The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-05-27


lawless, revolutionary and corrupt char
acter OF the usurpatory Government
the President has established In Louis
lana. Fortunately, all the parties In
interest Ia the affair are Radicals. No
Democrat. Conservative or White
JeaCuer had anything to do with it,
Even the Court itself Is an Infamous
spawn Of Radicalism, organized to
persecute our people, and IL to
them odious in the extreme. At
the last session or The Legislature
an act was pissed abclishing 1t. aud
that act was regarded as one OF tho chief
reform measures OF the session. But
Kellogg, desiring to retain the court Tor
partisan and corrupt purposes, mas
failed to sign tho bill, and the row begun
Yesterday and pending now. grew out OF
a atr,ivgle between the Radical factions
To control this odious tribunal.
Hawkins. the supple and unscrupulous
tool of the party. presided over i for Q
long time, but during Kellogg's recent
eplurge In Washington and Philadel-
phin Hawkins perform the one act
OF his life for which the honest
people " Louisiana feel grateful
to him he took to his bed and died.
Antoine, acting rs Lord OF Louisiana
at the time appointed Judge u. Y.
lynch. of tue Fourth District. to the
vacant seat in the superior District
Court. Barney Lynch is believed by
every person to be % tolerably honest
man. though he is u bitter. vndlctiye
Radical, and negro lover of the most
pronounced clase. We do not propose to
bear testimony TO the integrity Of Judge
Lynch. but we do believe he is not the
worst man IN his wicked and corrupt
party. It appears ut any rate that he 1s
not the man who Kellogg desires should
succeed Hawking. Of infamous memory.
And. whatever Lynch may be. 1t is evil
dent that Kellogg, on his return from the
Centennial realized that Antoine had
put upa judge on him he could not run
tp suit himself. and he resolved to have
a new Judge Of his own
Several days ago II was known that
Kellogg Intended. If possible. to dis
place Judge Lynch and appoint In his
stead either Fl. @. Dibble or Hugh J.
Campbell, both Of them ranking among
the most corrupt and odious political
bummers in the State. Yesterday IL
transpired that Hugh J. Campbell had
been chosen to run the Superior District
Court. A chief magistrate acting in the
public interests with a view OF removing
an objectionable official. or an official
holding doubtful or disputed commits
sion. would have resorted to legal
methods, and proceeded through the
courts. But Mr. Kellogg did not adopt
this line OF action. The official crea-
ture himselfof lawlcssness, perjury and
violence. he has no idea Of government.
except bayonets. mobs and militia de-
monstratione. Instead Of testing the
legality OF Antoine's appointment
Of Lynch through tho courts,
thercfofe. Kellogg furnished Hugh
J. Campbell with commission as Judge
OF the Superior District Court, and sent
him to take possession OF tho bench Vi
et armis. Campbell accordingly gather
cd squad of Metropolitan police ten
or twelve strong headed by Captain
Lawler, marched into the court
and assumed possession. Subse-
qucntly. Mr.. Wurzberger. the Chief
Deputy OF Gen. Waggaman. the
Civil Sheriff. found the Superior District
Court occupied by LAWYERS peelers,
sent for Gov. McEnery, the legal ad-
wiser of the Sheriff. and, after consulta-
tion with him. ordered Lawler to with
draw his men, rs the courts were In the
possession Of the Civil Sheriff, saying
that, though no conflict WAS desired. the
authority OF the Sheriff would be main
tAined. Campbell then advanced to
Gov. McEnery, displaying his commits
sion as Judge Of the Superior District
Court. Gov. McEnery promptly replied
that there had been enough coup d'etats;
enough violence and lawlessnees in the
State, and that il he tCampbelD had
claim to the judgeship 1t was his duty
to prosecute it through the courts, and
not attempt to seize it by violence and in
timidation. Campbell. abashed, turned
y,
politans, left the Court to Judge Lynch
and the recognized civil authorities. And
thus the case stands at this time.
1t will be noticed that neither Demo
crats, Conservatives or White Leaguers,
as we have previously remarked, had
anything to do with this law
less proceeding. The Civil Sheriff,
his deputy, Mr.. Wurzberger, and
Governor McEnery, his legal adviser,
are pronounced Democrats, it is true,
but they only interferred to prevent vio
lence; to preserve the law and to pro
tect the public peace. Judge Lynch
was appointed TO the disputed Judge
ship by Antoine, doubtless because he is
one Of the most pronounced advocates
Of the rights, etc, Of the negro race.
Kellogg desired to displace him, be-
cause, with all his rancorous Radicalism,
Lynch is governed by sort Of cranky
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