The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1876-01-20

Horse uE nVesenfassv nF fh,
Baih1 States 6a s
W tae people oE tha Gtais 81
Loulsiana assembled S. Corven.
tion through gheir fceglaFly chOsr
sleieg respectfully POSITION
this. onr memorial and petition.
and ask Cor il ia con der.
at;0n.
We assume lhhs II has Seen es-
iabiished before both Houses III
Congress that fhe acting q1vefr-
mant 81 tha State 81 I0nisiaaa s
. usuFpatiou that tie individuals
paTssnnting it we're never eleaEed
by tie people Of Che State, bnf. 0n
the contrary were unQuesEiOnabIv
defeated at The elections held f1r
.tha Offices which EbeY kll I'D 1872
and 1874 that This IS trne as to
the G1Ternar Lisuseuant Gov
.egnoTs oil the State TIGERS fiiteen
Senators. several Representatives.,
one Of The Supreme judges sav
sgal ol the district Judges nd
mahT 81 the inferior l6cal 0ficsFs.
We fnrtheF assume a. 4 fact
equally established. That the iaM
fully elected Governor. State OIL
GERS, eenatorss Representatives.
Judges and inferior officers, whose
places are usuFped aud held bv
their defeated 0ppo8enss, we're.
and aie. excluded from said 0fEicial
by TIE unlawful interfeF-
euc8 0f sho federal authority.
shroaali its courts, and through IFS
.qilitarY power.
The midnight order and double
writ of mandamus anl ininnegfon
issued bg Judge Da Unissd
8iates District Judge. by whieh he
the usarping Isegiala-
.uFe, and for which hs arrested |
impeachment only by resignation
he seizure Of the SgaAe House bv I
\ sdeFal troops i'd Deeaugbar, 1872: /
.he dispersion bv fogca q lhs State 4
Legislature and tha argeat oFI
3pea ker Moncura 10 March, 1873.
be expulsion 0f Speaker Wiltz
.nd certain Representatives Ia tire I
State Legislature, Id J8nuary,
$40; the nraola1aa Giona of Gle 1
sresidant ia April, 1873. ard Sep.
ambers 1874. and tha blnod-thir
y orders and dispatches of Gen
Fal Shefidaa ia January, 1875.
Fs facts. the ckeuisg recital oF /
fhioh has engaged the attention
{ the people of ihe Uni0n. and
ro too well known ID justify repe
Iti0n.
We also assume shat IL has been
established that the right 0f tha
oople 70 elect thuir olicara and
representatives. has been taken
ON thean aud vested ID & partisan
tate RatnFning Board 0G 6ve j
IeInbaFs ch0sen hy tha usnrpine
tate Senate. and having ths
over within itself to fll vacaD-
es that mag occur Ill It's member
Zip that i has been established ]
lal this board may liquors che /
hcial returns Of elections, and !
lbssilnta therefore II raffe aiisla-
tn. their 0wn opinions and calcu-
lions that they map adj snpno-
ti0us votes on reject legal votes,
IA 80 modify she Official getafns I
J to defeat the viii of the peoDla !
ID substitute thaFefaF their own I
'rsonal or pREtisan choice 81 can.
dates. and lhat The State Su
nme GnRFt has repeatedly la-
led khat lha GeeiaTmeiana cg tbe &
aluFning Boagi are Grad aud cRn
! Be xevie9esl by any tribunal.
ia view of those iacis, she pen
q ok she State sea with almFm 5
IS tha Rsnrpi0g Kollogg govern q
ant which sheY neeer elected. \
a which. therefore. ~ ilok Tepnb
au il Gnsn or ia suance,
mod sh she featfal no IL s
solnts sell-parpetuatia2 and is &
~ ed Che alrooioasv Nio1 g
.annfes aud iaWle oadocl ol
q unFpeg A. sh0mn hy the
.tuee nak, nY ths ennfk pf
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