Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1874-09-25


dered. 1t shows the whole history of the
Administration in its government, and the
Congress in its legislation, to have been one
of most absolute tyranny and OPPRESSION
without a shadow of justification. There
were hundreds and thousands of men
| throughout the North and West who have
honestly believed that it was necessary
| that the Federal power should be used in
the cause of good government, and for the
safety ofpersons and property in the South
These men, now standing in tho light of
the Louisiana revolution, see that all this
has been the merest humbug and pretense
and the United States army has been used
only to foist into power and retain there,
over an Intelligent, patriotic and indus
trious people, the greatest set ofscoundrels
the world ever saw, not excepting those
who now gaze on the inside Of the peni-
Tertiary walls. And they see further, that
Grant, through the instrumentality of his
corrupt Attorney General, has, for his own
advancement in his Ciesarian aspirations,
been willing coadjutor in all this wicked
ness. The papers of the North and West,
Republican as well as Democratic, come
to us laden down with uttcrances like these,
and there is no installing the ringing tone
in which they speak and the emphasis
with which they condemn the corrupt ad-
ministration and bad legislation, which
have brought about this condition of
things. Whilst doing this, in terms of
unstinted praise, they commend the man
illness and patriotism of the people of
Louisiana. AS a sample of these plain
utterances, the Philadelphia Telegraph, a
Republican paper, said in one of its issues
shortly after the outbreak:
''There is something more in the present diff
fculty than white mans party movement;
and true spirit of craftsmanship, whether in
the White House or among the people of the
country, cannot fail to recognize the fact that
the men who are now under arms at New Or
leans for the purpose of forcing the abdication
of Kellogg have suffered wrongs which they
would be unworthy the name of American
citizens did they not resent. Had such game
rs that which Kellogg has played in Louisiana
been attempted in this any other Northern
State there would have been an appeal to arms
long ago; and in Judging of the conduct Of the
consider for few moments how they would
like it themselves TO he dominated over for two
years by II gang of ruthans, and then be threat
ened with Acknowledgement because there was a
prospect that appeal to the hallot-box Mt Il
reasonably honestly conducted election would
result in the usurperS being driven from power
and perhaps brought to punishment"
And the following from a late number OF
the Washington Star, another supporter OF
Grants administration, uses the following
significant language:
'Now that the McEnery men of Louisiana have
shown by their prompt acquiescence 10 the
proclamation Of the President that their revol,
| was not directed against the United States gov
eminent, it is time that the North should scri-
ously set about the problem how to afford some
relief to the people of that State under so-c,l-
ed State government, which they assert is lille
| Ultimate, and which it is evident is quite intol-
cradle to them The main blame for the un-
pleasant state of affairs in Louisiana Culmnat-
ing in this ebullition of popular feeling rests
upon Congress. The President asked legisla-
ton by that body at the last session to settle
|
and Senator Carpenter, who had visited that
State to personally inform himself concerning
| the condition of affairs there, represented in
the strongest of language the injustice rs well
rs the harmful consequences likely 10 result II
some prompt action was not taken. But eth
er from fear TO lose political capital. or some
other cause, Congress Shirked the task, and ad-
journed leaving Kellogg in authority, support
| ed by the courts of the State, and therefore ne
cessarily by the Federal Government. Public
opinion should now be directed upon members
of Congress during the two months time before
| the meeting of Congress in such sort that they
will feel themselves required 10 make the work
of righting the wrongs Of Louisiana the bust
ness OF the session.
We could fill our entire paper witt
similar extracts, but space does not permit.
We are right then in saying that the revo-
luton in Louisiana has already borne fruit,
and we sincerely believe that in it the Re
publican party can read the downfall of its
rotten administration even as Belshazzar,
in the midst of his revelry and debauchery,
read the signs of his own downfall in the
handwriting on the wall Meme, Meme, Tekel,
Jptarsin.