The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-01-28
LOUISIANA IN THE SENATE.

WASHINGTON. Jan. %, 1851.
The Senate to-day resumed the consideration OF
the resolution OF Mr.. Schurz nstructin9 the judi
ciary Committee to inquire what legislation by
Congress Is necessary to secure to the people OF
Louisiana the right Of selfgovernment under the
constitution.
Mr.. THuRMAN, (dem.) OF Ohio, said on account
OF physical indispositon he would have to leave
unsaid many things which lie desired to say, but
he hoped TO conclude his argument before the hour
OF adjournment to-day. He requested Senators
not to interrupt him In his argumenr. and
said ut Its conclusion he would answer to the best
OF his ability any question any Senator might put
to him. He then had the resolution read at the
Clerks desS. and said 1t required that the Senate
should not stop at the election In Louisiana in
1874, but should go back to that of 1872 and he
would first SPEAK OF the former election. He
knew what he would say was o rhrice-told
tale, and he would therefore be very tedious;
but as his statement would not be complete with
out 1t he felt compelled to 70 over tue Iacts again.
He then spoke OF the election III 1872, and SAID
McEnery had majority tor Governor OF 9,606
votes. Penn. lor Lieutenant Governor, had ma
jorlty OF 1851 McEnery and his associates had
eminent and those offices conferred upon other
parties: republicans were installed In the
censss for hs ses rns men who naa
been IN power in louisiana during the past
% II be 81 @
army OF the United State and he federal govern
ment. the sole title Kellogg had 10 the olilce OF
United States. He said he traced the beginning
OF this trouble in Louisiana to Washington city,
directing Marshal Packard to enforce
States Court no o matter by whom resisted n' lie
argued that there was resist ance to the federal
Court, and all correspondence previous TO the
al m a - nrd n hny fhnY
lawful uecrees OF the Court would be resisted.
Under u midnight order. made, not IN q court, not
by court, but BY this man Durell, VINO was IN the
conspiracy with Packard,
THE STATE HOUSE WAS SEIZED
and batteries planted around 1t to keep the people
Of louisiana from entering IT, Durell would not
have made that order and Packard would not
have executed 1t had not kilograms from wash-
ington assured en- that they would be sustained.
lie next referred t. tue Lynch Returning Board.
and SAID the report OF the committee OF the
Senate, as we'll as The sbIe speech OF Senator
Carpenter, OF Wisconsin,. showed 1t nad not even
the color VI authority, much less the legal rgnt to
count the vote IN 1872 Their action was usdrpa-
ana The testimony taken by the committee IN re-
gard to fraudulent andavlts and wnat use was
made OF them by the l., nch Board, ami SAID that
every member OF that Board was re warded with
lucrative office by Governor Kellogg or
next referred to the appeal OF McEnery
and the people o. louisiana to the President,
and the telegram OF Attorney General Williams TO
McEuery. telling HIM he need not visit Washing
ton with the Committee OF One hundred, as the
President was unchanged. and the sooner the
people there acquesced the sooner order would
he restored; and said he knew OF no despot
on the lace OF tue globe who would refuse TO near
men under such circumstances That telegram
was the effect that the Presidents mind night
Or wrong, WAS never to be al cred. McEnery
asked to oe heard; the Legislature asked to be
were not PACKARD was heard; Casey. tue brother.
tn.law OF the President, Was heard; but
TIE PL0PLE WERE REFUSED.
There was no contest 0r the seau OF the five
men ,eJecIed. Tnoy were simply omitted BY
OF the sworn duty OF that Returning Board.
rua ss on that account and were marched out
by an officer OF the army OF the United states.
Was that republican government The Returning
YORK (Mr: conxnngl was last sworn iu
not here; but his irlend ny the side OF Inn,
Vice President tAr. Hamlin), SAID he had known
simple announcer cut Of the TACT. All knew that
the senator mad been elected. aud when
..a snggessS e he ss ss AZ
resident s Grant could nave sent die Of soldiers
Odt. II President Grant had been y democrat,
under this new doctrine he might have marched
thought IL was horrible lining that Mr.. Vigers.
Cierk Of the former House OF Representa.
the Ua.s on VIC ss .S not s s0T Ts uss
not Clerk OF the House which assembled on
that day, and hAd no fl2nt there. Inc con.
situation OF Louisiana a!d LOT even provl1e tlat
he should call tue roll. but only that he should
provide list ot tue memoers he nad no more
right ia that house on the Atn inst. than any other
c.tiZon oil Louisiana. Ills colleague INT. Shormapj
had uwelt with great force upon the fact that the
yeas md nays were refused. hau 10 come 10 this
that u u Speaker Of state Legislature made en-
erroneous ruling an army officer OF toe United
states could enter tue halls OF legislation and tear
such speaker out OF his seatf
THE PREolDEST's MESSAGE.
Mr.. THURMAN next referred to the Message OF
ho nj M N 70 plv IN ha
resolution ol the senate oil the 9TH lust, and sald
facts emanatod nom tue CHEF Magistrate OF this
country. lie would not speak dlsres Jectuly OF
the President, but MS Message was open 10 crit.
csm. he resolution passed W the senate re.
quested the President TO INFORM the senate
whether any portion Of the Army OF the United
States or any o11cer or Officers, soldier or
soldiers, ol such army did IN any manner
interfere or iuterniedde with. control or
seek TO control the organization OF the Gsnerul
Assembly OF the State oi Louisiana, &c. The
Senate had rlaht TO suppose that II miltary tn.
lercrenco mad bxen place III onlcla report was
oil file III the War department. Tho interference
was ON ihs Ii Insi., and sai1cient time elapsed
before the Message was sent to the Senate to en-.
aue the officers Ia New Orleans TO make report.
Instead OF sucn report there was u tee2rani rom
Geuer Sheridan. 1heie VAS no report ON General
De II obrInnd no report rom General Emory on.y
"a oile-slded ie.egran Iro.u General Sneridan IN
which most material facts were omitted anu pro-
positions mace wnicn were entirely lnaeiensDo.
what account had General De ropriand 10 give
Tor his Rct.upS Where was the order OF ms
superior. General Eluorys Why dtd Emory issue
suvu IA order, aad what steps bad the resident
taken 10 bring these Offenders 10 tustices Upon
ornvS. Tin prnatdnut rouliud khn ARMY WHa NOT