The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-02-26

ton of this State believed that the result o
the election of members of the House O
, Representatives, and for Treasurer, in No
vember last, was illegally determined an6
promulgated by the Returning Board and
, Whereas, these doubts allegations and be-
, liefs have tended greatly to disturb the public
mind, and unsettle confidence, and injurious
~ to affect the material interests of the State
} and,
Whereas, it is deemed necessary to the vel
fare of the State that an adjustment of the
foregoing difficulties should be effected
therefore, be it hereby
If all this were true, and all which he add
ed were true, and if it all came from friends
ms cad Of enemies and if meant for our good
instead Of being cunningly devised for our
damage, still there could be no motive, no
justification, no inducement no excuse for
our friends to pledge themselves to the sup
port of the joint resolution by which the whole
of the bargain is to Re consummated Read it:
| Resolced By the General Assembly of the State
| Of L0aisidn0, That said General Assembly
hereby declares its acquiescence in the exist
ing State government established in 1872,
known as the Kellogg government, including
the Senate, which is now and has been in ses-
| sion at the State House, and that it will not
seek to question by impeachment the official
| acts of the Governor from time to time since
said establishment and that henceforth it
will accord to said Governor all necessary and
legitimate support in maintaining the laws
and IN advancing the peace and prosperity
OF the people of this State, and that the House
OF Repre- Sentatives as to its members, as con-
stituted under the award of Geo. Z. Hoar,
William A. Wheeler, William p. Frye and
Samuel 5. Marshall, shall remain without
change, except by resignation or death of
members, until new general election; and
also remain unchanged, except so far as that
body may itself make changes on contests.
Thus once more we present the case in
full. Look at it. Remembering that you are
still nominally citizens of free State, scan
the disgraceful proposals which hostile
committee Of a hostile Congress in hostile
and wicked spirit would force upon you.
We have neither time nor room for com
ment, if comment were needed. We will
summarize the case briefly:
l. John McEnery was elected Governor in
1872 by vote as full, free and fair as any
ever polled on this continent.
2. By the order of crazed or drunken
Federal Judge, Kellogg was put in Office as
Governor.
B. Kellogg being by Grant sustained as
Governor, manipulates and handles the cleo
ion of 1874
4. At that election Conservatives and Dem
'crats are returned to the Lower House of
he General Assembly in majority of twenty =.
line over the Radicals.
). A clique Of Radical scoundrels as a Re
urning Board, under base and most vii y
ainous law and in defiance of facts cheat
wenty Conservatives out Of their seats
6. This villainy startles the Republican =,
arty, and a committee of Radicals come to
lvestigate.
I. part Of the committee investigate and
eport, but the truth does not answer Radi- :,
Al purposes. y
$. The remainder Of the same committee
ONE and make still more thorough examin-
ion, finding conclusions substantially the
lme as those of their colleagues. :"
9. They ind a fraudulent House in posses
on, instead of the true Conservative House
hich they know was elected. =
10. They are requested to arbitrate and =
lvise, but instead of acting fairly for all :
srties they make the false, faithless, wicked, =,
'uble dealing and fraudulent proposal above ~
t forth.
Caucus. When you are done
tn it the case is before the people of Lou r r
ana. ~