The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-09-15

eral hundred miles up the river to Fort
Randall, and when they get 10 Fort Randall
they arc ten miles further from the gold
region than when at Bismarck.
LOUISIANA CALLS ON THE COUNTRY.
AN ADDRESS TO THE PEOPLE OF THE UNION
REVIEW OF woEs-PRoTEsT AGAINST IN
TERFERENCE.
NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 5.-The democratic
and conservative State central committee, of
Louisiana, has issued the following address:
NEW ORLEANS, Sept 5.
To the People Of ne Union:
For nearly two years the people of Louis
ana have persistently applied for relief to
judicial, executive and legislative depart
ments of the general government.
The Supreme Court, on account of it's linn
tied jurisdiction, found itself without power
to remedy the wrong perpetrated by the fed
eral district Judge of Louisiana. The execu-
tiveremitted them to Congress, as the proper
tribunal. But Congress, overwhelmingly
republican in both branches, while recogniz-
ing the grievance complained OF, signalized
itself by a mastery inactivity, the real pnr-
Kellogg usurpatjon in power. The only
from this usurpation is by participating
in an election held under the very auspices
of the usurper himself, armed with special
enactments of his spurious legislature to Sc
cure his retention in power, and
with other and appropriate acts,
| to be signed and promulgated by himself
| according to circumstances. Already has he
substantially violated his solemn promise
not to sign the election law by signing and
promulgating. redistricting law, which
in his hands is mere potent instrument
| for political mischief In the meantime
| our people are ground down by taxation
for unholy purposes, Properly finding
no purchasers at tax sales is bv the whole
sale a6judicated to the State and upon the
subsistence of desolating and WIDESPREAD
overflow, the municipal authorities have
been swelling up the local taxes. Yet there
is no attempt at revolution in Louisiana.
| Not satisfied with driving the people
| to move for redress in this vicious
circle, the usurper and his coadjutators
| falsifying the facts, inviting war of races,
magnifying toll unlimited numbers the
murders and atrocities, have conspired to
| bring about federal interference in local
affairs, under the pretence of protecting the
rights of citizens, but for
THE KNOWN PURPOSE OF INTIMIDATION
in the coming election. The very acts of
violence which occurred in several parishes
had been deliberately instigated by them
selves, their object being, as asserted by one
of their own number. to forge the lightning
| in Louisiana that there might be thunder In
the North. They have, however, succeedel-
| in impressing upon the President the belief
| that unless speedily checked matters must
become worse, until life and property here
| will receive no protection from the local
| authorities. The President RENTS all pro-
ceedings for the protection of the South to
the law departments OF the gov
eminent, to be directed by the
the provisions of the enforcement acts, and
| he ordered the troops to be in readiness TOR
that purpose. The people of Louisiana do
not object to United States troops being
stationed in their midst. These troops may
| as well be stationed in this State as in auy
other State, for Louisiana is a component
part of the Union. The federal judiciary may
| and does as heretofore continue to
administer rigidly the enforcement acts of
Congress. No complaint on this score has
been or can be made against Louisiana by
the most fastidious civil rights partisans.
But the people of Louisiana do protest
| againt the judicial prosecution in store for
them and against the oppressive abuse
| of federal troops, not to assist in execut-
ing the enforcement acts, but really
| to overawe the people in the coming cleo
ton. Troops at the bidding of the United
4 States maf5nal, VINO IS the chairman OF the
State central republican committee, and as
sisted by the United States district attorney,
the pillar of the Louisiana republican party,
| will undertake the wanton and arbitrary ar
rest of political adversaries by the hundred
under orders issued by petty United States
commissioners working in the party traces.
| The impending prosecution, clothed with
| the garb of political proceedings, is barley
concealed under the exultant tone of the fol-
lowing dispatch from the United States dis
| trict attorney. of Louisiana, an officer of the
law department.:
WASHINGTON, d. c., Sept. 8, 1874.
To Governor A. p. kellogg:
Just from Long Branch. The govern
ment will enforce order in the States. Steps
will be promptly taken to crush the rebel
lion.
(Signed:) J. r. BEcKwITH.
Attorney General Williams circular O
instructions to his subordinates, ito pro-
coed with all possible energy and disparcf
to detect, expose and punish the perpe
traitors of these crimes" will be
EXECUTED WITH VENGEANCE
} during this political campaign, but no atten
ton need be paid to his recommendation
"of course that no interference whatever i
, hereby intended with any political or part,
action not in action of law" nor will mucl
. stress be laid on his statement about afford
!, Ing projection 10 ali clhSS6s OF cltlZenS Wnlt
and colored, since it is matter of notoriet,
, that the United States Supreme Court inter
prets the enforcement acts as passed
exclusively for the protection of dolores
: !Jcitizens. Besides the people oppose,
to the Kellogg usurpation have never ques
toned the right of colored voters to registe
J and vote, to nominate their candidates, anC
: to install them whenever elected, anG
: they, have repeatedly and expressl,
Z pledged themselves to maintain
these rights inviolate. As to tn
local disturbances which have occurred
they did not spring from any spirit of hos
tility to the colored people, but were tn
, unavoidable outbreak arising from state o
, oppression and tyranny. In this emer
: gency the people of Louisiana appeal Il
their fellow citizens of the Union for
i hearing They ask the Judgment of an en-