New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-09-25

Unless the White Leaguers reiec: the ad-
vice of Penn and McEnery. and having
arms at their command and finding them.
selves numerically masters of the situation.
court a struggle with the federal troops.
there is now an end OF the Louisiana insur.
rectiOn. How inglorious and idiotic it was
will be appreciated by locking back over
the events OF the past week or. in
deed. of the past three months. for it is
about SO long since the scheme Just at.
tempted was set on foot and active prepara.
tions for it begun. To-day Kellogg sits in
the State House strengthened instead Of
weakened by the uprising. The White
League have only demonstrated to them.
selves and to the world the fact that. how.
ever great the noise they make. they are
incapable of oyerturning the government,
and that if they do not succeed in remedy.
ing their grievances at the polls. it is USE
less to talk Of remedy ying them hy an appeal
to arms. In one particular, at least, the
new rebellion resembled the old. Just
as it was supposed by Davis. W;gfall,
Siideli &; Co.. that rather than enter
upon a war the Southern States would
be permitted to secede quietly, so Penn
and McEnery believed that if by sudden
blow Kellogg were, driven afloat. the au-
thorities at Washington would accept the
result instead of inviting more bloodshed.
But the mistake in one case was as great as
the mistake in the other. Notwithstanding
the complete success Of Penn. so far az the
temporary overthrow of Kellogg was con.
cerned. and despite the additional circum-
stance that perfect order was represented
as geigning on the establishment Of PENIS
administration. or the implied menace 70
fedora! authority in the presence Of thou
sands of armed insurrectiOnists, Grant was
immoyable in his determination to inter.
fere. As soon as the Insurgents saw this
they crept oct of power. and they have now
retired to thei. holes to muse over their
discontinue.
If Kellogg has nerve. Louisiana vii: soon
be restored to a bette. frame of mind than
she has enjoyed at any time since be en-.
tered into the executive chair. There hare
been frequent allegations that Kellogg Is a
knave. and that his election was accom-
p!ished by fraud. Without undertaking to
say :nat either of these charges is true, or
if true, to what extent, we may express our
conviction that he will certainly show him.
self q weakened coward if he ] zen for
one moment now to any proposition for a
compromise with the late rebels. A few
oticious persons have suggested that there
ought to be q new election. and that
Kellogg ought to permit of one being
virtually admitting that Tor two years past
he has been usurper. As the situation
stands Kellogg is either rightful Governor
or not. If the rightful Governor nothing
but cowardice can prompt him to relinquish
his hold upon the place; if not the rightful
Governor nothing but cowardice can intlu-
ence him at this late day to such a semi
confession as would be implied by his sane
ton of new election. 1t is absurd to sup.
pose that . sudden remorse or desire to
rectify a wrong Of two years standing
ahnulJ sp11arIC Ovoroop,o hin, 10 apu,
mer cloud.
There is no likelihood at this writing that
the incumbent Of the State House will yield
to the suggestion Of another popular vote.
Indeed, he has already answered one imper-
tinent inquisitor-the gentleman who owns
the New York Herald and who seems to
believe his mission is to meddle in every.
thing-in very decided and sensible terms.
McEnery.. ne says, may agree to another
last, and he has nothing to lose by this now
but as for him, Kellogg, he is
and proposes so to remain unless |
legally removed. Further, he shows that
an election now would be useless farce,
since the people of Louisiana next Novem-
Der will be called on to elect fresh Legis-
lature, and with the Legislature is vested
the power Of removing the Governor, if he
mas f been guilty of maladmiristration.
luc McEnery party De SO sIrOng as
It claims. and have the masses of the people
really with it, it can elec: Legislature to
suit. and if Kellogg is nct the rightful
IIovernoc the Legislature will doubtless
lind means TO remove him. 1t would have
been good thing if Congress had ordered
. Few election. but since Congress failed, it
would be bad thing to grant one now,
when the inference would be irresietible
that it was a compromise into which the
authorities had been frightened by iasur.
rect;on. n.-Pt'slu,y Dispatch.