The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-05-26
He Fully IndOrses President Hayes
Southern Policy.
THE ONLY METHOD PRACTICABLE.
No Abandonment Of the Republican Party
Or Its Objects
AIMS OF THE SOLID SOUTH.

Tnc fOuoWlug icLtSI from Soubtof W = Mofton -
INDIANAPOLIS, May "a, 1877.
Several weeks ago open letter was addressed 70
me through the columns OF the New York Times,
written on behalf OF more than one hundred promi-
Southern republicans stating their views on tho
political situation and inviting mine. have also re-
ceved many letters from different parts OF the coun
try inqulring into the condition OF the Senatorial
question from Louisiana as IL stood al the adjourn
ment Of the Senate
Az the meeting OF tho Senate on the 5th OF March
last william Put Kellogg, Of Louisiana, presented him
self for membership upon credentials that weeks
before been read before the Senate and laid upon
the table motion made to refer the credentials
TO the Committee Oh Privileges and Elections This
opposed upon tho ground that Mr. Kellogg had prima
face title to the scat certificate OF his election
being signed by S. B. Packard, as Governor OF Lousi
ana under the great seal of tho State; and, allowing
that he had been duly elected by the Legislature,
the question whether the Senate would take
notice that S. B. Packard was Governor OF Louisi.
ana. II he was then tho certificate gave MIR.
Kellogg such right as under tho general practice of
The Senate entitled him to take the scat leaving the
legality OF his election to subsequent investigation.
In argument IL was shown by the journals Of the
Legislature that eoch house of the Legislature which
elected Kellogg had quorum OF members certified
was empowered by the laws OF Louisiana
TO examine and count the vote. and Diet ermine who
had been chosen mombers of the Legislature ana to
transmit determination 20 the Secretary Of State.
The Secretary OF State directed make list OF
the members returned elected by tho Board, which
ho 10 transmit to the Secretary OF the Senate and
Clerk OF tho House OF the former Legislature ana the
Legislature 10 be organized only by such persons
named in the list furnished by the Secretary Of
State quorum OF persons in each house thus certi
fed elected met the day fixed by law aud organ
lied each house OF the Legislature and the houses
tho day in joint convention In accordance With
the provisions OF tho constitution and canvassod the
votes for Governor and Lieutenant Governor, and
declared S. b. Packard TO have been elected
Governor and c. G. Antoine Lieutenant Governor.
Aerward the day fixed by act OF Congress for the
slectlon OF United States Senator, majority OF tho
whole number OF members returned elected met in
Joint convention and elected William Pitt Kellogg 10
the Senate for the OF years. beginning the 4th
OF March, 1877. On a motion TO refer Keloges cre-
dentiaIs TO a committee the democratic members
voted solidly in the affirmative, together with tive re-
publieans. and II was adopted. The Committee on
Privileges and Elections met soon aftcrward, and til
republican members united In report that prima
facle s. b. Packard was the lawful Governor OF
and that William r. Kellogg had been elected in con-
formity TO tho act OF Congress- and was en-
titled TO he sworn IN auQ take ms seat.
As q number OF the members Of the Senate
were absent, aid the subject would lead TO
long debate and there was general anxiety 10 ad.
journ, the report was not laid before the Senate II
the majority OF tho Senate shall At the next session be
OF opinion that Kellogg lawfully elected by the
Legislature Of Louisiana he will be entitled TO his seat
Notwithstanding events that have since occurred No
subsequent breaking up oil that Legislature combina
ton or arrangement can affect bis THE or destroy the
legality OF what took place nj thar time Though tho
very members who proclaimed the election OF Packard
and made that Kellogg should subsequently declare
that OF Nichols and take part in the election Of Spot
ford is too clear for argument they could not tako
away the rights which had vested or mako that unlaw
uniarIy withdraws the Senate will have decdo tho
question OF his election as 1t stood Al tho time OF adj
iournmeni.
