Hawaii Holomua, Volume III, Number 300, 13 September 1894 — Another Bit of American History. [ARTICLE]

Another Bit of American History.

After the electton of November 187*2. the good 5 poople of Louisiana had to witncss the spectacle of inangurating two governor for the same Stato at one and tbe eame day. The republican gov- ; ernor William Pitt Kellogg was inaugnrtted at the St. Louis Hotel, then used as a Statehouse, while the democratic governos John McEnery was inau<»urated at the Laffayette Sqnare, opposite the City Hall with Headquarters at the 6ddfeIIov^lHall—the State Legislature was abont equally divided and consequent'y n-ine of the oppo«ing parties were able to mustcr a vnorum. aud so it hap 1 pened that the atfuirs of government emne to a stand sti 11. U. S. Grant, who for his reelection to his second term need1 cd the electoral vote of the State of Louisiana, recogmzed the repuhliean governor Kellngg and dispersed by force the McEuery ' government. The p* ople acquiesced for some ; time in tbe most extravagant and infamoas reigu of tbe Kellogg gnvernraent nntil they resolved to put a speedy end to it; eonseqnently ou the I4th of Septem i ber 1875 the New Orleans morning papers called for a Massmeeting at 12 o’eloek noon on Canal 8treet in front of the Clav Statue; —the people responded, and §t hour appointed tbere were about 10 000 pe<'ple assembled Judge J. S. N. Sraith addressed the assemblage from the balcony of the Crescent Hall opposite tbe Clay Statue— setting forth that the loeal press had already sutticiently discussed and explained the ma1pr»ctice and misdeeds of tbe present Carpetbag- Government t and believing that everyone present was well inforraed of all the facts, he thought it superfluous to go ovtr thi t field again, , therefore, he s«id: ** now I wuut you to g0 home nnd take your dinner and be back bere at 2 o’eloek with your rifles—now go i and do as 1 bave told you.” i The people went I ome for their dinner and at 2 o’el» ek they were out agaiu with tbeir rifles;—but in the meaniime tho governmeut ; party bad brought their e. n <ns in position and had tnrned oot their mercenary forces-bnt never- - theless at 4 o’elooe in the after * noon the City aud Stato were in > the bands and in full possessiou } of the people, and of the former Cnrpetbag-government not tbe i st'gbtest lrace could be found anywhere. —Two hours work of - brave people had accompli£ned u 1 th’s. ✓

Tbe 1oss on si<1e on the opposite side—well tbeir de«d bad to be c«nied »w«y by tbe C«rt-Ioads —big General Longstreet wbo had cast bis lot witb the C«rpetb eg®rs, scedaddled from tbe field of battle »s bis borse oonid carry him—anutber wortby of tbe s«me sort Gener«> Badg--r wbo lay prostrate ou tbe gronnd, ehot tbroogh bis legs. begged for hia life in tbe moment tbat another rifl«* vas levelled t him to glve bim Ihe “com>-de graoe tho nsorper Kellogg bad sooght refage. at the U. S. Cns | tomhonse were be kept bimseif in ' biding;—tbus ended tb » aff«īr ou that memorab e day. Bot bow ev r« Uie ooonneoee v«s wiied t W f abiagkm «od \J. & •: BBB8I^^h9B9B^^BBB8b9

sent a rery polile message to New Orleans, stating. that he would grant 48 bonrs to return Ihe Oovernment to £el!ogg oth»nrise he will ose his troops for that purpose etc. and so the people hsd to acquiesoe in tbe unavoid*ble and turoed the government back to the usnrper KeIlogg. but t«lling bim, tbat now he had to carry on the government for tbe halanee of bis term on bis own expenses as tbe people of Lduisiana wonld positivfly refa.se to pay anv taxes to any Usarper A Tax resiāter-&s50ciation waa formed immediatelv and not a m solitary dollar pdd into the tressury during Kelloggs un- , anexpired term. 5ic Sfinper | tyrannis. LonsiANA.