The New York herald., 1874-09-16

HIM up ana stated that ne would, 'In letter
TO Samuel W. King, acting Governor 0l Rhode
Island,' assign reasons lor his acton. The
grand juries OF Rhode Island found indictments for
treason against Dorr. VINO soon returned to the
state. he was tred and sentenced to lmprison-
ment Tor lile lie was pardOned IN lS47 and IN 1888
the Legislature restored TO him his civil rights and
ordered the recoru OF his sentence 10 be expunged.
convention was called IN 1912 under the cnarter
government and a liberal constitution framed,
which was a ong ratified, and Dorr lived TO see hs
naive State. The whole question was brought up
THE UNITED STATES sUpREME COURT
In lS4S. A. appeared that when the separation
from England took place Rhode slend did not.
IKE TIE Otner States adopt new constitutions but
continued the form OF government estab. isned by
he charter OF Charles ii. In lte3 nakihg only
such alterations by acts OF the eu1slaiure as were
necessary to ADAPT II to their condition ana rights
as an independent state. In this Iorm O. govern
.ment no mode o proceeding was polnted out by
which amendments might be made. IL author
iZed the Legislature to prescrioe TIE qualifications
OF voters, and IN the exercise OF TINS p wer
unJil the adoption oI the constitution OF ls43
1erred TO In the preceding paragraph. In passing
arisen upon which the federal government was
bound interfere Chef Justice Taney SAID :--"if
there Is an armed conflict, like the one OF which
we speaking, 1t Is a case of domestic violence.
and one or the parties must be In insurrection
against the lawful government. And the presl-
dent must, OF necessity, decide which is The gov
ernInent party and which Is un awInlly arrayed
agains. 1t, before he can perform the duty imposed
upon him by act Of Congress. Alter the President
has acted and called out the militia is court of
the United states authorized to iIqulre whether
his decision was right Could the Court, while
the parties were actually contendlng in arms for
the possession OF the government, call witnesses
before 1t TO INQUIRE which party represented ma
tends 80 lar the guarantee contained In the con-
stltution Is
GUARANTEE OF ANARCHY
and not OF order 1t Is said that this power the
President Is dangerous to liberty, ana may be
abused. All power may be abused II placed IN
unworthy hands; cut 1t would difficult, we
think, to point out any other hands in which this
power would be more sale and at the same time
equally enectual. When citizens OF the same State
are In arms against each other and the constituted
authorities unable to execute the laws the inter-
it is OF little value. The ordinary course OF pro-
ceedng in courts OF justice would be utterly unfit
Tor the criss and the elevated office OF the Presl
dent chosen as ne Is by the people OF the United
States, and the hgn responsibility ne could not
fall to feel when acting IN u case OF SO much mo-
against wliiul abuse OF power as human prudence
and foresight could well provide. At all events 1t
Is conferred on hm by the constitution and laws
and must therefore oe respected and enforced IN its
judicial tribunals"
The formidable RIOT nna N ssnsunary asGs riot tna.
recalled to- mind by the events OF Mon.
day last. The question was one OF race,
on the present occasion. The coored people were
dissatisfied with the constitution framed by the
it for the purpose OF admitting to the right OF
suffrage all the negroes, and to dsfrauchlse AL the
white population who had taken part with the
nor Wells issued call Tor the Convention to re-
assemble, and this action on his part proouced
the greatest excitement. Under the constitution
OF 1854 State organization was effected, and
executive, legislative and judicial departments
formed in accordance with 1t. Elections were held
under it, and two sessions or the LEGISLATURE
composed OF representatives from every parish
had met and enacted laws then in iorce. Meet
lngs were neld and speecnes made that gave good
grounds for apprehending trouble. 1t was well
known tnat new tion, called together TO
consider lhe question OF change in the constitu-
ton, WOulu never uSten TO the proposed SChcme.
and hence 1t was necessary Tor the radical party
the negroes, as delegates, proceeded to assemble
In Mechanics Hail, and the result was desperate
conflict, III which
FORTY MEN WERE KILLED
and 160 wounded. President Johnson, on hearing
OF the riot sent instructions to cali upon General
pressing all illegal or uniawlnl assemblages who
usurp or assume to exercise any power or
snory WI %t1ouS hs M b nag Obtained the con-
there Is TO be convention. let 1t be
composed -, Of de Delegates chose chosen rom the
be consulted In changing tue organized laws of
the state. UsurpatiOn will not be tolerated. The
law and the constitution must be sustained, and
thereby peace and order" General sheridan at
first proposed TO arrest the leaders OF the Conven-
ton movement but MS duties called him to Texas.
large meeting was held in New Orleans on the
evening OF the ist inst. at which Governor
he must have lett the STATE since that date, as
Lieutenant Governor Penn signs the proclama-
Mr.. McEnery SAID on the occasion that he was an
agtator. so far as calling on the people to assume
this he was Wiling to say at New Orleans.
Grant, he declared would not interfere; there
people OF Louisiana intended to elect their officers
peaceaDiy, and when they were elected to put
them IN peaceaoy II, possible o,cby neSes.
own corrupt judgess When the law cannot reach
matter in hand They had done So The radicals
themselves said these officers were stealing and
yet this Is ca lied mob violence.
WHITE MANS PLATFORM.
The following Is the platform adopted by the
white mans party at the convention recently held
That the yaco state is odious usurpa
ton orignated IN fraud and tyranny and maintaining
sinat federal interference in State matters except in
g with nn he and laws q the
our republican institutions
tutional amendments suggested and desired by the Kel
osg and @ that the sofaed gs
whatever to submit to the people any amendment the
That the white people OF Louisiana do not eontemplate
harmony should prevail; but y is matter OF profound
by an intelligent conservative and responsible govern
that the appointment made by william Pitt Kellogg OF
party tools and dreputable persons Supervisors of
tie Win people to-
w c e Onion the nd Sn inc of s %
louisiana intend to continue in THAI course OF modera
ton and forbearance which has the respect ana
approval of their fellow citizens throughout the United
states explicitly declare our deiermi nation to have
honest registration and fair elecon-pe Aceably il
can, forcbiy il we must
EMEUTE IN 1873.
The first armed conflict between the rival State
governments, which mad been some time pending,
eventuated on the night OF March 5, lS73 in q
bloody struggle in the streets OF New Orleans.
The militia, representing the McEnery party,
who are now once more summoned into action,
inaugurated an endeavOr the day before to capture
the civil power from the Kellogg party VINO had
been recognized by Judge Durel, by taking pos
session OF the Seventh precinct station house.
This was in the nature Of u surprise and 1t was
successful. On the 5th squad OF fifty men
attacked the Third precinct firing into the
windows The fire was returned and the attack
for the moment repulsed. The assailants, rein
forced by $50 men. returned TO the assault; but
two hundred police, with piece OF artillery,
caused them to break and run. IL was the |
intention Of the citizen militia, under the direction
OF McEnery and the Citizens Committee OF TWO
Hundred, TO seize the buildings where the courts |
wore heidi and. II sncCesslul. TO denOse the Kel.