The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-04-07

The Caucus Endorsement Of Grant.

the treSluclG D uoui pdVlOli Ill LOulSl-
ana, the loyal Republicans of the Sem
ate finally accepted the continuance
invented by Mr.: -Conkling as the
Spokesman ofithe White House, and
directed Ne Anthony .te5report It on
Saturday last in these words:
"REsoIvED, That the action of the pres
;dent in protecting the government in
Iouisiana, of which W. P. Kellogg is the
Eyscntive, and the people of tint State,
AGAINST Democratic violence and enfor
eng the laws of the United States, is ap-
proved"
This partizan declaration has three
objects in view, namely: s'''"" "
l. To approve the action of the
President, who set up Kellogg by
force iandhas maintained him for two
years by bayonets.
II. To recognize Kellogg as the
Executive Of the government thus
Createq, and ,.. ,s.-..
III. To charge opposition to this
outrage as democratic; violence. Il,
The endorsement Of Grant by the
Republicans ofrthe Senate excites no
surprise, and challenges no more res
pect than if SO many Postmasters, or
Custom Houserinspeetors had, passed
q similar resolution The country
has long ceased to look to the major
ity of that, body as it once did for.
counsel, independence, or elevated
patriotism. 1t registers the edicts
of the President, approves his acts,
however indefensible they may be,
confirms his disgracefpl nominations
e. to office withouttquestion, and glories
in the shame ola degrading subservi-
ency. Only afew days ago this same
majority, after two years of contro-
yersy over the so-called prinnN tacie
claim of Pinchback toa seat in the
Senate, postponed it for the third
? time to the second Monday Of next
December. Mr. Conkling was con-
veniently absent when that vote was
taken, as he had been on the previ-
Gus, occasions. Yet his resolution
declares Kellogg to be "the Execu-
tive of the Government in Louisiana,
and Kellogg signed the credentials of
Pinchback in that capacity.p '''''i -
If Kellogg is Governor, .Pinchback
is Senator. The two must stand or
fall together. They cannot be Justly
separated, for the same agency WHICH
created the one established the pre-
tension Of the other. In this view
the friends of Pinchback might well
claim that he has been shamefully
treated, for if he ever had the color
of right to q seat it was as good on
the 4th of March, 1878, as it ever
can be-. Perhaps, however, this re
cognition of Kellogg now is intended
to prepare the way for the admission
of Pinchback next winter, when Mr..
Morton and Mr.. Conkling may main
tain that the Senate is committed by
the resolution and must receive him,
especially if the Legislature should
be reorganizea in the mean time and
q Conservative Senator be legally
chosen. II .... t..f..-.y ...
All the developments thus far JUS
tify the belief that this special SEES
sion of the Senate was called by the
President, after an understanding
with his peculiar friends, to procure
an approval Of his military interven-
ton in Louisiana. There was not
the least real occasion for an extra
session. The treaty with the Sand
witch Islands was made the pretext
for that summons, though i could
have been disposed ofany day before
the 18th of March, if there had been a
desire to consider it.
The neglect of thepublic business
and the delay Of the principal appro-
priations until the, close of the SEES
sionpreventedthe endorsement which
is now proposed, and hence the Sen:
ate was, convened really for that OBJ
ject, while another was protested to
Che public. The House had eondem-
ned the Presidents threatened poll
cy toward Arkansas, and agreed to 8
compromise by which his fraudulent
Legislature in, Louisiana. would be
elected. Hence, he demanded a win
dication at the hands q Of his faithful
Senate, which, Under the lead Of Mr.
Cohkling, is soon to be giyen.gaq III
1t will be said that this resolution
does not distinctly recognize in terms
the Kellogg usurpation as the lega
government Of Louisiana. Techni'
cally it does admit Of q double inter
pretation,- and that is one of ths
strongest objections to the PROPOSE
ton, because it is part Of the syste