The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-04-24
SHALL LOUISIANA BE REDEEMED

We learn by telegraph that the Louisiana
Legislature met in extra session yesterday,
and q special message from Gov. Kellogg, ad-
vocating the acceptance of the "Wheeler
Compromise" was read and referred to the
Committee on Elections If the compromise
is accepted, some sixty or more colored Rep
resentatives willsvacate their seats, and regu-
larly elected white men, who were unseated
by the arbitrary action of the partisan Re-
turning Board" SO called, will be admitted,
thus making the lower House Conservative by
= large majority. The white members I'M
seated by the action Of the Returning Board
have kept up an organization known as the
"Wiltz Caucus" and during the late session
Of the Kellogg Legislature were in daily
session.
The action Of that Returning Board, and
the law which gave it existence and force is
the very oil Of arbitrary power or rank impe-
rialism. 1t was under the control of Marshal
Packard, who with brother-in-law Casey, re-
ceived his orders from the party magnates in
Washington, the result being negro supremacy
in Louisiana; not intelligent, educated. or
even decent negro supremacy, but libel
ON representative government. the few
corrupt white carpet baggers, among
whom conspicuously stand Kellogg, Casey,
and Packard, joining hands with few as cor.
rupt but intelligent negroes, to lead the
Ignorant mass which the Returning Board
thrust into the seats of the regularly elected
Conservative whites. The Kellogg Legisla-
tue thus prepared was farce; its acts illegal.
because at no time was there constitutional
quorum in the House; its legislation corrupt
and its officers set OF thieves, with their
hands very deep in the pockets Of the tax
payers. The machinery of legislation was as
broad burlesque As was ever seen upon q
theatrical stage, aud the whole shame and
disgrace to President Grant, the Republican
Congress, the leaders in Louisiana, and all
concerned in 1t, or apoiogizing for it
We know whereof We affirm, for We have
personally, and for weeks, examined the mat
ter in New Orleans during the winter. We
had hoped that ere this We should have had
the ability 10 give chapter and verse Of this
political infamy to our readers and the coun-
try from our voluminous notebook. We
shall take it up now ut q very early day. There
never was Q greater crime committed against
: republican form OF government than that
committed in the Louisiana case, and the con-
cocto. 5 Of it, and its executors alike, should
be pilloried before the American people and
PASS into history to be branded with the con-
tinual contempt Of all the honest and fair
minded.
We think the suffering people Of Louisiana
do we'll to accept Of any compromise which
shall rid them Of this infamous and illegal.
thieving, swindling rule. It may hurt their
pride. but better sink pride than to be utterly
bankrupted in business and robbed Of their
last dollar by these party cormorants. The
condition precedent. that certain Of the I'M
ouitous laws protested to be passed BY the
Kellogg Legislature. shall be repealed. is
wisely insisted upon and the promise that no
impeachment of Kellogg for past actions
shall take place, something which TIE Cen