The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1875-12-22

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Cur nllalnm.tor from Indiana MI, Morton
We v - Fnt m the pending in9uol, anec,,
tha'ssJiyjdual right Of Mr.. McMiilan y
ibe lnWp 10 very little, hut upon =
Fllpna ,,lene. affecting es " does th'
hlH 1,s,,n practice Of The. Senate y, par,
Nln,,eania,y procedure. u may ainoun'
llalle,nsat deal The Senate, therefore,
he saat be TOO cautious " allowing z
en- ,, MAJ for seat IN this body 70 with
daln'h HI credentials, 40 II might here
draw rhaaoup Il bad precedent 90
a'e' Guard tho right to Withdraw the
ae' ,,,.fsiala If Senator ~ purely .
tie ,llsnai privilege. ! Do not admit That
gls,M""allllan has q right ~ Withdraw
NJ - " ,s,uadpptiais. They constitute z
ihpse ~ Tho record IT the SENATE, and
al' " imminent uf title to y ecat
sp,.st, chamber. 1hepe credentials ale
in,.pla VA Inv The Governor 81 each State
rpl,u'n npna,e. informing ua and desig
t W. ,ha individual whom, his State
asunE, slnd ~ IA representative IN this
ms,.hai. The Governor sends the ere.
c'a,ps,,,s If every senator elect 90 the
apneIW,, aa,leni " the United States.
VIZ .,aaenia them a. the Henate. The
vp WV ID the agent " his state IN
COMMUNICATING the election or those
cahh,',, brnu elected Senators to the
N Wy i" ilaelf The credentials become
h'ham ,.,,sri, Of The Senate. aud not the
Wfli',Jdy IL The Senator elect. NuppoHe
NI,tnan, "a a spat IN this body desired
asa.,,nn,snnal ol political reasons 10 waive
~ l VIZ "a a pnai IN this body, can he 10
hir /. ~. asking a. withdraw his credcns
M,p.5 tan he by any personal right ~
uas ,,.i,a The ,iphie of the state which
e aa, a~d him by withdrawing the cvia
e'e ',. n hip election. committed ny law
usu N. ruatndy Of the Senate. aud be-
pe,n ,h mari and parcel " ia records ?
MAJ ,irhts than mere personal
M W.s,s arp involved IN this motion. A
inihuani may reainn his title. wheiho,
. p,e.,t M inrhnatp, ~ aeat In thia
lsambe, nut deny bis right % with.
,naa iii credentials, because instances
u uss n,,rur when euuh withdrawal might
w, claimant tn a naat in this chamber
MA wns not elected hy withdrawing
W, wv a,pdenlials which ehowpd that an
'alor waa the legally elected senator Ut
~, W. siatp do not mean to intimate
,aa, strh II the rase here. Hut this
m ,'a il of doubtful rruprieiy. 1
HMM. when credentials, properly au-
,,San,iaated IN the Governor OF d State.
-. s,e received by aud placed IN the cus
,pdy az Tho Senate. that they become n
mri u the archives. Of this body, which
,h,,I not he Withdrawn. Let The np-
rcani take q copy. but let the original
evidence Of election remain where tho
law has placed Il IN The custody Of the
Senate. | can Northumberland why stch
4 melton should be made. may he IN
error, II isa question OF iirst impress
sjou, and should therefore have pre-
brrrd, IA establishes a precedent. that
il should have gone Ia the Committee on
Elections m,ist therefore vote against
The motion, No shase been
given Why the motion Il Made. A Ia
What The Senator from Indiana mr.
Mortonl said about the utto. invalidity
and maud Of the McEncry government.
Ilakc issue with him on the Facts. He
says there was not rrrtencr, In law OF
act, that McEncry wae ever elected
,lo,pfner af Louisiana. he inaiats that
Kellogg wap the only valid and duly
elected Governor Of Louisiana ni the
period when the election Of McEnerv
look place deny ii. The statement
II the Senator IN contradictcd hy n re-
pri of bis own leading political parti.
ssns IN this chamber, None know bet.
ler than the Senator from Indiana mr..
Morionl that leading and among the
ahlcei Republican Senators In this
chamber after weeks II patient invea.
lgatinn and labor. and the examination
u very many witnesses reported 10 the
Senate that the Kellogg government
was the creature ~ tho most
aubushing usurpa,ion and Wheat fraud
that ever disgraced and degraded the
snnals OF u FREQ people. Republicans
and Democrats were alike shocked hs
Tho menstloup iniuuitieg under which
the KELLOGG government waa sought. IN
deIlance " the popular voice, to be
nrced upon the people VI Louisiana
That government was Tho spawn Of |
Maud aud violence, no matter hy whom /
twas reeognzed Whatever may have |
been The Irregularities 81 frauds In the |
NcEnety government, they sank into
insgniicanco when compared with |
those by which Kellogg was, through |
FEDERAL power, made Governor OF Lou. |
kana, McEncry was the duly elected |
Governor of Louisiana. although there
may have been, and probably were.
Fatulent votes east fer him. still. as
lstseen KELLOGG and McEncry, we have
ne highest official Republican testi.
mcnN IN this chamber that the people
u louisiana would have, without Fed
eM interference. aeqHiesred In Me
taerys election. The Senator from In.
saaa y therefore unsupported by the
rcom IN stating that the McEnery GOV.
eminent had never the semhlaucc OF cx
e'ehcc. but was mere tigmeut of the
magipatien. " seems e. me he Il
saopred by the report of his own party
ulends IN the Senate on Louisiana
slalFs, and by the action Of his own
,Mmnl'iee, and by all the history Of
louisiana Affairs touching the Kellogg
'lec'lon, from the broad statement that
ae Mctnery government was a pro.
'ssase airaud, q mere Semhlauce. while
Ae he,logg was tho only true. valid.
ssai government In Louisiana. In
.@s 81 The past history If Louisiana, l
sveuef ~ the boldncss OF this state.
@cnl IL has nothing solid to rest up.
q Tue McEnery government was the
I. stAd ldcif government of Louisiana.
sNpov,ed 10 us by Republican Sena.
.h ana Democratic Senators alike
s ' me Kellogg government was the
s .ss OF fraud, corruption aud VIC
cace unsurpassed In the history If any
SAL apple, = fieald and bare faced
which will be- IA stain upon
, me,;ccan hesitation SO long as the
'l n.y. confederation endures.
vss. , nowe-Dces the Senator from
,,sea a say that that committee do 4;
~ =, uiat the MoEnery government
~ me true goyernmertY
n;' ~. s'evenson-I say that that com.
' S,',sS reported that the Kellogg COY.
MN ,ae =, was 2 fraud, a usurpatiSn--
craa, " niquity aud established bv
M NM. repeat that the proofs az III