Year: 1874

first choice of the Legislative bod,
of this State for this high and hon
orable position, and the righteous


ness of his election was echoet
back from every parish Of the Stat
as an honor richly marited by him


The work Of Governor Pinch
back since his election as United
States Senator is too well known t.
need repetition here. Faithfully
ardently and, determinedly has h
fought to secure the recognition o:
the whole State Government by The
National Congress, from the highest
official to tho lowest and most hum.
BILE member Of the same. In every
phase of the Louisiana case, he has
stood shoulder to shoulder with oul
defenders, even at times, forgetting
the old adage that, "Charity begins
at home


He has seen the fruits of his labor
in connection with other able and
faithful co-operators. He has seer
every single member Of our State
government firmly secured in the
position which the: Republicans o1
this State elected them to; he has
seen the various parochiak officials
quieted in their positions, and he
has witnessed the seating Of every
member Of the Lower House of the
National Congress: and yet to-day,
he returns to his constituents, de-
prived as yet of his rightful claim
to q seat in the Senateof the United
States; and for what reason? This
is the question which now agitates
and battles us all.


From the beginning Of the present
State government up to this time,
he has certainly deported himself in
such a manner as to deserve sue
cess.


Whilst every manner Of doubt
has been placed upon his right to a
seat in the United States Senate BY
his opposcrs, whilst every obstacle
of a purely personal and question
able character has been used as a
hinderance to the final action in his
case, and days have glided into
weeks, and weeks into months until
a year has rolled by, and yet he has
not obtained a decision in his case,
he has borne himself with so much
calmness, patience, and still persev-
ers in his attempts, that even his
bitterest enemies must, and Dc, give
him credit for the goodness of his
cause, and the abiding faith he pos
sesses in the justice Of that body
before which he stands, asking in
the name of his constituency, only
the same acknowledgment Of his
rights therein, as has been accorded
to his mere fortunate colleagues in
the State Of Louisiana.


The excuse is made that the set
tlement Of the Senatorial question
is hindered, from the fact, that the
Senate has seen fit to assume that
our political condition is anomalous
and irregular: and that it has not
yet been able to decide whether or
not, we have legal State govorn-
ment here in Louisiana; or in plain
words, as it seems to us, whilst
President Grant may see. fit to re-
cognize Pinchback as the legal Gov
ernor Of this State; whilst both
branches Of tho National sGongress
failed to take any decisive action
against such a recognition by the
President; whilst the lower5house Of
Congress may seat every individual
member (white) coming from this
State; whilst Governor Kellogg is
recognized as the legal Governor Of
this State, and his government of
the same, and all Republicans claim
ing to have been elected to Office in
1879 are IN the full enjoyment of
their Offices, the United States
Senate halte on Governor Pinch
back; and whilst his more fortunate


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