The New York herald., 1874-09-07
LOUISIANA'S GOVERNORS.

Governor William Pitt Kell0gg's Organ
Permits Governor McEnery to Speak
Through 1.-THE Conservative Cover
nor on the Coush alta Affair.
The New Orleans journals OF the Sd inst. are
filed with particulars OF "the Coushatta slaughter"
details OF which have appeared in the HERALD.
The most remarkable fact (worthy OF note) in con-
nectiOn with the troubles IN Louisiana Is that the
New Orleans Republican, founded by the acting
Governor, William P. Kellogg, formerly Of the
Eighth Illinois cavalry, opens It's columns to
Colonel Kellogg's old adversary and gives him
Governor McEnery) hearing. The Republican
fails to recognize Mr.. John McEnery O1iclally but
introduces the letters OF that gentleman thus
rhe following note from Mr.. McEnery does little
more nan n Gange the IN she Gas case ,H at issue
he never addressed a meeting in Coushatta may
be pleaded in bar OF an Indictment to that effect,
though in the court OF equity the admission that
he had addressed the people OF Lincoln and Baton
Rouge parishes In language nearly similar to that
him. Wnen popular leader, such as Mr.. McEnery
certainly IS, stands up before an audience OF unre
Meeting men, strongly imbued with the spirit OF
revolt, and tells them they are justified in appeal
ing to brute force In case anonymously stated,
they are very apt to make an instant application
INFO practice. 1t is wrong to tell mob
that they may set themselves above the
varlapy " leads 81 to Violence and il really MAKES it,
tie difference whether 1T IS given in one locality
another. The news is instantly carried to all
points, and accepted by those to whom 1t IS ad-
dressed. MIR. McEnery is reported 10 have cOun-
seled violence In q certain contingency, not only
in Lincoln parish but at Baton Rouge and the
Red River, and assisted In leading unthinKing
men to the commission commission Of fa CRIME which which makes
he has had one opportunity to express disapprova
OF the McFarane place massacre, which ne did
that he approves it, but we think he ought have
spoken on the subject with emphatic COndemna-
tlon. The following is his note:-
NEW ORLEANS. Sept 2 1874
To THE EDITOR THE REPUBLICAN,
Ny attention has been the following para
response to inquiry to Red River parish, Mr.
S e al pon
claimed that the citizens Of that parish haddrven out
Ms early hs was sd denied e
Not oe wora
did John SeEasTy utter TsoSks the murder Of The
Of the parish, and, IT Is alleged, OF the State"
the in Of y y last
TSs Red River
aS s s Of to tho
y
cCunsed ADVISED people deeds
only LSa:sna But sI' syiiasd% % eo%%anitss
commit,ed BY men WHO have Their hands tho execu.
q as snss a Of hs
to protect society against the Of official punder
crs and spoliators
The u compained Of evidently in
not tor this locality, respectfully that this
nicat0n may find prominent place In your paper 20
to the same market as correction Of the erroneous
statement contained in your paper Respectfully, &C.,
JOHN MCENERY.
The Ptcav,.ne, the organ OF the White League,
publishes the letter with introduction in large
type and mead lines, In which 1t recognizes yhe
writer as the Governor Of the State. The Pica-
vune says
The following note was yesterday addressed by
Governor McEnery to the Republican newspaper,
and touches a very iair average sample OF the
falsehoods and caumnies which the republican
organ OF this city Is engaged IN disseminating
throughout the United States.