New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-01-20
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE
HOW 1T IS REGARDED BY THE
LOYAL PRESS.
1t is Declared Wise. Legal, States.
manlike Document,

We publish few extracts from some ,
the Northern and Western papers on I'll
Presidents special message in response I
the resolution introduced il the Senate
MIR. Thurman, asking for information abou
Louisiana. The honorable gentleman frol
Ohio no doubt obtained more informatio
than he desired. The message itself wa
plain statement of facts, and is SO recos
nized here, and We have seen no attempt t
oontrovert it, even by the Democratic press
These extracts will show how it is receives
in other portions of the country:
From the Milwaukee Sentinel
The Presidents message to Congress re
garding the Louisiana troubles ia lust wha
we expected and predicted it would be
lie has nothing to conceal or apologize for
but gives calm recital OF facts unem
bel!ished by any emotional appeals O
fights Of rhetoric. 1t is 2 supremely sensi
BILE paper. being merely report of the ser
want OF the people as the manner in whiol
he has discharged the responsibility whicl
has devolved upon him. 1t bears the i'm
press of man who has faithfully dis
charged his duty SO far as he was EN-
powered, and who, arrogating nothing
asks the action of Congress. Whatevel
that body Wills without fear or favor b,
promises to perform in the future as hs
has, when instructed, in the past
The Senate having. by resolution, askeG
him specific questions, he promptly and
exhaustively answers them. He cites thu
instances of lawlessness which have pre-
vailed in Louisiana from the date of ite
reconstruction to the present time. He
nuvh hut <ho Al.
of Congress it becomes the province of the
United States courts to interfere in case OF
fraudulent elections, for the purpose OF
preserving the Political equality of its
citizens, irrespective of race or color. l,
was shown that at the time of the Kellogg
election the Warmoth clique had kept oui
of the count about 10000 votes which
properly belonged to Kellogg, so that while
the returns we're so manipulated as to
defeat him, he, no doubt, possessed a real
majority of the votes. He passes no judg.
ment on the decision Of the court, that
being beyond his province. The judge
might have made grave mistake, but the
decision of the court being rendered, it was
the constitutional duty Of the executive to
see that it was enforced. The election
"was a gigantic fraud" but he thinks that
Kellogg had more right to the office than
McEnery, and the former, being Gov.
ernor dc facto, had to be Sustained
until the question was decided BY
the proper authorities. The McEnery party
in certain localities endeavored to place
their candidates in office by force, and in
the Colfax and Coushatta
outrages in different localities, the victims
being invariably colored OF white Repub-
licans. This order of things was continued
until the Penn insurrectiOn, when tie "C0n-
seized the State House after
some twenty men had been killed in the
streets of New Orleans. On the issuance
Of the Presidents proclamation the insur-
gents relinquished the State House, and
quiet for while was secured; but methods
Of intimidation were actively used through
out the State to influence the last election.
At Shreveport an organization was formed,
the members of which solemnly bound
to discharge such Of their en-
ployes as should vote the Republican ticket
This is simply one instance. Other means
were plentifully used. The President, as
executive officer, disclaims any power to
Judge of the decisions of the legally in
stituted Returning Board. The men they
return as elected have Drima facie right
TO seats at the organization of the Assem-
bly,, and must be secured in that right.
The President deplores the necessity of
keeping troops in Louisiana, but does not
think that the present condition of affairs
n the State will admit of their Withdrawals;
md firmly says that to the extent that Con-
,ress has conferred power on him to pre-
vent, ''neither Ku klux Klans, White
Leagues. or any other associations using
.rms and violence to execute their unlaw.
ul purposes can be permitted in that way
o govern any part of this country; nor can
see, with Indifference, Union men or Re.
,ublicans Ostracised, persecuted and mnr-
lered on account of their opinions. as they
low are in some localities
Such is the spirit of the Presidents mes
age. 1t is plain, straightforward state
nent of fact, and earnestly asks Congress
o act in the Louisiana matter. There is no
;Hsarism IN it, nothing like usurpation. Its
lrm, manly and quiet tone presents pleas.
ng contrast to the wild and forid utter
noes Of the Democratic press and Demo
ratio Congressman. There is no firebrand
a it, nothing concealed anywhere. The
'hole subject is placed before Congress,
7hich, it It is anyways near as true to it's
uty as the President has been, will solve
he vexed question
From the Albany Evening Journal.
The Presidents message on the Louisiana
uestiOn was sent to Congress to day.
here is every reason to believe that it is
strong, wise, patriotic document, which
ill commend itself to the judgment and
avor OF the country. If we may Judge
'om the foreshadowing of its tenor and
'om the hasty reading we have given it, it |
ill furnish conclusive evidence that the |
resident honestly seeks solution of the |
roblem in harmony with the just sentiment |
,Dcerned. 1t will prove that from the |
eginning Of the Louisiana difficulty he has |
one what he has done only because he |
onestly saw no other way of fulfilling the |
ave and delicate duties devolved upon |
m. Whatever else may be said, whether /
> has made mistakes or not, it will show |
lat he sincerely desires just settlement, |
I'd that the epithets of ''tyrant'' and |
1surper," insolently applied by the same
anton Democratic defamers who villified |
m when he was saving the Union, are as
lse as they are disgraceful.
The President asks Congress to settle the
lestioD. He did so two years ago, and
Dngress should have responded to the
ii, though it felt disposed to trust the
after in his hands. Now at least it must
Get the obligation. 1t must squarely face
Q whole subject and dispose of it in the
CHEST spirit of patriotic statesnanlike
Irpose Rising above all mere partisan
Dsiderations. it must determine what
yht and justice require, and then must |
telllgently and unhesitatingly do it. If
'ngress will evince this temper, as the
resident asks it and as the spirit of all its
at men prompts, then all will yet be we'll.
that case, the present exigency will
owe source of good instead of evil. The
esent furry will prove as ephemeral as
st OF wind-nay more. the Republican
rty will be strengthened through the de-
onstration of its honest and upright pur-
Sc to do what the best welfare of the
untry requires.
The question which q ks agitated the land
the past week il simply that of the
hite League revolution and the military
at the opening of the Loui-
ma Legislature. IN that matter the facts