New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-01-23
Senator LoRan's speech.

The speech Of Senator Logan on "Self-
government in Louisiana has come to
hand. 1t is formidable document in
length, and, as it would occupy about four
pages OF the 1rtbune. it is manifestly i'm
possible to print it. The telegraph has fur
nished d fair summary of it's contents aut,
has given Its general spirit so that it is
only necessary to lance at few points in
the embarrassment OF riches" not hitherto
presented in detail, and of these the his
torical seem to possess the most value,
especially III the light Of precedent.
AT the time Mr.. Logan delivered his
speech the whole Bourbon party was clam
oring against the military usnrpation." as
it was termed. General De Trobriand and
his fifteen soldiers were denounced on the
stump, in legislative halls, in Congress. and
IN the press, as the miniSns OF a tyrant and
subverters OF popular liberty and constitu-
tlOnal law, regardless of the fact that "the
military usurpatiOn" was inaugurated hv
the Democrats themselves. who made tie
phasizes this fact by placing the Democrats
upon the record to the military usurna.
ton and cites some historical facts which
Will bear repetition. Over sixty wears ago
General jackson arrested Mr.. LouiaIier. n
member OF the Legislature, who was one Of
the most troublesome Of his enemies, and
then put the Judge of the United States
court who had granted the prisoner writ
OF habeas corpus, in Jail, and banished him
from the city. The Democracy eulogized
the General tor the act, and atterward
elected him President Of the United States.
In 1894 Franklin Pierce, the Democratic
President OF the United States sent several
soldiers and marines into the city OF Boston
arrested Anthony Burns, q fugitive slave,
and returned him to the State Of Virginia
on government vessel. In 1856, under the
orders of Jefferson Davis, Secretary OF
War, acting under the authority of Il
Democratic President, Colonel Sumner. AT
the head Of the United States troops. dis
persed both bouses Of the Free State Leg
lsiature at Topeka, Kansas, by force. and
this action Was lndorseG and applaude0
by the Democracy all over the countrv
In 1861 General Mcclellan issued his ord9r
tor the arrest OF the Maryland Legisla-
ture, and the first opportunity that pre-
sented itself the Democrats ran him fnr
President. These instances are sufficient to
stamp the inconsistency of the Bourbon
outcry over the use Of the troops in New
orleans. That point is now we'll settled.
and has already ceased to be used as a fac.
IN the Louisiana problem. The Onlv
dtstlncnon which Democrat draws is as to
whose OK is gored. II it is tie Repu 5lican.
me use OF the troops is all right; if the
democratic. it is all wrong When Wilt
ca1ed Tor the troops to disperse the police,
~ was all right. When Kellogg called for
troops, 1t was all wrong. Even while the
Bourbons all over the country were clam
orlng against military tyranny, Witt called
upon the President to reinstate him with
the military, and it was all right. Senator
Logan deserves the credit of having pushed
the Democratic to tie wall upon this ques-
tisn and silenced their howlirg over the uss
OF troops-Chicugo Tribune.