The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1875-02-12
yet dared to recognize the Kellogg


yet dared to recognize the Kellogg
Government.
Gen. Grant himself apologies to the
American people for his recognition.
There is not a single message that has
issued from the Executive of the Gov
eminent of the United States that has
not contained some apologize excuse
for the recognition of Mr.. kellogg and
his Government.
Within the last four weeks, before
the departure of the Congressional
Committee from Washington, the
Republicans in caucus assembled in the
city of Washington, sat in judgment
on the Louisiana case. During this
caucus, fellow-citizens, motion was
directly made that the Kellogg Govern
ment should receive the recognition of
the Republican House of Representa-
tives, and it got but three votes. 1t
got but three votes because there was
no member of that Republican caucus
who, in the present status of the
Kellogg Government had the political
bravery to come forward and say that
he would go before the people with
that assertion. IA voice-they We're
like Sheridan they were afraid.1 1t
has been reserved, felloW-citizens, for Il
Conservative caucus of the members Of
the House Of Representatives of the
State of Louisiana to entertain the
monstrous proposition, the outrageous
proposition of recognizing the validity
and legality of the usurpation rejected
by Congress.
Who ever thought it would come to
this?
Louisiana, what man can call himself
fa xUrn will Infihnr.
atcly say that he is willing to go into
the Hahn House of Representatives,
recognize Hahn as the legal Speaker of
the House OF Representatives, thereby
countenancing what Sheridan, Emory
and DeTrobriand did on January 4th :?
You have got your Information from
the papers 1 nave got mine also from
the papers, and also from more
authentic source, and there is no use
for these gentlemen to dodge the ques
ton, who voted for these propositions.
They voted for propositions which
contemplated direct recognition of
the Kellogg Government. [The crowd
Give us their names.1 The people
have made me what am. I am res
ponsible to the people.
Because the people of Louisiana have
made this grand and glorious fight,
representatives are doing. Some of
their names are Mr.. Blaffer, Mr.. Ham
mond, and Mr.. J. B. lIustis made the
speech that carried the day. The man
who spoke up freely in defense of the
! rights of the people of Louisiana, that
made such a speech that thought he
had risen to the statue of eight feet,
was Mr.. Edward Booth. The man
who has advocated your rights and
liberties as American citizens, whose
name in after times will be inscribed
upon the roll of Louisiana's most illus
trious sons, is patriotic Louis Wilt.
Gov. MclInery then read the articles
of compromise as voted on Friday
night by the Conservative caucus, and
discussed them at some length, the
attentive assembly expressing their
disapprobation of the propositions by
Kisses and cries of condemnation.
The speaker concluded as follows ::
Let poverty, let ruin, fall upon our
devoted heads, but never let us con-
sent to any proposition which involves
the dishonor of the people of LOUISE
| ana.
| Judge Kennard addressed Il few
remarks to the assemblage, expressing
the condemnatory judgment of the
Committee of Seventy on the action of
! the Conservative caucus.
| Louis n. Wilt was summoned to the
front by the repeated calls of the people.
! He said:
Fellow-citizens, as one of your Repre-
sentaGvcs 1 appear before you this
evening, not for the purpose of address
ing you but to hear the voice of my
fellow-citiZens. lam here to be judged
and not to judge the action of my fellow
members.
Although I am opposed to the COM
promise proposition, l believe that the
gentlemen who differ with me are
honest in their conviction. 1 hope
that my fcliow-citizcns before blaming
them will await their final action; and
l believe that the time is not far distant
when the people will say that their
interests have been placed in the hands
of honest representatives. Such lat least,
gentlemcn,i is my earnest hope. l believe
they will do in the end that which will
rebound to the interest and prosperity
of our State.