The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-01-14
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CONGRESSIONAL.
THE SENATE

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| THE SENATE
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13.-Unfnished Bust
ness.-Mr. Schurz's resolution in regard to
Louisiana was resumed
Mr.. Logan said he believed it was consider
ed the duty of the sailor to stand by his ship
IN the midst OF great storm. Senators on
his side OF the chamber had been told that
agreat storm of indignation was gathering in
this land, which would certainly wreck the
Republican craft.
The Republican party had been character
lied as tyrannical, oppressive and the course
OF the Executive had been denounced even
| by pen who had received clemency from that
party. What was the cause of all this He
might be mistaken, but he thought this was
the beginning of the campaign Of 1876. He
proposed to discuss the question which
] should be presented to the American people
truly and fairly from an honest and legal
standpoint.
He argued that there was government in
Louisiana; whether it was q government of
right or not, was not the question. Could
any Senator on this floor, to-day, stand up
and deny the fact that government existed
IN Louisiana. Whether they called it q gov
eminent de JWe or a government de .facto was
another question. II would not do for Sena-
4 tors to talk about the election of 1872
That had no more to do with the organiza-
ton of the Legislature on the fourth instant
than an election of one hundred years hence.
Ii there Was no government in louisiana, as
has been argued by Senators on the other side,
why did they make all this noise and confu-
| sion about overturning q legislature. II there
was no State government, there was no Legis-
lature. He did not propose to evade the
question in that manner, however.
Thera wa a AMI in hat Toto
government recognized by the courts recog-
nized by one branch of Congress. and recog-
nized by a majority Of the citizens Of the
State. The acts OF the Conservatives in the
Louisiana Legislature on the 4th inst. were
acts Of treason against the State for which
they should have been punished. It had
been said here that there was no intimidation
in the South; he, denied that such was the
fact. On the night before the election in Lou
isiana last iall, notices were posted up on the
doors of white and colored Republicans noti-
flying them if they voted the Republican
ticket their lives would be in danger.
Such notices were two by six inches in size,
indicating the size Of grave. Passes for
safe travel were given to colored men who
voted the Democratic ticket, to protect them
against the White League. CD Logan read from
enc Of these passes as follows: ~ s.is
'i'F.f 7f1 "NEw ORLEANS, Nov. 49, 1874.
"This is to certify that --, barber by
occupation, is a member of the First Ward
Democratic Club, and at the late election he
worked and voted for the Democratic candi-
dates" Fla ~ 5tr
Logan next read from Shreveport paper
to the effect that the Democrats wanted no
fayOls or concessions from Kellogg or Pack
ard that the Returning Board should UNDER
stand that unless it made retnrns as the votes
We're given on the day OF election, they should
forfeit their lives. There should be some
concert of action throughout the State, and
such action should be prompt and emphatic.
Resuming his argument, he said the Sem
ator from Georgia (Gordon) was in the habit
of bringing in Georgia at all times when in
timidation was spoken of, to show that that
State was peaceful. He Nogan) would speak
on that point before he concluded. The Sem
ator (Gordon) had yesterday asked where the
judicial officers of Louisiana were why they
did not arrest and punish the perpetrators of
the crimes in Red River parish? He Noganl
would tell him where they were. The at
torney was murdered by the same banditti
who murdered the men at Coushatta.
Mr.. Gordon asked where was the United
States, where was the enforcement, where
was the army Of the United States
Mr.. Logan said: "Great Heaven ~ Did the
Senator want the army? he thought he had
been railing against the use of the army.
Laughter The Senator had denounced the
Republican party and the Government
Mr.. Gordon said he defied the Senator to
find an utterance of his against the Govern
ment of the United States, or any one in
except miserable men in his State.
Mr.. Logan said the Senator had denounced
The Administration, and it had been spoken
Of in this debate as the Government. He
then reviewed the circumstances which took
place in New Orleans on the 4th inst, and
said the acts Of the Wilt Legislature were
acts OF q revolutionary body.
Gov. Kellogg took no action whatever until
the Legislature had been taken possession of
by mob. As Governor of the State it was
his duty to do SO; to do all in his power to
preserve peace and order. 1t was Kellogg
himself who took the responsibility of call
ing upon the troops. Grant had nothing to
do with it; Sheridan had nothing to do with
It. and the Senate had nothing to do with it.
Therefore the denunciation heaped on Presi-
dent Grant by the Democrats for using the
army went for naught, for he knew no more
about it than the Democrats did until he saw
i in the public prints. The Democrats could
not wait to hear all the facts about LOUISE
INA. They wanted to have clamor raised
before the country for political purposes and
or nothing else. The Democratic party had
ndorsed usurpations ten times as strong as
his complained OF IN Now orleans.
He Logan) believed that this raid
IN the Senate, in the New York press, and by
he New York meeting showed that there was
ome kind Of understanding that this revolu-
ion was to be made in Louisiana for the pur-
Jose Of overturning the Legislature of the State.
he did not say the understanding was among
he Democrats of the Senate, but it was some
where. He defended the action Of Kellogg in
alling upon the military, and said had the
Democrats been in power and the Republicans
,ad tried to overthrow them as the Democrats
ried to overthrow the Republican government
n New Orleans the Democrats would have
cted Just as Kellogg did. ~
The Democratic party had frequently in
orsed the use of the military force. Gen.
ackson, when in same city Of New Orleans,
rrested and imprisoned Judge Hall for issu-
ng q writ of habeas corpus. A few years after
ards, the Democrats elected him President