The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-12-05
PUBIIC OPINION.
II KelIogs-IIow Long ?
columbus tGa.) Times.


Tho contemplation Of the great outrage
which the Radical majority of the Senate. of the
United States seems resolved to commit by the
recognition Of Kellogg as o Senator from Lou.
fsiana, suggests the inquiry whether the spirit
Of the constitution ever, intended that pro-
ceeding. Or this kind should be irreparable
Under the practice PREVALENT II the Senate this
winter adn Its Kellogg. he will hold the seat for
SIX years, In epite OF any protests that his State
States q the Union imposing senator fH Of their
choice upon Louisiana against her present
opposition or ANYTHING that she may be able to
Iouisiana--ths one legally entitled to choose a
Senator. for the term claimed by Kellogg-is
opposed to him as Senator and will never recog-
State But it is utterly powerless to bar his
admission now or to correct the wrong IN the
future t9 Of the people Of
Senator Of their choice and election. but their
wishes n the matter will amount to nothing.
rection can be devised, the question OF Kel-
logg's admission should come up as o fresh one
before each session of the Senate, rs long as the
him Bs 81 nator. His admission now will de-
pend upon the party division in the Senate. and
his continued tenure of the office ought to de-
pend upon the party vote OF each future Senate.
There ia no contract between him and the State
of Louisiana for six years term, for the State
disclaing II; The Senate by party vote seems
bent on deciding this question against the State
and qs the question is therefore. simply one Of
admission al Washington, and not of election bv
tsDulSiuHu. eacn SESSION Oh tne senate ougnt 10
decide IT for itself.
Kellogg is not the representative In the Senate
ofthe State of Louisiana. but Of the Radical
party OF the United States As soon as the DEM
OerHtH obtain q majority in the Senate. they
should determine the question whether any or
Kanizations except the States of the Union have
any right 70 representation in the Senate. A
discrimination Of this question in the negative
must lead to the prompt ousting of the intruder
Kellogg's Case.
[St. Louis Republican,
!. Kellogg does not want any investigation into
the mode by which he packed rump Legisla-
ture for the one sole purpose of .electing him.
Sell Senator. His political friends. who are In
tho majority In the United States Senate, and
likely to remain In the majority no matter how
the disputed seats are filled, are equally anx-
1pue TINT the mysterious forces which made
TINT rumn should not be unveiled. The latter
have voted that they. would not investig tie and
the former has written q card to say that he
case are plain for the truth would not only cheat
KELLOGG Of the prize he has plotted so long
and worked SO unserupulously to get, but 1t |
would show that tho charges made by the DEM
ocrats against the Louisiana returning Board, |
heretofore have not been more than half as bad
Kellogg nor the United States Senate can Who'll |
In obsti uct the law end there are other means |
hy which the investigation, which they imagine |
they have s'rangedg can go on. The Grand |
Jury Of New Orleans, Il is said. have taken this
case In hand, and at the very moment Kellogg |
Is striving 80 hard to prevent IN investiga- |
ton arrg fgemenfE are being made to carry ii |
vigorously forward before tribunal which has |
NOT only power to obtain the truth but to pun
Ish those whom II may be, proved deserve pun
button. but nothing but his death or fight from |
the country can avert Ii.