The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-03-01
THE REMEDY-WILL THE HOUSE ACT!

Impeachment means accusation. The
impeaching power is vested In the House
Of Representatives. Ia the exercise O
this power, the House is not bound *
act through a committee, or to notify
the accused officer. This, by Revised
Statutes, section 1888, is only ,essentia
when a private person desires to accuse
an officer before the House. ,.rf
/ Impeachment may be exercised
against the Governor and Lieutenant
Governor. This includes the acting
Governor or acting Lieutenant Gov
ernor. 1t may also be exercised against
Judges. ... .,,.....
BY article 1872 Of the constitution, i'm.
parchment suspends the accused officer
He cannot act. after he is accused, until
| the Impeachment has been tried and he
acquitted. ......a.5 sa
By sections 1860 and 1861 Of the Re
vised Statutes, II the Offices Of Governor,
Lieutenant Governor and President OF
the Senate become vacant whether by
death or otherwise), the Speaker of the
House becomes the Governor, and the
Senate must elect a President, who then
becomes Lieutenant Governor.
This is the law of the State. The pre-
tended act, which Kellogg has unearth-
ed, and which he traces through all its
stages Of enactment, elf ever passed
at all, was passed in the Hahn House.
That House never had any Legislative
power; never had any legal status /;
never had quorum, as was declared in
effect by the Wheeler adjustment, to
which Kellogg's government was a
party. ..1
Let the House Of Representatives ig-
more this spurious so-called law. Let it
present to the Senate it's impeachment
Of Kellogg, Of Antoine and Anderson,
and let Mr.. Estilette take charge of the
Executive Office. Let the House also
impeacb Ludeling, Taliafero, Howell
and Hawkins. Impeachment will sus-
pend them. Let Mr.. Estilette then call
the General Assembly in extra session,
il he sees fit, and appoint judges nd IN
term in place OF those who may be i'm
peached.
q Ii the Speaker, acting as Governor,
by the authority Of the House of Repre-
sentatives, will act, boldly, promptly,
fearlessly, the people Of Louisiana, who
are not now subjugated and never will
consent to be subjugated, will enforce
his authority. e4A }S
We wish to see it tested, right now,
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insolence Of this usurping government.
We desire to see il Kellogg, summoning
judges OF our highest court, and the
attorneys Of the State, and the Senate
to aid him in his nefarious plans, can
defy the law and spit upon the authority
Of the representatives Of the people.
II the House will impeach these male
factors for their numberless crimes; for
heir unfitness for the positions they
1old; for their conspiracy on Monday
asst to defy the authority of the law:
or their conspiracy to rob the people of
heir right to choose their own rulers,
he Impeachment will constitutionally,
psO factO, paralyze the official power of
very one Of them. II the House will
zee that the Impeachment is made
Effective, by declaring Mr.. Estilette
Acting Governor, the people will en-
orce Mr.. Estilette's authority AS Gov
rnor he will command the militia. He
al suspend such generals as Campbell,
nd find generals who UiU command
nd lead his militia, should resistance
q offered by the conspirators to the en-
orcement of the law. Will the House {
ct? .iH 5s. 4a 81 s
The duty is a serious one, but it is i
evertheless aduty. For popular rights {
nd liberties men have dared the power s
I tyrants before to-day. For the right
len have toiled and struggled and died. 1
Nothing but united, determined reso
lite, unyielding, aggressive action on t
ne part of the House of Representa- C
yes can save the people of Louisiana. 4
THE LOUISIANA SENATE. v