, 1875-01-18
NUMBER l40.


;" ~ ts4o lthlhCLlOH OF lId AcKn6HlAdG8
q = 8 because i, gasc to tho Fundlng-Doard
without review, a'scre.ionnry nnthorit
to to .,d,'a sdtnit 10. 10 10 funded some se,ooo,eo
undcr tho tisgutae Of reducing tie acknowledge
debt tt gave opportunity II, swo1l shs frauiufeu
dcbt against tho State. THIS no.ninal rcduct{o,
Of tho State taxes las been accompanied by
cech tho State. 1'ut parishes have. notvith
Standing, created liabilities, Judgments las
ing been received On shcn tic courts hav
d'rcc:e'! taxes to bo ioviod for their payment
| and thus tho actual tnzes have bccu carried II
beyond tho authorized rateg Ringa l,eTo bca
formed IN Parishes composod Of Tie parlah at.
cccFh, tIeir relativcs, end Of the co.nperattn,
! Dcn:ocsats WHO wonla buy up tlleao obligstiont
put item III Judgment. and eauae them to b
enforced, to tho great d1strcsB OF tho neigh
borllond-a distress 10 great that tho aa1es
lard for taxes hayo hccono slmost abaolutol
| Impossible.
p1y!H1ox or THE NEGRO VOTE.
But the reduction of WAEcH tile non-fulal
ment nf personal Or politica pedgca, tho NAL
| feasnnce Of hane and local officials, dispute
nmong tho leading colofe'l perno'ls, III othe
| canes of the scoot-funda. and the failuro ol III
Fretdlnerl'a 1ssui, all combined to divide Ii
| Views Of tho coored vuierA during the late can
| raign An effort ~ns accordiagly masaa bv tn
| Conservatives to acquire n part Of tho negf
| vote. With that view 1t was sought in man
! quarters to rropitIate them. Tho frequent Al
| rests bE United States 1lasstald for iutiu,atlo
Or threats OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT. and the opprea
! zion that was felt TINT tho Returning 'Eoar
would count cut their men ii MI excuse for s,lck
a cour.e were offered. all coubiued, especial.
after the fith Of September, toput tho Eone.rva
lives Oh their good lchavior. aud tho result was
tat In November. 1874. tho people Of tho State
| Of Louisiana did fairly hare free, peaceabIe
/ and full registration nud election. i'll Which a
| clear Conservative majority waB elected to tue
Lower House Of the Legislature, OF whle!. ma
Unjust Illegal, and arbitrary action OF tho ne-
turning hoard. Tia. there we're tnrbuleu.
| spirits caniut be denied thoEe returned TO onico
by tue Returning Eoar1 in violation Of t,o
| wishes Of the people. arc especially clioua. In
ons instance the elitor Of tie Shrnrcsport
se'rs. III anticipation of tho Illustration by tho
Returning Eoarti Of tho will Of tho people,
| orenly declared tAat tho ouly remedy was ''so
| kill the usurpers, anu declared this to be the
sentiment OF the Conservatives OF ha section CT
the State: but. beyond q newspaper odtor or
two, no deca'atipn. oTon Of that scrt. was
brought to U1lr nGtee. although it was admitted
| OH Al! hands tl1as the whi:o people Of the who'o
State felt greatly outraged by the ection Of tito
| Returning Board.
Indeed. /: il conceded by stl parties that tho
Kellogg Government il only upheld by tho Tcu-
| eial ulliary. Withdraw tho military and tha.
| Government ~il 20 doEH. This was tEuo br-
| ftre tho 4tlt Of January al well IA now. Gov.
Kellogg says thia III owing 10 tho doabt that Con-
| e1csB Las permitted about tho legality Of Ills
l
| not only because lia Government Is illegal, but
lecalsoit has been abusise aud corrupt.
| THE WHITE LEAacE.
