The Republican journal., 1875-01-21
Schu-z on the Outrage.

to the people of that State their right .
selt-government under the constitution
He said
| beg the Senate to believe that | an.
proach the subject before US in no partizar
spirit. About to retire to a private station
the success of no party can benefit. the de-
feat OF no party iuiure me, except IN those
interests have in common with all Ameli.
can citizens whose childrens futures are
bound up in those of this republic | have
formed my opinions with deliberation and
in an impartial manner | shall endeavor
10 express them in calm and temperate
language. The subject is so grave that
passion and prejudice should have no
share in our judgment | confess that
the news from Louisiana has profoundly
alarmed me. A thing has happened which
not only never happered before in this re-
public, but which | trust scarcely one of
us ever thought possible. In the debate
OF last week it was frequently said that
no expression Of opinion for that occur
renee was right until an official report
should have laid all the facts in detail be-
| fore US | do not think so All the i'm
| portant circumstances Of the case have
come to our knowledge through q multi
| tude of concurrent statements-among
them the elaborate despatch of General
| Sheridan and the statements of Wilt and
| Kellogg and all the points that have been
mentioned as still to be cleared up seems
to me of secondary consequence. All re-
ports agree as to the following facts:
On the 4th of January the Legislature
| of Louisiana was to assemble and organ
ize The State House was surrounded by
armed forces, among them troops OF the
United States Army. The Legislature AS
sembled without any disturbance OF the
public peace at the time and place fixed
by law The Clerk of the old House Of
Representatives called the roll OF members
returned as elected according to the list
furnished by the returning board A legal
quorum answered to their names WMiu
the result was being announced motion
was made by a member to appoint l. A.
Wlltz temporary Speaker. uat motion
was put and dec AIRED carried not how
ever by the clerk llr W i,z took posses
sion OF the chair and the oath OF office
was administered TO him by Justice liOu,-
ton. A motion was made to appoint r +
IraveSant Clerk, and + fiuuu ,ourgpuAl
atArms, pro TEN. The motion was de-
cldred carried. \ resolution WAS then oi-
tered to admit the toljuwi Q persons to
seats in the legislatures c. ii. schuyler
and John otales OF DeSOto parish; James
Bruce, Jr., OF Bienville parish e. L. Dunn
Ut Grant parish, and Geo, \. Kelley ct
Ninn PARISH The status OF these persons
was the following: The returning board
had declined passing iudgmeat upon the
elections in the four parishes named aud
expressly referred the claims OF the dHe
le0"o " iio00 .i'iilt' H', iI0l '"''oN ~
lHo Icsl9i"I''ie Il9GIi' tu9 "!eI-He's lce8
'ii1t.s '!le pV9'.o'i'tS Va ~! 800! ieS5
oIecIe0 lueIiioGl > VI ltlo les '''"I'it Inc
question oiI me ie'Gl"V'oH II1' 10 Se"- Sueu'
ME'S PuI anu Noet"'e GU ca 'e" lii.te
''"1 '1tTli W 7''''' 'JOO' ~ l1i '4e' c''i
'ooI 10y "olo W.. - any iii?tlon1
"eie 14>l't0 ~ ~ PtoNJ'" ~ ,,to oo''oi ~
tii''ll1' oIiioJ1' - a. " i-,l "'7 io''.
I ". ~ ~. '''.' 80
anu NJ l1"!lH anu NJ I1o%e" " Ire 'G
'Iin1 w., ~ G'l no 'C4
T,s.1 w.9 o"lI9u ~ 'IU ." SV1oo Ne'G I''9' 1o1
iA'. io = l'lt.a .''i" i - ~
S"l qnt' ~ No'lIi7 'iI.' 'o"''1e''
r 'S20''I ,,-:i' t:lu''.l5 ~ ,o.1, .,.,-
~, W W., ti'l vas NV y" i'l' anu I"o No-'
oeIus e"'IeN Tue n'','il'Gl' " "1'I a. ,~ s"","
IN ~ tIi'tl ,'I ,,i9 elI' 9l,,Ii W 'il 4i
among Wn4m 4 l. were , nro rtPuo.L'''NS' }. Mno
ps-, I9''lGU III ,a0 P.ogg9i,'4 = pv!
IiI1i ,ir lI9oH oToT '' 7' 'l'' o
iNe" iS' Ietts ~ NJ r''l(tJt .,,,.
po1 l1otlou . NJ " 1IIA - spe"NCL 'ign
announces tIlat .G YiG l4ou17 WAS 3c'iectlS
o5"ntAet' ,1 ayiI n'' n1".S IoL onSi-e9S Po
motion OF PIN; M. Dqpre ACC. colnInIltee o. seven
on elocIlons aIiH IelI'In9 Meto t'po''te,
the sergeant-af-arms dId not sdcteeu in
quelling Witt, the speaker. then sent
for Gen Detrobriand OF |. ), Army, who
had some time previous occupied the State
House with his soldiers, and requested
him to speak to the disorderly persons IN
the lobby, that 4 conflict might be pre-
vented Inc General did 50 and order was
restored, The House proceeded with busi-