New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-01-12
THE ATTACK on LIBERTY.

1
WARNING EXAMPLES CITED OF THE RESULT or
TIE INTERFERENCE OF SOLDIERS With LEGIs-
LATIvE BODIES IN OTHER COUNTRIES.
The following is portion of the speech
delivered by Bayard OF Delaware the Senate
Friday last. in opposing the passage OF the amend
offered TO Senator Thuruans resolution asking the
President for information concerning the employment
OF the Army in expelng Members Of the Louisiana Leg
| slature from the State House, Jan. 4:
Now, Sir what the facts OF this case Al election
November the sd was held in Louisiana, in the
other States II there conducted with earnestness
and some excitement and yet aceably-cer'ainly
orderly. The entire machinery for conducting aud
supervising that election in the hands OF the acting
Governor Of the STATE and his political adherens The
forms OF election maintained and they were gen.
orally exercised, and the returns wholly in the
hands Of Governor" Kellogg, rs he is called. and his
adherents. He committed them to returning board,
who kept them the face OF the country under pre-
Of tabuaon and counting for nearly two months
lacking think but two DAYS. Other States nearly Ave
| or six times as popuous found their returns
tabulated and correctly counted within less than
| a week In most OF the great cites OF the
country, containing far population than the
whole state OF louisiana As hours had not elapsed be-
fore there abuation and count OF tue votes But
| This tabuatiOn and counting retarded and delayed
by Returning Board the appOintees OF Kellogg for
foul and wicked purpose declared and proven by
their opponents forgery proven, the substitution OF
false for returns the arbitrary rejection OF
clear testimony in regard to the election even public
holiday the Thanksgiving Dlv violated for the purpose
OF breaking open the envelopes and replacing the true
returns by forged All these things are not only
alleged but proven and known TO the country The
delay object and the object fraud, and the
| fraud perpetra d, and every case where fraud
was perpetrated IT was fraud against tAe con, con.
| OF that party known as the Kellogg party
| To that there IL no exception; IL Stands the
Conservatives vIgant. they constant, they
courageOus but their apprehension were nat 100
sadly TO be verified and the overwhelming minority of
the Conservatives in the Legislature OF the state Of
Louisiana nullhed, and small majoriiy-l believe
Representatives Ivy the led the false the partial
returns OF this Board THIS was done IN tho presence
| and proven. The country knew it, No one denied IT,
The President OF the United states advised 81 H. ne
was kept well Informed Of IT, and his Jcill utter
ances, made known 10 the people. were that no matter
what frauds should De accomplished by this board they
should be maintained at every cost or that sOmebOdy
| should be hurt" in interference was
attempted with their nefaricus proceedings: that Is
to saw II any resistance to clear. plain wrong was
made by outraged community. Ga TIC 4td or January
the Lagis1ture OF Louisiana, puder te CONSTITUTION OF
that state. TO assemble IN the siaehousc IN the
| City Of New-OFeansi they were to orsan - tnelr
| respective bodies. The Cousi ution of inc stale OF
Louisiana provides in article "a, entitled, On the e
| atiye Dcpartmens," first:
the number Of representatives, shall exceed 40 he
h.I each Hon.e Of the General sebly shall 1dz qaaa
election and returns o. m memaet bat contested eeou
n ARR BE- Zach iou,e Of he Gene 6,.emss NAV ara the
u Of 1t, g'ocee'5s PGna Ie50s' 1o a-or s coo a' l
with eo3saTene+ o. t"0Aa ei0e member 'a' l0' 's'
Art. g. Bach puni b. imprisonment
menne o llsic g SI- 5 - ~ -, -,
such il lie language Of Constitution OF Louisiana
Now let us consider for instant the value 0f tlIs
right given exclusively to each House to determine
rules proceedings and 10 pass upon
lions, qualifications, ana rel urns u IT'S own members
Like an things that Of value, II was not reached
but lls path was path OF dInenly to those who
achieved II. The history Of THIS 1gh TINS Ehgsborn
