The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-09-17

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MEETING OF TIE CABINET,
WASHINGTON, September 16.-There will
be a Cabinet meeting at 8 O'Clock over Lou
isiana matters. Nothing definite with re-
gard TO the policy can be known, because
the policy. is not formed. The general feel
Ing seems to5be that Kellogg's sponge is in
the ait' ID, ri ..f; rs III +. 90
GRANT VERY AEaRY-ToNs OF THE NORTHERN
80 ! ;.1sl>s'ri PRESS. $500 ~
WASHINGTON, September 16.--The Lonisi.
ana revolution has staggered the Admins
tration. They will do nothing within five
days. There can be no doubt that their
present intention is to restore the Kellogg
government. 1t is said that Grant is very
angry. ~.
ing, many Of the most ultra Republican pa
pers arguing that Louisiana has exercised
the divine and conceded right of revolution.
GENERAL EMORY ORDERED NOT TO RECOGNIZE
= THB INSURGENTS"
WASHINGTON, September 16.-The result
of the Cabinet meeting this afternoon was
an agreement that the following dispatch BE
sent immediately by the Adjutant. General
of the army to General Emory, command.
ing the Federal forces in Louisiana:
"War Department, Washington, Sep!em-
Der 16, 1S74.-Under no circumstances recog-
nize the insurgent government of Louisiana.
Within five days from the date of the pro-
clamation to the insurgents such action will
be taken as the emergency may require.
"By order of the President.
TSigned] go ssE. D. TOWNSEND,
+" Adjutant General"
VIEWS OF ATToRNEY-GRNERAL WILLIAMS.
WAsHINGToN, September 16.-Attorney-
General Williams tonight, in lengthy. in
terview with representative of the New
York Associated Press, said: "The called
Kellogg government has been esta bliShed and
in full operation for about two years. It has
been repeatedly declared by the courts OF
Louisiana to be the only legal government OF
the State. It has been repeatedly recognized
by the President and implied by Congress.
The President, in special message, called
the attention of Congress to the subject, and
stated if they'took no action he should feel
bound to regardthe Kellogg organization as
the lawful government OF. the State. Con-
gress declined to legislate about the matter.
The question is not now whether Kellogg
or Nc Emery is Governor, or whether or not
there were frauds or irregularities about the
election, but the question is whether State
government that has been fully organized
for nearly two years, recognized as such by
the Government, can be properly overthrow
by the armed populace Of a city in which the
seat of government is located, by means OF
violence and bloodshed. Admitting all the
wrongs charged upon the Kellogg govern
ment, can these proceedings be permitted 10
stand as precedent |? Are the governments
OF the States Of this Union to be determined
by pronun iGmentos and violent and bloody
outbreaks, as they are in Mexico and South
America?
81 do not see how this case differs in prin-
ciple from the Arkansas case. Brooks, relyr
ing upon the claim that he was elected, dis
placed Baxter by coup dftat. but the Pre-
sident refused to recognize his right to hold
the Office obtained in that.way. This was
decision against the Republicans and in IA
yor of the Democrats. Following this pre-
,cedent,I do not see, how the President can
recognize Penn. TO do so would be to hold
that political party defeated or claiming to
be defeated by fraud at an election for State
officers might, if opportunity offered, take
possession of the State government by force,
and so substitute violence and anarchy for
law and order. I believe it the duty Of the
general government to put down this law
lessness, whether committed by Republicans
or Democrats.
"The President has not been governed by
party considerations in these matters, and
las oftener decided for Democrats than for
Republicans in respect to southern difficult
ties. Whatever may be said of men and
things in Louisiana, the proceedings OF the
President in respect to that State have been
from the beginning in strict conformity to
law. This course, in my opinion, will not
now be changed. There is not sensible
man in the United States who does not know
that the seizure of the State government by
Penn and his adherents is in utter Violation
and disregard of all law. Can any reasona-
BILE man expect the President to become
party to such transaction!
a"With respect to the election, it Is impossl.
Bile to determine who was chosen. The re-
turns have never been canVassed, and they
were made up in perjury, forgery, and
fraud. have never believed that the Nc
Emery ticket was elected. 1t is absurd to
suppose that when Virginia, and North Car
lima, and nearly all the southern States, in-
cludipg those that are generally Democratic,
went for the Grant ticket, that Louisiana, the
strongest Republican State in the South, went
for the Greeley ticket, as is pretended, espe'
cialIy when the candidate for Governor on
thai ticket was an unreconstructed rebel
colonel. But it Is too late now to go back TO
that question. The issue now is between
law and order on the one hand and violence
and disorder on the other, and upon that IS
sue the position of the President is not q
doubtful one. =
TEE SITUATION IN NEW ORLEANS ANcEs
OF THE EXISTENCE OF LAW, ORDER, &C.
NEw ORLEANS, septsmber 1e The follow.
ing document, signed BY the presidents OF
the Chamber OF Commerce, Clearing House,
Cotton Exchange, and Merchants Exchange,
was telegraphed TO the President to-day -;
We, the undersigned, beg leave 70 IN
form your Exceilency that this city " per-
sfeetly daIet and free from all disturbing ele.
mel,ts. and business has been resumed e ] a !,
usual Il no further trouble being antic ipated.'
80 Custosn. House, Ef7s,o Orleans, septenbe
|1e.--I have been asksa 70 sign the an 't'''