The daily gazette., 1874-09-21


gotten. The statement was not calcula-
ted TO make any body proud of the pro-
ceedingi IN connection with the e.tab-
lishment of the Kellogg party.
THE PRESIDENTS VICTORY.
Nec York Tribune
General Grant has vanquished the peo-
pie of Louisiana again. He has tele-
graphed to his generals and his admrals:
he has set the army and navy in motion:
and the lawful Government of LDuisia-
ma surrenders. Ii there was any doubt
before as to the character of the u5urpa-
ton which rules the unhappy Statr ~
favor OF the Pre5ident-any. question
whether the people really acquiesc,l in
it-therc can be none now. The outrage
stands out hcnceforth in all its nakei
deformity. an unpardonable crime IN
opposition to popular suffrage and the
sovereignty of STATE. \ government
which the people loathc and despise wa
forced upon tn" people of Louisiana by
the soldiers Of the President. Lift t.
themselves for a moment. the peopl.
threw it of and installed the officer:
whom they had regularly chosen AZ th,
polls. The depo5ed intruder3 made no
fight they were a3 helpless and coward
ly as children in the presence of the in
dlgnant people; but covering behind the
shutters Of the Custom House, they tell
graphel u the President, The paopl
have put u out; this Is your job; com.
you and put Us back again"
pEPLoRABLE RESULT.
NetC York SiH
of courIc, now that President Grant
has again interviewed with arms to ,ti.-
tain Kellogg and his followers, they Will
once more usurp and hold the plac,.
which they formerly occupied through
the same agency, and from which they
We're only now expelled 10y the peopl,.
This Is an untoward and deploranlr r.
suit, but under the circumstances it wa
inevitable; and indeed it would seem that
the Conservatives had looked for it ana
counted upon il from the beginning Of
their insurrectlonary effort. The Presi-
dent of the United States had ISSUED his
proclamation, and however unwisn and
| unjust it was, and whether h. was drunk
or sotnr when he affixed to it his oili.
signature, 1t must stand as law until r,.-
voked. There was no appeal from it bur
to arms; and the appeal to arms wonli
constitute treason. The power which
I he President herein exercises is one con
iided to him 10y the Con titution Of the
| nlted States. The misuse OF abus,. ot
this power Is "A natural result of the oiiice
of President hciug contded to inuompr-
tent hands; but it Is one for which th-r.
| is no remedy save impeachment.
GRANT RESPONSIBLE.
Netr York Herald.
resident Grants original recognition
| of Kellogg was 4 political hlunder. Peace
| and tranquility would have rcigncd III
| Louisiana il he hal not acted on the IL
legal order Of Judge Durrll and had al
| lowed things To- take their natural cuurs..
| in the Inauguration OF emery who had
| the color. at least Of a legal election
| The present revolution in Louisiana j
the direct consequence Of President
Grants original mist.'kc. and even il H.
is ut last sensible uf that mistake and
willing to rrctity il he stands in an em-
harraSsing position. Having indiscrectly
| recognized Kellogg a the legal Governor
| the President was hound 70 support and
restore him; hut. having made this IT,
| cognitiun without warrant of law, III
pursuance Of judicial decree for which
| Judge Durcll was impeached by tn
| House Of Representatives. nj its last s..
sion, the President should perceive tia
| he is in a false and untenahlc position.
CALL CONGRESS TOGETHER.
Springfield Mass Republican
| The one drop oi sweetness III the bitter
cup is the rejection that they are surrsn iei-
lnlr to The Federal general AMI not 10 thu
/
their Governor They have doue wi>ciy
and rightly in thus submitting. The ma~;-t
of forty isgions is not to te argued with. a.
| a rule there Is no disgrace IN yielding Ii
brSte force when resistance Is plainly hope
less OF course there are exceptions TO the
rule. When all means fail and all hope has
fed, when the choice Is between dying iree-
men and living slaves, generous people
will not hesitate. Bnt II has not Come II
that vet IN LOUISIANA. Behind pr, sidents tnd
coppr.s s. and tribunals which 20 to the books
and precedents for their hw there is a cosnt
of last resort the people at the uIt, Il
states. Thi, court has yet to pass upon the
rspe Of which Louisiana has been the victim
Until ts Judgment Is entered the case :
omen. This unexpected, almost unhoped-
| tor turn OF affairs imposes PLAIN mperl:i 4
duty upon President Grsnt. This "a 10 ~
once call Congress together in special ses
son for theipurpose of taking the n cessary
measures 10 give Louisiana an honestly con-
duc;ed state election nj the earliest possible
day.
NO sYNPATHy FOR KELLoGG.
Troy Whc
The people al tue North have no sNmpa-
thy Tor kellogg, and do not care whethei
he is IN OF out of office. Bat, while they
condemn the manner in which he became
tfoyern 1r, they u,teily hbhor the oil
taken TO put Inn ont. In louisiana
the time for a new election is near, AMI kel-
loeg had been appointing the rreisuy
officers. He may have intended 10 cheat
and We presume he did. Bat he made tn
promises His ftirness should have been
assumed - Wa shall uphold Grant 1t
, restoring even political knava to an iii =
10 which hs has 10 legal risht.
THE nIFfsRNCE.
Chicago TriblLe
: Had this Kellogg usurnstion been stttmp
, ted in ohio, illinois. or Michigan. It woui.
I mot have been tolerated one day by III
, neople of either State, nor could all III
+, army and navy OF the Unitcd States have IN
! ducei or compelled them 10 submit to snei
an atrocious despotism and fraud. La
u has taken place ln Louisiana twenty m1nth
. after the crime was first committ, Il wonl'
have taken place here on the instant. and o.
>. F.dcrsl troops nor executive proclamation
would have been interposed or could hsN
awaited 10 restrain the outraged people iret
Ihurling the usurpers from their places
AN UPRISING OF PzRsRcUrED MES.
Z Philadelphia Inquirer.
y The attempt that has been made TO Great
r The belief IN the Northern mind that III
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