New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-09-24

election ever held in the Emitted States.
Senator Carpenter and the majority OF the
Senate committee declared it IAN organized
fraud and :oid." The Republicans went
into il knowing they were to be swindled
When the election was over they still!
1000 Or 5000, and that if the election had
been fair they would have had 5000 or
20. coo majority. 1t was proved before the
Senate committee that the returns from
several parishes that were relied on 70 elect
NcEnerv we're forgeries out ami out The
majority Of the Senate committee. Though
Mr.. Carpenter reported bill to provide
elected. ! made q minority report, Insist
ing that Kellogg was elected. having ma
jority. notwithstanding the frauds. Il
seems 70 be understood by many that the
msiority reported in favor Of McEnery.
They did no such thing. They reported
tina: be was got elected. did not say that
the Republicans did not also commit
frauds. To use the language of the COM
mi:tee: They attempted to tgh: the dey!
with fire.
The Senator :Len proceeded to discuss the
composition and proceedings Of the return
ing hnar.: that counted the votes. The
Supreme Court. three OF the four members
of which had been elected four years before
and were no. connected IN any way with
these trouble. declared that the Lynch
returning board Was the lawful board. and
that their decision That Kellogg was elected
was conclusive.
TIE Senator described the interference Of
United States Judge Durell and jts effect.
He did not Justify the interference Of Durell
nor the irregularities OF the Lynch board,
but the interference did not change the
guestion OF right nor invslidate what had
been done. The Supreme Court has re.
Saos SaS %6AR fho KaIln lny
ment is the lawful governments. The Presi.
dent, N five different ways. mas recognized
it. The House Of Representatives yecog-
nized ;t by admitting member on Kel-
!ogg g certificate. The Senate did 90 by re-
peateily refusing to pass the bill Tor new
election. .
The Senator reviewed the colfar massa-
ere. where 100 colored men we're killed
under circumstances Of peculiar Atrocity.
and only one white man was hurt. He then
eketcheI the Coushatta murders. For all
these crimee not man has been punished.
am 10 advocate Of Kellogg, but it is only
justice 20 cay that he has not belonged to
any of che plundering r1nge, and no rob-
berry or stealing has been brought home to
him. The Republicansof Louisiana are not
tree from fraud. have no apology for
them. but they are trivial when compared
with the system Of murder by which their
whole State demoralized.
a reign Of :error destroys the integrity Of
men as vel! as their courage. Their enc.
mics ie Louisiana claim that the charges Of
corruption and misgovernmert which they
make against Republicans shall obscure
and hide The fact that Louisiana has been
One vast scene Of murder for eight years.
Ii the peo pie Of Louisiana would not have
their State biighted. they must stop the
honest government. We have got past the
poin. where it was necessary to inquire who
". II -cte.s, + 20, trnmeht can not exist
in ~ St.'" withom' there be some tribunal
| to t.:. riuin. who has been eleored. Some
| then z. can be considered as ss'.'ed The
| ka.,pgg government has gone .n nearly
| tvs years. The seizure Of the State by the
(; McEnery fac!i".. was in the nature Of
Me6icsr pre- l.,4... :.TeEto. i IL is tolerated
| in one Sta :. ,4l. ba adopted in others.
| 1t would be the introduction Vf Mexican
politics.
I There ls but enc salvation FOR tue South
! the recognition of the epus. civil and polit-
zeal rights of tn" criur.. people, the prOtec-
| ton Of life, liberty and property. There
! must be tOleratlOn for opinions and for all
! parties: is must be "a safe for Republicans
! as tor Democrats. Whatever may be said
Of the irregularities by which the Kellogg
| eIlv true thai 10 represented majority of
! the people o: the STATE. But if McEnery
; had been placed in office i. would have been
! a fraud uneIuaied in extent and wicked.
nese. TO have expected the Republicans Of
Louisiana 70 observe the laws strictly and
| MAINTAIN order upon all occasions, while
! they were being murdered upon every hand.
! was absurd.
Two apologies are offered for the murder
Of black and white Republicans throughout
the South generally:
First-That the whites are driven to it by
the robberies Of tho esspet-baggers.
Th:e is aselfevident, weak, and eenseles.
falsehood, for the murders and punishment,
have never fallen upon the thieves, but
upon III" Innocent and che poor. The
ttiev.. n:Y. .lwavs found Democratic
ont - he Republican party. they have
been warmly received By the Democratic
party. The case OF WarmOth is . notable
instance. Governor Moses. OF South Caro-.
lima. is not earpet-baggef, but a native,
and is said to have some Of the best blood
in The State in his veins. He has been
kicked overheard by the Republicans. If
will probably be received. and thenceforth
they Will be silent as to his crime.
The next excuse is that the negroes have
conspired and armed themselves to exter-
inmate the whites, and that these murders
are committed oy the whites in self-defense.
These are stupid lies, manufactured by
knaves. to be believed by idiots. Governor
Hendricks. in his speech the other night
complained that the government was send.
ing troops into the South, but made no men.
ton whatever of the causes for which they
we-e sent. no allusion to the murders and
maesacres which have taken place. He left
his audience to infer that it was simply an
outrage on the part Of the government and
without cause, and then went on to tell how
the white people were outraged and exas-
pera:ed by the formation Of oath. bound,
armed leagues of negroes. That was an
old story that had done service on 1863.
1870 and 1872. 1t was impossible for the
Governor to pick it out Of the gutter, put it
on its legs again, and make il serve az an
apology tos these recent murders. The be.
ginning OF all Improvement and all restOra
tion in the South must consist in the cessa-
tiOn Of murder. While that prevails it is
idle to hope for other reforms. 1t is the
greatest of all crimes, and where it prevails
it demoraliZes and destroys the integrity
and character Of the people. Nothing is SO
destructive Of all the best characteristics of
Q nation az q reign OF terror. and until the
stream Of murder is dried up people will
not go to the South to live, and many who
are there will get away as fast as they can.
There can be no improvement in education
agriculture. manufacture. or in any depart
MaAS-0f businsssy anti there 10 sseusity tor
life and property.
Faith, faith,
The deepest dark reveals
The starriest hope.
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