The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-09-08
LOUISIANA MODS.
Addresses to the People by
the Conservative State
Central Committee.
Protest Against the Action Of the Gov
eminent in Sending Troops
to Bolster up Keilogg's
Cause,
The caushat.a People Desire the President
to Investigate the Resent Murders.

New ORLEANS, Sept 5,-The Demo
cratic and conservative state central com
mittees of Louisiana have issued the fol
lowing address;
New ORLEANS, sept. 3, 1874.
To the People of the Union,
For nearly two years the people OF Loul-
siana have persistently appealed for relief
to the judicial, executive, and legislative
departments Of the general government.
The supreme court, on account OF Its llml-
ted jurisdiction, found itself without pow
er to remedy the wrong perpetrated by
the federal district judge OF Louisiana.
The executive RENTED them to congress
as the proper tribunal, but congress, over
whelmngly Republican in both branches,
while recognizing the grievance complain
ed of, signazed itself by mastery mae
tiyity; the real purpose Of which was to
leave the Kellogg uSurpatlon in power
The only means LETT to Louisiana to redeem
herself from this usurpatOn is, by particl-
patton in an election under the very au-
spices of the usurper himself, armed with
special enactmeuts of his spurious legisla-
ture to secure his retention IN power, and
with other and appropriate acts to be sign
ed and promulgated by himself, and ac-
cordiDg TO circumstances. Already has
he substantially violated his solemn prom
Use not to sign the election law by signing
and promulgatiug redlstrlctng law
which, i'll his hands, is a more potent instru'
ment for political mischief. In the mean
time the people are ground down by taxa
ton for unholy purposes 4; property finds
no purchasers and tax sales are by the
wholesale adjudicated to the state and
upon the subsistence of a desolating and
widespread overflow, the municipal au.
thOrities have been swelling up the local
taxes. And yet there is no attempt at
revolution in louisiana. Not satisfied
with driving the people to move for re-
dress. the usurper aud his coadiutorS, ialsi.
flying the facts, in inventing war of races,
and magnitying TO unlimited numbers
murders aud atrocities, have conspired t.
bring about federal interference in local
affairs, under pretence of protecting the
rights of citizens, but really for the known
purpose OF intimidation in the coming cleo
ton. The very acts Of violence which oc-
Cured in the several parishes have been
deliberately instigated by themselves. and
their object as asserted by one of their
own leaders was to forge lighting in Loui,
slana that there might be thunder ~ in
the North. They have, however,
succeeded IN impressing upon the Presi
dent the belief that, unless speedily check
ed, matters must become worse, until life
and property there will receive no protec
ton from the local authorities. The Pres
ldent RENTS all proceedings for the protec
ton of the South to the law department OF
the government, TO be directed by the at
torney- General, in accordance with the pro
Visions OF the enforcement acts, and he or
ders the troops IN readiness for that pur-
pose. The people of Louisiana do not
Object to United States troops being sta
toned IN their midst. These troops NAV
as well be stationed in this state as in any
other state, for Louisiana is a component
part of the Union The federal judiciary
may, aud does, as heretofore. continue TO
administer rigidly the enforcement acts of
congress. No complaint on that score has
been or can be made against Louisiana by
the most tastidious civil rights partisaps
but The people OF Louisiana do protest
against the Judicial persecution in store for
IInem, and against the oppressive abuse of
Le1efal troops, not to assist in executing
the enforcement acts, but really to overaye
the people In the coming election. Troops.
at the bidding Of the United States mar
shall, who is the chairman Of the state
central Republican committee, and assisted
by the United States district attorney. the
pillar of the Louisiana Republican nartv
iorebode the wantOn and arbitrary arrest
Of political adversaries by the hundred nm,
DER orders issued by petty United States
commissioners working 10 the party traces
ne lu pending persecution, clothed with
tne Carp o. judicial proceeding, is barely
Ssonncealed under the exultant tone of the
iehoslng dispatch of the United States
district attorney Of Louisiana. an officer of
the law department. ." 0'''''i u
Gov. W. p. Kellogg: '''S' sept 3, lsI4
just from Long Branch. The e,.. -,
enforce Orderin the stzies Step. ain inIeht VIII
aiken TO crush out the new rebellion V ffOmPuF
tslguedl j n Re-
Attorney General Williams circula, e
Instructions to his subordinates, to procesj
with al possible energy and dispatch 10
aeeect, expose, arrest, and punish the per.
petrators OF these crimes, will be executed
with vengeance during this political can, =
paign, but 10 attention need be paid TO his
recommendstiOo. Ut course mo inter- er.