The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-01-23
SPECIMEN RADICAL POLICY
Affairs in East Baton Rouge.
Who is Responsible !

On the 10Th of the month there was held
in East Baton Rouge monster mass meeting,
composed of all the citizens of the parish,
irrespective of color or politics, with the
view OF instituting such measures as would
put an end to the reign OF lawlessness, which
has for some time past ruled in that section
Of the country. After giving expression to
their entire disapproval, and uttering SOL
emn protest against the continuance of this
chaotic state of affairs, it was resolved to ap-
point committee to wait upon the Governor
OF the State and relate to him the full particu-
lars respecting the matter, asking his CO.
operation in supervising the violence and dis
order.
The Sheriff, Gastaye Leblanc; the Parish
Judge, George P. Davs, and the Tax Collec-
tor. B. L. Beauregard, placed their resigua-
tons before this meeting, without any induce
ment being used, but simply in accordance
with their own desires. They recognized the
fact that they were adjudged corruptand iguor-
ant by the people, and concluded the hes. and
wisest course for them to pursue would be to
vscate the Offices for which they were so emf
nently unfit.
Messrs. J. W. Burgess, Dr.. W. A. Burris,
VIM. Garig and W. S. Booth were selected to
constitute the committee, and in obedience to
their instructions. they came to the city and
called upon Gov. Kellogg to fill the vacancies
occasioned by the resignation of the parish
officers from list Of Conservative citizens.
which they presented, representing the intel
ligence and dignity Of the parish, and accept
able to all persons; or to appoint others who
could claim the same title to the positions
A truthful and detailed account of all the
trouble was made to the Governor, and he
was assured that the people would be entirely
satisfied with any appointees of his who were
honest and capable; they informed the Gov
ernor in all seriousness that affairs were very
bad up there, and that unless these appoint
ments were very shortly made, it would be
impossible for the respectable citizens of the
parish to control the lawless and reckless
men who we're raising these disturbances up
there; tina. the danger was very great aud
needed Immediate attention, not by an armed
force of metropolitans or Fedora! troops, but
by the civil officers guaranteed by the Con-
s!itution and laws of the State.
The reply of Gov Kellogg to these state
ments WAS that be saw no way in which he
could afford any immediate relief. He said
that if he were to appoint men OF the charac-
ter demanded by the people, their confima-
ton by the Senate would be very doubtful, if
it were not altogether refused, and so they
would have 10 do the best they could for the
present. This being the only reply these gen.
tlemen could obtain from the Executive, they
left for their homes last evening on the
steamer Natchez, bearing to their constituents
the sad intelligence that the highest officer in
the State had acknowledged to him that it
would be impossible for them to aid them in
their desire to enforce the peace and dignity
of the State.
Is not this rather sad commentary on the
honesty and intelligence of a State Senate;
does it not look as If the leaders of the Radi-
cal party were doing their utmost to bring
about such condition of aff.irs as would
plunge the entire parish into state of tur.
MOL and disorder, with the possible intention
of flying anew the bloody shirt from the Re-
publican masthead, shouting for "more
troops" and shrieking intimidation" as is
their wont upon the approach Of each cam
paign.
With Senator from that district who is
the sachems of the Radical councils,
and the cooperation of the entire
element of both parties
in the parish. the Executive declares
positively that if he were to dare appoint men
of education and responsibility to these posi-
lions he would be censured by the Senate
for so doing, by having them fatty re.
fuse to confirm his appointments And
yet if disorder and bloodshsd should
follow upon this, the Radical party Of
the entire nation would listen with willing
ears to the complaint which would assuredly
be made by their brethren here, that the
white people were forcing the color line
could not be- induced to remain quiet, an
that United States bayonets were an actual
necessity to preserve the dignity of the S ate
and to protec1 the members of the Republican
party. What further comment is needed upon
the dishonesty of purpose and the rasc,lly
political methods of the representatives of the
party in Louisiana or what better argument
can be used to advance the success of the
Democratic party.
Meet me by moonlight alone at Souby's Art
Gallery, COG Magazine street.
Lumber lumber lumber Cheap for cash.