Year: 1873

Governor Kellogg recently issued an ad


dress 20 the people Of Louisiana, a copy o


which we have received The document i:


an able ami temperate review Of the polili


cal situation in that much perturbed State
| and whatever its effects upon the tarbulent


classes who have made all the mischief in
Louisiana, is well calculated to sain for


him increased respect from all impartial
| persons. no matter where they reside, or
| to what party they belong In this address
| three particularly strong points are
| made in his favor, besides a clear pre-
sentiment Of the tOlerably we'll IN
derstOod fact that both the United
States District Court and the local and
Supreme Courts of Louisiana have decided


in effect that the Republican ticket was
chosen at the election last fall. He states
land the statement has not been denied by
the other parties named) that while the
suits were pending which were to esta biish


which was the legal returning board and
as a consequence which set of candidates
was elected, he (kellogg) offered through
one of his counsel, an old and distinguished
citizen, Ito abide by any reasonable arbitra-
ment, expressing willingness to leave the
counting of the returns to three or five dis
interested and unpreiudiced citizens" This
offer. he says, was declined. the reason as
signed being that Governor WarmOth
would not consent to 1t.


Again, the Governor recites his Oft-ce-
peated and patiently continued efforts to
bring about an adjustment of the differ
ences through compromise, and states
that these efforts, which at the time the
special correspondent of the Press was
in New Orleans, last March, seemed on
the very eve OF fuldllment, failed in every
instance through the dissensiOns and ex-
cessive demands of the Fusionists them
selves. A committee authorized by the
FusiOnist Legislature at one time waited
upon Governor Kellogg and others, and
agreed that if forty five of their party
were admitted as Representatives in the
seats in the Senate, thus in effect uniting
the two rival Legislatures uuder Kellogg
as Governor, such an adjustment would be
satisfactory. The Governor claims to have
induced the requisite number of Repub-
licans to resign from each house, and pro-
cured written pledges from them that
they would do so, yet the FusiOnists after
ward refused to carry out their agreement,
except upon the reinstatement of several
Warmoth Senators, whose election, dating
back year or more. had not been disputed,
but who, after meeting with the Kellogg
Legislature for some time, had voluntarily
abandoned their seats, gone over to the
other Legislature, and subsequently been
expelled. Governor kellOggs statements
relative to these efforts to secure an ad just
ment, and the causes of their failure, are in
the main corroborated by the reports pub
lished in the New Orleans papers at the
time. They evince, at least an earnest de-
sire on his part for peacea5le settlement
of ali differences and readiness on the
part of the Republicans in the Legislature
to sacrifice much of their power in order to
secure this end.


In the third place, Governor Kellogg
shows pretty plainly that whatever may be
the spirit and strength of the party opposed
to him and despite the recent troubles. his
government Is now everywhere in peaceful
possession. On this head he says:


1t is furthermore to be considered that
most of the real tangible ills under which
the people OF louisiana are suffering. are
the legacy of the corrupt Warmoth regime,
and yet that it is the infamous Warmoth
himself. prince Of carpet-baggers. and the
responsible author of the Intoerable burden
OF debt which paralyzes industry and trade
by reason of the heavy taxes required to
pay the annual interest-it is this Warmoth
who, having been taken to their bosoms by
the Democrats, has since been their most
influential leader, and the instigator doubt
less of the violence which has lately dis
graced the State.


These considerations do not prove that
Kellogg was legally elected Governor, but
they do prove that, the courts having
unanimously decided in his favor, and the
President having recognized him as the
de facto executive of the State he has ex-
erted himself faithfully to promote peace,
order and business prosperity, despite the
desperate opposition of a turbulent and
reckless and hungry set of politicians, led
by the worst carpet bagger the peculiar
condition of the South since the war has
vet developed; and they should so far in


1uence public sentiment at the North as to
secure for him the sympathy and support
Of all intelligent and law w-abiding people in
his efforts to keep Louisiana from anarchy