The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1883-09-01
THE EMEUTE OF 18th OF
SEPTEMBER 1874.

honors or political popular
ity, is, at last, being made apparent,
through the rivalry of its leaders
and their partisan friends.
Since, however, that an oyerween-
ing ambition would utilize the event
as stepping stone to gubernatorial
honors, the exclusive right to the
gloire and eclat, which some of the
press and people have, heretofore,
sought to bestow OH one special
actor therein, is being challenged.
The warrant for this is the revel-
alton derived from the true history
now, for the first time, made public
BY these personally cognizant of the
circumstances leading to and con.
nected with the events of that day.
By this, it appears that the pro
posed armed resistance to the Kel-
logg government, was discounten-
anced by the person most entitled
TO question its legitimacy, his com
petitOr, Hon. John McEnery.
Considering that he had exhausted
all legal and warrantSble measures
to have his own and his colleagues
rights, as the duly elected State
officers, recognized and enforced;
knowing that the government of
Mr.. Kellogg had been fully recog-
nized by the executive department
of the Federal Government, and
feeling assured that armed resist
ance to it, would assuredly be over
come by Federal force, this much
abused person, declined to inaugu-
rate puerile and bloody resistance
to such superior power. While
however unwilling to assume the
personal responsibility of such a
suicidal course, it would seem Mr.
McEnery allowed himself to be
forced away by Drained
cOterie from the State capitol and
beyond the territorial limits of the
State, thereby abdicating his as
sumed executive power in favor o
his i'll balanced and plastic minded
Lieutenant Governor.
1t further appears, that, under
orders prepared by or for the latter
jim regard to which there appears
to be dispute-a military force, under
the name of militia, was organized
and armed; and it was this force
which, atfiliating with the organlza
ton known as the "White League
and under the lead of officers
appointed by this officiating gov
ernor, undertook the overthrow O
the existing State government.
That the officers and men wht
actually participated in the bne
collision which occurred, exhibited
bravery, and by an almost reckless
daring, Overcame the armed Metro
politans, cannot, and never has beeI
questioned. These, however, com
fprised the officers and men of az fey
companies, but included, it woul,
)seem some of those on whose behalf
for deeds done on that day, polltica
preterment, is now being claimed.
As to the general plan of tn
movement, especially as regards tn
incidents of the actual collision,
has yet to be pronounced else tha
a military blunder.
AS to the final consequences
nothing but mourning for TIL
slaughter of brave young men-fo
whose penitentlal rather than oSten
tatious grief, by those thereto
responsible, would be the more tittin,
and the identical result, Fedora
interference, feared by McEnery
were the outcome. OF practica
benefit to the people of Louisiana
there was none, while it increased
the hurtful sentiments, already ex
listing, beyond the limits of the State
regarding our turbulency and dis
loyalty. And for its authors, boil
civil and military, mcluding all those
who furcibly induced Mr.. McEnery
to surrender the official powers which
rheyatl5aSt recognized as belonging
to him, the history of Louisiana will
never find other then an unenviable
place.
i Hon. Emile RoSt has ratnrnaG