The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-01-14

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" Results as clearly from lhe fneenll,
amendment " The constitution aud
lhe acts that have been passed 20 on,
lofee That amendment, ~ lhe abr0ga.
ZION Of the state laws upholdIng sla.
very results from The thirteenth
amendment 10 tho consultation.
Wide tho Jurisdiction 81 tho court
IN The case " Kellogg W Wormolh
: Anl others ls clear 10 my mind, il
seelns That some orders made by tie
Judge on that and the kindred case of
Antoine were Illegal, hut while they
are no held aud considered II IL not 10
10 forgotten, that lhe mandate Of his
court hAd been eonlempluously denled,
anu they were made while Wild scenes
OF anarchy were sweeping away all the
restraint Of law aud order, Duublless
the Judge oi this court made some
grave mistakes, but the law allows a
chancellor great latitude ia not only
Furnishing those who condemn hIs az
derH aud lnJuncIlons, but In preventing
the contamination Of the wrong which
no has judlelally forbidden. What.
ever may be said or thought Of those
matters II was only made known 10
me That u process Of the United States
court was resisted, aud as said not pro.
vldes for the use Of the army and navy
when necessary 10 enforce judicial
process arising lhereund r, conaId.
cred II my duty 10 sec that such process
was executed according 10 the Judg.
ment of court resulting from these pro.
ceedIngs,
Through various controversies nnd
complications u state administration
was organized with William T., Kel,
logg IA governor, which, IN the dis.
charge Of my duty, under section four,
article four OF the constitution, have
recognized rs the government Of that
state, II has been bitterly aud per-
sisIently alleged that Kellogg was not
elected, Whether he was or was not
Is not altogether certain, nor IL II any
more certain that his competitor, Me.
Emery, was chosen. The whole ccc.
ton was most gigantic fraud and
there are no reliable returns 10 be
found OF liz result, Kellogg obtained
possession Of the office aud, In my
opinion, has more right 10 II than his
competitor
Respecting the alleged interference
by the military with the organization
Of the Legislature of Louisiana, on the
9th instant, ] have no knowledge or
information which has not been re-
ceived by me since that time and pub.
llshed. My first information was from
tue papers of the morning OF January
5th. Ibid not know that any such thing
was anticipated and no orders or sug.
gestions were ever given 10 any mill
tary officer in that state upon the sub
ject prior to the occurrence. am well
aware that any military interference
by the officers or troops of the United
States in the organization of the late
legislature or any Of its proceedings or
with the civil department of the gov
eminent is repugnant to our ideas Of
government. can conceive of no
case not involving rebellion or insur-
rection where such interference by the
authority of the general government
ought to be permitted or can be justi
fed but there ale circumstances con.
nected with the legislative embroglio
in Louisiana which seems to exempt
the military from any intentional
wrong in that matter, knowing that
they had been placed in Louisiana to
prevent domestic violence and aid in
the enforcement of the state laws.
Lieutenant General Sheridan was
requested by me to go to Louisiana to
observe and report the situation there,
and if in his opinion ii was Necessary
for him to assume command, which
he did on the 4th instant, after the
legislative disturbance had occurred,
ut nine o'clock =. NJ, number of
hours after the disturbance. No party
motives or prejudice can reasonably be
imputed to him, but honestly convinced
by what he had heard and seen there
he has characterized the leaders of the
white league in severe terms, and sug-
gested summary modes of procedure
against them, which. though they can
not he adopted, would, if legal, soon
put an end TO the troubles and disor-
ders in that state.
General Sheridan was looking at facts,
and possibly not thinking of the pro.
ceedings which would be the only
proper ones to pursue in time of peace,
but thought more of the utterly law
less condition OF the society surround
ing him mt the time Of his dispatch and
of what would prove sure remedy
He never proposed to do all illegal act
nor expressed a determination to pro-
coed beyond the law for the punish
ment of the atrocities which have
been committed and the commissions
Of which cannot be successfully denied. !
1t is dePlorable fact that political
crimes and murders have peeu cont
mitted in Louisiana which have gone /
unpublished, and that SUCH crimes have +,
been justified will east a reproach Oh