Year: 1875

The Senate yesterday. by a vote of SO tt
23, adopted the resolution approving the
action Of the President in protecting the
peace of Louisiana aud sustaining the Kel


logg government. 1t is noticeable that the
Republicans were entirely united on the
proposition. Even Senator Christiancy. o:
Michigan, voted for it. Though believing
there have been wrongs in Louisiana, he
holds that the President could not have
pursued different course.


The passage of this resolution. following
the action of the House, settles the Louis
lana question SO far as concerns the attitude
| of the general government. 1t does not
undertake to decide upon the original
validity of the Kellogg government 1t
tions of fraud on either side. But it does
assert that the Kellogg government is the
existing government Of the State, and as
such must be sustained. The House resoIu.
tlon was to the same effect. 1t distinctly
recognized Kellogg as Governor now and
for the rest Of his term. The compromise
settlement proceeds upon the same basis
and embodies the same recognition. All
these concurrent decisions are conclusive.
Henceforth there can be no question as to
the action OF the President or any branch
of the general government. Kellogg must
De recognized and sustained just like the
Governor of any other State.


The vote of the Senate, following and
ratifying that of the House, expresses the
undoubted Judgment of the country. Public
sentiment approves the action of the Presi.
dent in protecting the peace of Louisiana
and IN sustaining the existing government
of the State. It believes that through this
difficult and perplexing trouble he has been
OF preserving the public peace and promot.
ing public justice. Such is the judgment
not merely of Republicans but of ali inde-
pendent right minded citizens who are not
blinded by party prejIdices. Their feeling
is well indicated by the action OF Senator
Christiancy who, while Republican in pri-
ciple, is not partisan in his action, and
especially upon this Louisiana question, has
shown the utmost freedom OF Judgment
The PRESIDENT has reason to be gratIfed
with the result.


Another aspect of the question deserves
special attention, aud that is the attitude of
the Democracy. Their course on this reso-
luton is striking illustration of their utter
faulty and impotence. It is apparent to
the country that the only way of peace, and
the only practical settlement of the LOuisi-
ana question is the recognition Of Kellogg
and the adoption of the compromise. This
determination cOmmends itself to the ap-
proval of all patriotic and candid people.





mously resisted the resolution. They kept
denouncing the Kellogg government as
gross usurpation. They assailed the
action Of the President as unwar-
ranted. And what did they propose?
If they hold that Kellogg should
not be sustained, they are bound to show
what should be done. If they insist that the
policy of the resolution is wrong, they are
bound to define what is right. What, then,
did they offer IN place Of the resolutions
Not thing! They did offer an amendment
designed to limit the meaning of the resolu-
ton; but while condemning what it pro-
posed to do, they had neither the patriotism,
the sagacity nor the ability to give any indi-
cation of what they thought ought to be
done. While declaring that Kellogg ought
not to be upheld, they would not and could
not say what other course should be taken.
The fact shows the imbecility of the party,
and furnishes another proof that the coun.
try could not safely trust it to deal with
this question. Journal.