The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-12-09
OUR KELLOGG.
A PRISONER zN WARRINGTON DURaMG
HHS WHOLE TERM.
The Proposed New Library BMiIdfng
Discussion of the Various Plans and
Localities Suggested for 1t.

hvDWhsACs PmS$fSue0 E0f It,
Especial Correspondence of the Democratl
WASHINGTON. Dec. A, 1877.
had been in hopes that
THE KELLOGG spoFFoRD CONTEST
would result in seating the latter together with
Eustis, and that thereby the seat OF govern
ment OF Louisiana would be removed from
Washington. where 1t has been located for
about eight years. But 1t seems that we have
not yet heard the last Of the interminable
Louisiana case" at this end of the line for the
seating of Kellogg will have the effect OF per-
petuating 1t Ddefinitely-merely changing the
forum, to wit: from the Senate chamber to til es
criminal court. Mr.. Keloggs friends say he lii
not q saaguine man; therefore / am entitled TO
presume that he does not imagine his troubles
to be over. But whether he does so inn
agine or not. it is q fact we'll known
to those in possession Of the best informa-
ton. that his tribulations have but just
begun Among the Innovations of late years
is the art OF regulating senatorial aotfon by
grand jury, and now we are pro missed further
improvementinth the employme ent of that method
as q court of appeal from partisan votes affect
ing the representation of Sta.es. AT the mo-
ment when Stanley Matthews. Booth and Chris
tiancy gave in their Independents and judicial
Yotes declaring Mr.. Kellogg entitled to d seat lii
den was engaged in preparing information Tor
agrand jury to susetantiate the title Of that en-
inent carpet-bagger to q cell In the Louisiar, Il
penitentiary. It happened that when
CERTAIN TAX COLLECTOR
of the late regime in Louisiana came to make
his settlements and turn over his office tfy hfk
successor, his accounts showed d deficit Of hfty
odd Thousand dollars, which neither ho nor his \
bondsmeD were able to make good.
The Collector was thereupon proceeded
against by the new government. and TO saya
himself he accounted for the missing funds by
showing that large portion of them had been
seized upon by Kellogg. at that time acting
Governor and by him used to bribe members of
the Legislature. The counsel employed by the
defaulting Collector 10 defend tim had fuily OK
amined the case. and had informed his client
that there was no escape except by turning
tion to confront q Senator of the United States
at the outset OF his term There can be no doubt
that Mr.. NJ s~afs
KELLOGG WILL BE INDICTED
Tor the double erin crime OF embezzling funds be-
brite State officials with The question WIN
then ta1 !, turn upon his extradition from the DIS
cal courts of the State under whose laws he II I
an accused criminal. There need be no anI,re-
hension that the mills OF Justice will be made ID
Oh recent notoriesy somewhat similar. Theirs
will be no ground upon which Mr.. Kellogg can
eondone his 9ffense; there is nothing. which ho
can possibly do to divert from hts track the DIr-
suit q ~ which every voice of public sentiment iii
The State he pretends to represent viii fast5rs
they get him sooner I Between s Ksoeg and na'aS ~
people Of the State whose representation III fss
senate he detiies there can be no peaee--not
ayen truce or an armistice Pal tisan exIgency,
pressing upon flexible courts la the District
may create for him sanctuary here. But IL so
HERE HE MUST STAY
neareerated upon this little ten miles by sever
Governors OF Virginia, Maryland. New Jsrsev
,,r New York from the Governor OF Louisiana.
demanding len the body OF William Pitt Kellogg M
he outraged State will be exhausted in a sys~
EN- OF espionage to catch the distinguished
rimnal n upon some square foot Of soil not like
qtlook for Kellogg. 70 be Senator from Lou oS
51ana he must immure himself
WITHIN THE MARROW BouNDARrEs or Tr4r nya
TRICT OF COLUMBIA.
1t is q curious spectacle. 1t is no moro thar
ar tnat ne should have this notice. and III lii u
roper T fhat the country should bs. aDprIsed OF
ne conditions and limitations under which ha
aust SIT as q SENATOR II Is impossible that such
man, under such circumstances should hold
light have possibility when the Radical ma
,rity in Congress was two. o.thirds and when Il
as the common custom OF tho Executive to ride
own State governments with sauadr0ns 0f
ragoons. But now, when law has begun 70
revail and civil authority to assert it's suprem-
~, u Is Impossible that the privileges of the
mate shall screen criminal from trial for SIX M
1traged mankind Sa
AT the close OF
THE PRESIDENTS MEssAaE
as brief paragraph which gaye me more
hisfactlon than any other portion Of the doeyl~ n
.s enI. II was the recommendation that Con- Il q
.esa proyide LOT the construction Of n edice
i1taDle Tor the requf1 ements OF
OUR NATIONAL LIBRARY.
e are such a busting people, and 30 absorba6
our pursulIs Oh rODbing one another In order
DIE ,i,.s rieh and be cursed by the poor. that We
lch matters as the accumulation OF national
orary. We read great many gooks 1t IS true
II; as nation, we read for amusement not
'te our minds. But notwithstanding these d j
rtunate national traits, we have Ia the last s
Tty S years s "a amassed % a library, which, ia the
lmber OF Its volumes, stands about fifth among
9 great COLLECTIONS OF the world, while In char
ter I. .I and choice it ranks barely second t6 the
Is achievement belongs to
AINswoRTH Il. spoFRoRD
1om Mr.. Lincoln placed In charge Of the IL b
ary OF congress- fifteen years ago. Under the
anagsment ana. s OF this gentleman the library has
d totally unciassified collection OF printed
d Yer, lnto one III the most Systematic and COM
~ u 10, ne world Bot other things
lulslIse o % the progress Of our library. The
ace IN the west front of the Capitol centre
Iglnally designed for the seat Of ihe nations
assures OF learning and lore long ago became
hausted. and for three years air. Spofford has
en "a struggling With the simple problem Of
dlng storage room. The result fs that new
llding has become an absolute necessity. We
lst either have more 70 Tn or eiss WIS must
opt the Chinese philosophy, dee are that
ire books shall be preserved There are
res general methods now under discussion
the Improvement OF our Library: One is to
lid
AN EXTENSION UPON THE CAPITOL rTgELF.
1t is to be hoped that the vandalism whick
, besmeared so much Of The interior with the
'roglyDhies OF the sign paint.r and numbered
floors and inches with 50 may of the tri-
lphs OF hewers Of miestones wi at least
are what little symre ~ ia left 10 the outward
! ensemble of the edifiee. Let us hope that NO
Illett will be permitted to nffsh upon fsle ia
ie the vengeance which Yinnig and her school
We wTeaked upon the sad interiori Think it
y eafely be- said that no such abortion az d s4