The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-05-26

Senator Morton publishes letter
on the situation, In answer to an open
letter published in the New York
Times, and other private letters. He
says regarding the credentials OF Kel"
logg, after they had been referred to
his committee: "The committe on
privileges and election met soon at.
terward, and the republican members
united in a report, that ona primd
fdcia sh owing, S. b. Packard was the
lawful governor OF Louisiana, the
legislature was the lawful Legislature
and that William p. Kellogg had
been elected in conformity with the
net of congress, and was entitled to be
sworn In and take his seat. AS num-
Der of the members OF the senate were
absent, and the subjects would
lead to long debate and
there was a general anxiety to ad-
journ, the report was not laid before
the senate. 1.-THE majority OF the SEN
ate shall, at the next session, be OF the
opinion that Kellogg was lawfully
elected by the legislature of Louisiana,
he will be entitled to his seat, notwith-
standing the events that have since
occurred. No subsequent breaking up
OF that legislative combination or
arrangement can, in the least, affect
his title or destroy the legality of what
took place at that time, though the
very,members who.proclaimed the cleo
ton of Packard, and made that OF KEEL
logg, should subsequently declare that
of Nichols and take part In the cleo
ton of Spotiord. 1t is too clear for
argument that they could not take
away the rights which had vested, or
make that unlawful which had been
before lawful. Unless Kellogg volun-
tarily withdraws, the senate will have
to decide the question of his election
as II stood at the time OF adjournment
The republican governments of South
Carolina and Louisiana have yielded
to force; they have gone down before
an armed minority, whose threats
of future violence were guaranteed by
long train Of bloody deeds done In
the past. regret this; | regret that
the character of the transaction
should be obscured in the least by
these pretended Investigations or
negotiations. Stripped Of all DISCUSSES
and pretences, the simple fact Is that
Packard and Chamberlain were not
able TO maintain themselves In au-
thority, and the government OF the
United States, In the exercise OF Its
discretion, require them to support
themselves. The Legislatures finding
themselves defenceless fell to pieces,
aud from their ruins, In part, new
ltElhlhluTtb nhNt btth NOboseNNcNt
whose legality consists only In the fact
that there are none TO oppose them.
The laws aud the rights Of the MAJORS
~ have yielded to an armed, az
gresslve minority" Morton, describing
what the government might have
done, intimated that had Hayes pro-
ceeded to maintain Packard and
Chamberlain by using the army, he
would have proceeded to inevitable
defeat.
lie says: "The republican majority
In the senate upon the southern qnes.
ton IL but nominal, fit exists at all.
Five republican senators voted at the
late executive session against seating
Kellogg and to refer his credentials
to committee, thus refusing TO recog
nize the Packard government and 9
number Of republican senators, suffi'
eient when added 10 the democratic
members 10 constitute a majority, hsy.
steadily refused 10 recognize the re