The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-09-25

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had. Kelly was SO sorrys and the /
operator was so sorry Everybody :
was sorry. The Governor was COM
PEELED to await the arrival of the
next train. 1t came in due...time
He entered it, and there sat Govern
or Wsrmetll qreadiug tue sstAdyep 81
lures OF Peter wilkins. BY bril-,
bling coudnctorsiand laying out his
motley like Louisiana politician he
had gained ten hegrs .sinstsnc.
"Why, Pinch, be ;nnuirel in
well-feigned astonishment, where
did you come ffon,2',l
The LieutenahtsG Governor made g
faint attempt: to alidef his chagrin,
but it was aio ygd.a Tiers was too
much political bilelon his stomach,
and lie worked it off,. The interview
was instructive and edifying. Those
who saw ana I'd qeard itsars satisfied
that dog Will .o eat dog, when boil,
angry. ---T.ha.aagust, officials,
went into New QlYe llaign sYIIttugether, and
the members of the Returning Board
were mot. removed.A McEncry was
elected BY 10000 majority, and the
Conservatives, secured control Of the
Legislature. Il The Washington Ring
were agha asst, but CT Grant turned his
tautoeraticI screw, and the legal Legis-
,latufe driven into shewstreetsas
point of the bayonet. 1asHl
In 1874 Major Burke again took
All ,actiye part in politics. He re-
yised ks1iogg's registration, and laid
bare the most gigantic frauds. The
people were thoroughly aroused and J
nerved To make another effort to
throw 81 the yoke Of The thieves.
Kellogg had 'usurped che GoverhorI
ship, backed by Judge Durll's infa.
NOUS order and Grants bayonets.1
A Committee ofthe Republican Unit
tea Ststes Senate Had visited Loufsi.'
ana ahdi reported That Kellogg''s Gov
eminent was 4 usuarpati3n, the result
|.ofta Holennt abuse sof judicial fdncT
lions and Sustained by force. Judge
Durell' va, forced to resign. Yet his
order lad been executed, andsKel-i
loggl hefd his position z Another
elestiJjniT was apr yaching. The reg
4 issratioh Ihachinery was in TIE hands
ofthe Gsdfppeer.l Mindful 81 McEne.l
rvs ten 'ttiausand majority, he had
aaast passed BY his ldsirping Legis-
lature securihy'to himself and party
the power Of e yiihg registration to
Ddhd fM citizens fkfss act iva was car
|Irisd Ifhto effect The titizeay1a applied
Ito thea Q Courts for fatanahmatses to;
jc6u,ppeef'the saparyisofst II; 'eHrolf9 ana
!: register t6tsainn.. e'rhsa codfts we're
| IIp5oswiefless,, as 'Ksllo,ggy registration
|'laW punished them 'fotf tak1ng cogni:e
zante 81 'sdeh slappeas.i Driven IT,
desperation ebyy Keflogg' seizure If
private arms belonging e scieizeInisy,
tis people arose III their might on
Essptembep ga, 1874 they drove
Kellogg from power and placed Cow
eraep millinery in tie istate-house;t
while the whole nation throbbed With
sympathy Major, sBarket took an ac7
tive tpartc in this1uprisiugsu OnJthe
hight of7the'l 9Th jitIwas known that
Fedefaf troops had. been ordered from
Holly Springs toai sustain sustain Kellogg,
WhAeilthe citizensy were determined
to drive the usdrper from power,
they were resolvett not TO- come in
p |ts With U[adit9 7, States troops,
A GqamaBpiittse Visited liz Major tose-
enre'his aid. insdelhying she arrival of
thez troopsga Appropriation to burn
Manchac Bridge was n made, but the
lA[JoF would ny ,Gis{Essna st to i. ia
|gaM that hpeetwas. au officer of the road,
and could noticonnive!ati the tlestruc.
zion u the 'eompaay's property aoa 4.
lSoIhsa g. Committee finally retired,
leaving the, matter,ein the Majors
iandesilt Histaplans .tmere quickly
formed, and as QUICKLY executed,
Befors daylight his .,y messenger MAS va
4 flying up the road on a hand-car,
giving orders to the foremen of--the
different gangs n'engaged in raisa
'ifng tie road bed, and a.few hours
aftefWard The train bound South, With
soldiers, on board was stopped by a
igapsof some hundred yards, where
tbe,,wofkmen had taken up the track
.s|hhdflI Iy We're oinn II! II, shoseling
away nat the embarrassment, There
wao oorno prottxv 1o,l Ill. -.1--.