Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1875-01-22
LOUISIANA.
Presidents Special NJ essaee.
WAsHINGToN, January 13.

known as part of its history. But refer
ence to the fraudulent election Of 1868
and the bloody Iiots of 1866. show tina
the disorders there are not due to any re
ceat causes or to any late action of thl
Federal authorities preparatory to the elec
ton of 1S72-in whish he Gays q shame
fuI. undisguised conspiracy was formed Il
carry It against the Republicans, and t
accomplish which the most g!aring fraud
and forgeries were committed in the re.
turns. after many negroes had been de
MED registration and others ha been in
timidated from casting their votes II,
then briefly reviews the history of Kel
!ogg's action in the United States Circui
Court ssainst Wormoth and others, ani
OF the temporary restraining order ISSUED
by that court, which order was ::eated
with contempt. and disregardod by ,hos,
10 whom 1t was directed. These proceed
ings. he says, have been widely denounced
as an unwsrran'able interference of thu
Federal Judiciary with State elections
but be argues tint they were strictly il,
| accordance with the Constitution and
its amendments and with the decision OF
the Supreme Court thereon, and of the
&C: of May 10, 1870, to prevent the denial
or sbridgement of the right of suffrage on
account of color, etc and concludes tha,
if kellogg's Till IN the above case does moi
present g case for equitable interposition
Of the United States court, under that
act as provided therein, then TO such case
can arise under it. The President holds
that the right of the United States courts
to Interfere in xariOus ways with State
elections SO as to maintain political equality
and the rights therein, irrespective OF race
or color, while compa, ative!y new, to
some, perhaps, startling idea, it results
as clearly from the Fifteenth Amendment
and the acts passed to enforce it as does
the abrogation uf the State Laws uphold.
ing slavery. While asserting the jurisdic-
iion of the court in tav case, however. he
says it aeenss that some of tho orders made
by the judge in that and the kindred case
Of Antoine against Warmolh, were held
to he illegal; but adds. that it is rot to he
forgotten that the mandate Of the court
had been c6nlemptuously defied. and were
made while wild scenes Of anarchy were
sweeping away all restraints of law and
order. Doubtless the judge of this court
made grave n > aEes, bu the law allows
chancellor great latitude, not only in pun
ishing these con!emp's of his orders and
ipjunctions, but In preventing the con-
summation of wrong which he has judici-
silly forbidden. Whatever may be said Or
thought of these matters, the President
says it was only made known to linn that
. process of the United States court was
resisted. and be, acting in accordance with
law, ordered the army to see That such
process was executed, and, As the result.
Kellogg was declared Governor. He had,
in discharge of his duty under section 4,
of Article w.. of the Constitution, recog
nized him % Governor. As to whether
he was elected, he says that may be ques.
ton, IS the wLole election was gigantic
fraud. and there are no reliable returns Of
ito result. The President then quotes
from tie report OF the Senate Committee
on Elections in 1879. that TIC manipulation
Of the election machinery by Warmoth
and others was equivalent to 2O,O00 votes. |
and that 10 recognize tho IcEnery gov
ernment would be to recognize govern
mens based on fraud, In defiance of the
wishes and intentions OF the voters of the
State. and eayD that the crime in Louisi- |
ana, against which 90 much has been said
and done. 10 that one man is holding the |
,fnce Of Governor who was chdAted ont |
If 70, 600 votes against another whose title
. the Office is based upon fraud, and IN |
defiance of the wishes of the voters. The
President then refers to the outrages com. |
mitted uron the Republicans in various
parts OF the State, aud the displacement
md murder of Kellogg officials by the
supporters of McEnery. and repeats the
story of the C0lfax massacre and the |
coushatta troubles at length, and con-
cludcs that while it would be unjust to
he great part of the people of Louieiana
% say that the murder of the negro or
he white Republican is not considered .
.t,ma, it il true that the spirit of hatred
md violence 10 stronger than law, and |
the perpetrators of these
crimes went still unpunlslred.
The President then takss no the condi. |
lion Of affairs In the State lA;t fall, and
recounts the history of the September
rio. IN New Orleans, and quotes from
aewepaper articles and procIamations of !
he people Of Shreveport to show the spirit
II the White League and The opponents
# Kel'ogg. He next refers TO The action
u the Returning Boani, and says he has
10 information Of 'its proceedings except
What 10 found in its report. which 10 pub
shed; but It 10 matter of public infor-
nation that great part of the time taken
% canvass The votes was consumed BY the
arguments Of lawyers, several Of whom
represented each party before the Board
have 10 evidence that the proceedings
# the Roard were not In accordance with
he lav Under which they acted; whether
o excluding from their count certain re.
urrs they were right or wrong. is 4 ques.
Ion that depesds upon the evidence they
lad before them; but Il i very clear that !
he law gives them the power. If they
hoose to exercise It. to is,:de that way
'od' prime facie persons whom tbey retsrn
. elected IRE entitled 70 the Offices for
vhich they were candidates. =
Respecting the alleged Interference of
be military with the Organization Of the
legislature Of Louisians On the lsh.
ave no knowledgs or information which
rs not been received By me since that