Show SPECIAL I 1 I 1 A h I 1 the southern situation fully I 1 shown lip ab p r f OTON jan ja 13 i the ih pres i idohla d ant a mab gi begins by saying that to state t thai bat ne turing balance and hive chelan termed political affairs la in alria since binco ltd its organization I 1 under tho the to ro note nets is ia only to repeat what bus boa become well known 08 part of 0 ia it Li history story but bul reference to the election colion cl of 1868 I 1 still anil tile boody bloody noh of ilg shows allows the iho died ders berb there aro are not dot duo dna to any recent calies or to say any into action of federal a preparatory 0 o the election 0 or r 1872 which lie he says W ax kli a AND alin SED COS SPiRA Or ond and was formed to carry the election against the republicans and to accomplish com which tho most glaring glance anil and forgeries org cries were committed ia the flor many lasa J kieen c re restry restry itry boil and obbera intimidated fram votes no he then bradly reviews tile of K kylloe e 1 1 0 g g s a action 0 t io n i in n t tho h e united U a it c d sta to a C circuit i c u i t C court 0 n r t a against g a in q t NV a r eu 0 ib and n 33 a ol ahers iera and add of tho temporary cestra in ing io order aued by thit court coart which order WM was treated troa td with contempt and d g crded t ty those t to whom it was ciare directed e to d T theao p roce edings ho taja kayl have been widely denounced aban a an I 1 0 0 of f the federal ji with state elections but ho he argues they wore atri otly in accordance with tho the con titus ion and its ita and I 1 aih court I 1 hereon and with too no act of slay may 1870 to prevent a dincol or abrial mont of abo right of blu ff rago 00 a ao a blont ot 0 slad and J d aits cal i bat it if Rell kelloggs bill in ia alio llio a blvd chae dont present a case for tho the equitably equit ablo interposition or of th United stites court under the ait t AS aa provided such ench caso case can ariae arise under it tho at holds that hat tho the ight ot p slater coarts to 16 rain in various ways with state BO na ti 13 maintain mai political plurality lity and rights therein irrea act pct ive io orrace or coloe although a combar actively a now and to ain per hapa startling aa dearly clearly born tho the and i pail died to enforce it ai does jorotha the abrogation of stain laws lawa upholding uphold inn sli muvery amery while assertion tile the of the tha courtin this thia oni caso however he be idys it itlo ems alii oco 0 o G of the tha orders inalle by lythe the 0 o d go in in that bit still and tho case casa of 0 antoine lagai against oat fo lar motti were hold to be beill illegal I 1 vf adds it is not to bo be forgotten jbf a mandato ol of this thia court coort had been dofice abid vas raaf wild scones scenes of ans a barchi ob iara 1 away all r A 6 law and or d e r doubtless the J jal A s ot of this court maa a grave mim aull tv but the law allows a krent great la binde not only in who contemn hu orders bu but bu i ih ift of 0 a vidas aija 4 ran lz don den whatever way be bail ort or bought of iceie matte rothe pre i lent ilent says it was only mado made known to him that a process ot if the boitel states court was reuis Tebis toJ teJ and aad lie he acting in no ac cordanie cor dance danco with law ordered the tha ar army y to BOO such euch process ato and 1 d is a result kellogg was doe declared lar e d governor GoTor nor no he hod hail ln in of hil duty under section 4 I 1 article 4 or n f the recognized him as ag governor As aa to whether bo was he basita says that may bo be a question as 03 the be whole election was a gig gigantino antio fraud and tl ero ax aro n DO re hible returns ol of it ita roburt the president then I 1 1 noles from tho be report toi rei ot of the 11 senate 11 oate committee on elections in 1973 that tho the HA la 11 PULA ran op OF MA ouia err by y an anil was equivalent lent to 0 votes totes and that to reo aco tho the I 1 NIc Enery government W would old be to recognize a government based upon fraul slid and in d C iho wl abbes and intentions of tile lie botera of the state ila mya bays the iho great crimo crime in luigina Lui Lm bina idina about which so BO hufh ilia has bet blui n aid at aad d dono done is ia that ono one amfin is alo officio ol of governor who was out twenty votes against another abo o title to otsa is based duna uon fraud nod and in def lince of the ol 01 voters tho president then refers to outraged outrage com coin willed oo do ja IQ va of tho the bho lii li ii I ud L 10 ali 1 arder of