The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1875-12-24
nE Jt-Rg GOVERNOR.

limited States House Of Representatives
on The question of the admission OF MIR.
Speucer on the credentials Of Governor
McEpery, Mr.. Blaine, the acknowledged
Radical leader, asked the question,
"What single act has McEhery ever
performed as Governor Of Louisiana?
And Immediately, AS II by previous
agreement. brother Radical cried out,
I" Not one"
Il this true, that John Mclsncry has
never performed IN net as Governor oi
Louisiana? Lot MS see.
In January, 1879. John McEnery,
Governor elect, stood under the broad
canopy ~ Heaven In Lafayette Square,
cjty Of New Orleans. aud was there, ~
the prcscpce and amid the acclamations
II Ii vnst concomfse Of tho people 81
Louisiana, duly inaugurated by thor
oughly competent authority Governor
Of the State OF Louisiana.
Immediately following this inaug'ira-
ton. dov. Mclfenery did hold Official
communication with the duly and fully
organized Legislature elect OF the btatc
Of Louisiana, and did Issue official mp
pointments. etc
This same Legislature did formally
elect w. Il. Mcmillan United States
Senator from the State Of Louisiana,
and said Mcmillan did present to the
United states Senate his credentials
from Gov. Mclfnery. From that day to
This the United States Senate has never
pronounced the credentials Of Mcmillan
invalid. and now that Mcmillan with
draws from the contest, tho Hon. II. II.
Mari appears al the bar OF the Senate
with credentials from John McEncry,
Governor elect Of Louisiana.
Hut 10 20 back 10 the time Of the In
auguratlon Of Gov. MclInory and the
organization OF the legitimate Legisla-
hlrc Of the State. At tho moment that
these things were TRANSPORTING tho State
House III Louisiana was In possession
Of Fsicrdt troops. md Wdcr TIER pro
tection an inposte, naD,cd Kellogg, "iM
a rtn,p Of partisan legislature. ,rds
mt IN po,rer Orcr This people. And not
long utter this the Governor elect and
the lawful Legislature were by the
bayonct driven from power.
but, perhaps, the question Of Mr..
Blaine is not yet fully answered, and
we beg now TO bring him down to the
date OF September IA, 1874. On this day
before the wrath Of an outraged and In.
suited people, the usurper. KEEL
logg, fed from the soil of Louisiana
aud took refuge IN the United States
Customhousc. under the protection Of
his favorite United States bayoncts. On
the 18th day OF September, 1874, (Gov-
crnor McEnery being with his family In
North louisiana, Lieut.. Gov. Penn as.
stunned charge Of the State, amid the nc
CARNATIONS Of the people, (Mr. Kellogg,
we arc told, looking on from Custom
tomhouse Window, and ere twcnty-four
hours more had elapsed, all the promi.
nent officials OF tho usurping gov
ernrncnt had sneaked out OF Their
Offices, and the elect Of the people and
tho appointees Of Gov. McEncry were
In. Louisiana then was under the rule
Of her chosen authorities
On the night Of the 10th Of September
Gov. Mcl1nery reached the Capitol, and
Lieut.. Gov. Penn formally yielded to
him the rcins Of government. In the
meantime the powers that be at Wash.
ington had been concentrating tie
United States army on Louisiana, and
at p. m. Of the nth September, 1875,
Gov McEncry. knowing that II would
be madness 10 resist the physical power
of tho Radical Government at Washing
ton, and unwilling 10 shed drop of the
blood Of the people uselcssly, grace.
fully surrendered the government oI
Louisiana not into the hands Of the
usurper, William Pitt Kellogg, bnt 1,to
The hd,,is u d,,iV appointed officer %
The United Statcs army. This last Off.
cial net Of Gov. Mclincry, even at the
moment Of n compulsivc submission u
The superior force Of the President Die
tator, was In itself solemn denial Of
Mr.. Kellogg's right to the gubcrnato
rial Office.
Is not Mr. Blaine moro fully and
satisfactorily answered now as to the
official acts OF tho Governor elect and
de j,Ue OF Louisiana. than by his Radi
cal brother on the floor Of the House
Every member OF the House should
know these facts.