New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-02-29
WHOLE NUMBER 274O.

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can get signed to petition. In answer to
| the dispatches urging impeachment. here is
| one from Webster TO the contrary. 1t says
| they want more light. So it seems 10 Inc
| does the Democratic party.
(Speaker Estilette in the chair
Mr. Ray said they were asked to vote on
| q proposition to impeach without evidence,
on q charge that should affect only the
| Treasurer. Only little while since, with
| afiidavits staring him in the face, q member
offered . resolution of praise to Judge
Trinble. This was reversing that. 1t was
| personal retaliation. This was progressive
| age, but the member from the first ward
did not seem to have kept up. Two years
! ago, no doubt, he represented his senatorial
| district, but he had fallen behind, and his
people had laid him quietly on the shelf.
| The object of this action was first to get rid
OF Kellogg, then Antoine, and then the
| Treasurer.
Charges wera not only made that the
! Governor controlled the Senate, but the
! election of Sergeant Arms, the action OF
| the Treasurer, and the Metropolitan Police
| wire, made causes of complaint. When
| Hawkins was to be impaached, he had stood
single handed and demanded regular pro-
| ceedings.
| Mr.. Kidd cioaed the argument, and com
! Denced by referring TO Mr.. Matthew's
| argument that the proceedings were lrreg-
! ular. and cited tue case of Warmoth's im-
peachment. Will My. Matthews deny III 1t
| il was he OF Iensas " 10 signed that resolu
| ton.
| Mr. Matthews-No. sir. Bat that was ca
! the first day CT the session
| Mr.. Kidd admitted the disappointment at
| not passing reform measures if the cause
! was 10 be assigned to Governor Kellogg.
! louisiana IL poor and dowr-trodden, while
| George, Alabama and Mississippi have
| been redeemed, and take their place as
stalls equal to Maine or New York. Then
lie should make the effort that all hum an
| nature dictates. We passed an election
bill everv fair minded Iuan would approve,
and it would have protected all IN the ex-
ercise of their franchises. 1t was buried in
| tae Senate a0d an iniquitous law sent back.
| Our desire is to throw every safeguard
around the voter. We tell the colored peo-
pie that we strike hands with them. There
shall tie no shotguns, no force; we Will
reason aud argue to prevent our country
from ruin. We ask them to come with us
| and redeem the State. There is not in the
mind of true Southern man single
thought TO the ejudice of the colored man
! rights. We ara his own peOple, from whom
he has been led away. Ii he will come
with US and stand by US, We will stand
by him, love aud cherish him, and stay with
him forever. and we say that in this, Our
Ireland hundred years ago. but 1t shall be
changed The next election shall be conG uCt
ed peacefully, honestly and fairly, and nu
Returning Board shall prevent cur having
the results. If they change it there Will b.
revolution, and l will be volunteer. L
is time the voice of the people should b:
| heard.
On an agreement between Messrs. Wilt:
| and Souer the vote was then taken
Mr.. Grant explained his vote. considering
it his duty TO his people. 1he resolution
should have been brought up four week.
ago Now at this late day, having heard
nothing to support 1t. he could not vote FOL
it. He wanted no Returning Board. but h'
wanted law to protect everybody. Tine
object of this was to get a Governor, An
toine for example, that uha Dtmocr ats collt
say to him, You are our Governor"
Mr.. Keye, wanted to explain his vote bu
was ruled out.
Mr. Stafford said that since he had beer
member he had occupied but little time
Of the House. l. was his duty to say tes
words. 1t was uo ordinary thing for nal
to stand in defiance ot his party. Perhap:
he was the only one to-day.
1t was serious thing, but he had vel
} considered it, and was governed by hi
J conscience, and had made up his mine
There were two false positions a man nigh
J occupy. One was where Othe.s though
hardly of him. 1t might be less displeas
ing and more to his peace of mind
! he voted with his party. But if they
thought him wrong. now there was chanc'
to regain their good opinion. But II n
failed ia his own self respect by voting
contrary to his conscience there was fal
from which there could be no recovery
) Friends had taken and tried to persuade
| with ell kindness. He meant no reflection OF
them. Their acti0n was no doubt sincere
} as it was that Of good men. For the m NJ
ner in which they had treated him he cOu't
not but feel grateful. He could not explain
to the satisfaction of others the reasOns tha
governed him, but he differed with his col
leagues on the interests of his con
stitusnts and public policy. He coult
find no good to Louisiana IN tn
, impeachment, but a great many evils. Tht
charges might be true, but he had been {
follower of compromise, and differed will
| his colleagues az TO the effect OF that. l
had not seated him, for he wa
, of the parish and though ther'
was ma iority OF so colored would carry
ae parish again. This impeachment Woult
be solemn farce or a still more solemn
tragedy. Of Kellogg he had nothing t.
say; he was nothing to him. These OF
fenses wera venlal compared with TAT
others the people charge him with. lie wa
never elected, but forced in with the bayo
net lie had not carried Out the laws ant
was responsible for the disorders OF tn,
, . Red river country. H3 had COM
with military and elected members frou
, the focr. But the compromise had brough
peace and he looked to the ides of Novem
Der for relief. 1t had shown the weakness
of their opponents. He had 10 grea
love for the Democrats party. but b.
would rather see Lousianau nder the gu!
than again endure the rule of the past
When the election is done, if the Returnin!
Board does not give ns the result, then In
deed the red flag Of the rebellion will b.
raised. He filed protest which is sprea'
on the minutes.
The resolutions were adopted by Gl to i5
Mr. Lowell made the point of order tina
: the motion was lost. as it required two
, thirds vote, and this being Overruled, de
! sired the point and ruling to be entered OF
T the minutes
The Governor was then declared by tn
Speaker to be impeached for high crime
and misdemeanors, and committee ap
, pointed to so inform the Senate.
After adopting the Senate amendments t
, the legislative appropriation bill, the HOus
adjourned to ten o'clock tomorrow.
Madame Edmee du Brucy, pupil o
Prud'hon, was q remarkable portrait paint
or fifty years ago. The Duke of Laroche
foucald, superintendent Of fine arts, re
quested her to paint the portrait OF nj
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