The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-01-07
The Louisiana ImbrOglio.

NEW OEtRANs, Jan. o.
The Washington special to the Times
says the information received by the gov
crnmcni from Louisiana Is substantially
the samc as that telegrapbcd to the press,
except In oug or two particulars. The
statement in the press dispatches, that the
United States soldiers forcibly elected from
their seats IN the legislative hall those per-
sons who had no certificates from the re-
turning board. ID not corroborate1, but, on
the contrary, 1t is claimed that those men,
bcrs left At the invitation of the military,
without any forcibc means being en-
ploycd. 1t Is also believed that the press
dispatches which represented De Trobriaud
as acting under the orders of Gov. Kellogg
arc not correct. OF course. It makes little
difference in point Of fact whether claim
| ants to seats 10 the legislature vacated
them at the request of the military author
tiles, or whether they were forcibly eject
cd, since, in either case, the federal power
was used against them. The ejectment is
justified, and would bc approved even
though physical force were employed. The
members of the legislature who had Ger
titicates from the returning board were the
only persons regarded as entitled to be
within the bar Of the house, and clai nants
to seats had no more right 10 be there than
any similar number of mel from the mass
OF citizens outside the house, which was
organized by the republicans. according TO
information received here, containing a
quorum of all those who had certificates
from the returning board and is therefore
n legal legislative body. The operations
of the federal authorities are held to be le-
gal by republicans generally. If the CUES
ton is asked whether the government and
leading republicans are satisfied with this
| condition OF affairs, and whether they
view the situation with any exultation, it
is correct To answer emphatically IN the
negative. Those who have sustained the
course of the government in its endeavors
to maintain the Kellogg government,
and who believe in the legality of Kelogg's
election. and who hate the white league,
say that they are tired gu. with the con-
tnuous failures to secure the desired fruits
of interference Kellogg has failed 10 take
advantage Of the aid that has been extend
ed to him and bis government and is weak.
or to-day than ever before. Instead Of
peace being conserved By federal action,
disturbances and violence have been contin-
ually engcndered and the white league and
conservative clements laugh at tho Kellogg
government, decline to recognize any au-
thorily existing in the state except federal
authority, and whenever this is exhibited
they resist It 10 that extent which shows
that their obedience is enforced Of neccs-
sity. It is felt that the time has come
when congressional action is indispensable
to permanent settlement of the Louisiana
imbroglio
A'rNgEy on HIS Mrscig-wHAT SHERIDAN
THINKS or WHITE LgAGrEIs.
The New Orleans special to the Herald
says Gov. McEnery has good reason to be
lieve that Gen. Sheridan contemplates ar
resting him along with Lieut.. Gov. Penn
and Gen. Ogden, commauder-in-c chief Of
the white league, and says il the arrest i:
based upon or backed ny by the civil au
thorities il will be promptly submitted to-
If Il strictly military order Of Gen. Sher
dams authority II will be resisted to the
last extremity. TO the same correspondent
Gen. sheridan stated that he had not con.
suited any citizens before coming to hi:
conclusions or taking action His state
ments were simply his own impressions
All these troubles are prompted by poll
ticians and for political purposes, ant
their solution Is proposed in his dispatch
to Secretary Belknap asking authority
| to deal with the league as bandi,ti. Ill
defined his policy rs follows: ''If tn
government and president will indorse IN
, | will settle the trouble myself. know
what they are. You cannot have goo
: government in any country where secretl
armed bodies Of men exist without puttin
! them down. propose 10 do it, Whe
asked if he thought such summary cours
could be pursued under the law, the ger
! eral replied that there was law for it, h
: did not call 10 mind now exactly where
but it hal been applied before when base
4 upon the presidents proclamation.