The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-11-16


river, where they were kopt for SIX days. ne
Secretary oi the Tiea ury was finally forced by
public clamor, 10 order me cnnlnnhue' w Wv. Wv,
aud return the V. ss"l to It's legitimate duties.
Ilrt Tor tni' second a'srant on,tr"se, nci i,
even lose the esteem u the President.
THE REFUSING BOARD FARCE.
The great Presidential struggle was now ap.
pr aching. and the sctious detection in the Re-
publican ranks. FUSED 10y the movement inau-
guratcd by Carl Schurz and number Of other
prumin, ut leidris. dispo,cc .hc Administrator
as Wa-hInst 20 c1mpruwi &c with Narmuth,
whereby tho electoral vote - that state would
be assured for Grant. Narmoth was. however.
oispn.ed 10 u recuncniltiDn only on Ills own
terms. lie demanded the removal of Casey
and PacSnrd before h. would agree to
strike hands Tai. proposition WIS INSTANTLY re-
jacted 4 he President. and tnereupcn Warmoth
proposed am alliance with tue Democrats. which
waa, after good deal OF nesotifuon nn.liy e.
certed. The Liberal Republicans and Dem
Gratis having rnit"d upon n national Ticket. all
the LOui-irni Democrat werr thereby induced
To come into the arring ,ncnt which Waimoth
Irouosed. me understanding was that the
Democrats wore to have the state officers and
Warmoth vas t. 90 to the United states Scnate.
Accordingly ckei was nominated,a s follows;
John McEncry for Governor, and ID. H. rem
tor lieutenant -GOverrOr. Ga the other hand
the Custom House pnrtv, fiqhiened at tue
continuation warmoth had III ctsd wi h the
nominate Phcka-d. and put up Instead
W. r. KELLOGG for Governor and &. &. Antoine. a
negro, Tor Lieutenant Governor. The election
was he'll ~ strct conform ~ WIN the II vlstra-
"A majority Tor McEnery Of more than 1000
votes. The returns were duly male OUT and
iorw ..ried to the Returning Board in accord
anCe with law In II the parishes, save IN one or
two, where the Custom House parry succeeded
IN capturing the ballot boxes. he election was
held On the . Of November, and on the ian ~
November the Returning Board met. ana VS.
lrocecuing e. canvass we returns whcn Two
members of the R"turuing Board. one OF whom.
the Secretary OF state. had been removed by
the Governor, set M an opposite be, ri, and
then o. Nrtety OF restraining orders were Issued
toy the United states district Judge. Durell, of
Infamous memory. AT this tuncturc, Grant
in-ltw's party; aud although no call hal been
made for troops, tue Attorney General W $ d.
rccted t. see to 1t that the Custom House party
was sust iued In its revolution measures.
Accordingly, Attorney General Williams tele-
apned to Marshal Packard as follows:
Yen 90 enforce the decree aud mandates OF the
Unite states courts no matter py whom re listed, and
Gen Emory Will furnish you with all necessary troops
FRAUD SUSTAINED by FEDERAL FORCE.
The counting In Of Kellogg then proceeded
apace. The Custom House Returning Board
had absolutely no returns To count, out this
proved no obst Gle VIII iteyer to their under
taking. rhey procured a few affdavits " ntim-
idation In certain parishes. aud then assuming
lowed to register. aud 300 black Republicans
had rcen prevented ny violence from vuting,
they figured out m jlrity Of OIL for Kellogg,
and deci red him elected. On the other hand,
the Warmoth Returning Board. with all the
returns before II. showed a moi !rity of nearly
1000 for McEnerv, ard declared him elected,
but Marshal L elk ard. backed 10y the Amy Of
the United states which b id been vlaced at his
disposal 10y order 81 tue Pre- sdent. prepared to
induct Kellogg into Office, and with military force
seized the CapltIl and guarded 1t while the
Legislature, convened m extraordinary session,
| lmreached Warmoth. The troops with wnicn
Pack RI was supplied cane from FiOrida. and
arrived the very ui.nt Dnrelrs Infamous order
was issued, tina showing conclu,iyely that the
! President know beforehand the programme that
| was to he ulaicd.
! Boarus work. John Lynch, one u tho u emhers
oi H. test Ned a. follows before the Senate Com
miitce on Privilege, ana Elections:
Nj Lyucl We tooS All the evid nee we had before
u. ana ol Anoslcl-c OF tie parishes ami their po
scnaior Csrpenier You es,imatei II, then. upon the
basis Of what you thought the vote ought to nave
M, III dSpchh,Ys: ST. Isai was Ia.. the fact and
| The senate, however. controlled by the Re-
publican Admin .traiion did not adopt the re-
| port Of rs committee. ami the Kellogg usurp-
Ing Government has oeen recognized to this day.
