The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-03-17
BEAUREGARn

BEAUREGARD.
THE LOUISIANA INFAMY REHEARSED-wHAT
THE STATE NEEDS TO Re SAVED
Inc following is the full text of the letterof
General Beauregard, which has caused con-
siderable comment:
General j. b. GORDON. United States sena-
TOR from Georgia:
"oFFIcE NEW ORLEANS AND CARRoLLToN)
RAILROAD COMPANY
NEW ORLEANS, February 4 1874
"MY DEAR GENERAL: 1t is with reIuc-
tance that ever meddle with political u;les-
tions, hut there are times when IL bectuneg
necessary TO abandon ones retirement 10
aid in rescuing whole community from
the ruin and desolation which threatens il
under the rule OF the bad people who,
through bribery, corruption and false swear
ing, have usurped offices which enable
them to control its destiny But what
is still more painful TO behold is that some
"tO the manor born" are ready TO p9lliate
the enormities committed by those dep-eda-
tors of a broken down and helpless COM
munity. To illustrate this / enclose YOU 3
published letter of ex-Gov. z. O. Herbert,
of the lst instant, directed to the Hon Mr..
Bayard, OF the United States Senate. oalcu-
lated to do as much injury by preventing the
only measure likely to give us some relief
am positive that he speaks only sentiments
that are common to the attaches oi Kel-
logg and his so-called government.
General Herbert has disqualified himself
from speaking for the suffering white peO-
pie of this state by accepting an office from
and lending his influence TO those VINO have
usurped its government TO disToil them.
You doubtless recollect the visit of the COM
nlittee of citizens of this city to Washington
last year. The committee advised thai the
| case of Louisiana should be represented 10
| congress at this session, and a committee Of
seventy was appointed to collect testimony
and to make the presentation, when work
has been performed to the entire satisiac-
ton of this community, A convention of
delegates from the various parishes n the
state met here in the early part of the win
ter. and renewed their expression Of disap-
probation of the kellogg government, and
| resolved to communicate that diSapproba-
tion to congress. The governor and legisla-
ture who were expelled from Office by the
revolutionary tribunal which issued
| THE MIDNIGHT ORDER
| for seizing the capitol and to impanel an IL
| legal legislature have met and submitted
the case to congress. Last winter creature
named Lowell was the speaker OF the house
of representatives of the Kellogg Legislature
and United States postmaster. He was
dismissed from the latter Office on charge
of embezzlement and larceny. No-with--
standing this he is still speaker OF
the house of Representatives. Why So!
Because every man of the Kellogg govern
mem knows that larceny and embezzlenent
have been the principle OF that government,
| looked upon. however, as laudable efforts 70
improve their personal condition. In the
| face of these facts the statement OF GenersA
Herbert, that the people desire TO repose IN
| the arm of Governor Kellogg would seem to-
| require some substantiation. But is this all
that has been done? A committee OF con-
| sress has examined the condition c. the
| United States court here as administered by
the Judge who issued the midnight order;
careful efforts have been made here and IN
| Washington. to prooecupy the public mind
1 in reference to the result OF that lnVessiga-
ton by false statements. The evil
dence, on the contrary, shows an
| amount of extortiOn, rapacity, and abuse
which belongs to the ju,ticial admins
tration of no civilized country, and until
now has never been known in the United
States. If the congress, with view TO cover
up official maladministratiOn, shall bury the
testimony, and fail to perform its duty 10
afford redress to an oppressed and tyrannized
community, we shall be able to determine
the day of the death of the republic. That
day shall be when some bold men shall gath
Il er force enough to thrust congress from the
| \ lcapitol Although an advocate of state rights,
IN can not admit the plea of "nOn-inter!er-
: tnce' made by many democrats in congress.
( n two branches of the government (the eX-
3 ecltive and judiciary
; ILLEGALLY INTERFERED
| in our late state elections to bring
d abou. the lamentable condition OF af-
I fairs which is bringing ruin and desc
5 lation TO the door of every one in Louis
3 lana, is il not the imperative duty of the re-
$ manning branch of the government-the
legislatite-to correct the injustice and
harm that have been done as? If new
! election oannot be ordered, the whole mat
I ter mightbe referred back to the people in
: convention assembled. 1t is by the consti-
S tuition the duty of congress to guarantee to
each state "republican form of govern
ment" 1 oan assure you that we have here
no government at all; that is, if we under
stand by tlat word the public authority
which should protect life and property. The.
| lives of our citizens are not protected in pro-
portion to the heavy expenses paid for Our po-
lice force, which las been used latterly more
I | like "ianissaries," to arrest and over
l awe our people than to afford them protec-
tion. As 10 our property, when taxes have
reached about five and half per cent. per
annum on an over-estimate of said property
e il is no longer worth holding; indeed, it is
equivalent TO confiscation. Hence we sctu-
8 ally have no government in Louisiana, re-
publican or otherwise, and it becomes the
duty of congress to relieve us from the rule
of the corrupt and lawless vampires who are
3 sucking the very life-blood of our people.
5 With regard to the acquiescence in the Kel-
4 logg government recommended by General
5 Herbert) until thefill elections for a new leg
islature, it would be merely perpetuating tee
. Kellogg usurpaton; for it would nos re-
move him and his numerous ofTice-holders
even if the legislature so elected were anti
republican; but no one here Is insane
enough to imagine that an election con-
Quoted under ths auspices OF the present
state administrator could possibly be fair
Il expression OF the will of the people OF the
! state. May 1 request you, Mr.. stephens,
and other friends of the south, to use your
influence in giving us some relief from the
many wrongs wehave suffered since the adj
vent in 1865 of tlese merciless adventurers
who are the cause of all our troubles
remain yours, most truly.
" G. II REAuREaApn