New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-02-13

twenty-eight votes were cast for Gran,
| while IN those banner Democratic an,
| White League parishes of De Soto. wit
| l403 Republican voters; Franklin, with so
Republican voters; jackson, with 822 Re
publican voters; Lafayette, with 1897 Repub
iican voters; Vermilion, with 2S2 Repub
lean voters, and Washington, with l6
Republican voters, not one solitary Repub
llcan vote for Grant was cast in all thos'
parishes. The net result of the Democratic
and White Camellia campaign of 1868 wal
that out of 36,27S Republican votes i,
twenty-five parishes of the State, through
intimidation, fear and terrorism resulting
from the massacres before enumerated, only
Ills Republican votes were allowed to be
deposited for General Grant.
Sir, is it to be supposed that the massacre
of ColfaX had no effect in intimidating Re
pubiicans in that part of the State. where
100 men were slaughtered, and slaughtered
simply because they were maintaining their
right to their own political opinions Had
COushatta. where six men were PREACHER
Ously murdered, robbed, mutilated and
nameless outrages perpetrated upon their
remains, until, as the testimony shows,
they were SO hacked to pieces that it was
difficult to bury them. no influence in in
timidating voters in Louisiana! Had the
affair of the fourteenth of September,
where some fifty or sixty lives were sacri.
feed, no influence in intimidating voters
in Louisiana! And vet your committee say
that no general intimidation OF Republican
voters was practiced in the State Colfax,
Coushatta and the fourteenth Of September
did for the election of 1874 what Orleans
BOsser and those up river parishes did for
the election OF 1868, and that conclusion is
irresistible.
The Shreveport Times of July % says;
There has been some red-handed work
done in this parish that was necessary, but
1t was evidently done by cool, determ ned
and just men, who knew just how far to 90,
and we doubt not if the same kind of work
is necessary it will be done.
1--WE say again that we fully. cordially
approve what the white men of Grant and
Rapides did at Colfax; the white man who
the worst class of his species. We say again
We are going to carry the elections IN this
State next fall
The man who dares even to dissent from
the Outrages perpetrated by miscreants in
the murders at Colfax and the murders at
Coushatta sis creature SO base that lie
shames the worst class of his Species Can
you expect men to go before committee
and testify to the fact that violence and
disorder exist in that State?
l should like to say a few words now, Mr.
President, upon what this committee say
about the general condition of affairs in the
State of Louisiana. After first starting out
with the proposition that they would not
examine anything but the condition of af-
fairs in two parishes, and when they only
did examine one, they come to this con-
clusion:
THE general condition of affairs in the
SAu%r AT Il, ~
The conviction has been general among the
whites, since 1872, that the Kellogg govern
ment was usurpatiOn."
I am aware that this ia the conviction
How that conviction was created ia we'll
known. 1t commenced by little coterie,
ring Of political adventurers. in New
Orleans, who undertook to manipulate the
election machinery Of that State, and who
admit to-day that their operations
we're unsuccessful, and that they had palmed
4 fraud on the whole of the people. Sup
people of the State, only among the white
Democrats; even If it is universal among
hem, the colored people do not think SO;
md because that minority believe that the
government is usurpatlOn, is that any
eason or cause for characterizing it as
uch9
"This conviction among them has been |
by the acts of the kellogg Leg.
stature abOlishlng existing courts and |
yer by judges appointed by Kellogg, hav-
ng extraordinary and exclusive jurisdiction |
yer political questions: by the |
bolition of courts with elective judges,
nd the substitution of other courts with
ldges appointed by Kellogg in evasion OF
be constitution of the State"
Mr.. President, the question of Governor
authority to do this has never
cen raised except by the political clique
hat l mentioned. The people generally
ave recognized those courts; the bar Of
Few Orleans, which ia almost universally
has never taken exception to
re act of the Governors in that respect.
he politicians have done il, but the law.
biding citizens have not.
by enactments Furnishing criminaily all
ersOns who attempted to fill official posi-
ons unless returped by the Returning
oard," all that is needed in certain par
hes is to get eight or ten men with bowie
hives and they will remove any man they
lease, and without any title whatever
Ike possession of his Office. Are not laws
to protect community against
lch an outrage as that!
by changes in the laws, centralizing in
le Governor every form of political con
oil, including the supervision Of the elec.
ons; By continuing the Returning Board.
it'll absolute power over tbs returns Of
ections."
Mind you, Mr.. President, this is ali ar
gnment of what has been done under
hat is known as the Kellogg administra-
on, and there is the assertion of the fact
at the Kellogg administration is respOn.
BILE for centralzing in the hands of the
overnor all political control in the super I
sion OF elections, when the record is well
lown, and it has been shown here. that all
% legislation that has been had by the
legislature under Governor Kellogg has I
en in the direction of liberalizing the
ection laws; and they are more liberal to.
" than when be came into power. have {
Id you this was Democratic White
sague brief and I think will convince | :
III of it before get through:
by the extraordinary provisions enacted r
E the trial Of titles and claims to Office '
All these provisions were enacted by 9
eceding administration, and they were r
ade necessary by the circumstances to !
1ich 1 have adverted. They were not 8
acted by the Kellogg government; and g
ay remark just here that l challenge any ,
smber on the opposition side Of this I
amber to show any act Of the Kellogg | +
gislature to which he or the people of b
uisiana can take reasonable exception r
BY tie conversion of the police force. !;
at the expense of the city of !
w Orleans, into an armed brigade of State q
litia, subject to the command Of the Gov +
lOr." n
The police act of New Orleans was en- b
led in 1869. at time when the militia t
ys of the United States, as applicable to il
It State, were in suspense. Congress, in il
", 1867, suspended those laws with refer.
80 to Louisiana aud renewed them in d
g; SO that, whatever reason there might p
ve been for the passage of such a law at Il
It time to maintain the government, the n
of it does not apply nor per- k
n to the present government. t
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