L. :. BAYOSETs AGAIN TO KELLOG0's RESCUE
! In 1874 an election tor Congressman aud me NJ
| beers vi the state Legislature took place IN Lou
| isiana. The Democrats swept the state aud
elected a maj Iritt u che House OF kcpresen-
| iatives. Nevertheless, TIE infamous Returning
Board o-Nnte0 Ia sufficient number If their
| clndiuat.' t. give them "A majority when the
! time Tor ne meeting OF the Ltsisl 'ture arrived
! Toe Democrats, however. succeeded fairly and
Itsitmatey in Greeting the organ lation ot tue
! iivusS, ana t.lulttei 10 lnelr seats the mem
| bers Nell 1gs's Returning Bonrl hat counted
out. Kellogg was now IN d,s crate
would undoubtedly impehch him, IN witch
| event he. under tho Constitution. was functus
| OHclO, and IN the then situltion the Speaker of
tue House would h we become the acting Gov
| etnur But once more tue troops Of tue United
! State, were ord, red tn the rescue OF In, usurp.
| Ing Kellogg Government, anu Gen. DE irObri nd
to- K possession Of the taiitul. marched HE Of
| soldiers INTO the h II of the House Of Keure-
seutatiyes, f0rcibb carried out sufficient mum
Der Of Democratic mem uers L. give tue keilo.g
mem3ors M. ny. whereupon they crsanized
| the House by electing Spe iktr, ana under the
| protection Of fencral bayonets proceeded with
! business.
This was tho browning outrage OF Grants and
lis brOther-ln laws parry In Louisiana. The
| county was startled, rs IL well might te with
| THIS military interference with Il legislative
| BODY, aud great pubic meeting. respective
II party WIS held IN this city to protest A. lust
| e. II VS. at tins meeting that the venerable
! William Cullen BRYANT and the distinguished
| William NJ. Eydrts made memorable speeches,
| denOuncing In unmeasured teiuls the .ction Of
| the President. A Congressional committee, "A
! uiaJultty VI whom were Republicans. iuVesti-
gated the whole matter, and IN their report
say
strained declare tlai the acton Of Tie Heturnins
Board IN the whole was arbitrary unjust. ana III our
meg action alone prevented the return b. the BOARD
uouse.
THE cRowSING OUTRAGE.
Immediately upon tae receipt OF the news of
! the movement which the Conservatives were
making to secure the org .nizatlon II the Lower
House OF the Louisiana Legislature, tac Presl-
| dent ordered Gen. Sheridan 10 proceed to NeN
Orleans, aud / he deemed It necessary assume
command ofthe Department Of the South. lie
n ilNtu tntfc shuIlN dlttr lie llubrl anus inter
! ference with the LcIl-l4turc, md AZ once us
sumed comm nj. lie forthwith announced to
the secretary Of War that he had discovered
the existence I'm this state Of spirit OF den
ance u the lawful authority" ana concluded by
saving that he had assumed command. Iii.
! next act Wa' to recommend the pds-a.c Of an
! att bi Congress declaring the whole hody Of le
conservative people Of Louisiana lIANDIITl, 80
| that thsy might no tried bY mint ~ commits
sion. IL this was done he said he would relieve
Consress uf TIE trouble OF speci legislation an
me Executive oi the necessity Ut further inter
! Ter nee.
OF TINS despatch the Ner York Times. In It's
issue OF Jan. :, 1870, two days after II was sent
| by sheridan, sai1
such despatch a. that which Gen. Sheridan cent TO
the secret ~ ut War Ou Tuesday not Aarranod BY
Any iarts known 10 The public 40 would scarcely be
under > cOucfFai t circ instances. Sc have never
| puolsh' u such "A document btfOre and must say
Tat nothing IKE a. n.Hryer Orcn seen ia anJ cuun RI
under e. Institutional Government. Ii almost Induces
! Que TO bcitYr thtt tur word has gone back ~ or
! three hunurrl years m Jrlnclpics II government.
tfuuNr am lnetrd serve lreanl pretty nllch a Gen.
S,rl nm prop -es 10 treat Louisiana DIt IA ~ OF u
NrT' under IN Impression that mat system VI govern.
| meht ma hccn ia1chhielJ abInd0uel,
And yet, Notwithstanding such manly words
! from the then fearless mi independent organ
OF the Republican party, Post raider lIelknap,
I.fk a. ftiil A