Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1878-11-14
SOME NATIONAL TOPICS,
PROSPECTIVE WAR ON CAPTAIN
eAOS.
Louisiana Affairs Getting the Southern
Outrage Mill to work---Trsasury
Circular --Freedmen's Bureau
Pension Frauds.
LOUISIANA.
The Outrage Mill Begins to
Grind.

Special 10 the Register
WAsuINdroS, November II.
District Attorney Leonard, OF Louisi-
ana, has come tn town to urge upon the
Administration more heroic action in
the treatment OF Louisiana. lie made
haste to See the Attorney General, who
lost no time in telling the District At
torney that he would fave been in bet
ter business In Louisiana, attending to
his duty, than coming to Washington
making complaints OF his inability to do
anything. From the Department OF
Justice, Leonard hurried to the White
House and had an Interview with the
President. lie related his story of the
outrages in Caddo Parish, in which
Shreveport, his home, is located. Leonard
told the President that from 80 tn 100
negroes had been killed in that parish
during the campaign and that 1t was
impossible to convict anybody without
detectives, money and troops. 1t
the administration will provide him with
these appliances he thinks he can do
something towards bringing offenders to
Justice. The President told Leonard
that he intended to Sec that every citi-
zen in Louisiana was protected in his
rights as far AZ the laws of the United
States are able to afford protection. lie
was pained to hear of the occurrence
narrated by the district attorney, and
he meant that the guilty shonld he
punished for all crimes against the
u. s. Statutes, il il were possible
tn apprehend them. Alter the civil
process shall have been examined the
President thought il would he time
enough To think of stronger weapon.
This in not exactly what Leonard ,ana
for, and he is venting his spleen on the
administration for pursuing what he
considers milk and-water policy.
This man Leonard is a renegade Dem
ocrat who did as much, up To 1874, to
run his party into excesses as any man
in Louisiana When Kellogg found
that there really was some opposition
up in Caddo and vicinity, he thought
il worth his while to make terms with
one of the Democratic leaders. kellogg
selected Leonard as the best man for his
purposes and bought him. After the
New Orleans whisky thieves were in
dictcd, Lacey then United Statez Dis
tritt Attorney, showed y disposi.
ton To prosecute. 1t happened
that kellogg's brother-in-law was
in the batch and Kellogg bestirrcd him
sell to cut off prosecution. He made up
his mind to have the District Attorney
removed and get tool oi his own ap-
pointed. Leonard struck him rs the
man for the place, and he had hun ap-
pointed and confirmed. IGouard Is not
unlike Jim Anderson in appearance AMI
| manners short, slight red hair inclined
To curl and heavy red moustache. Like
Anderson, ne il quick, ready talkcr,
nervous, bold, always fighting his way
through the assissins whom he fancies
are boundiAg him.
Several letters were handed to the
President to-day, relating to the bull
dozing in Louisiana. The President
looked over them and had them filed
AWAY for reference. Those who have
since conferred with the President say
that he is indignant and inclined to he
believe that force will he necessary in
Louisiana to compel obedience to the
law. lbn NliltIbu tiRt f"h Y N'a't'''''
went in company to see the President,
who talked the situation over with
them and left upon their minds the I'M
preston that he is going to io some
ihing." Better and quite as direct in
formation from the White House gives
no encouragement tn the men whose
| business il il to get tIoops sent INTO
Louisiana. The President does not be
long to that party.
A Louisiana Republican, who is con-
yersant with the facts, says that no at.
tempt has ever been made to commit
the persons in Louisiana who ihtlmida-
ted the colored Republicans. lie says
that the outrages are not to he denied
but that the civil law can operate IN
Louisiana as well rs In New York, II
men Of brains, honesty aud determina,
tion make the effort. The talk ahon,
troubles, he says, comes from the old
Kellogg crowp, which is struggling hard
tn regain its foothold.