The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-05-28
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Ivicksburg TribuneJ
Governor Kellogg, OF Louisiana. the
thief and usurpcr. whose presence
blights the prosperity Of Louisiana, has
a priynte secretary who calls himself III.
Conquest Clarke Kellogg Is u recognz-
ed thief in n small way. but his private
srcrctnry. II. Conquest Clarke, is u con
summata liar. In hiA letter to Kellogg,
now i'm the city Of Washington, he utters
tho following most hudhcious chllmhy
against the people of cnstern Louisiana
and western Mississippi His state,
ments are known to bo unadultetatca
rnlsehoods:
New ORLEANS. May II, 1916.
To Governor Kollogg. Wizards H"toi, WHso'hg
ton u. O.:
Watson, supervisor Of registration,
Swaze's son and other coloreh fugltiV'R
from Fcliciaun, arrived, details nor
ible two young colored Elfl8 ihh'h
from church ut Ivcn's place, two miIca
from ississippi line, Sunday, aud
ravished to death by young white men
from Miesissippi About six white mon
known To bo killed., and nearly slkty
hanged or shot up to Tuesday niRht
Az Bayou Tuuicn four hundred colof'd
and about the snmo number 81 whites
arc under arms. the bayou between
them, coiorcd men resisting phHsaRa 81
white regulators II committee comes
cannot they be instructed to tax" t"s-
iimony2 u - 'iNiNt'
magnolia TIcradl
The editors. Of the Magnolia H1dh
t,onose 10 Offer u premiuli to- ~" cdi
iors of tho New Orleans Keptfbhcn II
ihey will tell Che whol0 truth Just one
limo about some OF tho difficulties that
occur IN LouiHiann.
IMoutgo ory hdvertiaerI
When u lot OF LmiifiHna urgrocR rob
i country store, murder the proprietor
and fire upon the poeee Gnut to reclaim
tho BODY and arrest the iuurdererg, nnH
do not ccaEe their acts of out lhWry uhili
they have been souudly whipped, ~ ~
high time that the Government OF ihc
United States should interfere. nnd send
4 a detachment of troops To h"lp Inc 'oi
orcd patriots out of tho scrape. 1hhi y
tho way Kellogg looks ut II, but rs hf
happens 70 ne in Washington Just now.
with all his government, IT. very nnil.
rally occurred 10 tho Sccrciary+"f War,
thnE II things were SO bad Mr.. Kellogg
ought 10 be NJ his poet OF duty.
fCtticago Tribuuel
Morcy seems to bc Il sample carpet
hnprcr EeeIyc, the witness against
him. bng been able TO strengthen his
evidence by tho production OF letters
and documents, which show that MorcN
rcsorted 70 trickery, intimidation ana
The unlawful usc of authority to get hin.
self elected to Congress. He i9 ono ~
that kind OF harpics who have attached
themselves 10 tho Republican party ut
tho South FOR their own selfish purposes.
and whose abuses uf power have been
such aH 10 deprive the party OF every
accession of strength and voters ir"In
Tho native whites. This IL the real
trouble Of tho Republican pnry at ne
South, aud IL is such men ~ M"toy wh"
are to blame for n.
lEnoy;lla Tribun"l
The committee 10 investigate Ali4si5-
sippi affairs. III accordance with the
amendment proposed by Mr.. Morton
and passed by the Senate, recently,
would do we'll to look into the situation
around Fort Gibson. In that state, II
little. Recently, there was destructive
fire 1T that point, and company oi
United States soldiers lent aid and com
fort 10 those ex rebels and assisted 80
materially IN helping to cxtingnieh the
names that thegrntefu| citizens propose
giving n banquet to their friends In hlue,
as q slight appreciation OF their KIND
moss and aid Now this hob nohbing
must not be allowed to go on. Jhos'
soldiers Of the Government must no'
compromise Mr.. Morton and his Tx by
any such display of the feelings ol mu
tunl cordiality aud good Will whiG,
brave men always entertain Tor chcf
other. Investigato IL, Treason II mus
be stopped.