The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-01-26
The Louisiana Resolutions.
speech Of Hon. D.F. I'ugh, Of ~
Ter County, Delivered In tho
House of Delegates Of West Vir'
ginia, January 9Ist 1879.

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A few days ago We listened to u yer,
eloquent speech from the gentleman iron
Ohio county Good, also to very elab
crate and rhetorical speech from The
gentleman from Jefferson (MasOn).
The speech Of the latter was especially
replctc with the philosophy oithe science
and art Of electing United States Senator'S
1t would have been more appropriate Il
Democratic caucus, and therefore no
pestnent to this debate. This discussion
ought to be deprecated The snbjects o
the resolutions are themes Of partisan
disCussions-Thia ought not to be con
genial place for their consideration An
imosties will be provoked, passion vii
Ike excited, But Tor this We are no
responsible. Gentlemen Of the majority
keeping step with the heated excitemen
and madness that has characterized thei
friends in other States, have Introduce
resolutions and have begun this con
troversy. To-day We shall cnleavOr Il
show that there is another side 10 thu
Louisiana imbrOgliO. In order that Oul
conceptions may be accurate, and Oul
judgments responsibleo on this momentou,
question, we ought to consider some i'm
pOrtant events that have occurred In the
history Of Louisiana within the last eight
years.
Besides Introduce these facls for M.
other and twOfold purposes First, to show
that the C0nservntiveSOf Louisiana have
been guilty OF OulragGs on the rights oil
the Republicans Of Louisiana, which LEI,
to the events Of the 9TH Of January, and
which have never been denounced by
their friends In the North. Secondly
that The action Of the President and the
military at New Orleans on the 18th Of
January was justified by necessity and
law.
II Ia u matter Of history that the fail
name Of Louisiana was furnished in 1886
and 1868 by innocent bloodshed. In 1866
at the Mechanics Institute in New Or.
leans two hundred and fifty Republicans
were struck down to death In the space Of
u few minutes by iren1ied mob. This
mob was composed Of members Of the
Conservative party Of Louisiana. The
only cause for the blOodshed was q pO
litical one; that they were Republicans
. trying to enjoy their rights and immuni
ties as citizens. In 1863, Just four weeks
before the election, nearly two Thousand
Republicans we're killed In cold blood By
Conservatives, for only political provo
cation. Others were inyolIntarily eSiled
Since our Democratic friends are BE-
ginning to have such reverence for Con.
gressiOnal reports, may mention thai
thisstatcment Is sustained by report oil
Congressional investigating committee
No silver-tOngued Democratic orator
like the gentleman from Ohio Good had
II word OF reprOaCh, u word OF invGctivC
for these Conservatives who did these
deeds Of shame. No Democratic l4egis
latnres condemned them by hot resolu
tions. In the light Of these events mus
we determine who was responsible for the
interference OF the military on the itll oil
january.
In 1868 Henry G. Warmoth was elected
Governor of Louisiana rs n Republican
by law he was invested with plenary
powers-lndccd, almost Unlimited powers
over the machinery Of the elections oil
the State. Before the next election,
abandoning the Republican, he JOINED
the Conservative party. He took will
him all Of the powers Of his Office, whicl
he used at the election In 1872 to pro
mote the ends Of the Conservatives.
In 1872 Kellogg waS the Republican
candidate for Governor, and MCEner,
was the Democratic candidate. Til
election In lint wear was held amid prea
excitement, and was characterized By
lagrant fraud on tho part Of Warmot6
Two Returning Boards were constituted
to canvass and ascertain the correc
results Of the election, each one I'M
pugning the validity Dpd authority o
+ The other. The Lynch Board tlcClarel
that Kellogg was elected GOvernOr,-th
DeFeriet board held that MGEnery wa
Governor, .a.....
This controversy ripenel Into q suit Il
court. The case went 10 the Snprem
Court Of Lotisiana-n Court composed o
the ablest and most talented men IN tn
State. That Court held that the Lyme
Board was the legal Returning Board O
the State. Judge Durrell, Of the Fedora
Court, made II similar decision.
! am not uhmindfnl that ii may he sal
that Durrell was drunk when he did thi
and that his Court had no Jurisdiction
Vet, in answer, | affirm tint this does ne
vitiate his decision. r
The President was moi u court Of npIeu
or review; lie could not remove lin
McEnery, not being satisfied, applied I
The President for recognition; kellogg
did likewise. The President, after col
sideration, recognized Kellogg us til
legal Governor of the State. Tbs
II was hin province to 30 de
eide il now beyond the region {
controversy. II was purely politics
question. The function Of decillng poll
zeal questions belongs 10 the political dC
pattnients Of the government, tO-wit III
Executive and Legislative Until Cor
grCss took cognl1ance Of the Controvers
between the rival claimants for uoverno
Of Louisiana, IL was the imperative dut
OF the President to determine II.
The law has been 80 declared Chic
Justice fancy, Democrat, 80 held in LII
Their rs. Borden, I Howard, u. s., page -
In Georgia ". Stanton, 0 Wallace, the Ia,
was again affirmed. But Introduce NOR
decisive authority-aulhority lcss not
ryphal with our Democratic friends.
Judge Thurman admitted in speec
made In the U. 8. Senate on the 10Th tla
Of january, 1873, that the President
right and province to decide, until Col
gfess would legislatc, which Of the tivi
claimants, Kellogg and Millinery, v;
Governor OF Louisiana, II lie did II "a
rording to his best judgment" was incoi
ttovettiblc.
The controversy between Kellogg Al
McEnery was transferred to the Unite
States. That body appointed commi
tee composed Of some Of the ablCst me
in the Senate to investigate the electio
Of 1872; to ascertain whethor.a Leg
State government existed there. Thu
committee, after considering fully an
maturely the testimony udduced by bot
parties, divided in their Judgment. Sci
atot Morton made report declarin
Kellogg elected Governor. One Of II