Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-01-23


have resulted in bloodshed. With re,
gard to the five men Whose seats were
/ cOntestedl excluded, no one can doub
that a majority of that legislature was
Republican, and nothing could excuse
or defend the lawlessDess OF Wilt in
this matter. The Democratic party in
Louisiana had seized upon the Organiza-
ton OF the legislature and tTampled un-
der foot every guarantee of constitu-
/ tiOnal liberty. They had rather WIN by
/ force than gain by fairness.
BE sent to the clerks desk and had
| read a communication from the New
I York Times, which be said he learned
I was written by d. w. StoughtOn, q
lawyer of eminence, and, he thought,
| took an unprejudiced view OF the whole
matter. 1t was the duty Of Kellogg to
put down that irregularity in the Iegis-
lature. The oath which he had taken
compelled him to interfere. He
could not do so by calling upon
the State militia, because his call
would not have been obeyed. Under all
the difficulties which surrounded him
he was per 'ectly right in calling on the
| military power Of the general govern
ment. General DeTrobriand went into
that legislature without any intention to
trample ON the liberties of any one. He
went there to put out five men who had
no business there. His colleague Thur
man had asked him if he approved of
that. He [Shermsn] approved OF it as
the President OF the United States did.
To call this Louisiana trouble a great
historical outrage where the rights of
the people had been trampled upon, was
simply making a mountain out of a
mOle-hill. Governor Kellogg had un-
doubted right to call on the President to
put down domestic violence. The legis.
lsturs was not in session, and the consti-
tuition expressly provides that the gov
ernor in that case may call on the Presi-
dent for aid. What was the result of that
interference? No blood was shed, but
five men who had no business there were
excluded. The Legislature would have
acted on the cases OF these members
He had seen a Republican house seat
Democratic representatives, and Dem.
ocratic house seat Republican represent
atives. He had no doubt the legislature
would have performed its duty accord
ing to law.
Senator Thurman asked if his coll
league did not know that the body claim
ing to be the Louisiana legislature seat
ed five men in place OF five put out,
without any investigation whatever.
Senator Sherman said he did not
know ii, bnt il it was so he.hoped con-
gress would do its duty when the ques-
ton came before it in the admission of
a senator. Continuing bis argument he
said he had never voted yet to recognize
the election of 1872, but Kellogg had
been installed as governor, and recog-
Dized as such by the local authorities of
Louisiana, by the supreme court of the
State, by the President Of the United
States, and by the action of the house of
representatives. Whatever might be
the opinion of senators as to the rights
of Kellogg, no one would question his
power to act while in possession of the
office. He next referred to the tele.
grams of General Sh 2ridan, and said the
senators on the other side did the gross
est Injustice to that officer and General
Grant. When all the facts In the csse
became known, it was ascertained that
General Grant knew no more about
what took place in New Orleans on the
fourth instant than the senators them
selves. General Sheridan was there and
saw these disturbances, and in the ex-
citement of the moment sent the tele-
gram so much complained of. This was
all the gallant soldier did to bring down
all this denunciation on himself. He
then sent to the clerks desk and had |
read the official reports of General Sheri. !
dan, and argued that they were true.
Senator Bsyard said it had been de. !
MED by prominent clergymen in New 1
Orleans that there was defiance of law /.
existing there.
Senator Sherman said they had de- /
MED that, but they had not denied the |
official report of General Sheridan that |
three thousand five hundred murders /
had been committed since 1856 They /
had not denied tl1e Colfax massacre or |
the Coushatta outrage.
Senator West said the senator from .
Ohio Thurman stated that the legis-
lature had admitted five men in place of 1
those put jut by General DeTrObriand.
Senator Thurman replied that ne saw
II so stated.
Senator West said the senator was
only three men had been
admitted and they were from Republi-
can parishes.
Senator Sherman, on resuming, said
that If General Sheridan was to be pun
ished for the bad advice given to con-
gress, then, Lord, save ali the people OF
schemes to congress. Gen.
eral Sheridan had not declared that the
whole people Of Louisiana were BAN
ditti. He said that the leaders of the
White League were, The word banditti
meant robbers and outlaws, and these
men were robbers and outlaws, who
murdered and plundered by night and
committed nAmeless crimes. They were
worse than the italian or Spanish ban
ditti, for they plundered only the
rich, and would show mercy to the poor.
This kukluX Of the south showed no
mercy TO the poor. He next read from
a book published by E. A. Pollard, as to
the actions Of the kuklux, and said that
General Sheridan was right in calling
them bsnditti; bsnditti, kuklux and
White League were all the same. He
-Sherman1 knew that the Democratic
senators here would condemn these cut
RACES, but they were all committed for
and in the name OF the Democratic
psrty, These senators had sworn to
carry ont the constitution Of the United
States, and they must restore peace
throughout the land. he would
not care anything about tha ac-
cession to power of the Democrat
C party but for fear that hundreds Of
good peOpis in the land would be muir
1efed. The party Eogld be powerless to
keep back these outlaws II tia Demo-
,rats had q majority in the Louisiana
legislature. Let them have it. He was
,ure none Of the Republican senators
leEe desired to Keep them out. be next
referred to the troubles In COlisx and
and sAid when crime was
in the north the perpetrators
were promptly punished. He was will
ing to do anything In his power to !