Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-01-14

OIL shreveport, alive 10 Tie great importance OF
securing good and honest government TO the
State, do agree and pledge ourselves not to
advance any supplies OF money to any planter
The coming year who will give employment or
rent lands 10 aborerS who vote the Radical
ticket in the coming election.
have 10 iniurmatlon Of the proceedings 0!
the returning bard for said election which may
DOT b.: found iu is report. which has been pub
il>htd hut Ii is matter OF public Information
that great part Of the time taken to canvass
the votes was consumed by the arguments of
lawyers, several of whom represented each
party before the board. | have 90 evidence
that the proceedings Of this board were not 10
acc rdance wish the law under which they
| acted. " neither 10 exc udiug from their count
certain returns they Were right OF Wroug, Is
| question tat depends upon the evidence ttey
has: /, tUl,: ;htm : but X Is pe.} Clear mat The
| la gives them the power, Il t.eE cLoOs2 10
! ryc:ci>. II, 0! dcculys that way, an.: pTima
| IIcle tic i,.r>Oua whom they return - elected.
! are :;.;.t.l L. the cticc, iJr which tbay "erc
candidates.
kc-secrirg the alleged uterferoace by the
mii!;aTy "ltD tag organization u the J. .glsa-
ture 81 Louisia;la Oh ;he 4th iu>!aut, L nave
10 kuow@ge OF Information which has 10: been
received by 10 since that tune aud published
My first ni.rma!JU Vas from the pnper= d:
th9 morning Of the 5lh 81 January. | III not
know that any such thing was anticipated, ard
| no orcGr5 or suggestions We're ever given to
auy military officer 10 that State upon THAI sub
| iect prior 10 he pccurrroce aiu vel; aware
that any military i1tcryreuce by the Uthcrs cr
troops II the / -ited States with the otgan'z.-
tl9n Vi Sale Legislature u any ofl'> procH,i-
Ing>, or with any cv: department Of The gov
cr.lu, n, Is reruguant 10 our lGc4: oE go'tiE-
ucht. | cin conceive 81 % case, not involving
rebellion or nsurrcctl0D, where SUCH lutcr!cr-
| e"c3 IS authority Q! the General G01eFnn nj
ought 70 be permitted or can be juS;lhed
| But there are CIRCUMSTANCES connected With the
| late legislative nbrOsIl0 III LIui>Iana which
seem to exempt the military trOm any lntcn-
| tlona! wrong IN that matter Knowing that
they had been 10 Louisiana to prevent domes-
| tic violence and aid in the enforcement OF the
State laws. the officers and troops of the Uni
ted States mny we'll have supposed that II was
their duty TO act when called upon By the Gov
ernor Tor that purpose. Each branch ola Legis-
| lativc Assembly is judge Of The election
anu qualifications Of its Own members. But If
Il mot or a body If Unauthorized persons seize
aud hold The legislative hal 10 tumult uoas
ard rIotuuS manner: and 50 prevent any organ
iZaton by those legally returucd as elected, 1t
might bcc1me the duty Of the State executive
TO interpose, ifrqle>ted by majority of the
| members elect. 10 suppress the dl,iurbaDc" aEl
cnatle the persons elected to organize the
! Huusc.
ANY exercise Of this power would only be
! jusilhabc under the most Extraordinary clrcuu-
| Stances, and IL would then be the duty OF the
| Governor to call upon the con>auuary, or II
necessary, the military force OF the State. But
with reference to Louisiana, 1t Is to be borne IN
mind that any attempt b. the Governor to use
the police force of that State at this time would
have und"uht dy p!ecp!tated bloody conflict
| with the v hite League, as 1t did on the l4ih
Of September There is no doubt but that tie
prcscuce of the United States troops upon that
occasion prevented bloodshed aud the loss OF
| HE. Both parties appear to have relied upon
! them a. cors"rvators OF the public peace. The
first call was made by the Democrats to re-
move persons obnoxious 10 thcln from the Leg
isIative ball and the second was from the Re-
| putcans TO remove persons who had usurpcd
-.ats il the legislature without legal crrIii
Gates authorizing them TO seats aud IN suhl
! Gent numter to change the maJ1!ry.
| Noboiy wa: disturbed by the mill airy who
| had legal night al that time TO OCCUPY seat
| 10 ;he Legislature. That tic Democratic mi
nority OF the House undertook to seize i,s Or
| garizltion BY ira I'd and violence: that in this
; artcmpt they tramplcd under foot law; that
they undertook to make pcrSoDs not returned
as elected members SO "a 10 create a majority:
that t!.cy acted uadcr prceoHccrtad plan, and
uDdcr ia Sc preteuces introduced into b" hall
body Of men to supper; their professions By
force, If necessary, aud tiat Conflict disorder
aod rlorJus proceedings foil We'd are facts that
st cm to be well established, aud | am crcdlby
| informed that these violent proceedings We're "a
part of premedltaied plan to have the House
organized IN tint; way and recognize what has
| been called the McEnery Senate and then To
icpo>c Governor Kellogg, and So rcvplutiouiz.
tEie } a!& government.
y hcthcri K vas Wrong for the Governor. at
the request 81 the majority OF the member, re.
turucI as elected to the House, to use such
means as wera in his power to defeat these
saw IS aod revolutionary proceedings Is. per-
hapS. Il dcba'ahls question; but Ii l. quitc GER
tam there would have been 10 trouu!e II those
who upialn II illegal Interference had ;Eivw
ed the II 2usc 10 be organized 10 awful anu
regular manner. When those WHO inauguratc
tiiSJi.lcr aud anarchy disav0w such proceedings
il will tie iimc enough to coui"nu taos" WHO
0y sucn msaus they have prevent the sue
cess u their iawrSs aud desperate sch Cmcs.
ItultDdDt O'.HiIi! C:i:itiau WAS ItiIu'StCu
b. lie to GO to Loui>iaaa to ob-cr?c auh re
port tie situation there, aud, ii in his op!nion
necessary, t. assume Tie commaGd, which he
DID Oh the t n instant, after the legislative dis.
turbances had occurred, at . clock =. H., d
number OF hours after the Disturbances. 40
party motives Or preiudlcrs reasonably be
imputed to him; but, honestly couvluce1 by
what he has seen aud heard there, he has
characterized the leaders Of the " bite Leagues
10 severe ierms, aud suggested summary modes
of procedure against them, which, though they
cannot DC adopted, would, if legal, soon put au
end to the troubles and disorders in that State.
Gen. Sneridau was Looking at facts, and posi-
lily not thinking Of proceedings wh'cn would
be the only proper ones to pursue 10 time oi
peace, thought more Of the utterly !aweos con-
I!ion of society surrounding him at the time
Of his dipatch, aud OF what would prove sure
remedy He never proposed to do an illegal
act or EXPRESSED determination to proceed be-.