The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1865-12-13
Inauguration or Installation.

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The Legislature, says the Nsw Orleans
Tines Of the 5th prepared itsslf yesterday
to extend to Governor Wells all the COM
pliments Of aregular inadgaA.ion cere-
nony, and aftef waiting fos. sone hours the
following message was recsiyed
STATE OF LOUISIANA !
Executive DEPARTMENT,
New Orleans, December 4, 1865.
To the Honorable the President Of The
Senate 4 respectfully inform the General
Assembly that I have this day taken and
subscribed my oath of Office as Governor
elect Of the State, and owing to the con-
dition Of my health, trust that ] will be ex-
cused from appearing before the General
Assembly to 60 through the ceremony Of a
public installation into Office as arranged
by them. j. MADISON WELLS, -,r
< u Governor Of Lonisiana,
The Star, however, gives an altogether
different reason for. the Governors failure
to appear We ;quote:, s. ..s5 d,
1t was generally expected by members d
the Legislature that Governor Wells would
be inaugurated on the fourth Monday after
the election, and to this end joint com
mittee ofboth Houses waited on, his Elk.
ceilency yesterday morning, to inform him
Of the wishes Of the General Asse,nbly -
The Governor, however, placed a different
interpretation upon the Constitutional pro
vision, and is satisfied that his Inauguration
should not take place before the second
Monday in January, as stated in Art. A
ofthe Constitution. In order, however, tt
prevent any undue advantage being taken
l0fthis apparent unwillingness to be inaug
urated at this time, he took the oath o.
Office before theISupreme Court, and is now
the Governor duly qualified according t.
law. ,8.s as,t,t 4.5 No s,.,.s. 457
(, = In this view Of the matter the Governor
i is sustained by many of the best men o
the Senate and House, who are satisfied
I, that no imaginative ceremonies should b.
held until the regular session Of, the Legis
lature in January next at any rate this il
the determination Of the Governor, ant
there is no appeal. 81 ssl,I@
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16rThe Ttusyille pa Herald, publish
ed in the oil region, tells this stery:iaia "a
| On Tuesday last d clergyman of the Bal
ltimore Conference was riding on horseback
from Pithole To TitusyillA. He had near
|ly reached Pleasantville, and was trottinl
lquietiy along. humming psalm time, whel
q man stepped into his path, and seizinl
his horses bride, presented q reyolyer q
THE patson and demanded his money. Moth
ling disconnected, the traveller calmly re
marked that he was only q poor Methods
preacher, and had but o. little money
but would give up allhe had. a;o4i a.e'
The robber made no reply, but maintain
ed his threatening position, and patiently
waited for the conference man to disgorge
The dominic eyed the freebooter prett.
earnestly, and remarked with great solemn
ty: "You can have my money, friend, but
for your own souls sake, give Up this bust
ness ofhighway robbery" The fieeboote1
dropped his pistol at his side, and in 1
voice trembling with deep emotion. ex
claimed: "You can pass on 3D..
The reader may -discredit this story, bu
lit Is true, Notwithstanding The ministe
rial hero arrived safely in Titusville, and re
latedihis story to the Rev. jill Stubs,
who reported IT at the prayer and confer
ence meeting in his own church on Thurs
lday evening. Il ua