kellogg Kel logi vy uy of maloary MaK MaL oary nery chelli the fiery or of the colfax boltax massacre anil and coushatta troubles at longan and aaa chilo it would boun bo jiust to a groat pirt ol 01 P 1 alio 1 copac ol 01 loudiana loui iana to say tint that abo abe murvir of nod white is not a clinic it to in true irna that ilia iho blint of b stroll haired ADA viol unco there then to la Birong cr than law and consequently the of chete crimora go unpunished puni blied tho Pre silent then takes un up tho the condit condition Aou ul of affairs la in the sato ato lat lal la t L fall bod and the histo hibo ry of the september rot riot to in new or of it anil 0 quotes frow per or ar idea and proclamations of tile tho popo pop a ol of shreveport to tl show tho the spirit ol of the waito and opponents he n next refers to 10 tho the ACTION OV oil NId and says lie be has baa no information ot of except what is fauni in their report which wai wag pub holded but it is a matter manor of public that a grot great part pan or of the ilie time limo taken to lo canvas i ot f was wab coo COD wed by ol of lawyers several of represented tac jacb parly ly before the ibe board I 1 hive have no evidence tat tho the pio to ce ot of lie iba board were tot cot in BC ac orda 0 noc with tile the liw under which fqy acted whether la in excluding from their court certain thy ibby were right or wrong is is a question that depends dep eoila upon abc they hey hirl before them but it ih IA very the that the liw law gives them power if they lo 10 it iti to decide that way eifle and persons whom th they 0 y autura rotura us 43 cloo elected ted ore axe onti llod to th lh e flicek lor willett which they wre wore dates the alleged vt by THE vl ith the tha tiou or tho the loeida turo tore io in Louisi louisiana aos on oa llie ath int I 1 have bovo no or information W alb ahas jtb 11 i yon na TI ro i 4 1 T rna nm since elnko ibal time and auy iy fibbi information waa att irom from the tha piper papers of the tha ath of fit january I 1 dill dij not know thit hit ony any aou abug WM vim antic otini paled aud no and no bugica libua over r cilea to tiny ny Lulli tiry in ill that bmw noon that bat prior to iho occur occurrence renne I 1 am m well aware that any mih liry try by nsiah or trod troies p s of 0 ilo ilia upil i J Li with will tho the ion of c a bamo 1 legislature or in any of us its proceeding or with any civil ci t government is in 0 AtT TO OUR IDEAS OF M I 1 I 1 can cono civia ot at bi ca c a nut BO in evolving rebellion or insurrection where such interference liy by the authority ortho of the general government UZI ought lit tu to be permitted or can bo justified lul but there are arc with iho ibo lato legislative imbroglia imbro gloa i in A lo 10 rill giana which kom worn to exempt X C tl p t the military from any ideon t wrong in that matter knowing that they had boon been 0 placed cod in louis inua ana to prevent dom do 21 a violence and aid to repress it the stationing of troops in various of the state t united baates marshals in their doty of kee keeping vy lo 10 g at elections in stifled by section 8 of the act 01 ol of I 1 february ebro sty 1871 1671 by which united states marshals marshall arro empowered ered to call for troops to aid id in ilia ibe enforcement of the bo state laws lairs the president says nays the th of ficare and nd troops of tile united states may well have supposed it wei wa their to act when called upon by tho the government mentford for that purpose pur pogo still and admits thit that cich cach branch ol of the Logis turo is the ju jadda digIt of the election and lion or t a in muia ho states the homoly of tho governor in case tho the is sought possession I 1 ol of by a mob which is first by caling ca tho the lodl constabulary and aal it if his WILT on tho the militia but says I 1 IB this case neither couro was tf without in blood bloodshed bod and both bolh kallires pan rAl nu lirES aroi 1103 toi STATES Tito opla as of public peace tho the first call cal win wai mado made oy tho the Damo democrate crate to remove obnoxious to them from the legislative hill hall the second was front from tile the to lo remove persons persona who hoj had usurper d peat in the Logia lataro lat are without legal lecal certificates and in numb 0 r to lo change tho the majority nobody was disturbed by the military who had legal icil right at that time piaia to compy a seat in the ibe referring to the ho action of tho the conservatives in 10 or f ang the le la he adys I 1 am credibly informed that