The daily gazette., 1874-09-19
The "PrOriace". af Lou!sQaa.

have promptly acquiesced in all steps
| required to avoid conflict with United
States troops. The spirit of the decla-
ration is peace and fealty to the natio-
| nal government, while they hope and
pray for the ultimate recognition of
! thier rights as citizens of Louisiana but
in any event will submit to the final
federal mandate. The people of New
Orleans and of the whole State would
doubtless prefer military rule to the
state of things which has so long exis-
ted, and hence the McEnery govern
ment has arranged with the federal
| commander in New Orleans and sur
rendsrs to him all that had beeu cap
turcd from the Kellogg usurpation.
Thus Louisiana seems again a pro
vince of the United States Mean
time, however, with the administration
at Washington contending for adher-
cnce to what it calls the forms of law
| in up: olding the heretofore to recog-
nized Kellogg faction as proper posses
sors of the powers of the State. il would
be worth while to inquire how far
recurrence to first principles ?ight aid
IN solving the situation. That all gov
ernment, of right, derives its existence
as well as Its just powers from the
people, or, as the Declaration of Inde-
! pendence puts it, from the consent of
the governed" is the fundamental ar
| ticle Of the political creed of every
! American. In some form or other, Of
| fttrg words, this principle finds eX-
| preston in every State constitution or
! Dill of rights, as well as recognition in
| the constitution of the United States.
| In our own State the very first article
of the declaration of rights of the people
of Maryland recites that all govern
ment Of right originates from the peo-
pie, is founded by compact only, and
instituted solely for the good of the
whole; and they have at all times the
inalienable right to alter, reform, or
abolish their form OF government in
such manner as they may deem exp
dent" Nor is this the mere barren
afiirmance Of an abstract or theoretical
truth. In accordance with the principle
thus de deelared, and in the exerc Sc of 'le
right so affirmed the'people ofMaryland
in 1851, in 1854, and again in 1867,
| abolished their existing State go
vernment and remodeled their organic
law, not in accordance with the letter
of the constitutional provision but in
the teeth of the letter, obeying only the
spirit. The constitution of the United
4 States iii its fourth article, section four
| declares The United States shall guar
autee to every State in thisC nion a re-
publican form of government. Put
ting these two proposition together, the
only recognized and true deticition of
"a republican form of government, As
one originating from the eople, and
deriving "its just power, fr3ntEe con
sent of the governed, land the federal
guaranty to every State in TIE Union
OF such "A forr; 4 goverr,~est, the >itu-
alton of affair in Loui- i-ioua, presents
two questions: Can the kellogg gov.
ernment or 'usurpation,' as it is usu-
ally and properly called, be considered
in any sense AS deriving its existence
or powers from the consent Of the
people of Louisiana?
| Wor the imposition of that gov
ornyAent to-day, forceby of federal
arms, upon the people of Loui, lana, bc
in accordance with republican princi-
pies or in the true spirit Of the consti-
tutiona, guaranty? We apprehend that
the answers to both questions must be
unaesita. ..ngly in the negative. The
Kellogg dynasty VIGOROUSLY derived its
origin by a coup Il Eat perpetratgd in
\ the interest and at the instlgation of 4
faction by u corrupt and partisan Judge
/ for whose impeachment steps have bt"n
taken in the House of Representatives.
1t has been upheld in power from its
origin solely by the countenance of
the President and by the aid Of fed
eral ba Jonets, without whose protection
in the language of Senator Carpenter
II a. n ,,.f hA ha.
1 people for one hour" That govern
ment appears to have been now over
thrown by u revolution accomplished
almost bloodlessly. under circumstances
which gave the military forces OF the
United States upon the spot no pre-
text or occasion for interference. and
TO the immense relief and satisfaction,
it appears, of all the respectable, sub
stantial and conservative people OF the
State, white and black. In the face Of
the popular uprising the kellogg concern
appears to have simply and lmme ilately
collapsed. 1t died almost withuot
struggle, lust as its subordinate officers
and supporters, civil and military, Sur
render almost without attempting n
blow in its defense. In place OF the
she'll whose emptiness has thus been de-
lmonstrated, Tin verihcation OF Senator
lCarpenter's prediction,) new govern
lment appears and is recognized ny the
people, which is not the creation uf the
revolution, not extemporized fo- the oc-
casion, but claiming to derive its just
powers" from the consent of TIE people
of Louisiana, declared in accordance with
the forms of law through the ballot-box,
claiming to be, and to have been all
along, the rightful de jure government OF
the State. 1t has now become. according
to appearances, the de tdeto government
also To employ tho military arm III tho
undoing of what the people have thus
done. in overthrow:ng what had become
the ex sting order Of things, and in rein
stating, against the viii of the people, a
government which is neither de jure nor
&c frcto, and which not one adminlstra-
r;o.i Senator only. but a committee OF the
Senate charged with the specirl investi-
3gatioa OF tho whole matter, has solemnly
branded as "a usn-pation, would seem
70 20 ecraily far removed from the con-
ss-c--s.:scr ii the constitution. and the
ehso.aSe dety Of the President. Accord,
:ag % present advices, Tranquility and
Iorder prevail N New Orleans and Lonisi-
ana, There Is 10 necessity for any 'nter,
tposition of tee efedsralanthor.ty or use OF
J, tthefederaltroops. There IS no war OF racse
NO disorder no domestic disturbance or
leonfict to be Quelled. Il le troops who hay'