The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-01-19

be esteemed as the most brutal and unciv
lied savages on the face of the earth.
This much for preface. Feeling thus b
terly against the South, and having approve
in the most unqualified terms of almost eve
outrage heaped upon us by the General Go
eminent, the Weekly stands aghast ct Il
latest ''wrong."
Sheridan and his troopers have struc
terror to the soul OF even this fierce an
malignant enemy Of the South, and the ''Jou
nal of Civilization begins to see as "throug
a glass darkly" that the very governme1
itself is seriously threatened
We regard the following editorial, which W
print entire from its last issue, as of NOR
than ordinary significance
Events In Louisiana.
| 1t is the happy fortune OF this country tina
we live under government OF laws and no
of men, and that there is a universal ant
prompt awakening of the public mind when
ever the authority of law is transcribed. The
late events in New Orleans have produced a
more general and painful excitement than
anything that has recently occurred, and the
consequences will undoubtedly be far reach
ing and most important. The Louisiana
question is no longer one of party under the
government, but of the fundamental guaran-
tees OF American liberty. The condition of
the State indeed, has long been deplorable,
and it is one OF the chief offenses of Con-
gress that after the report OF its own com
mlttee, revealing the anarchy that prevailed,
it refused to take action.
large share OF the responsibility for the
late events, therefore, belongs to Congress-.
But while this is true-while the situation
may be all that has been represented by the
most heated partisan-while all NAV be true
that Gen. Sheridan stated in his first dis
patch, although he could hardly have known
1t to be so-while all that is charged as to the
murderous and unlawful designs of the
White League may be correct-while all that
was said in the Senate of assassination, Ku-
klux and rebellion may be well founded
while all that is alleged of the irreguIaritv
and illegality of the organization of the Leeis-
lature may be conceded, the action Of the |
republican Government upon the assembling |
Of the Louisiana Legislature has no prece-
lent whatever in American constitutional
history, except the Democratic crime against
Kansas, and painfully recalls King Charles's
atal and foolish arrest of the five members.
We will take the facts from the chief actor.
VIZ. Kellogg, in his statement to the reporter
II the Herald, and they are confirmed by the
mass of testimony. The general election took
'lace IN November, and the result for the
lower House of the Legislature was very
lose. The Returning Beard, which is the
awful body to declare the result, gave ma
orlty OF two or three to the Republicans, and
eft some seats in doubt, to be settled by the
legislature. The Legislature met, and. like
II Legislative bodies, was the sole Judge of
he qualifications and election of its mem
0rS.
Ii Is claimed that persons not legally re- ;
lrned as elected took part in the organiza-
on, and that there was great disorder Upon
us fifty-two members clear majority !
those legally returned as elected waited .
pom the Governor, and told him til 1t q mob
as in possession of the Legislative Hall, OBJ
ructing the action of the Legislature. I'm =
'ubtedly, If there was dangerous disorder, it !,
as the duty OF the Governor, in the last ex-
entity, to maintain the peace +,
He Immediately ordered body of police =
the spot, and fearing, from the appearance
things, riot, he requested the officer
the United States troops to send o
ldiers to his assistance, to be marched into e
9 building to aid the police, "orders being 3
ven" and of course by his authority sthat n
member returned as elected, nor any regu-
officer of the Legislature should be in f.
cred with, but that the mob and persons 4;
returned as elected, should be removed ~
m the floor Of the House" ~
This is the Governors own statement. Now q,
is not authorized to employ the United Sc
ties troops to keep the peace until he has Nc
de requisition upon the President, and fo
n is the jealous regard of the Constitution br
the people as represented in the Legisla- ST.
Q that he cannot do that except ''when the =
yislature cannot be convened" But it ap- III
rs that the Governor made no request to III
President, while, by his own statement, CT
re was lawful quorum of the Legislature an
IN the spot 40
{, as the Governor claims, clear majority he
he lawful Legislature waited upon him, no
simple, obvious lawful course was that wo
y should organize, and then, with the ;ne
7ernor, if they thought the peril imminent. nv
for necessary aid. But there was and ~
I'D have been no peril. There would have ~
n two bodies claiming to be the Legisla- ba,
,-one composed, according to the Cover sol
S statement, of a minority of those law MA
y declared to be elected, the other of nw
jul majority. and recognized by him. If 7
sssary. an appeal could then have been mr.;
le to Congress. ~
he gravity and the menace Of this case Sta
'an oeI'er unuefs,anu oy making 1t our sha
yuh.
York Legislature as closely divided be- VIII;
N the parties as that of Louisiana, and can
dozen Republicans, claiming to be doe
ted, but thrown out by the canvassers, flor
taken part in the organization, and the vot,
Sc, so constituted, had chosen Republi- Tn;
Speaker, what should we have thought int;
ov. Tilden had sent a Tile of United States noIl
ers with orders that persons not re- tbr[
I'd as elected should be removed from arm
loor of the House," moo
:. Thurman stated in the Senate that some
ago the Legislature of Ohio was engaged NJ
fortnight in desperate wrangle over who
AVIATION. but from whatever cause the pam
lie may have arisen, he said that if Pres The
Van Buren, had sent the army to settle the
iffculty, the army would not left Column then
gain. Sam Adams would have said very the
the same thing hundred years ago. the
Tery great wrong, as it seems to us, has 8" fire
committed in New Orleans, and with whe,
cquiescence of the Administration. Re- in p
can as we are. We are SO only because
'lieve the equal rights of all Americans tt
far Vvifh khr ,t,l1, j | -