Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1880-11-27
BOURBON pREEBooTIRs.

OoVCANesy S-~S '~ssSS~S o. ~ :
P. Kellogg the opportunity of ven
tilating his views Of the political situa-
ton, particularly Of the contest for
the senatorship. We printed almost
the precise language used by Mr..
Kellogg. The public may rely upon
itthat he has been correctly reported,
| and that they are now acquainted
| with the views, schemes and hopes OF
| the fat, rich and sleek remnant OF the
| tatterdemalions who invaded Louis
lana under Republican protection, to
revel in robbery andstuff their carpet
bags with the spoil wrested from a
conquered people.
The country will perceive, in read
ing Mr.. Kellogg's views, that he and
the squad of official blood suckers who
have been too fnsensible to shame to
be driven from his banner and the
public pap-tubs, have made no
advance in liberality ofopinion. Like
the thief driven from the till, they
think only of organising fresh raid
for plumber and spoil. They have
forgotten nothing and learned moth
ing.
They are Bourbon political free
hooters. They were trained in the
belief that politics was a system Of
robbery that the duty and right OF
Che Office holder was to prey upon the
people; that constitutions and laws
were only shams with which to gull
the populace; that the talk about
principles, was tlIe jargon OF fools or
the deceptive lingo Of sharp political
free-booters. These were the doc
trines held and acted upon by the
Radical party in Louisiana during its
domination here; they were the
doctrines on which Mr.. Kellogg rode
into the gubernatienal chair and in
the practice of which be smuggled
himself into Judge Spofford's seat in
the United States Senate.
Aswe have remarked, Mr.. Kellogg's
interview with a representative of the
States, shows that he andhis retainers
in this State still adhere to this theory
of politics, and that he confidently
counts upon his party to maintain his
lawless pretensions in accordance with
this theory. This is perhaps the
most striking and saliant fact brought
out in the interview.
What next strikes US most forcibly,
is the attitude Of hostility which this
insolent usurper and pretender
assumes in his remarks toward the
South and especially toward the State
he has the audacity to claim to repre-
sent. Indeed Mr.. Kellogg speaks Of
Louisiana in the same spirit that a
Roman proconsul may have spoken
of a conquered provincein Asia, which
it was his mission and his purpose tc
plumber and insult.
J. This Senator--Senator by virtue o.
bribery, violence and force -Adoes moi
treat the politicallssues which Interest
this people, as if he were q citizen Of
Louisiana discussing differences o.
free opinions upon public questions
he talks, on the contrary, as if hi
were an enemy of the State, as if h'
were an epauletted swash buckle1
whose duty it is to bully and overawt
his obstreperous vassals. He speak,
only in threats. He threatens us witt
the anger and vengeance of the NORTH
if he shall be ousted from the Senate
In such a case he assures us the
indignant "North, will move HEAVIER
and earth to crush out the efforts of
his enemies"
He goes further and threatens Mr.
Jonas, whose seat he says, has beer
questioned by that famous body o
INSCRIPTIONS partisans known as thu
Teller Committee, with expulsion al
soon as the triumphant Republicans
obtain control of the Senate. In short
the whole tenor of his conversation
as will be seen by reference to it i,
the States of yesterday, was what thu
great virtuous and patriotic North cal
and may do with the weak, rebelliou'
and impudent South, if he be disturb
ed in the possession of his stolen sea
in the Senate.