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

the overthrow of the government he spoke
in these terms and his words have since
been endorsed by the judiciary committee
of the House:
On the 6th of December there was ano her
judicial proceeding which has had no parallel
in this country or in Eng and. At night
TO seize the state house. The testimony
show, he went to his Lodgings about
O'Clock p M am feeling like IL issued the order.
robOdy had applied for It, He was not sitting
in chambers: not holding court. but at hi lodg.
Ing Issued an order to the United states Marshal
pany of troops put therein, and that
company. held It for more than weeks.
legislature ne was being enacted and these two
men, PinchbacK and Ray, were elected while
the statehouse was held by troops. . 9
Durell had not even pretext tor jurisdiction.
A more remarkable proceeding than that OF
Durells court could not be found anywhere.
such orders were never Issued In hussla or
Turkey. BY his very act he organized both
sides putting T rep issiabon n and demo-
He next read telegram of Collector Casey,
| to the president, dated Dec 8, 1877, announcing
the seizure of the state house, ana setLing iorth
There nevei was more truthful comment than
/ that. 1t was sweeping, and had swept away the
rights of an entire state.
About tho original blunder made by the
president III recognizing Kellogg as COVER
nor OF the state and maintaining him in his
position Mr.. Carpenter was not less explicit.
If Kellogg's appeal in the first place is fifty
characterized in the following extract, what
must any petition for restoration now be?
Henext read from Kellogg's communication
tina. domestic violence existed ia several par
ishes which the state authorities could not r.;
press without great expease and b.oodshed, and
calling upon the government iIr aid. be
wanted to avoid expen G, wanted to
u tied states. Armies did not gsne rally queIi
disturbances without bloodseed The bogus gov
ernment of Louisiana now standing year with
its riots and dis urban ces, wa all the result OF
ordered in the State last session.
II there was any force in the following as
sertion when IL was made TO the United States
Senate, with how much greater force might
It now be urged?
There was no case made before the president
to auihorize him to interfere. This was a case
of domestic violence and the president should
know nothing about domestic violence. That
was not a case 10 bring him TO his feet. There
must be case of Instruction in the state, and
against the state and The government. There
fore, there was no authority for that proclama-
ton.
These extracts, taken at random from an
able argument on the case of Louisiana when
the Congress of the United States was DELHI
Grating upon the propriety OF casting out
Kellogg and the legion of political devils
with which the state was possessed,
are appropriate amid the compIica-
tions that have arisen when the people OF
the commonwealth have performed the
sask that the national government shirked.
IL IS well to close the matter for the present
with this memorable declarations: "The
in fol
had been proved false in every court that
investigated 1t; by every man who ever
examined it; by the very men who made
the canvass. The whole thing was fraud