New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-03-09
The Press on Inupeschment.

The Press On 1D1DeochmenSs
Regarding tho attempt Of the Democratic
House of Representatives to impeach Gov
ernor Kellogg, the New York Daily Graphic
says:
The ill-timed persecution Of Governor
Kellogg IN Louisiana has been suddenly
secutOrs, the Democrats, themeetves-tne
House that ordered the impeachment on
such frivolous charges having suddenly
voted to discontinue proceedings. Has
great party no other end and aim in life ex-
cept to harass and annoy with ,calumnious
allegations reputable gentlemen who hap
pen TO hold Oftcef rr-
In the same vein the Cincinnati C0mmer'-
ciGl says: s
The little farce Of impeachment in Louis
,ana is played. The only decent thing in
the whole business is the explicit and manly,
response of the Governor to the charge OF
the House. It ia as complete an answer
a. they could require, and shows how
frivolous were the pretenses that ne had
been guilty of high crimes aud misde-
meanors in Office. But frivolous or serious,
the action of the Senate after notification
of the impeachment Of the Governor was
unprecedented and without warrant, and
shows how resdy either side in Louisiana is
to step over the boundaries Of the cOnstltu-
tion and laws for partisan ends. Without
waiting for the articles of impeachment to
be filed, 30 as to bring them within its OH
cial province, and without notification TO the
managers appointed by the House to con-
duct the impeachment trial, the Senate pro.
ceeded at once to organize itself a. court
of impeachment, and pass upon accusations
of which it had TO official knowledge, BY
acquitting the Governor of all crimes and
misdemesnors upon the personal knowledge
of the members of the court. The more
this performance is looked at, the more ex-
ouisitely ludicrous it becomes. Without a
doubt of the innocence of the Governor
upon each and every count Of the indict-
partisan they are-tEe haste of the Senate
to declare his innocence. without waiting to
hear what the House had to allege against
him, destroys any influence its verdict OF
ac0uittal may have been expected to exert
upon the public mind. Malignant partisan
rapcor on tho one side, and silly super.
serviceableness on the other, are all the
fruits visible in the conduct Of either the
| House or the Senate.
A more remarkable diagnosis of the case
howevef, is found in the columns Of thu
Public, . paper published in New York
similar in style to the Nation, and which il
known a. the organ of the elite Democracy
The Public says:
Again Louisiana Democracy takes the
paine to advertise its need OF straight
| Jacket. By the Wheeler compromise 1t wa
pledged to submit to Kellogg - Governo
until the expiration of his term. but, ON tn
preterse that he mas committed crimes AM
misdemeanors since the compromise, tn
House has impeached him. His crime
seem to have been of character to prOduc
a wonderful revolution in his favor anon
business men of New Orleans. Not yer.
long ago the president of the Chamber
Commerce was we'll nigh ostraclsed 10
speaking Q word in defense Of kelloga
but now sixty prominent commercla
houses, representing over ten miilione q
active capital, sign strong protest agalne
his impeachment. In truth. Governo
Kellogg has made himself hateful to RI
publican scamps by vetoes Of corrup
measures, reduction of taxes, and refuss
to appoint knsvish partisans; but Dem'
cratic partisans hate him not lese, and ar
especially impatient to get the executiv
power into their hands before next election
Their disregard of public interests an
formal pledges was 30 gross. however, tbs
the impeachment was summarlly dlemisse
without hearing by the Senate. and th
order of acquittsl adopted BY . vote OF .
yeas to nays. If Willis and Packard, an
some of their followers on each side. coul'
by some political jetty system, be secure
away, and swept of into deep water in tt
gulf, the chief bar to the prosperity OF Ne
Orleans would be removed.