, 1877-03-10

make war on President HAYES on account Of
his assumed disposition to conciia.a tho
Southern people can only hope at best to
maintain the "bloody.shirt policy In tho
two States OF Louisiana and South Carolina.
It will scarcely be nrged by tho most radical
Of these gonlo.uen that the army can be,
used in Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Ar
kansas, aud other Southern ssasea which
hare passed under the political control
Of the Democrats, In order to overturn
the existing Governments and reimpose
npon tho people the cnrpotbag politicians
whom they have displaced. It ts only
question, thon, whether the United States
troops Bhall be employed in Louisiana and
South Carolina as they have boen employed
under 0en. GRAN1's Administration TO ,nain-
tain State Governments TINT are confessedIy
obnoxious to the people, and which would
fall Of their own weight II left unsupported
for day. 80.
To properly understand tho merits Of this
controversy, VIC recall ex-Gov. KELIoooa
farewell message to the Louisiana Lcgiala-
t,rc, or rather to that portion Of the Legis-
lature which espoused his aud PAokAaD'a
course. In the courso Of Ills message he
said.
II IL argued with apparent ptausibility thnt ths
dlsordcta admitted to prevail in Of tho Houth+
eFn states tito rcsnlt OF tho !ncttcency Of the
nopuolicsn statn authorities and their inability to
enforce th1 laws and bring tho guilty pasties 10
1usticc, H. IN pointed ont that In Georgia, Ala.
hnma, and other Southern States which have bee n
redeemed, ~ is called, from Republican suie,
pence prevails and political murders ara compaEa-
lively unknown. Tha very statement OF this
proposition casriea with 1t q confession Of guilt.
1t fscloaes the fat that tho disorders In the South
arc created by opponents Of Nopubstcanism for tho
purpose Of ol'tanng contt0l OF tha Government,
and that until they obtain possession OF the Offices
whether thsJ havo anch majority of legal voters
a. would Justly cntFtlo them u taoas ot!ccs or nor
political turmoil will cohtuav. No local tribunals
can prevent or punish political o1rnsos willis. tho
controlling public sentiment amoNy.t the moro In
lncnttal citizens sanctions, Or ut leust conayG4 a
theRB d1sorlsrs. These scclns to be hut thsce way4
W which pcace can be tnatatalned and thu laws Of
tno Statu aud Of thu United Htates enforced in
Louisiana against political ofeudc4: First, The
surrender OF tho State Government TO thu minority
who controlled lts tcrt!Rtes leforu tho cp.anctpa.
tloh OF tho s'ascs. Beconl tho acceptance by TINT
minority In good faith OF tic constitutional amend.
ments. which tssnes wcre decided by tho Was.
Third. tho enactment by CunareRs Of such 4ppso.
psatu aud valid legislation ~ wilt secure ths en-.
actinent OF thssu amendments agalnst osg2nixud,
tnsldious. and Desperate hostility.
It IL fair to presume that Gov. KELLOGG
made out for l,mself and his faction the best
caso that could be presented. Yet what ho
said is at tha best q confession that the
carpotbag clique has not proved strong
enough to protect itseK nor the blacks
whose yotoa hayo kept 1t In power. The
radical Republicans aud carpet-baggera hare
had absolute control Of the State Tor tho Lost
eight yean,-four ycars under WAnnoTu
and four yoars under KzlLooo,-and thia
was plea for four years more under PACK
AID. Yet Gov, Kz11ooa confessed In
the 1nessags from which wo have quoted
above that It will require new lsgisla-
tion from Congress- OF coercive nature,
to be enforced by tho strong arm Of the Gen.
oral Government, to enable tho PAoxAaD
regime to maintain itself. 1t Ia confession
that the carpet~bag clique hos not the power
to protect Of itsclf the political rights OF the
blacks, since Gov. KEL1.ooo admits that the
local authorities have not prevented or pun
ished the o1ensea complained Of, aud cannot
do 70. Yet there IL not q King or AL Eth.
peror OF modern times who has been vested
with more extensive appointing power or
more absolute methods than tho Governor OF
Louiaiana enjoys under the present laws Of
That State. In addition 10 tho pat.
ronage and privileges which Governors Of
States ordinarily enjoy, the Governor OF
Louisiana controls the appointment OF the
Supreme Judges, the metropolitan police,