New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-01-14
BY TELE R A P H
CONGRESS.
Senator Logan'S Speech.

Semat0s
WASHINGTON January i3-As unfinished
business Mr.. Schurz' resolution in regard to
Louisiana was resumed.
Mr.. Logan said he believed it was con-
sidered the duty of the sailor to stand by
his ship in tho midst of q great storm.
Senators on his side OF the chamber had
been told that great storm Of Indignation
was gathering in this land which would
certainly wreck the Republican craft.
The Republican party had been character
lied as tyrannical, oppressive, and the
course of the party and the executive had
been denounced even by men who had re-
ceived clemency from that party. What
was the cause Of all thiss He might be
mistaken, but he thought this was the be.
ginning Of the campaign OF 1876; he pro.
posed to discuss the question which should
be presented to the American people truly
and fairly from an honest and legal stand
point. He argued that there was gov
ernment in Louisiana: whether it was a
government OF right or not was not the
question.
Could any Senator on this floor to-day
stand up and deny the fact that a govern
ment existed in louisiana! Whether they
called it a government do iure or a govern
ment dc factO was another question. 1t
would not do for Senators to talk about the
election OF 1872. That had no more to do
with the organization of the Legislature on
the fourth instant than an election Of 100
years hence.
If there was no government in Louisiana,
as had been argued by the Senator on the
other side, why did they make all this noise
and confusion about Overturning q Legisla.
ture. If there was no State government
there was no Legislature. He did not pro-
pose TO evade the question in that manner.
however. There was q government in that
State-a government recognized by the
courts, recognized by one branch of Con-
gress and recognized by majority OF the
citizens of the State.
The acts Of the Conservatives in the
Louisiana Legislature on the fourth instant
were acts of treason against she State. tor
which they should have been punished. 1t
had been said here that there was no in
timidatiOn in the South. He denied that
such was the fact. On the night before the
election in Louisiana last fall notices were
posted up on the doors Of white and cOlored
Republicans, notifying them If they voted
the Republican ticket their lives would be
in danger. Such notices were two by six
inches in size, indicating the size Of a grave.
Passes for safe travel were given to GOlored
men who voted the Democratic ticket to
protect them against the White League.
Mr.. Logan then read from one OF these
passes as follows:
"NEw ORLEANS, November. %, 1874.
''This is to certify that --, barber
by occupation, is member of the first ward
Democratic club, and at the late election he
worked and voted for the Democratic
candidates"
ME-. Logan next read from = Shreveport
paper to the effect that the Democrats
wanted no concessions Or favOrs from
Kellogg or Packard; that the Returning
shr,,l1 nDHarc<ouR ho$ rn1oca -
made returns ~ the votes we're given on
the day Of the election they should forfeit
their lives. There should be some concert
OF action throughout the State and such
action should be prompt and emphatic.
Resuming his argument, he said: The
Senator from G orgia (Gordon) was in the
habit Of bringing in Georgia at all times
when intimidation was spoken of to show
that that State was peaceful. He (Logan)
would speak on that point before he CON
cluded. The Senator (Gordon) had yester-
day asked where the judicial officers of
Louisiana were; why they did not arrest
and punish the perpetrators of the crimes
in Red River parish! lie CLogan) would
tell him where they we're. The attorney
was murdered by the same banditti which
murdered the men at Coushatta.
Mr.. Gordon asked where was the United
States attorney, where was the enforcement
act. where WAS the army Of the United
States.
Mr.. Logan said: Great heaven. did the
Senator wont the army! he thought he had
been railing against tho use of the army.
Laughter. The Senator had denounced the
Republican party and the government.
Mr.. Gordon said he defied the Senator to
find an utterance of his against the govern
ment of the United States or any one in
except miserable men in his
State.
Mr. Logan said the Senator had denounced
the administration, and it had been spoken
of in this debate as government. He then
reviewed the circumstances which took
place in New Orleans on the fourth instant,
and said the acts Of tho Wiltz Legislature
were acts Of a revolutionary body. Gov.
ernor Kellogg .Ook no action whatever until !
The Legislature had been taken possession !
If by mob. AS Governor of the State it |
was his duty to do so; to do all in his power |
20 preserve peace and order. 1t was Kel. |
ogg himself who took the responsibility Of |
calling upon the troops. Grant had nothing |
% do with it. Sheridan had nothing to |
10 with it, and the Senate had nothing to |
10 with it. Therefore. the denunciatiOp I
leaped on President Grant by the Dem.
,crats for using the army went for naught.
or he knew no more about it, than the |
Democrats did until he saw it in the public
Prints. The Democrats could not wait to
AVE all the facts about Louisiana. They
ore the country for political pur.
,Oses and for nothing else. The
Democratic party had endorsed usur.
,ations ten times az strong as this com.
,lained of in New Orleans. He lLogan)
'elieved that this raid made in the Senate.
n the New York press, and by the New
(Ork meeting showed that there was
ONE kind Of understanding that this
evolution was to be made in Louisiana for
he purpose of Overturning the Legislature
f the State. He did not say the under.
enate. but it was somewhere. He defended
he action Of Kellogg in calling upon the
Military, and said had the Democrats been
n power and the Republicans had tried to
verthrow them as the Democrats
ried to the Republican government in
Jew Orleans. the Democrats would have
cted just as Kellogg did,. The Democratic
arty had frequently endorsed tho use of
Military force. General jackson. when in
rrested and imprisoned Judge Hall
Or issuing writ Of habeas corpus.
! few years afteward the Democrats |
lected him President of the United States.
"A 1891 there wac a runaway slave in Bos.
on. and Franklin Pierce. Democratic
President, ordered the use of troops from
he Navy Yard and Fort independence TO
rrest this fugitive slave. When tee Re.
ublican party used the army TO enforce
NV the same Democrats howled as if a set
+ pirates were about to fro their houses.
n 1856. in Kansas. in the town of Topeka. a
rec State Legislature met. Franklin
'ierce. Democratic President. issued his
commanding that body to dis.
erse. and Jefferson Davis. then Secretary
+ War. issued an order placing the United
tates army in Kansas under command of
he Governor of that State. Colonel Sum'
er. afterward a General and killed in bat
les did disperse that legislature That act