these violent proceedings were it a part of a 1 premeditated plan ilan to have the house and in this thia way recognize mcenery Mo Enery the senate was wai then to depose governor Oo vornor kellogg and so go revolutionize tile the state Govern government meat whether it wai arony for tho the gom arnor at tho request ot of th iha a mai majority orthe of iho members returned aselee as elected wrt to t 0 uso use such each moana means as were in his power to doea these ihms lawless and revolutionary proceedings proceed ingia ii perhaps a debatable question I 1 bat it esquite la is quite certain that thai there would it a ve boon no trouble il if dhosi who sow now com complain 0 of f illegal interference lad had allowed the ali louse to bo be organized in a law inic regular 1 11 1 r manner inner la in reference to sheril Sheri dans P at now orleans ill 0 my a he be was by moto me to g co 0 to louis L to observe an I 1 re report port upon the situation there then and if in hu opinion it was assume command which hs ho did on ilia ath last alter after the legislative disturbances had occurred SO 40 OR OB can reasonably lo le imputed impaled t tl wro but honestly convinced by what he be has se ann 1 hoara gheri It iral he las bull tho the leaders of the chita leagues in bavero terms and suggested summary modes of duro them which though though they cannot ho ba adopted would it if legal a soon put tn ad end to troubles and disorder in th that t st blate a to the dent gals he h has a s no DO desire to hive hilve the h united bif states rop interfere in ia the concerns or of louiel 20 a or any other state and las has always avoided ordering or a such ucb except when it seemed boomed his bis imperative duty dutt and he would rejoice it all necessia necessity essit tor for the pros pres coca of troops in ia the uth south could bo be rt r moved but ad addi 13 1 I regret I 1 however to say aay that this thia state stale of f things does not exist nor cor does doaa its ib existence seem to bu desired in some and as aa to those it may be ba proper for mv me to say my that to the extent that con grossnass gross una nals conferred power on me to r reveal it I 1 ir r klans white ablo il ater aitor any other assoni aion aion using arms and violence tl oxe oia euta unlawful faI purposes cao can be in that way to govern ady part or if this thia country nor cin call I 1 see sea willi indi indifference fforence union men or re he publio ostracized AND itar on account of their opinions as they now aro are in tome i localities the tats ease the inaction of occoa congress in ia Lo utiliana has in bi bis a luo ivo added to tho the troubles eables ir there ile he then the action of mo ellry and ronna ponita supporters in sop lemarr lat itt la it t in ia deposing kellogg Kel logi and nd his bis pre dant juan ajuan a to lu and alays that 1 avro jl dl we in clevor baar 4 sed d they havu havo f ur 09 abandoned their organization dro are to la railed called out any aay hour to regist the sute stute under those circumstances the tima swo boroa lai been continued in Loain aai its as tent the first call andu anil ader the same general instructions I 1 repeat that the LAA by tho the troops is ilot ciol a pleasant pieplant one that tho the stilly is if oot not comp oscil of lawyer capable ol of at t a momen td notice of just low far they can go io in laff AN and order that it WM was lm im Josai los blo to give specific instructions roni lioi dwig for all contingencies that might occur and that the he troops aero era bound to act upon th tho judgment tf if the iho commanding officer cori s upon each neach sudden that arow arose or wal reach them arter threatened wrongs had boen been committed which clit they vuro called to prevent it error has haa beon been committed by ibe army in aheda it liui ints always been on the tado or ol the of good oriler order and ni tho the maintenance ol of law an aarl upon tho soldier frol diers sand aal il wrong las resulted the blame ii with ich the lont clein clem cDO cats surround iol iok them 1 now ak aik tint that ucb such action bo be taken by CoD coderus grus na its to leave my darios perfectly clear la in dealing with ln louisiana gniot tho the assurance aBa at the mine bamo linio lime that whatever may be done by thit that body in the tha promise swill I 1 a executed in ia the spirit and letter of the dhaliw law without fear or orf favor ivor I 1 herewith transmit gaut of docu dean ux nn containing more mora information us its to the subject matter of tho the signed U S 0 RAN T |