The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1875-01-01
THE ARMY AND LOUISIANA.

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sustain the Kellogg government, but
that the soldiers are not expected 10
interfere in street broils. The indica-
tions are, however, that the army IN
this State has recently received orders
from headquarters looking to active
interference in any collision between
the adherents of Kellogg and the
friends of popular government. In
fact. there can be no accounting for the
presence of regular troops in this state,
but the simple, bare proposition that,no
matter what popular majorities may
decide. or how ininical the Kellogg
usurpation may be to the true interest
of the people, nevertheless the usurpa-
ton must be upheld by the presence,
and, ifneed be, the arms and cartridges,
of federal soldiers. The preservation
of public order furnishes the pretext
for the Presidents course, but it is use
less to deny that this armed support of
minority government, manifestly in
hostility to the masses of the people, is
a greater outrage upon self-government
and public order than would be the
| epheneral conflict in this State needfnl
to overthrow the usurper's government
and which the troops are hear to pre-
vent.
| But it is bootless to speculate or NOR
alize in matter where the heavy hand
of power is so Enthusiastically extended
to crush out opposition, as it is in the
case of the struggling people of 11ouisi-
ana. In resistance, there is no redemp-
ton, and none in repining. We must
look steadily to the future, and keep
pegging away, in well-assured hopes
that the wrongs perpetrated in Louisi-
ana, having already aroused the nation
and paralyzed q great party, will, aided
by our moderation and long forbear-
, ance, bring the deliverance we seek.
ssThrough difficulty to Freedom
On Friday last, in New Orleans, eX-
Gov. Warmoth and Mr.. d. G. Dyer
ley, of the Bulletin, had a personal rem
, contre, on Canal street, the result OF
which was several bruises on War
moths head from a cane in the hands
r of Mr.. Byerly and the stabbing of the
! latter, in four or five places in the abdo.
} men, by Warmoth, from the effects
: of which Mr.. b. died in few hours.
, Warmoth was arrested and is now in
prison awaiting the course of the pre-
!, liminary Investigation.
, The unfortunate difficulty grew out
. Of Il newspaper controversy. The Bull
1 letin advocated the renewal of the
f ssstar" car system ON the city railroads.
t Warmoth replied in a letter deprecat-
t ing the move, quoting sundry political
, resolutions and declarations of conser-
, vatives to sustain his position. The
Bulletin replied in an article severely
l arranging Warmoth for political cor
ruption and charging him with an in
5 tention to place himself at the head OF
/, negro party with the view of being re-
, elected Governor. To this article War
moth replied in Il card charging Mr..
Byerly, and Mr.. Jewell, also of the
, Bulletin, with 'sunmitigatcd lying
, Jewell challenged Warmoth; the
challenge was accepted, and the terms
and place of meeting agreed upon. 1t
| was during this armisticc that Mr.. BY
crly saw Warnuth on Canal, and at
, once attacked him with II cane, hitting
; him two or three blows, when War
moth drew spring knife, the two
; men clincieu and teIl, Warntotll TN
derneath, and when they were separat-
ed Mr. Rycrly was found to be mortally
: wounded.
The Bulletin pays 4 touching tribute
to the memory of its deceased manager
whose course in life fully justiiics the
tribute and creates widespread regret
ut his death, the wider because so noble
Il life should be forfeited for an act so
unlike any that preceded il. And the
man in the prison is also to be piticd
for having to imbuc his hands in u
fcilowman's blood, although he did
what most other men would have done
similarly imperiled.
Preparations for planting this year