The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1875-01-13
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Louisiana.

:! The people ofiLouisiass have Saf.
ftrsd n,ther grievous Outrage at
the hands Of President Grant. The
State house was entefed aud Che
Legislature, after having, regularly
organized, disperaed by 8 Federal
bayonets. This outrage Is 3witho
/ o preeedentiu American history, and
h1ds parallel in the foroibre dis
ISOLATION Of parlia peptw blythe stern
aud desportio Cromwell. Tho " b Ole
nation stands sghast at this spec,a.
ole. Republicans and Dsmoerdts
slike denounce it. It marks q dan
gerous stride towards q centralized
despotism. Grant, having discovered
BY the unmissskable express ion of
public sentiment at tho polls, that
he will not be permitted to oajole
tho patton ioto granting, him a
further lease of power,s seems intent
upon bullying'is,or thrastipg him
self upon it'by sheer brute force.
lIe edqnetted with tho South before
tho elections, hut the recent demo-
cratic victory having caused this
section to louk elsewhere for peace
aud rcpose, he las assumed the
role of fierce aud implacable
tyraut. Since he cannot prove q
lver, be is determined to prove a
villain: Having been detected in
his crime against Louisiana he now
Glands at bsy, hoping TO-: bully and
fight out of.bis upenviablo position,
and to bury. the dan'ning truth by a
brutal; exhibition of over whelmipg
power. This last outra &c was pre-.
facilitated. For woeks federal
troops have beenpouring into New
Orleans, leaving helpless women and
children on the frontier exposed to
tho assaults of tho .murderous nav.
,gc. ''Geo. Emory who has proven
h'm>ef too respectable gentleman
to eeoomgtheyvile tool ::of the iufa.
o'ous Kellogg, has been superseded
Ehe commahd'of the Satrapy Of
Louisia9s has been entrusted to
SheiidsDs the same Sheridan who
.bnrned*and robbed and ,murde1ed in
the fair: Valley of Virginia, aud
massaored a whole village of P;egau
Iudio6s, including bed ridden war.
riors apd helpless women and chill.
dren.
| Louisiana is in wretched plight.
But .he is not without defenders.
In Congsesa, Thurman and S.uls
bury and Gordon and Cox and Beck
are protesting loudly against tbis
violation of the Constitution auu
outrage upon a helpless people. Tie
entire press, with tho exception OF
"irelings and fanatics, are steyrinc
manfuily to the front in behulf Of
that un happy State. Tho people in
November las. had already repuli
ated the policy cf hate inaugurated
by Graut and hi, mini,us. ".
trust that this is the last throc Of a
party already in it's death agony,
Ind that in snoth"r year not oul,
Louisiana, but every State in tn.
Union will be enj jDying the bless ~
Of pence, upde: governments ohosen
oy the people and administered 30
as to ensure the greatest possible
good to the greatest possible num.
Ger. 't.l'E. f%i.. .0..
Below we append the statement %
Mayor Wiltz Of New Orleans who
was elected Speaker by the Conser,
vativo majority OF the bonse.
| sTATEMEHr OF SPEAKER wILra.
NEw ORLEANS, j N. 4, 1875.
| Speaker Wilt called at the bu.
reau Of the Herald tonight and made
the following staten ment: s-..".
Last evening a committee was sent
to the State House to ask for a room
for the purpose Of holding a conssrva.
tive oauous this a. NJ! at nine O'Clock.
The request ~as'granted at ten A.
NJ. The caucus was held at half.past
eleven, the conservatives proceeding
to the house in body. At noon The
old Clerk of the House, Mr.. Vicers.
called the roll and !02 members an.
swerad. considered that the for.
malities Of law had been comp.i,d
with and the organization rested with
the maj'rity. a motion was made
and carried that be declared Sposk.
or pro tens, of the House. Thereupvn
tuok the ,ol-ir uutii then, occupied
by tho Glerk. l then called upon
Judge Houst,n, a Justice, of the