The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-09-22

| Inc county was SsdItlou luesudy W bhc
intelligence of a revolutionary movement in
louisiana, and, in the brief comment which
the suddenness of the occurrence permitted
the Sentinel to make upon the subject, its
opinions were boldly uttered. The rapidly
of the Instruction and its temporary sue
cess have, however, distanced all exDeca a
ton, and new and complicated political
problem has sprung up in single night.
| 1t is well that, for once, in discussing
Southern matters, the question Of color, the
source ofso much prejudice and bigotry, can
| be laid aside. The issue which has just been
decided on the streets of New Orleans is one
involving the rights OF man against man,
citizen against ruler, official against usurper,
| local authority against central power, the
people against tyranny-not race against
race. In such a struggle the sympathies of
the Northern people ought to
| 90 with the revolutioniss. The
only ground for disaproval is tho popular
| distrust of the enforcement OF a right by vio-
lent means. no matter how much the right
itself is to DO approved.
Yet as between Kellogg and his associates
and the lawfully elected state government,
il would seem as If no other resource were
left, save the appeal TO arms. The policy
adopted by the people of the state to enforce
| their rights, so long in allegiance, was a
peculiar one. They organized meet
ings in the various parishes, ard appointed
committees to wait upon the local officials
and demand their resignation. The re-
quest was one the compliance with which
could not be refused, as the men who made
iS stood ready to hack their demand with
violence. in this way thorough change in
the state government has been goingon for
weeks. The movement was in the main
carefully conducted by the White Leagues,
though in someinstances outrage and murder
marked its progress, as was the case in Red
River parish. The great meeting held in
New Orleans on Monday organized with the
more ambitious purpose of obtaining the
resignation of the governor himself, under
duress, and thus completing the revolution.
The story of the mission of the committee
and the result has been told in the tele-
graphic columns, and is vividly'pictured in
! the report of the Chicago Times, pub
lished in this mornings Sentinel The
people were evidently armed, disciplined
and prepared for a crisis, and when they
undertook to rescue the state government
they inade short, sharp and decisive work
Of it. The United States troops looked,on
consenting, and yesterday the surrender OF
kellogg beheld Louisiana virtually in the
hands of the men who were chosen to rule
her two years ago. If it were not for'the
complication of the national govern
ment with the affairs of the state,
it might now be said that Kellogg had
stepped down and out, and that
no good man would regret his de-
psrture. But he has been recognized for
two years by President Grant a.. at least, de
facto governor, and before his surrender he
had time to telegraph for aid. Jus. about
the hour that the citizens of New Orleans
were retiring to their homes, and the new
government was organizing everything
decently and in order after
the departure of the late incumbents, Gen.
Grant made proclamation ordering all in
s0rgents to disperse, and submit themselves
20 "the laws and constituted authorities of
the state" within five days.
That he had the right to issue such a
|
force it, there can be no doubt, but the Ques-
ton comes up, Wheare ''the constituted au-
thorities" of I.ouisiansY Kellogg and his
adventures are gons, and peace reigns
in the state. Does it become the
duty Of the president to depose men who
were lawfully elected and impose the ex-
PEELED usurpers upon the state once more?
Grant has repeatedly declared that he was
not satisfied as TO the validity of the Kellogg
government. les de fscto character was all
that recommended it Now, that the govern
meRt de jure has become the govern
ment de fscto, shall the deposed Of
ficials who have no claim either in
fact or law he restOreds AS preliminary to a
of this matter, the Sentinel
reproduces few OF the declarations of Matt.
Carpenter in regard to the overthrow of the
state government Of Louisiana when advo-
eating the report ofthe Senate committee in
volying the subject last January. That re-
port was almost unanimous, Senator Nor
ton alone dissenting. Let each citizen of Indi- |
ana consider whether government. estab-
lished by means justly described as the presi- |
dent of the Senate describes these used in
the establishment of the Kellogg usurpation |
two years ago, ough, to be set up again by
United States authority when an outraged
people have hurled it from power. In the
OF his celebrated speech, ;he
(inperfect) synopsis from which we quote
reported Mr.. Carpenter thus:
He reviewed at length the condition OF affairs
In Louisiana as shown by the testimony before
inc coIIlni tee, and said thar part OF bis afgn
ment was ~ and tedious but after this he In
tended 20 W ash his hands of the whole affair,
and therefore,. would lay before the senate the
in hts b-,1iute nakedness- Then, ifhis re-
publican fifendA In he chamOer thought proper
10 take Il on n @ r shoulders and march tbrougn
he next presidential campaign he would bid
hem Joy.
SO much by way ofgecersl criticism. AS TO