Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-01-09
What the Cabinet Has to Say
Sheridan Has the Cheek to
Attempt an Answer to the
BishOps--TburmaR's
Resolution.
Phelps, the Radical Commission
er, Den0uRces Sheridan's cut
rage-Gpini0ns Of the n.
Y. Herald, Tribune
and WOrid-Etc.
MORE FEDERAL LEGISLATION FOR LOU


MORE FEDERAL LEGISLATION FOR LOU
IsIANA.
| WASHINGTON, January s.-Butler, o
Massachusetts, day introduced in tht
house a bill providing for legal and fai
election in the State of Louisiana, ant
10 guarantee to that State republican
form of government. Referred TO tb,
judiciary committee. 1t directs the
election to be held on the fourth Tues
day In May next for governor, lieuten
ant-gOvernor, secretary OF state, attor
ney-general, auditor Of public accounts
superintendent of elections and mem
bers Of the legislature; that the Presi
dent shall Immediately appoint thret
suitable persons TO superiDtend sucl
election; that they shall Immediately
appoint two COM etent and suitable cit
izer 5 opp site in political parties, as
State registrars, who shall cause a new
"a nd complete registration to be made OF
all legally qualified voters of the State;
that the State registrars and supeTiu-
tendents shall in like manner appoint
two supervisors iD each parish, and that
| the superintendent shall in like manner
| appoint two commissioners of election
for each election precinct within ten
| days OF the day Of election. The State
registrars are 10 open the returns in the
presence of the superiDtendents, and TO
examine the canvass, compile the same,
AL prepare it, and TO make a public
proclamation of the election in two
newspapers f general circulation and
opposite politics. The legislature thus
elected is to meet and organize on the
second Monday after thus promulgs
ton of the result of the election, and on
rhe fist Monday after such promulga-
ion, the governor, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS,
aud other State officers shall enter on
the discharge of their respective offices,
aud the government thus established is
70 be recognized by the United States
government as the legal government of
Louisiana. The United States circuit
court of Louisiana is to have exclusive
jurisdiction of all crimes and offenses
made punishable by the act. 1t authorizes
the President to employ the army and
navy to maintsin the public peace, to
sustain the officers under the act, and
enforce the provisions of the act, and
any act of an officer of the State of
Louisiana, or any State court inter-
fering with the execution of the act is
10 be treated as absolutely void.
GOVERNOR HENDRICKS ON THE OUT
RAGE BY LIAR SHERIDAN
INDIANAPOLIS, IND, January s.
Governor Hendricks closes his mes.
sage as follows in relation to Louis
lana affairs: al had intended to restrict
this communication 70 sui iects that are
OF special interest to the State of Indi-
ana, and had written all | intend d to
say when it became known to the coun-
try that a free representative govern
ment had been broken down in the
S ate of Louisiana by military violence
Ii is fundamental right and essential
to free institutions that a legislative
body shall be the judge Of the qualifica-
tions of elections and returns OF its own
members; it is declared in our constitu-
ton, and in the constitution of the
United States, and in the cOnstitG
ton of Louisiana, as exclusive, and
no power, not even the judiciary, can
interfere with or question it. 1t is
prerogatvie of the State, because with
Gut it no fee State can exist. Without
any pretext of domestic violence that
right has been taken away from
the popular branch of the legisla-
ture of Louisiana, and members, re-
cognized by that body, have been
driven from the hall by armed
soldiers under The command OF United
States military officers, and Others not
recognized by the members have been
seated as such. The cause of the house
of representatives of Louisiana is your
cause, aud will be the cause of the peO-
pie you represent, so long as constitu-
tiOnal and Independent legislation shall
be cherished by them as right. Shall
the privilege Of the people to make their
own State laws by their chosen repre-
sentatives rest upon right or only upon
per mission? The voice of the people
should be SO expressed as 10 restore the
right. ask you to protest against and
denOunce the usurpation as crime to be
detested, and not q precedent TO be re-
spected.
BOSTON PREPARING TO PROTEST.
Boston, January S-The Journal, of
this Afternoon, syssteps are being taken
to hold q meeting in FaneuiI hall to
protest against the Interference by the
military in the organization Of the Lou
isiana legislature. The feeling is very
strong, not only among those VINO are
opponents Of the administration, but
W tn those who are counted as among
It's supporters.
HENRY c. DIBBLE WANTS ANOTHER
RECONSTRUCTION.
New ORLEANS, January S.-HenTy
c. Dibble the States attorneyin the in
ve=iigation now pending, after gOirg
over his version Of the events that have
transpired since, and including, the cleo
ton of 1872, closes ~ follows:
With this historical resume before
you, now ask you, sir, to consider with
me the inquiry, Has Louisiana Re ub-
lican form of government? / answer
without hesitation and unequivocslly,
mo" The existing government is not
the product Of an election duly sscer-
tained by the regular process OF law, but
of revolution, or rather of counter
revolution, set in motion to check au-
other. II Is not my purpose 10 discuss
that Clause OF the constitution which
guarantees to each State a republican
form of government, with the purpose 10
define uch a form OF government. /
will rest content with the sug-
gestion that l have called the al
tention of congress to an existing
government in ole of the States which
is not republican. What, then, is the
duty Of congress? Our position is not
disslnilar 10 that We occupied ia 1867.
The State was then reconstructed. Let
the process be repeated. Perhaps with
the experience we have had we can do
better We can scarcely do worse
care not what plan be adopted so that
we may have peace aud order, and per
feet fairues and equai justice for All. |
have the honor, sir, to b your obedieut
servant, HENRY c. DIBBLE.
LITTLE PHIL ARGUES HIS CAUSE.
NEW ORLEANs. January S.-TOe fol-
lowing wss sent from this city to-day:
NEW ORLEANS, L., January :, lS75.
To W. W. Beiknap, Secretary OF War, Wash
tngton, ID. <.
Several prominent people here have
for the last few days been passing resO-
iuiions and manufacturing sentimental
protests for northern political cDnsumD-
Il0u. They seem 10 be trying 10 make
martyrs OF themselves. Il cannot De
done ~ t7is late dag, there have been
% many bleeding negro aud ostTacized
white citizens for their statements 20 be
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