The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-02-02
LoUIsIANA..wHY GRANT HEsITATEs,

By attempting to force fraudulent
government upon the Territory OF Kansas
Mr.. Buchanan destroyed himself, his
Administration and his party. Not heed
ing the fate of Buchanan and the Democ-
racy, Gen, Grant, by means Tar more
reprehensible than those employed by his
feeble predecessor, has imposed upon Lou
isana a State Government vastly worse IN
every element Of fraud, venality, and OPP
preston than that which Buchanan tried
to fasten upon Kansas.
Such g heavy load to the party mas this
Louisiana usurpation become that many
prominent Republicans, who want to live
and flourish after Grant is politically dead
and decomposed are searching around for
q wav out of this miserable business, and
for devise of some sort for getting rid of
so intolerable burden. They hit upon
the oft-used scheme Of ordering a new
election for State officers and Leglsla.
ture. But Grant hesitates: and why
The answer is plain. Judge Durrell, Mar
shall Packard, Brother-in-law Casey, the
usurping Kellogg, poor Pinchback, and sun
drv messengers and telegraph operators
know great deal too many facts about the
original source whence this plan for over
Throwing the lawful Government of thai
State sprang to make it safe for Grant anc
some of his Cabinet to allow the kellogg
fraud to be now set aside.
Does anybody imagine that Durrelss or.
der whereby Warmoth, McEnery, anC
their friends were deposed, and Kellogg
Pinchback, and their followers PLACED
in power, sprang from the muddled brazil
of Durrel? Have the people forgotten
the mysterious visits of Casey to Lonl
Branch; of Packard to Washington; ant
how kilograms and messengers were sen
back and forth between the Branch Lodg
and the White House, and between bot
and New Orleans and that the result wa
the BURIAL order, the Packard warrant
and the employment Of the troops unde
Emory to first upset Warmoth and inaug
urate Pinchback as temporary Governor
and subsequently to keep McEnery and tn
lawful Legislature out of the State Hous
and place Kellogg and his molly crowd
possession?
If all the facts relating to these transaC
tons were to come out, the consplratOrs {
high and low degree in Washington an
Louisiana would stand appalled,, while tn
country would invoke condign punishmer
upon their guilty heads. Now, does an!
body suppose that Grant is so foolhardy /
to drive his tools in Louisiana to desper
ton by turning them out Of office, an
thus tempt them to open their mouth
and tell damning truths about him and h
accomplices in the hope Of averting the
own ruin
Wholly aside from the fate which ma
overtake Grant, Kellogg, and the rest
these usurpers, is it not tho duty
thoughtful Republicans to inquire wheth
the future of their party does not demar
that it shall in some way and without nee
less delay rid itself of this Louisiana loaC
Let it remember the fate of the Democr
CIV in the Kansas usurpation-an nutral
trivial in its enormity, and limited in i
scope and evil tendency, when compare
with the Louisiana crime. Had not Il
Republican party better throw hundr'
Grants, Kelloggs, and Caseys overboa
than to 90 into the next Congressional co
fict with these men, stained from head
foot with this Louisiana infamy, encumb'
ing its decks?