Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1875-01-21

shed and the loss OF HE. Both pert,e, noo1
have relied upon them - conscrvasors of tie NJ.
lie pesce PUB
The fret call was made hy the Democ,,
remove persons obnoxious 10 them f,nale to
legislative hall, and the second wss from from a, "a
Republicans to remove persons who had nsu. ne
seats in the Legislature without legal cersfp ped
authorizing them to seats and in sufsrian,sa'e
Der to change the majority. Nobody wa NUN
tnrbed by the military who had legal rirht t !,
That the Democratic minority of the H' luz.
undertook to seize its organization nv 1s
and violence: that in this attempt tbey , naaa
pied under foot the law, in that thpv au-
d.rtook to make persons not retnrn:a ul'
elected members, so as to create A ms; az
ty: that they acted under preconcerted not MT
and under false pretenses introduced in,on lhs
hall men to support their pretensions by fnsnl us
necessary, and that the conhict, disorde, 81,
riotous proceedings following are facts uh ina
seem to be well established, and l am creoih,
informed that these violent proceedings wa.u
part of q premeditated plan to have The Has.s
organized in this way; recognize what has ben'
called the McEnery Senate; then to de vseu
Gov. Kellogg, and so revolutionize the Stat.
the Governor, at the request OF the ma,ori ol
of the members returned rs elected in the Hon!
to use such means rs were In his power to def,
these lawless and revolutionary proceedinss q
perhaps a dcbatable question: but it is quite rs,
tain that there would have been no trouhlsi,
those who now complain of illegal interfcrenc"
had allowed the House to be organized in Law
augurate disorder or anarchy disavow such NO.
ceedings. it Will be time enough to condrrmp
tho.e who, by such means rs they have. me-
vented the.succcss OF their iawlcss .and desperae
schemes
Lieut. Glen. Sheridan was requested hy me tn ,o
to Louisiana TO observe and report the .itustsU
there, and, il in his opinion necessary, to ASSUME
the command, which he did on the 4th mat att
the legislative disturbances had occurred At nia
O'Clock In the evening, number Of hours sfter
the disturbance. No party motives nor prem
dices can reasonably be imputed to him, but hon
estly convinced by what he has seen and hear
there, he has characterized the leaders of the
White Leagues in severe terms and suggested tbe
summary modes Of procedure against them which
though they cannot be adopted. would il legal
coon put An end to the troubles and disorders in
that State
Gen. Sheridan was looking at the facts. and
possibly not thinking Of proceedings which
would be the only proper ones to pursue in times
of peace-he thought more of the utterly lswless
condition of society surrounding him al the time
of his dispatch and OF what would prove sure
remedy. He never proposed to do any illegal act
nor expressed determination TO proceed beyond
what the law in the future might authorize for the
punishment Of the atrocities which have beer
committed and the commission Of which cannot
be successfully denied.
1t IL deplOrable fact that political crimes and
murders have been committed in Louisiana which
have gone unpublished, and which have been JUST
fed or apologized for, which must rest as are.
proach upon the State and country long after the
present generation has passed away. | have no
desire to have United States troops interfere in
the domestic concerns of Louisiana or any other
State
On the 9th Of December last Coy. Kel.
logg ,eleyraphed to me his appre.
tensions that the White League Intended TO
make another attack. Upon the same day made
the following answer. since which no communi.
cation has been sent to him:
" Your dispatch Of this date just received. Il
is exceedingly unpalatable TO use troops in an
tcpation of danger. Let the State authorities
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out apprehension of danger. If they are then
molcsted the question will be determined whether
the United States be able to maintain law and
order within its limits or not"
/ have deplored the necessity which seemed to
make it my duty, under the Constitution and
laws, to make such interference have always
refused, except where it seemed to be my impera.
tive duty. to act in such a manner as the Consti-
tuition and laws of the United States required |
have repeatedly and earnestly enreated the pe0-
pie of the South 10 live together in peace and
obey the laws, and nothing would give me great
or pleasure than to see reconciliation aud tran
qulility everywhere prevail, and thereby remove
all necessity for the presence OF troops
among them | regret, however. to say that this
state Of things does not exist, does it, exist
ence seem to he desired in localities, and as TO
those it may be proper for me to say that to the
extent. that Congress has conferred the power on
me to prevent ii, neither Ku-Klux klans White
Leagues, nor any other association using srms
and violence to execute their unlawful purposes
can be permitted in that way to govern any part
of this country; nor can | see with indifference
Union men or Republicans ostracizcd, persecuted
and murdered on account of their opinions, as
they now are in some localities.
l have heretofore urged the case Of Louisiana
upon the attention OF Congress. and cannot but
think Its inactun has encouraged the great evil
To SUMMARIZE In September last an armed, or
ganized body of men, in the support OF candidate.
who had been put in nomination for the offices OF
Governor and Lieutenant-G Governor at the Noyem-
Der election in 1872 and who had been declared not
elected by the Board of Canvassers that had been
recognized by all the courts to which the question
had been submitted, undertook to subvert and over
throw the State Government that had been ree0g
nized by me in accordance with previous preee
dents. The recognized Governor was driven nom
the tate-House, and but for his fndnga shelter
in the United States Custom-lIouse in The capital
OF the State OF which he was Governor, II Il
scarcely to be doubted that he would have been
killed. From the State-House, before he hsd
been driven TO the Custom House, 4 call was
made III accordance with the fourth section OF
the fourth article of the Constitution Of the
United states for the aid of the General Govern
ment To suppress domestic violence Under those
circumstances, and in accordance with my sworn
duties, my proclamation of the 18th of Sepem-
Der. 1874, was issued. This served to reinr late
COY. Kellogg IN his position nominally but u
cannot be claimed that the insurgents hayeio
this day surrendered to the State authorities the
arms belonging 20 the State, or that they have IL
any sense disarmed On the contrary, II i
known that the same armed organization tha'
existed on the l4th OF September, i5,4 in oppo'.'
tam their organization, equipments and COM
mandcrs, and can BE- called ont at any hoRr TO re-
slst the state Government. Under these crcum'
stances the same military force mas been cOnilh
ned IN Louisiana ~ was sent under the first eaii'
aud under the same general instructions.
/ repeat that the task assumed BY the tr0op,l-
not pleasant one t. them: that the army i no.
composed OF lawyers capable of Judging al mo-
meuts notice NJ just how far they can 90 In the
maintenance of law and order, and that IL was
impossible TO give specific instructions providing
Tor AL possible contingencies that might arise
he troops were bound To act upon the JAds'
meut of their commanding officers upon
each sudden contingency THAI aru>e, or a.A't
Instructions which could only reach them af'el
the threatened wrongs had been committee
when they we're called on 10 prevent IL -hellU
ne recolieeted, too, lhai upon my rccogpiiioA
OF the Kellogg Government / reported the iseH
with the GROUNDS OF the recognition, TO COZ