hAJoeIrIEs DEFEATED IN LOUISIANA AND SOUTH CARO-
Tho republican governments OF Louisiana and South
Carolina have yeloed TO force They have gone down
before armed minority whose threats OF iuture vio
lenco were guaranteed BY long tram OF bloody deeds
In The past regret that the real character OF the
TRANSACT ION should be obscnred in the least by pre-
tended nvestgations or negotiations Stripped OF all
DISCUSSES and the simple Iact Is that Packard
and Chamberlain were not tbo 10 MAINTAIN themselves
In authority and the government OF the United States,
In the exercise OF its discretion, refused them us sup
port Then the Legislatures, finding themselves de-
enceiess Tell 10 pieces and from their ruins part,
Legislatures have been constituted, whose legality
consists only In the fact that there oppose
them The Law and the rights OF The majority nave
yielded to an armed aggressive minority. The demo-
cratic party In Louisiana, an uldoubted minority,
possessing most Of the wealth, arms and military
experience were determined TO govern, whatever
IL might cost In the way OF lie Their threatened
majority al The late election cost many lives aud
the product Of the most Infamous and damnng OF
crimes. The murders crimes had been proved and
the blood stained majority set aside by lawful process.
The administration ucciaed that such case oil nsur-
rection and violence not presented as authorized
the national government 10 interfere, and that the
oontendng parties must BIO lett TO thclr owl strength
and resources Assurances were given that tho rights
OF all classes should DO protected anu the government
administered Tor equal benefit to all General promises
Of this kind amount TO iitto especially when lett
the yoluu larv axa n
that the coored man ought not 10 have political
rights even personal frcedom--and VINO never has
been considered part OF the people President Hayes
was urged TO givo up Louisiana and South Carolina at
once. and was told that II was only question OF time
A,snsna and o;nsr s,a,es Ind. and that !, would 5.
better 10 give them up at once. However rcpusive
this argument " was unior; unatey too true. The
tame crimes and violence which had wrcnchcd Missis-
suppl and Alabama IRON the republican party anu had
80 nearly captured LOUISIANA and South Carolina
would certainly succeed next time. This
gurnent oil expediency, not right and justice. Press
dent Hayes but accepted the situation as u was be-
queathed him ON the ah OF March. The republican
governments oil LOUISIANA anu South Carolina could
only be kept in place by the army What might bavc
been the result had President Grant promptly REQ
ognized the Packard anu Chamberlain governments IN
January and declared his purpose to sustain
them by iorco u Is not now necessary
20 discuss bot he did not !, do n. 80.
came into power no found these governments existing
only In name, surroundod by enemies living only from
day TO day by The presence ana protection o United
states troops Would II have been the power Of the
President 10 mainsin them by the army A demo
cratic House OF recently withheld up
preparations for the support OF the army condition
ttat u should not be used IN the southern States II
clearly unconstitutional TO put such condition TO
the bi but did and was likely 10 do again ut tho
extra session thus mago necessary. Tho majority Of
the House, mndc OF Southern democrats, late COncd
crates and desperately ia earnest, and Northern
ocrsts wholly subservent thus threatened the CT ST.
OF tho army, and had u ia thor power To destroy
10. The question Was, should the President yield TO
the inevitable or proceed only TO inevitable deiean
There are and have been Tor years many republicans
In be North who have deprecated the use vi the army
10 support republican state governments IN the south
The republican majority IN the Senate upon tho
Southern question rs but nominal, u 1t OK.
istsd nj all Five republican senators
voted nj tue late eyecutlye session against
sentiuz Kellogg and 10 refer his credentials 10 com
m,tce thus recognize The Packard govern
mept nd q mum bor oil republican Serotors, sufficient
when added to tho democratic members 70 Constitute
4 majority, have steadily refused to recognize the
republican state government Ia Louisiana since 1873
by votIns against seating q senator chosen BY H.
RIGHT, BCT s0r PRACTICALLY.
While In my judgment u MAS clearly The right OIL