rgnt of telgoYerunent 10y inc Iepieschtates OF the
peope. Is well related In . Inc Law am Practice of
Legislative A-semehes' 10y cushing, at section l46;
present constitution Of the House Of Commons 10 eo5de
sie.t Of hesc 60 act and
rhc of rsLt
tie judges Of the a', elections and O. 'hcaions Of their
one e bs the Kiog by be oue Lords
Commons in ga ha' been ed belong
The House i'se IT. aUeeni nAuf4 Al uniouO'cd
Thus cover so election and Independent EXIST
enee Of legislative be REGARDED
elleu every which mates freely on the
people also Of bgaln cauo eeae RED upon OF snaaned
" egave assemblies Vi he Un'd sa'es " er9 coz
in gccordance with this Inherent right incidental to
the very nature OF the hOdy The constitutional guar
antee WINCH as HE writer has sad, penary
lion was introduced into the Constitution OF The Safe ~
Louisiana. There vas voluntary aud orderly attend
ance l02 elected persons claiming u De mem
hers elect OF House OF Representatives. or the Leg
uIe OF inc Louisiana the Attn day o. January
instant moro quorum under the Consultation OF
he state But under what circumstances dld these
rrseutaYes VIII Of the people II Louisiana assem-
BILE In state House. not thc Cust0n-0use or aIy
otner United States building, Dut IN tue House or the
state OF Louisiana. And ia whose hands ana they
! ind iti Ga the evening preVlou, II hth been
garIsOned with what were called the Metro
pohtan police, the adhcrents ana parisans aud
ernor Around the house controlling access 10 upon
two sides armed troops Of the Quilted states acting
in force under the command OF an ohicer OF ne United
States uuder delegated authority from the President VI
the Uuted States The lawful ciuzens OF The state Of
Louisiana forbidden 10 approach their state
house. They who alone we're privileged spectators
were forUdIe to exercise the high tue inherent The
essential privilege OF witnessing the convention or heir
own State Legislature. There was a member or Con-
gress we'll known and esteemed by all who know bin
refer to Mr. Potter OF WORK, at present member
of the Investigating Committee there-wbo sought III
vain as private citizen OF sister state 10 approach aud
the form OF Inauguration Oh tue Assembly anu
vas forbidden by armed Orce | consider his rejection
an outrage and unlawful but consider that the poor
est meanest clilZen OF LOUISIANA naI prccedeH
ght even over respected friend to enter the hall
aud TO witness the inauguration OF the Legislature IN
election he had cast MS vote anu "uo were 10 Dc
Inc makers OF laws under which he should live. Bat
until the House Committee appointed toInake this IN
yesttigatOn shall return, VIII not attempt To reclte
any disputed or usputae fact shall take facts winch
are admitted established. and refer 10 them alone
There organ EATON Of that House There was
Snfaker elected aud placed III his chair. There
Clerk also chosen aud thus was done in the presence
OF OF tue House OF Representative consttu-
tlonay convened by tine votes of constitutional
majority of those present, quietly, regularly,
tine regularity or the irreguiarity OF initiation
| of this organization. The Kellogg party NAV have
leen deceived as their numbers, and Outwltted by
the detection their ranks or by the superior
amentary skill aud knowledge OF their opponents; the
organization may have been perfectly regular OF II may
have been IN some degree irregular aud open critl
cism; but certain that IT was quiet, that II was
peaceful, unaccompanled by any threat or act OF
Violence on the part Of any Conservative member. When
say that, mean that IL was unaccompanied " any
OF that domestic Violence whlch ID spoken or IN
| Iue Consultation, which gives the President OF the
United States right TO Interfere aud there was no
| pretext for the existence OF anything capable OF
! being termed violence" the part or the hun
dred and one members Of the Legislature convened
on the CONTRARY Mr.. Preaident, there dignity lar
removed IRON violence; there was courage far Giner
ent from buster, which would have become Roman
Senate in tue presence OF some barbarian horde
rude Goth at the head OF his forces