The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-03
TO SUCCEED KELLOGG.
tSt. Louis Daily Times.l

To succeed Kellogg In the United States
Senate after March 4. 1883, the New Orleans
DEMOCRAT dominates John MoEnery, whom
Kellogg cheated out Of the Governorshlp of
Louisiana In 1879. ExGov. McEpery ID o ma.
tive of North Louisiana, II Az years old, and
retains the robust health Of early manhood.
His father was an Irish gentleman, who emil
grated to America and married In Virginia.
After the close of the war between the States
Col. John McEnery settled down to the prac-
tiGe of the law at his Louisiana home. He was
elected to represent 0uaohita parish In the
Legislature which met MT New Orleans In
December, 1866 From 1866 TO 1879 he took an
active part In politics rs o Democratic leader
in 0uaehita and adjoining parishes. and In
1872 received the Democratic nomination for
Governor Of the State. That was the year OF
the Greeley or Liberal movement, and the
dissatisfied Republicans of Louisiana joined
with the Democrats In supporting and elect
ing McEuery.
The midnight order of Durell. and the
Federal bayOnets which enforced II. made
Kellogg de fdctO Governor Of Louisiana dur
Ing the four years following, though his title
to the office was well known TO rest only on
usurpation backed by military force. The
Democrats persistently refused to recognize
him as Governor, and on the fourteenth Sep
tember, 1874. q marvelously well planned and
boldly executed revolution, under the leader
ship Of Lieut. Gov. Penn, demonstrated to
the whole country that Kellogg government
was merely creature Of force and fraud, alb
solutely without strength with the people.
At the first assault the whole structure
tumbled to pieces like house OF cards. Kel
logg's metropolitan police, under the COM
mand of Badger, were defeated In n sharp
fight near the levee at New Orleans. and
before the Federal troops could come TO
their relief, Kellogg, and everything that
remained of his government, had been
driven from the territory of the State Of
Louisiana, and had taken refuge under the
ITpttaH Statoc Tnr tho tvnftl of tbla
Custon-House. The skill with which the
McEnery people dealt their blows upon kel-
iogg without coming into collision with the
Federal troops, the perfect discipline OF their
the self-control with which they refrained
from violence after the prime object OF the
uprising was accomplished all these things
together produced q profound sensation
throughout the North, and created among
Republicans sentiment OF respect for the
oppressed LOnislanians, where only con-
tempt had existed before. The MoEnery
people, however, did not propose to enter into
conflict with Federal troops, and submitted
quietly to Grants reinstatement OF Kellogg,
whose cowardioe In the hour OF danger had
made him butt of contempt In Louisiana
and out Of 1t. In January, 1875, the Demo-
cratic organization OF the newly elected Leg
lslature was overthrown by De Trohriand
and Phil Sheridan. and after these military
outrages had demonstrated that Louisiana
tion the people ceased actively to assert the
claims OF McEnery to the Governorship.
There would be flavor of poetic justice In
making McEnery heir to the senatorial digni-
ties which Kellogg always coveted and to-
ward the attainment OF which all bis political
efforts were directed. He ran for Governor
In 1872, intending to make the Governors hip q
ready steppiDg-stnne to the Senate and was
arisvously disappointed that the political me-
cessitiea attending his induction into office at
the point Of the bayonet required him TO re-
tuan In the hostile and uuwhoesome atmos-
phere Of New Orleans instead OF transferring
himself tO the Senate at Washington, whore
he ardeDtly longed to be-. That he now sits
Ia the Senate through the results OF fraud
does not trouble Kellogg's conscience In the
least. About the only source OF woe to KEEL
lagg Is that when his present lease upon the
Senate expires by limitation or by a majority
vote the doors of the chamber will forever
close behind him. He Is the last OF tho car
pet-baggers.