Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-09-19

having nothing more to lose except Life
Itself, may well choose to perish in
last sharp contest, rather than to strug-
gle on III the misery aud despair which
their oppressors alone offer them. 1t
is certain that this rising would be
speedily successful, and would result
in the wholesale expulsion of the usur-
pers and robbers beyond the boundaries
of Louisiana, but for the new interven-
ton of Federal troops, which of course
will not be delayed. They pray to see
the false State Government utterly
swept away, and Louisiana once more
put under the dictatorship of some
decent army officer. in their view, the
iron hand of military rule is better
than the laWless despotism and the IN
restricted confiscation of Casey, Kel-
logg, DureH, and their confederates;
and no thoughtful observer can deny
chat this is reasonable conclusion and
desire.
And such is the result of nine years
of reconstruction and SIX years OF
Grantism This is the sort of peace
which the country receives from a mill.
tary President who annuls a popular
election and overthrows State Govern
ment-
What were the people of Louisiana
to do? They had appealed TO the Presi-
dent, to the Supreme Court of the
United States, and to Congress, to re-
dress their grievances. The President
refused to listen to them. The Su-
preme Court held that the question at
issue was local State matter of which
that body had no jurisdiction. And
Congress has lodged the question ever
since it was brought before that body,
The people of Louisiana exhausted
every peaceable remedy in fruitless eff
forts to secure redress. Only that OF
revolution was left them. Had these
outrages upon law and the rights Of
citizens been committed in New York
or Ohio, or Pennsylvania, and the
people of either of those States had
been denied redress, as the people Of
Louisiana have, is there a man who be.
heves that they would have quietly sub.
mitted thereto? An election for State
and parish officers is soon to take place
IN Louisiana, and, with the political
machinery which Kellogg has at his
command, he could and would perpet.
uate in that State the regime which has
made Mexican rule respectable. The
people of Louisiana demand only fan
election, and they are entii ely willing
that it shall be held under the author.
ity and supervision of the Federal mil.
itary, but they Will not submit to Its
being held by Kellogg and his SIMMONS
The grave question now presents itself
what viii Grant do about it? Havin g
hastily recognised the Kellogg usurpa-
ton as the government of Louisiana,
now that the usurper has been deserted
by almost every respectable citizen in
the State, black as well as
white, and deposed, will the Presi-
dent restore him to power? "There is, .
says the Tribune, ga stern poetic JUS
tice in the complication of events
which throws upon the power that
first thrust him into the Governorship
the odious task of putting him back
there again after the people have ex.
PEELED him. Gen. Grant must now
carry his crime against Louisiana to its
logical consequence. He upheld the
usurper; he will now use the army of
the United States to dispossess the
government which he knolgs 70 be the
legitimate one. We wish him Joy Of
Eis ooorpafio-a''