The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-01-14
F0RTY-THIRD CONGRESS.
WAsHINGToN, January l3.
SENATE.

MT. Logan shlu Ne DtIlefsu IL was Gull
sidered the duty of sailor 10 stand by his
ship in the midst of great storm. Sena-
tors on his side Of the chamber had
been told that great storm of indigna-
ton was gathering in this land, which
would certainly wreck the Republican
craft The Republican party had been
( characterized as tyrann!eal, ~ oppreso-
i've, and course of party, and the executive,
and had been denounced by men 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 compaign Of 1876. He
proposed to discuss the question which
should be presented to American people
truly and fairly from All honest and
legal standpoint. He argued that
there was no government 10
louisiana whether 1t was govern.
mcnt Of right or not, was not the question
Could any Senator on this floor to-day
stand up and deny the fact that gov
ernment existed in louisiana Whether
they called it government De Jure Or
government De FactO was another ques-
ton. 1t would do for Senators to talk
about the election Of 1872; that had no
more to do with the organization of the
Legislature on the 4th inst, than AL cleo
tion of one hundred years hence. If
there was no government in Louisiana as
had been argued by the Senators on the
other side why did they make all this
noise and confusion about over
turning the government in Louisiana
us had been argued by Senators on the
other side. Why did they make all this
noise and confusion about Oyerturning II
legislature if there was no State gov
crnment there was no legislature. ii"
did not propose to cvade the question in
that manner. however there was gov
ernmcnt in that State; Il government re-
cOgniZcd by the courts recognized by
this branch of Congress, and recognized
by majority of the citizens of the State.
The act, 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.
Ii had been said here that there was no
intimidation in the South. He denied
that such was the fact. On the night be-
fore the election III Louisiana last fall,
notices were posted up on the doors OF
white and colorcd Republicans notifying
them that if they voted the Republicans
ticket their lives would be III danger.
Passes for safe travel were given TO the
colored men who voted the Democrat
ticket to protect them against the White
League.
MIR. Logan read from one of these
passes IL follows:
NEw ORLEANS, Nov. 2S, 1874.
This is to certify that -, Il barber by
occupation, Is member of the lSt ward
Democratic Club, and al the late election
worked and voted for the Democratic
candidate.
Mr.. Logan next read from Shreve-
port paper to the effect that the Demo
Gratis wanted no favors or concessions
from Kellogg or Packard; that the Re
turning Board should understand that
unless 1t made returns of the votes given
on the day of election, they should force
/ it; that there should be concert of action
throughout the State, such action As
should be prompt and emphatic.
Rcsuming his argument he said the
Senator from Georgia (Gordon) was in
/ the habit of bringing in Georgia ut all
time, when intimidation was spoken of
to show that thht State was peace
tu, and that he Logan would speak on
! that point before he concluded.
that Senator Gordon had yesterday asked
where tl9 Judicial of Louisiana were?
why they did not arrest and punish the
pcrpctrator, of crime IN Red River par
! ish? He (Loganj would tell him where
they wcrc-the Attorney was murdered
bv the same bandtti which murdered at
CouShatta. Senator Gordon asked whore
was the United States Attorney? where
was the enforcement act? where was the
army of the United States; Mr. Logan
.aid Great heavens, did the Senator
want the army? lie thought he had been
railing against the Use of the army.
Laughter The senator had denounced
the Republican party and th" Govern
mcnt, and Mr. Gordon said he do
fed the Senator ~ find al uttcrance
of his against the Government
of the United States, or any one in au-
thor,ty, except the miserable mon in his
State
Mr.. Logan said the Senator had de-
nounccd the Administration, and 1t had
been spoken of in this debate aS tho gov
rrnm"nt. He then reviewed the circum-
stances which took place i'll New Or
leans ON the eth inst, and said that the
act, of the Welt Legislature were acts
of revolution. The body of Gov. kcl-
lu"g took no action whatever until the
Legislature had been taken possession OF
by the mob. A. Governor of the State
il WAS his duty to do So and do all in his
power 10 preserve peace and or6cr.
1t was Kellogg himself who took the re-
sponsibility of calling upon troops
President Grant had nothing to do with
it: General Sheridan had nothing 10 do
with il. and the Senate had nothing to
do with il. Therefore the denunciation>
hcapcd upon President Grant for using
the army went for uaught, for he knew
no more about il than the Democrats
until he seer it in the public prints. The
Democrats could not wait to hear all the
facts about Louisiana. They wanted to
have clauor raised before the country
for political purposes, and tor nothing
else. The Democratic party had endorsed
usurpations ten, times as strong as TINS
complained of in New Orleans. He
LOGAN believed that this raid made on
the Senate by the New York press and
bv the New York meeting showed that
there was some kind ofan understanding
that this revolution was to be made III
Louisiana for the purpose ofoverthrowlng
the legislature of that State. He did
not SAY that the understanding WAS
among the Democrats of the Senate, but
il was somewhere. He denied the action
of Kellogg in calling upon the military,
and ,aid that had the Democrats been IN
power and the Republicans tr ed
to overthrow the Republican governmeLt
of New Orleans, the Democrats would
have acted just rs Kellogg did. The
Democratic party had frequently endors,
ed the use of military force General
Jackson when in tn" same city New
0rleans) arrested and imprisoned Judge
Of Jyl.gs