New-York tribune., 1874-09-21
KELLOGG'S POWERRESTORED.
THE WEAKNESS OF HIS GOVERNMENT.

| THE WEAKNESS OF HIS GOVERNMENT.
TILE ENTREATIEs REQUIRED TO GIVE Mr.. KELLOGG
| COURAGE TO RESUME HIS OFFICE-THE SPIRIT OF
| TUE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. GOOD ORDER UN-
| DER THE PENN PoIIcE--A BRUTAL MURDER AND
| OTHER oUrRAGEs WITHIN "a HOURS UNDER THE
METRoPoIITANs--A PETITION By CoDoRED PEo-
| PIE '1 -
! fl fBY TELEGRAPH TO TRIBUSE.l
| NEw-ORLEANs, Sept. 20.-It was not until very
late Friday night that Gov. Kellogg acquired back
bone enough to accept the reinstatement forced upon
him by President Grant. A single blue uniform was
sufficient to command respectful obedience to the de-
mand upon Gov. McEnery and his followers for sur
render. but it required kilograms from Gen. Grant
himself, the pursuasion of Gen. Emory, earnest ap-
peas from Gen. Longstreet and other prominent Re
pubicans and the actual presence in the city OF 70
companies Of infantry three batteries of Is guns and
four companies Of artillery to bring Gov
| Kellogg to time. But for the persistence or
the President in having Mr.. Kellogg and
none other for Governor it is probable that the
peace Of Louisiana would now be assured without
| any improper concession. One of the most amusing
of passing events has been the belligerent tone of
the official kilograms from Washington, which indi-
Gates great deal more excitement in the proceed
ngs in the official household than in NewOrleans.
| Everybody laughs at the instructions to Gen.
Emory to put down the insurgents at all hazards,
and to do this and that terrible thing with an
enemy which, under Gen. Enory's judicous
management, disappeared from the streets
| three days ago. The President and the
Cabinet do not seem to understand or
unwilling to believe that resistance to the United
States Government part of the programme
of the revolutioniss and that the presence of the
military OF better still military Government, was
what they preferred above anything else, except the
| supremacy Of the legally elected State officers
The Picayune Of this morning represents truly the
| spirit Of the movement, as l have been able to
interpret it. when it says: We have shown the
world three important truths truths that were not
previously recognized, that should never have been
proven by assertion and whose establishment was
imperatively necessary to First that we
were not seeking to deprive the colored peo-
pie Of their rights. Second, that we were
nct IN rebellion against the United States
authority. Third, that the Kellogg Government
had not the ghost of support independent of the
United States army that it was not republican in
any essential respect and that the people, white OF
| colorcd, extended no hand to prop or save it,"
corporal in the uniform of the Federal army, with
the necessary authority to act could have done all
that the largo military force now in the State has
accomplished. The main purpose of the revolution
was to prove to Gen. Grant and the people of the
United States that Mr.. McEnery could be Governor
de Jacto as well as de jure, and that the Kellogg
usurpation was merely the creature of Judge Dureu
and President Grant himself, and could only exist
| upon the point of the bayOnet
| Gov, Kellogg suddenly made his appearance at
the old hotel used a State House yesterday morn
ing, and reassured by entire absence of opposition
soon mustered pluck enough to put his government
machinery in motion. Difficulty apprehended
from the reinstatement and trouble expected by
| the Metropolitan police, q set OF men whose con-
duct has made them very obnoxious to citizens gen.
orally and whose prowess was shown in their rout
and the deserton of their brave chief in the affair
of Sept. H. but the Penn police quietly
gave up and the MetrOpolitans, or as many OF them
as could be induced to reenlist, are now again on
streets. Twenty-four hours has shown that the
change is not for the better. Notwithstanding the
excited state of the public mind and other embar-
RAISING circumstances it is fact that during the
whole term of the Penn or Boylan police, covering
nearly five days, there was no arson, no murder no
street fighting and no important larceny, burglary
or other felony. For years the city has not known
so long period of absolute good order; but in the
"a hours since the Metropoltans resumed sway law
lessness seems to have revived The newspapers
this morning report brutal murder and acts of
violence in several parts of the city, all of which
occurred last night. The murder was that of one
white man by another. and had no political signii-
cance whatever. The other acts Of violence, how
ever seem to have been committed by crowds of
negroes who have misinterpreted the interference
of the Federal Government, regarding it as signal
for redress of the grievances of the Kellogg party
member of the retiring police was victim OF the
worst assault He was set upon by q gang OF ruf-
fans who cursed him for having been on duty under
the Penn Government, and then beat him cruelty
with clubs i'm the mean time threatening his life
Other members of the retiring force were
attacked Notwithstanding their peaceful surrender,
and subjected to great Indignities. The lesson of
these events seems to be that whatever may be MI.
Keogg's intentions he has not the ability to pre-
serve order with the material under his command.
He has shown good sense however. in rendering to
Col Boylan Chief of the Penn police, a pro tenn ap-
pointment in the same capacity; but Boylan
declines on the ground that he will be used
as tool for few days and then thrown
aside to make room for Kellogg man. The people
are anxious that the military should take charge OF
the police The Bulletin of this morning publishes
a communication signed by considerable number
of colored men, calling upon the President 10 recog
nize the legality of the McEnery and Penn Govern
ment, and to sustain it, The petitioners express the
belief that if this is done their rights Will be re-
spected and maintained.
THE COMPROMISE CONFERENCE.
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