The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-01-14
Useless Grants Answer to
Mr. Bayard's Resolution.
He admits that His Court
gave Illegal Orders'
And Made "A Grave Mis-
take.''
And that the Kellogg Elec-
tion was "a Gigantic
Fraud"
He Denies that He Gave Or
ders for the Army to In
terfere with the Legis-
lature.
And in Disgust he turns the
whole Business over to
Congress.

WASHINGTON Jan. 10, 1874.
To the Senate of the United States:
have the honor % make the following answer to
senate resolution of the Sth inst, asking for in
formation as to any interference by any part of the
the gen raj assembly of the state Of louisiana or
eiher branch thereof, and also inquirng in regard
.ae g IN The q thereof and nen
on overturnng such government by f'.ce
[The President, instead of proceeding to
answer the resolution, goes back to 1866
and commences recapitulation of the old
electioneering horrible outrage business
When he gets down to 1872, when every
body knows that Kellogg was defeated and
that the state cast majority of votes for
Greeley, he says
VIM, p. Kellogg the Republican candidate for
GOVERNOR brought suit upon The equity side Vt the
United States circuit court foS Louisiana against
Warmoth aud oI.Iers, who had Obtained D. session
of the returns of the election. representing that
several thousand voters Of the state had been de-
rr we'd of tie electiv franchise account of their
color and praying that steps be taken to have their
votes counted. While the Jurisdiction of the
court in the case of kellogg vs. Warmoth and 9th.
| ers is clear to my mind it seems tnat of the
orders made by the judge in that aud the kindred
| case OF Antoine were illegal. Doubtless the
Judge ot this court made grave m stake, 1t
has been bitterly ana persstently alleged that Kel
losg was not elected, = The election was gi
.
result
| THAT is the gist of four columns of
twaddle to excuse himself for recognizing
what he admits were the illegal acts of a
court, and by the use of bayorets keeping
a carpet bagging scoundrel in the Office of
governor when he says the election was "a
gigantic fraud
| Finally Mr.. Grant comes to the point in
the resolution, and denies that he gave Or
ders to interfere with the legislature, and
admits that 1t is repugnant to our ideas
Of government. We should rather think
so, and probably his party will before long.
He says
Respecting the alleged interference by the mill
tary with the organization Of the legislature o.
Louisiana on the 4th inst, have no know edge o
info nation whicn has not been received by MI
since tina time, and published. NJ, irst infOrma
tion from the pIpers of the morning of the ST.
Of January. did not know that any such thinl
was lcipated. and no orders, suggestions, ,wcr
given to any military fficer in that state upon tina
subject prior 10 the occurrence. am well uwar
that any military inle,f renee by The officers o
troops of the United Status with the OF gauizatio
OF legislature of any of its proceedings,
with any civil department Oh the government, is re
J. pugnant to our Ideas of government L can con
ceive OF not iuv0lvin- rebellion Or iusurreC
ton where such interference by authority of th
general government ought to be permitted ca
- | b. justified, but there Circam-tan connecte
| wi h the late leI I.slativc imorOgo in LIuisian
which seem to exempt the military from any 1nIeI
tional wrong in the matter.
but he couldn't finish without the fol
! lowing piece of grave philosophy
II ia a deplorable fact that crimes and murder
have been committed in Louisiana which have gon
unpunished.
Jesse Mr.. Winslow. And it is also
deplorable fact that mob in the capit'
. of Iowa recently took man out of prise
and hung him to lamp post. and not on
of them has been punished or even a
rested,
Gl Finally Mr., Grant, growing sick of tt
whole business, shoulders it off upon Col
G. gress as fellows
1t should be recollected. too, that upon nv reco
nitiun of the Kellogg governmen / repor ed Il
. fact with the grounus of the recognizanre to CO
gress and asked that body to take &C n in the ms
lis ter, otherwise should regard their silence
.rs Quiecive in my course. No action has been tax
IG by that body and have maintained the pOsit
TX marked out l now earnestly ask that su
action be taken by congress leave nv duti
peri city plain in d. aliug with officers of LouIsiar
gi ing assurance he same time at whateN
nd executed accor. ng the spirit and letter of
,th law without fear favor. herewith tr nsmi &C
" les of documents containing more specific inf
nation as to the subj ct matter of the resolution
(Signed) U. ). GRANT.
Executive Mansion, Jan. 13, 1875
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