In this connection Wo refer to tho White
LtEgue tneutluned i'll tho meesaEe Of tho rteai-
deAt., In tha last msaigu in Louisiana tile op-
poHitlon ~as composed Of various ele1nents-
Democrats. 1.ctprucrs, dirEaiiRticd Republicans.
Liberal ke5'sll s&hr. old WhiCe-- in order
to itlaacc the cooperation Of ALL Bon,e ot whom
1cj1'.rd to Unite With ell organization called
| democratic. they tonk tho nunlo OF Tho
Peoples i'nrts." cal!el ip some localities '.thc
Conservative PARTY in o;lcrs "tllo White
3ian'4 party" in o.lers "Tbc White Loague,'' y
anI lnl Ordinary pollical Cuba u.rltr .hcHo
names throughout the rural ahsricts, which were
ordinary political eltbs. AID Hosli"E moro
uci.her secret. nor armed. uor Otherwise differ
cat from usual political o,ranisasioih. These
mutt not, however, bo ccnf:urdcd, from thD
similarity OF HUNG, with tic 'Wnite Lcagle Of
thu City Of New O.leans." That leagne is au
organization complised Of different clubs, num-
btliug in all between Z, sou aud 2soj-tho mem,
beIs OF which ha7U provided srH ios theu.aolvcs
aud With bs Wlthot aims PnEaEa in military drill
| They hayo no uniform. and tue arms aro tho
property Of the individuals and net Of the or
gaaiz4tions. They coinp1ise large number OF
reputable citizens and Of prone1ty-holders in Now
Orleans Their purpose they declare to be
slsuliy ptotecsion,, nece .sity oecasionod
by the existence Of Leagues among the backs. OF
tho hottliity With vhlch tic Kellogg Govern.
inent arrayed tho blacks against the white race.
Of the want Of security to seacablo citizens and
tilcir families, which existed for those fcasous.
aud botauso f;Bo of tho peculiar formation Of
Police Brigade. On tho oiher hand tho nopua-
l,carA sseort that thiH ID an hrrned body OF vol
uuseors. existing for tho purpose Of in.mdatinG
tho blackA and orofshrorihg thu Kellogg Gov
eminent. Tint it had my considerable relations
outside Of the City Of New Orleans. or that it
YEA intended iu any way to Interfere with tho
rights Of the colorct1 :citizens, did not appear
uor, on tho ether hand, did 1t appear that thero
wao any e1tonsivc secret league among tho
blacks ot any Kind. That the White Lcaguo
would readily cooperate in any feasibis scheme
for oycrthroNing the Kellogg doyornrneut. your
COMMITTEES do not doubt; 30 will, substantially,
all tho Hlnto citizens Of Louisiana Snul, or
rsto15 70 10 justified.
THE w1r7E-LgAduK RESURRECTION.
Ihe al1iar Of the t4ti& Ut September il an Illus
tration Of this. The member at the White
| League had purchased nrps. Tie police had
seized theeo ar1us without process Of law. takipg
hem fafciblT from tbs merchsuta wha hhd sold
Anl from tho members who hal bought them.
consignment OF arms wsa to artlEe by tic ataan-
wore called out on tho morning Of The 14tb, to
| 70 and tako them In body. Tho police under
took to sei2e the ar1uB. fhs two bodies Gallo
into collision OH tho wharf. and several persons
worn killed aud wounded. There vero then hurli-
" my Fodorl tsoopa in New Orleans, and tue
tsintegration nt tho Kellogg party wsH suct, That
before night renn and his associates had only to
tnke possession Of tue Executive Offices without
city accepted BY the wAtss Throughout the State.
] unll Ito Federal Government intesfered, when
l'eAu aud tlls associates at 0uce surrendered.
Louisrne wAs country by 1taelf'
stalled Id power, but the Conservatives ot
Louisiana do not propose to eight tho FedeEal
Government. They submit, not becsuse tho3
wans to, but bocatlae they must; not because
brcausa free labor has not becu corrupt. Indeed
in our judgment, tls substantial citlzens of tha