| Show TUF sadet ON the president lat week sent a to calling its tion to the in Ijo aisi ana iino earnestly that coo grasa in somo way re maali without himself maliu anny the buba jcck aili pur rosc in tho that fails to talo any ochion wo from the aias arcs of the risteo it siule my doty so far as it liay bo for mo to act to adhere to the government heretofore recognized I 1 tam extremely anxious to avoid any appearance of undue inow in ciscato affairs alanl if uon grasa differs from nio a to what coughl to lc done I 1 respectfully urge in immediate decision to that effect otherwise I 1 feel obliged as far as I 1 can by legitimate authority to put an end tn the unhappy controversy which disturbs the peace and prostrated prostrates pro strates the business of louisiana by the recognition and support of that government which ia and upheld by the courts 0 the a late the of this language is that unless congress otherwise direct j the president will give his support to the kello government in thil we very remarkable spectacle ono of its features would bo tho action of the president in a mail tt which primarily belong to uon gross but fit respect 0 o alich congress had not il expedient to tako oy action another would be tho recognition and support of a state which according toi the report of tho senate Commit tco on DOI only nevar elected by the people bu juliaa been declared to bo elected by any board of canvassers ha ing the right to mile such declaration or having tho election returns jn its possession stil another feature would be that but lot the of judge bui rall backed up by federal troops annl other government the one really cd by the people would now boad the affairs of the state such is the political anomaly that would appear in alio llio event abat congre take no action on the subject the president is alike frank and con with in tho purpose which he announces in tho vent ol 01 no action on the part of congress yet if ho means by ibo recognition and bupt port of the killogg government and by putting an end to the unhappy controversy tro versy the employment ot federal force then wo trust that he will ver carefully read the law of 1795 which hii duties and also the method of performing them tho first and in condition of of ouch furco is that ihor 0 should be what the law calls an insurrection in the beato against tho government or which tho president must be notified ia the way prescribed the next condition is that ho matt by pro cla malion command the insurgents to disperse and ritiro peaceably to their hoenea there ate been a happy controversy ia louisiana yet tharo his been no insurrection nothing that amounts to cons titu tion of the united stales designates a domestic violence and thia fact exists and tho president ii properly do not that tny bimat li mat ua terminate by force abo detato ia to bo vf to itself ia the management oita own and th president has narlell nor lell of one way or tho oilier any more than the humblest citizen in the land until that contingency arises which tho law distinctly under the title of an insurrection we emphasize this point because it is juet liere that the president awo a wo ahm has committed bis great mistake in dealing with the louisiana muddle ilia recognition of a asa no constitutional power to settle a disputed in respect to its organization except as it duay juay be to the duty of an insurrection by the of military force then and then only and for this only is be authorized to decide as between two ing each to bo the lawful one which is really entitled to this character any other recognition than thin by the president has not the slightest lul horil and sustained by the uso of lorce to give it effect it would te not only contrary 0 o law but a gross infraction upon state rights with single exception f actual the local administration of a S ato 13 as independent of tho presidents authority aa allu of Great Britain we go to pr 1 l knon ing what conarck willbo ia tho premises or whether it will do anything yet it will neglect a boft duly should it adjourn some uca buro for tho of thin louisiana kon on its part ia equivalent of alic kellogy Kello gc government but for federal interference would have had no existence and which without the sup portar port tr alre nol hours this may acal to a do no and especially should federal troops force upon a government that alc tlc people havo not a ro cespon will rest alike upon congress an 1 tho it would be letter fo hibrea dozen extra ECEil ons thin realities a contingency N 1 independent |
