The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1875-03-06

'.'e ,e'is'' u '"o sPeflai committee.
the Kellogg party, wi n all their ma
c',inery for collecting evidence, wera
unable to produce in the entire Ststs
more than half q dozen persons to
testify to anything ilnpeachine the
freedom and fairness Of the late sl.c
tons who were not Office holders n,
connected with Office holders. Against
snch facts it seem to us idle to A. a..
sumo that the disturb ances 80 vivid.
~ pictured by the minority conid
have kept up throughout their STAT
such a feeling Of intimidation "A
would justify the assumption that but
for that feeling the State would have
gone republican. All experiences
shows that the resultef tho election
Of 1874 in Louisiana as returned tn
tile returning board was natural, AMI
to be only accounted for BY the rea.
son We have givon. We hold, there,
fore that in November, 1874, the peo.
pie of the State Of u ouisiana did kir.
iy have q free, peFsceable and fall
registration and election, in which :
clear conservative majority was elect.
oil to tho Lower Hoi lse of the Lesis,
lature, of which a majority of consar.
natives were depriv bd by the uniaat
illegal and arbitrary action Of the n.
turning board. "a
TO the resolutions reported to tn
House from the committee a. to the
action Of the returning board 10 a.e
all agreed. We u1t lerstand the cen.
mittee to be unani1 nous in finding IL
fact that the action of the retufninr
board has defeated the will If H.
people a. expressed by them At a.
polls on the ID Of November, lHl
The people then ell cted to tho Lou,
or House Of their 1 Legislature q maia.
ity of conservative members III
elected were refused their certificate.
This is an act Of 1great injustice Is
individuals, and Of tho gavest dan
ger to the State and free government,
aud ought to be in immediately correct.
ed by any power cPmpsteat 70 ceus1,
it. - ~.
The resolution Recommending u
recognition Of Governor Koile9y-h
based upon gene3 bal impression asd
not upon evidence On this point .
testimony was taken either BY t.
committee OF any part Of it. Kd.
legg may ormay hot hive beeaellae
ed in 1872, but there Is no evidence
to show the fact, DR. If there be, It ~
been neither SOU int nor found b
this committee. lessrs. Foster anl
Phelps think th{t popular bef4|
taking both the ed nservative and fa1.
ical circles inclinds on tho vhelo h
Justify Kesloggs| and PENIS clair,
and that as Kello kRg is and has beso
acting GevetDer, r Louisiana for -
past two years, tb deny his right IL
Install another il bis place after thi)
lapse of time might involve inealet:
liable mischief to|the legal and pal.
teal interests Of the State. To sv1l
the mischief and confusion Of 4 chang
q majority Of tn b citizenHpf LQb.
lana seem willing to accept - . co..
promise KellogR's recognition, -
restoration to the conservative 4
the control of tho Lower House. IL
these reasons, Lessrs. Foster -
Phelps do not fish to oppose tie b.
commendation That tho admiah(n'
ton Of Governor Kellogg Is is6ee.
niged. Neither, in view Of he To
that they know 4ething Of tho uaih
of the case as judged BY compdl1t
evidence, d. tho wish to - sai
stood as urging i. They only ~
to record their agreement with ~
of their associates who believed ~
such compromise might, BY makilks
termination Of the uncertainty !
Louisiana, be, OF the whole, lssgk
tolerable than tho present aitaaaa
of that distressed people. But ,
any resolution recognizing KellA
Messrs. Potter and Marshall NJ =
tsrly opposed. They fad, netiise =
Justify the belibf that Kellogg ~
elected. That DO seized the govaa.
ment by aid Of federal troops thpl
the void and fra dulent order w
prevented the bunting md rstMN
votes, should b} . standing pssaaef
ton against hih. When tho pseg1
outraged by th4 abuses Of his gevsh
msDt, had sncc essfally regained =
office he had ushrped. he W., O.!
reseated by federal power; =
through tho forms Of law by whiea b
had intrenched) himself, be once -
sought to mill the choice q 81
people at the late election ~
that end called in federal troeen
break up the meeting Of The -
lature. For C}ngress to reeagi]4s
usurpation 90 gross, 20 appasea
they think to bstablish . lsssee1
by which, under prete1ts IT,
readily be foud d, any State t.
ment may no d erthrewn, ths19;e
the people untitled, fraud and =. q
lence made pdrmapept and ~
can forms per1 orted to destse5
ty. 90! ia,
In their judi ment al that y ~.
ed in Louisia4a ID 70 withdIax Il
federal troops knd leave tho -
of that State t govern thense've
| CHAs. FOSTER,
| WlLLtAN WALTEI PHs
! CLARksoN N. Po1TfR,
| SAMuEL s. MARSHALL
Minority 5eport-The Coa1
vative Carried the Elscaee
X .s>- IN 1874. Xxi
The following arc the oosdcss
IF Measra. H0hr. Wheeler and u