Year: 1874

of impeachment are preferred until after he has
been tried. But you don't suppose they would ever
give him q trial. do youi OF course they would
not"


II Senator West is not mistaken, then Kellogg is
likely to retire again to private life early next jan
uary. But the Packard party will not submit
without a struggle and have no doubt that they
are already perfecting their plans for an appeal to
Congress and to the President. In some shape or
other the tangled Louisiana question is sure to go
TO Washington again next Winter.


The case of Arkansas is already in the hands OF
Congress. sub Committee visited Little Rock in
July last. and the examination will be resumed in
the same place next month. Clayton and Dorsey,
and Brooks, and Mcclure will move heaven and
earth induce Congress to undo what the President
began by his proclamation and the election this
week has completed. The whole Clayton Brooks
party will remove to Washington at the opening OF
the session of Congress- and unless their case s dis
posed of they Will not return to their own State
until the XLIIId Congress expires at noon ON the
4th of March next.


Turn now to Alabama: The Republicans there
anything but sanguine of and that they
may have apparent excuse for refusing to abide by
the result of the election they have raised the cry
of Outrage" and Intimidation" and have moved
troops into the State BY the laws of Alabama, the





the Lieutenant Governor, and by him they arc
canvassed in the presence Of the Legislature. In
1870 an attempt was made to prevent the inaugura-
tion of Gov. Lindsey, who was then elected by the
Democrats by enjoining the Lieutenant-GOvernor
from opening the returns from a portion of the
State The trick failed because it was not well
executed. Now, l have heard it hinted that an
attempt will be made to prevent the Inauguration OF
the Democratic State officers this year, should they
be elected by small majority. An injunction from
a State Chancellor forbdding the canvass on
account of alleged intimidation would result IN an
official declaration that no election had taken place.
and the continuance in Office of the present Radical
officials who are candidates for reelection.


BARrERING VOTES FOR INFLUENCE OR PATRONAGE


Keeping in mind the condition of these three
States the gradual decline of carpetbagsm and the
fact that the leading spirits in the Convention were
the Senators and other Radical politicians who man.
age the Grant party in them the desire of these men
to arrive at some mutual understanding as to their
future tactics in Washington to form an alliance
offensive and defensive. seems very natural Thus
far they saw they have failed to accomplish all that
they desired because those from each State have
been obliged to fight their battles alone. But il the
Republicans from all the reconstructed States
should make the of their friends III Louisiana
or Arkansas or Alabama their common cause, ana
stand firmly together they think they would be
able to command the support of the strongest men
in the Administration or in Congress.


For instance" said one of the delegates in ex-
pauation, 1.-The delegates from the reconstructed
States may hold the balance of power IN
the next National Republican Convention be-
tween the supporters of Grant and Blaine, OF
Blaine and Conkng, or COnklng and Morton, while
the representatives from one State alone might be





able to help either but very little. Now II we have
compact organization with an executive committee
at Washington, don't You suppose we shall be able
TO command much more influence in favor of any
one of our distinctive measures than II we each
work alonef 1t is the old story of the bundle OF
sticks No man who desires to get the Republican
nomination for the Presidency afford to dlsre-
gard the wishes of the united Republicans of the
South"


If this Convention should result in the formation
Of AN alliance like that which have indicated 1t
NAV vet exert an influence on the politics of the
country. The Executive Committee which was ap-
pointed includes Dorsey of Arkansas, Pinchback Of
Louisiana, and Spencer of Alabama. T. l. W.


POLITICAL SLAVERY OF THE NEGRO
THE WOES OF A OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES AFTER


MYTHICAL "oUTRAGEs "-FRIENDsHIP OF THE


WHITES FoRTHE Observation-Disclosures OF BLACK





THE CHURCHES AND LEAGUES-SOCIAL OSTRAClsM


IN Pile CABIN-A FEW HOPEFUL SIGNS.


lrRoM THE SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE
NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 13.-I am growing dIscour-
aged. When ! came TO Louisiana stories OF out
RACES intimidation. and terrorism IN the Gulf States
were pouring INTO the office OF the Attorney-General
AT rate which led me TO think that before the day
of election there would be few cOOred Republicans
left to tell the tale Nearly four weeks have passed.
and am still patiently waiting for material for at
least one letter TO be devoted TO this exciting SUBJ
iect My vase has been packed to 60 with me at
moments notice to any part OF the state where the
whippiDgs the assassinatioDs, and the massaoTes
may be reported In progress and IN order that moth
ing of the sort might escape me, have haunted the
newspaper Offices by day and by night, and vigor-
ously questioned and cross-questioned every uti,
zen arriving from up the river" down the river
the Red River Country" the Teche," or any other
section reported by Kellogg to be in bad way. But
all in vain. The outrages are not forthcoming; and
yet the period of my soouIn in Louisiana has been
one of the most eventful and exciting IN its deci-
dedly eventful and exciting history.


The truth is. your Southern outrage of the cam
paign variety becomes more and more microscopic
the nearer you draw to Its locale. and not unfre-
ouently when you think you are close enough to lay
a hand upon it. the thing becomes invisible to the
naked eye and you have TO enter upon field of IN
vestgaton which lies in an entirely different direc
tion. In most cases in my experience the outrage
has faded from view before l could get within a
hundred miles of it. / take up morning paper with
a story of White League not, and before i can
catch train to the seat of war out comes an even
ing paper with the proof that il canard To speak
more definitely and after careful inquiry and con-
sideration, have not heard of single welauthen-
q 1;,.n ipfir 1.tin
since came to New-Orleans, and from observation
and trnstwnrthv information | am hound To DECLARE