Year: 1873

prepare address TO the people met last evening al
st. Charles Hotel. pledged themselves TO stand by
the overthrown Government and 10 resist to the bitter
end the payment OF taxes and all other attempts OF
Kellogg exercise the prerogatves OF government and
issued the following:


THE ADDRESS.


To ne People Of Louisiana: The undersigned were ar-
pointed by a resolution Of the General Assembly OF the
State to address their feowctzens in reference to the
contest out the election OF the Ith OF Foycm-
Der last with view OF yDdcatng the course tney nave
thought proper to pursue and of indicating that which
they recommend for the consideration and adoption OF
their constituents 10 the present grave emergencies OF
our State 1t is a OF consolation and commence
TO us In the discharge OF this duty that In our past con-
duet as your servants able to present the fo Ia
dorsement OF the highest public authority when con-"
be evoked or desired in the questions at issuc-to w.t.
that OF the prominent representatives Of the ponf
cal party opposed to in that august tribunal tho
United States Senate.


A Committee OF that body, composed exclusively OF
who supported the Reconstruction and Enforce
ment acts Of Congress which have been set mp az tho
basis and pretext the violent reversal OF the legally
ex pressed will OF the people in last election and the
institutions usurping minority in our State Gov
has. after full investigation OF the Jaw ara
facts. arrived at the following conclusions;


the United Judge 10 stng into The
feated BY majority Of over 500 votes es. directing
ps 31SS S6SeSn aee ,d menace e Of S % states s troops ns


the Assembly Of the persons Who never elected he eooe so
bin aud excluding the aSful retuaed and elected Ter
be unanimously and empRAnea condemned an act OF aea


s II Is shown b. The same Committee that reg
honest. and partisan who ubstsd for Se real
proper adays
pc aGd oSsT sGay , sS @ a,
u can be created by such modes Of
election returns h. other tribunal can Gsat any


foara is v like unan,n admitted ey the @s high asthod!y
entitled 70 enter upon their Offices. and hat


:% % SG AsS I of d aS % s aSSs be ' & 'ss ss
uniform practice and Law reversed and The pra t night &C.
oss Ssssu RaSs the Legal .t proper returns


THE KELLOGG "UsURPArroS."


These several propositions being concurred in by all
of the Committee of the United States Senate majority
thereof declared that the OF Kellogg and bis
party over this State gross and fragrant usurpa
ton These conclusions OF committee OF the highest
political authority In the nation have fully confirmed
and justified the pursued by the executive and
legislative officials who returned as the elect OF the
people OF Louisiana who proceeded duly TO organize
the government of the State. To have done
otherwise would have been an abandonment OF
plain duty and surrender OF the
rights of the people who had elected them The govern


ent thus organized has been confronted by another
resting entirely upon the judicial orders OF the United
States Judge and upon Illegal, purely fictitious and
fraudulent return OF votes Of the people Unhappy
for honor Of the Republic aud the csnse OF 6ght
Justice and isw the Sens I 20 tle iSs etous and
fraudulent government the protection Of the United
states army This was done a. nf5 e o he
nation, to enforce an order OF the United states
whether legal and constitutional or not even thongh
the order papabe aud odious abuse OF Jurisdic-


Il is st more TO be lamented that this support and
Continued by the President bp the exercise OF his po
cal power when could longer delay his course, by


concession United States Judge OF the authority TO
decide such questions and after full saa
and usurpng character of that government The POSITION
member Of the Committee OF the United states Senate
was based the assumption that there existed
as % d ~ the de ;re eovernment and tnat
he bound TO recognize the de Jdeto authority To-
ses Is in State entitled to recognition 6y
the Federal authority which is not de Js as well as dc
declared by the report or the Committee OF the UOted
States Senate that such government can only he main
tanned and authority enforced by the aid Of the mill
tary power OF the United states: - ,
lure does command the support aad approval OF the
people Of the State, because that Government is unw-
United States Because OF this un willingness and ina
bity the stupendous fasehood proclaimed that the
people OF Louisiana voluntarily suom To and acqueSee


II we resist the United States. which, with arms, de-
fends this Government, we Rebels II we do not
sist we submit acknowledge authority aud power.
We do believe that the founders Of this Governments
or the friends Of republican institutions and OF liberty IN
apy part of the world have sanctioned such doc
trne proposition. We believe that the Federal Gov
are under sacred constitutional obligation TO proecs
people OF the States IN the enloymen, OF
agents and that this right is utterly disre9arded and
trampled out in the course pursued IN our case n,s
deemed it imperative TO assert those rights guaranteed
BY the Federal % sna 10 81 M b
the people, We prevented and hindered therein by
tervenon OF the Federal Executive. Such interven-
ton being regarded by ts, we cannot, II We woud.
and would not could cease our protest and our
opposition thereto.


AN ApPEAL TO THE STATES.


We appeal to brethren the other states for tbeI
sympathy and support OF position which they are all
interested in maintaining thus vindcating cardinal
principle Of political 81 STEM We have other hope
or means Of defense against the wrongs done ws
can only assert rights refuse submission TO
ton and abide the Judgment OF the American people In
Meantime behooves the people OF Louisiana
TO their manhood, their dignity and their pa
tence. Suffering under the greatest iDulgmues when
eaed eae WITH the poioSgson Of reign Of corruption aud
oppression for four years longer We nave no otner r
fishing our rights as people under status a
publican state but by trm and unyielding adherence
10 the lawful government OF the State.


We therefore urge felowciiizens 10 give ms their
quiet support aud encourage in endeayors TO
support ana put In operation this government not by
violent resistance ~ tue authority or the United States.
bat BY firm and united opposition to any and every
federates In view OF the great disasters OF our state
resulting from political troubles have been disposed
make large concessions and compromises 10 secure
peace and good government to louisiana but all propo-
sons OF that character have been haughtiy by
the usurpers emboldened by the countenance and
ported extended TO them by the Federal Executive.
Nothing is LETT 10 the free aud honest citizens
OF this State who elected and associates, out TO
rally with wed earnesness and devotion 10 the do
fence support OF the de e and lawful Government
With their approval and support We have abiding
confidence eventual triumph Of our and the
recognition by just and honorable national Administr


OF the equal rights Of Louisiana as one OF the o-
rous Union OF this great Republic and confederacy Dis
honor reproach and dsiavor OF the people, and self
abasement must attach TO all who having once assumed
the position clearly pointed out as that OF duty ana
manhood shall abandon the shrink from any no.
spOnsiblities and obligations.


signed by Gov. McEnery and the Legislative Com
mittee.