New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-02-18
XLIIID CONGRESS---2D SESSION.


pretended Assembly. Kellogg was noroinally installed
ginning TO end. as demonstrated In the papers upon
violence aud fOrcbie usurpaiio1 constituted tbo t,
OF this man, who signed this certificate OF election
there no man VINO can successfully show that he
ever had any other title. He may have been defeated
by intimidation and fraud That may be true II 90 he
had his Appropriate remedy, Witch he did not choose to
| resort TO- But that no even had other color oil
authority for tho power which he to exercise
! to him, cannot be shown. Now, IL these things
are true. the placing OF his name 10 this paper
tse to what that paper when u . white blank
sheet
IhnOw IL has been said that this person was then end
Is Che dc (acfo Governor OF Louisiana. II what
havs stated and what the report OF your Committee
demonstrates be true he is In no legal sense AMI no
HAS BEEN tho dc facto Governor OF louisiana for
essenalt to dc Icto Governor Ia color az least OF
title an3 ts is sheer carried out by force
Is Of There /. not NJ the Color Of title on which
to buid up dc faeto government II IN reference to
thCcitzens % Louisiana there may be sO6thDg called
executive authority which be termed Sc acto there
Is capaoed 70 send TO the Senate Of the United
There Is no power either by the Constitution
tho laws Of the United States that o.n
but the lawful eIecm,iye Of the State from When
the claimant eomeos Waen Senator comes here with
his certificate OF eesfton, the signature OF the Governor
is not to affect simply tho citizens Of Louisiana. u is to
ere ate part Of the aw-raaking power OF the United
United States, and cannot here recognize anything
TO constitute part OF the Government OF tine United
as well as Louisiana except the lawfM authority OF tine
State from which the certificate proceeds In no sense
ton which the committee have reported back aud upon
which they claim pyfmd doie case for NJ PinchOacs
because We are compelled TO ask what Is the authority
OF the persons signing this paper aud asking We ME
compelled to find that they have no authority
two to members Of the majority Of this body who
tertan such opinions entertain with regard to the
you not TO sit here content with giving sont vote.
cannot regard favorable result Of vote OF the Senate
this resolution which shall seat Mr. PnchDack In
this body otherwise than precedent pregnant with
the most fearful consequences to the country 1t is to
for our We cling law We permit violence
to take ia place. II in our power aad tue party that Is
resort to the due processes OF the laws to obtain
his rights; and il now for Tue first time in our history
quote the language Of the Senator from Wisconsin
(Mr Carpenter), now in his seat, uttered IN tais
chamber year to adopt tie prI1cple Of
humiliation. the other NAV resort to per-
the United States aud shall be bound
To recognize it-who foresee the end ask those
who entertain such convictions entertain 10 speak
to the Senate and to the country before they
such precedent this to DO and do believe that
ton according 10 their own deepest convictions,
such disastrous precedent will be set but shall still
remain "a republic in wnioh law and order shall DO
cOgnizsdat least IN tho highest legislative body In
the land.
the resolution and quoted at some length from the tes
timony taken by the Committee OF the senate In 1879
reached the day in the downward path Of American
Institutions when Senator was " he sworn in
upon credentials signed by Governor who obtained
that office by fraud. While commenting the action
OF Dmel and the telegram OF Attorney General Will
ams, Mr. Stevenson, turning toward Mr.. West, said
The Senator from Louisiana smiles. 30 did Nero smile
when Rome was burning. He (Ir stevenson) never
knew a guilty criminal where tho truth was
brought home to him that ne did not finch.
Mr.. WEST said he smiled at the Senator's (Mr Steven
son-) ignorance. He then stated that the 10Th Of
November the Governor OF Louisiana (WarmOtn) had
dsregarded order Of the Federal Court aud It was
that the Attorney General mad sent that
dispatch TO Marshal Packard to enforce the DEGREES OF
United st ite5 CURT Tie senator Mr. Stevenson
must say that lie (Mr. Wes) stood here TO defenu
criminals
stood here TO defend Criminals but he would
In defended Packard, Casey and Durell. he did DO
laughter on the noor.l Continuing his argument Mr..
Stevenson said he hOnored the people OF Louisiana for
their defense Of their homes and fresdes. Suppose
there was "a fraudulent election in Louisiana had IL
this that the President or the United States had
right interfere IN any state where frauds attended
an eectioni he argued ut some length as 10 the
begged senators TO ching 70 that old
WAYNE McVeaeh of Pennsylvania published The
NEw.YoRK TRIsUEE. and SAID such words as those he
would be pleased 10 hear from other Republicans lie
had no desire exclude from. this chamber
color previous condition OF servitude. All
he asked was mat the Constitution and laws enforced
Senator If these continued violations OF the Constitu
ton were not stopped our liberties could not he pre-
served. In conclusion he read from speech OF Henry
Winter Davis saying must fall let stand beneath
the crash OF the falling Republic and DO buried IN Its
Mr. HOWE rep. wis) obtained the floor, and yielded
to Mr. MORTON. who moved the Senate take recess
Mr. HAMILTON Dem, Md moved to adjourn. Lost
Yeas n; Nays, SO.
The motion OF Mr.. Morton for a agreed to-
Yeas, 49, Nays, -and the Senate at $50 took recess
Before the vote was announced. Mr.. MORTON re-
quested every Senator to be punctual at 1880.