Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-09-20
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From the Ch.cago Tribune (RepublIcanl.l

TIE OTHER SIDE OF THE PICTURE.
From the Ch. .cago Tribune CRepubIlcanll
A brief resume Of the inception OF
] the Kellogg government may be required
/ 70 show how that dynasty came into
power and how IL has been 50 loug
maintained. At the state election
were John McEnery and W P. KELLOGG. 4he
/ governor at the tine OF the election was II. z.
Warm tn aud the ueutrnan governor one
Finchback, a mglatt1. Mhen the ectiOn
COX place, the State board OF canysssers, in
cluJing The governor, divided; cOlOfed man
named Lynch and another set themselves up
as the Lynch CANVAS -lng board; Governor
Naunotn and the others had all the retu rs
OF the election The Warmot4 board eau
vassed the returns and declared The result. The
Lynch board not having auy returns, pub i-h-
I'd las Mr. Lynch stated under Oath Al wash
ingtOnl the result be and nus friends thought
10 ought 20 be. The armOth board declBred
McEnery elected, and the other declared kel-
l0gg elected. W4rnOth convened the legi-l--
tur-, but, before ii met, Kellogg o0tained rom
Judge Darrell, # the United states court, an
statehO se or 8ciing as member OF he legi--
lature save those declared 10 be elected by the
Lyncn board The legislature thus created
by Judge Durells order impeHched the gov
ernor, thus creating q vacancy, and Pinch
back ASSUMED the duties. Judge Durell then
Issued another order, directing the United
states marshal 20 seize the statehouse and
other build ugs, empl ytng United states
troops for inst purpose, ana % hand them
from claiming 70 be governor, and
the legislature elected with HIM WIS
prohibited rom meeting. The Pres
dent Of The United S ates countenanced
these prOceedif 8, and directed he troops TO
support tuem. kellogg thus, In defiance Il
the wishes Of the people, having no warrant
save The order OF a drunken and corrupt
in ge, became governor, and with him was
tRau. uretad a legislature created Dy Jhe 3 me
judicial order. me senare OF the United
states, through a committee consisting Of
seven Of the ablest men, all tpublicans,
unani mously reported that DuTells orders
We're usurpHIiOns' aud JnaL al thnb took place
under them was void; that the Ly ch board
had no authority % declare any result, aud
had no returns before II This committee con-
sisted or Senators Merton, Logan, Carpenter,
TruInbull, Anthony, Hill, and AlcoTn. Toe
committee did not agree 20 the remedy.
Mr. Carpenter and the majority were in favor
OF Ordrring neE e.ecLlOn, treating ali l1e
prOcesdinss AS void; Mr.. IrumhulI favored
the recognition OF MchnsTy as governor;
while Dir. Morton alone insisted tnat KEEL
iogE hh luld be recognized as governor
until new election could be had under
the direction OF the Kellogg administra-
ton, Pending action on this report, congress
adjourned to Mar 3, 1873. When congress
msI last winter, SO impressed was the Presi- /
dent with the neces lty FOR some action, that /
lie prepare special message 20 congress ur{-
ing them 70 prov de or new elect on in /
Louisiana, aud o. as put an end to The Kellogg !
usurpatiun. Information OF THIS message
reaching Mr.. Morton, he demonstrated with !
the President and lrevailed on MIN TO with /
hold H. Senator Carpenter in his report IL /
ton outrage as the kellogg ursdrpaiiOn u |
continue, IL would result IN rlvil war. That l
report, slgaed by II. Carpenter, Of WiscOn- /
sin, John A. Logan, OF Illinois, Henry B. An !
thOny, OF Rhode Island. and J. j. AlcOrn, Of /
Mississippi, al strong Republican partsans, I
uses the following lans uage:
sit Is the Opin on OF your committee that /
but for the uniusyitable Interference of J udge !
Durell, whose orders were executed by United /
States troops the canvass made by the De !
Feria5 board, and promulgated by the gov ]
er or, declaring McEneTy 10 have been elect !
ed governor, etc, and also declaring who h d I
been elected 10 the legislature, would have 4
been acQulesced ID by the people, and that /
government would have eDttT red quietly a. pOn !
The exercise Of the sovereign power OF the I
State
was dc jltre and the Kellogg the 4 I ctO gov :
ernment, these seuaUJrs say:
Tue rs el ogg gOverumr nt is IN posse isiOE /
OF the statenouse, the seal, archives, ana /
record Of The sta e, and empty treasury. /
There are two bodies Of men in that StaUe, /
one claiming 10 be the senate and JCe other /
the hOust Of representative, who r cOgnize !
Kellogg sd his associate As the On ers Uf the I
State. But ther- Is moi ana never has been a /
quorum Of both houses who have any pre- /
teuse Of having been slccted 10 their seats. /
This pretended legislature Is daily pass ng |
laws, and Kellogg is approving or vetolng |
lhem."
The committee, after referring 70 the injury .
done to the ate by sucn condition OF |
things say pr0phetically.
should congress adjourn without making
provisions for the case, one o. two things
must result. Either co lisiOn and OloodsueQ ]
oet@een the a-dh.rents o the two govern
mems or he President must continue the
support oi Federal u,hOri'y % the Kellogg
government"
Z fraudulent ana usurping government, the
advised that cong less SHOULD order
a new election,