New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-01-06
A STATEMENT BY GOV. KELLOGG.

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| HIS TESTIMONY TAKEN nv The CONGRESSIONAL
coMMrrrEE-HE DETAILS HIS ACTIONS or MON
DAY-A CONFESSION THAT HIS GOVERNMENT
COULD NOT STAND WITHOUT THE AID OF FEDERAL
TROOPS
New ORLEANS, Jan. Sat 3 o'clock the
Congressional Committee repaired the State HouSe
and took the testimony Of Kellogg with regard 90
the orders upon which the military had acted on Mon
day. He stated that on Saturday he received an
official report OF acting Chief OF Police that at
tempt would be made Monday oreiby to install per
sons whom the official returns did not show 70 have been
elected He transmitted this letter 10 Gen. Emory with
q request that such disposition be made OF United
States would prevent collision and bloodshed
On the following day Gen. H. j. Campbell. who had
been assigned. under Gen. Longsreet. to the command
OF the State forces protecting the State
personal letter OF authorization to confer with Gen
Emory this subject He returned with IN
formation that orders had been issued TO have
United States troops in the vicinity OF the State
House, 10 preserve the peace In case
Of disturbance day OF the converting of the Lgs
lature. Between IL and O'Clock number or members
rushed exetedy into the Executive office and stated
that Mr.. Witt and others had violently seized pos
session OF the Hall of representatives that Mr.
Witt had declared himself Speaker pro tenn, and
had thrust from platform tho old Clerk of the House.
who by law required call the roll OF members as
flashed calling the roll the Clerk himself entered
with the original roll in his possession. and
confirmed this statement. Subsequently statement
signed BY 81 OF the members being majority or the
legal members the rOll-ca, was presented to him
stating that the other 40 members and snumber Of
other persona had taken fOrcble possession OF the hail.
and had refused them the right to the question
Of organization, calling upon him foe protection.
Upon this he wrote to Gen. Emory and subsequently.
being IL formed that large and excited crowd was
closing around the State House. he requested the officer
in charge OF the United States troops to move
front Of the main entrance Of the State
House, which was done. Aftcrwsrd he learned from
the police, whom he had directed 90 take steps
In accordance with the request made to him
by the 81 members, that the Hall OF Repre-
sentatves had been closed by persons claiming to
he sergeantsatarms, and the doors would have TO be
forced II they OBTAIN admittance He then felt
his duty conservatOr OF the peace to ask Gen. de
Trobrand In charge OF the troops to clear tho Hall
Of all persons not entitled to be present He subse
quently learned from Gen. de Trobrand that he had
previously been called upon by Mr.. Wilt TO clear the
lobby aud that committee OF Democratic members
had been sent 10 him 10 make that request.
In reply to Mr.. Potter Gov Kellogg eaid he did not
think, under the present circumstances, that
the State Government could maintain itself with
out the support OF the Uuted States forces
and probably had been in the position
since the lIth OF September last He added, his
PLANTATION that great bulk of the supporters OF his
Government were In the country engaged In peaceful
Industrial pursuits, and that large element
opposed TO his administration resided IN the
city, the seat OF the Government and many OF them
had no industrial avOcsOn at all, and that an nteil-
gent, disciplined. armed minority cOuid overcome
large majority unarmed, undsclplned, and peacefully
disposed