Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-03-15
KELL0GG'S DOMINION.
The Condition of Affairs in LOU
isiana.
Letter from Gen. Beauregard TO Sena-
tor GOrdOn-The Views Of the LATTER
ON the Situation.

1
From the New York Tribune, March r.
The followinginteresting correspond
ence is now for the first time made pub
lie:
NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 4, 1S74.-My
Dear General: 1t is with reluctance
that l ever NEEDLE with political ques-
tons; but there are times when 1t be-
comes necessary to abandon ones re-
tirement to aid in rescuing a whole
community from the ruin and desola-
ton which threatens it, under the rule
of the bad people who, through bribe-
ry, corruption, and false swearing, have
usurped offices which enable them to
control its destiny; but what is still
more painful to behold is that some ''t0
the manor born" are ready TO palliate
the enormities committed by those dep
redators of broken down and helpless
community. To illustrate this l inclose
you published letter of ex-Gov. P. 0
Herbert of the LIST inst, directed to the
Hon. Mr.. Bayard, of the United States
Senate, calculated TODD us much injury
by preventing theonly measure likely to
give us some relief. am positive that
he speaks only sentiments that are com
mon to the attaches of Kellogg and his
so-called Government.
Gen. Hebert has disqualified himself
from speaking for the suffering white
people of this State by accepting an
office from and lending his influence to
those who have usurped its government
to despoil them.
You doubtless recollect the visit of
the Committee of Citizens of this city
to Washington last year. The Com
mittee advised that the case of Louisi-
ana should be represented to Congress
| at this session, and a Committee of
Seventy was appointed to collect the
testimony and to make the presenta-
ton, which work has been performed
| to the entire satisfaction of this COM
munity. A convention of delegates
from the various parishes IN the State
met here in the early part of the winter
and renewed their expression of disap-
probation of the Kellogg government.
and resolved to communicate that dis
appreciation to Congress.
The Governor and Legislature who
were expelled from Office by the reyOlu
tionary tribunal which issued the mid,
night order for Selling the capitol and
to empannel an illegal Legislature,
have met and submitted their case to
| Congress. Last winter a creature
named Lowell was the Speaker Of the
House of Representatives of the Kel-
logg Legislature and United States
Postmaster. He was dismissed from
the latter Office on charges of embezzle-
ment and larceny. Notwithstanding
this, he is still Speaker of the House of
Representatives. Why so? Because
every man of the Kellogg government
knows that larceny and 'embezzlement
have been the principles of that Gov
eminent, looked upon, however, as
laudable efforts to improve their per-
sOnal condition. In the face of these
facts, the statement of Gen. Hebert
that the people desire to repose IN the
arms of Gov Kellogg, would seem to
require some substantiation.
But is this all that has been done?
a committee of Congress has examined
the condition of the United States
Court here as administered by the
Judge, who issued the midnight order.
Careful efforts have been made here
and in Washington to preoccupy the
public mind in reference to the result
of that investigation by false state
ments. The evidence, on the contrary,
shows an amount of extortion, rapaeity,
and abuse which belongs to the judi
cial administration of no civilized coun-
try, and until now has never been
known In the United States. If the
Congress, with view to cover up Off
cial maladministration, shall bury the
testimony and fail to perform its duty,
to afford redress to an oppressed and
tyrannzed community, We shall be
able to determine the day of the death
of the republic That day shall be
when some bold men shall gather
force enough to thrust Congress from
the Capitol.
Although an advocate of State
rights. l cannot admit the plea of
"non-interference," made by any Dem
ocrats in Congress. If the two branch
es of the Government, the executive
! and Judiciary, illegally interferred in
our late State elections, to bring about
the lamentable condition of affairs
which is bringing ruin and desolation
to the door of every one in Louisiana.
1t is not the imperative duty of the re.
naming branch of the Government,
the Legislative to correct the injustice
and harm that has been done us ? If a
4 new election cannot be ordered, the
whole matter might be referred
: back to the people, in Convention as.
! sembled. 1t is by the Constitution
! 1.-The duty of Congress to guarantees
to each State a republican form OF
: government" / can assure you that
: we have no government at all, that is
/ | if we understand by that word the
: public authority which should protect
life and property. The lives of om
citizens are not protected in proportion
to the heavy expenses pald Tor oul
police force, which has been used
: iaterly more like Jannissaries to ar.
rest and overawes our people than tC
Z afford them protection. AS to oul
S property, when taxes have reached
e about 81 per annum on an Oyel
n estimate ofsaid property, it is NO longer
q worth holding. Indeed, At is equivalent
d to confscation, hence, we actually hav,
no government in Louisiana, republi
! can or otherwise, and it becomes the
. duty of Congress to relieve us from the
: rule of the corrupt and lawless vap
r pires who are sucking the very life
e blood of our people. With regard to
e the acquiescence of the Kellogg Gov
t ernmens, recommended by Gen. Her
f bert, until the fall elections for Il new
}, Legislature, it would be merely per
o petuating the Kellogg usurpatlon, FOL
it would not remove him and his ~,
merous ofice-holders even If the Legls
iature so elected were anti-Repubhcan
but no one here is insane enough tC
- imagine that an election conducted
under the auspices of the present Stat
D administration could possibly ee q fsn
!, expression of the VII OF She people o.
e the State
May I request you, Mr. Stephens
c and other friends of the South. to us
i your influence in giving us some relle
y from the many wrongs we have suffered
since the advent in 1S6S OF these mercl
less adventurers who are the cause o
all the troubles? Ire-.laia, yours, mos
t,-,I1- @ II BFAUREGARD.