
1 hod
Knowing that the fountains of law and
justice had been corrupted, and the government
whIse end should be protection had been con-
| lion, only limited by its imbecility knowing
these facts, their utmost efforts, and with ali the
TO perpetuate radical rule in the hands of
usurpation, and with United States army in
state central committees, ana used as an
electionering engine against the conserS atives
succeeded in carrying the state by at least $500
lot in both hou es. The city OF
servatives by over 1900 majority. The
fact Of the conservatives having carried the cleo
November, because the ballots were counted at
the polls Immediately and returns made out
after the election, we are imminentIy
| threatened with being defrauded Of our
leturns have been submittsd to a board Of eei
| turning officers, consisting of five members,
four of whom are identified with and committed
TO the usurping government These IN sn, aside
/ from their party, have not sustained such a
character before the community to inspire
us with confidence in their
INTEGRITY OR INIPARTIALITY,
or TO give any hope that they will fairly and
honestly compile and promulgate the returns.
They have already evinced determination to
defraud the people and defeat their will as ex-
pressed at the ballot box. In the case of
the parish of De Soto the conservatives had
over 200 majority. A radical election officer
states that they placed the returns in the hands
of woman OF the town, who offered to give
them mp for $1,000, and he left the state. The
returning officers refused to take any steps to
recover these papers. Attorneys represent
brought down and presented duplicate of the
original returns of equal value, which had been
lied with the clerk of the District Court for the
parish, in pursuance of law, and these they re-
fused 10 receive ard consider, although in the
radical parishes they had acted on second
of many. Such application was made
by the candidate for mandamus 10 compel
original returns from DeSoto to the only court
competent under the existing law to grant writ.
The judge of this court, creature OF the usurp-
nous Lynch retuT ming board" of 1872,
SyPg received Tidgshp as ,b the
occasion, refused the mandamus. During the
session of this board we have seen the clerk
returns, member in turn accusing the clerk.
We have seen documents on the democrat side
cross marked affidavits stealthify in
serted and acted on, the ell elton return
of the radicals weeks after The election There
| is no redress, though, because those to whom
alone application can be made are but creatures
I the continuation of radical rule in defiance OF
| the expressed wish of the people. these return
lying with the liberties and tights of the people
of an entire state, apparently waiting
until an oppport unity is offered for
them to consummate the villainy
by promulgating radical majority as elected TO
the legislature. They can do this with i'm
is garrisoned with Kelloggs standing army of
metropolitan police and with several companies
50 yards, the whole force of the army and navy
within the call of Kellogg's whistle, sleeping on
he his ARMS with Sassdgesd ,
moDgrel herd of plunderers, ignorant and de-
bauched, claiming to be republicans elected by
the Iegi iature by the political force of the army
and navy of the United States as was done in
1872. To such base uses are your soldiers
TO violence and that the rights of
the black man,would.not be safe If conserva-
tive majority in Louisiana was permitted 10
rule, as stated by our enemies and by the presi-
dent in his message, we know to be disproved
that the elected government was in un-
disputed power, with a large force at its
cOinmaDu, DOJ neBIO was uuIti nO1
an act of violence was committed and notwiih-
standing the great previous provocation, not a
| right of any citizen was violated. Having
| failed in all our appeals to the justice and pa
triotism of the president and congress, we now,
as last resort, appeal TO the source of all
power,
THE PEOPLE OF THE WHOLE COUNTRY,
whose moral influence we invoke in the hope of
awakening that. with our wrongs aad suffer-
ings, always accorded to a brave and free peo-
pie struggling for liberty, in confidence that a
virtuous public sentiment may compel
! the unprincipled men who are preying
on the vitals OF the state to let go
their hold. We hope it may react upon the
executive and congress, and compel them to
grant us that relief which neither their sense CT
| Justice nor their regard for the fundamental
institutions of the country have been