The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-03-20

POLITICAL matters in Louisiana are
again becoming interesting. The cleo
! ton which was to have taken place,
called forth, first proclamation from
Governor Wells as TO who were quail
fed voters, then IL scheme ON the part
of the disloyal population to create an
other distur bance, and finally an order
from Gen. Sheridan suspending the
election for the present. Meanwhile
the Legislature of Louisiana taking,
perhaps, hint or two from Congress,
and improving on them, commence u
movement looking TO the impeachment
Of Governor Wells. The main object
OF course is 10 get rid of the Governor,
and a memorial, signed by one c. Il.
Fagot, is introduced into tho House,
which prays for his impeachment on
two charges. The first is that the Gov
ernOr is II defaulter to the State in the
sum of $4,000 as tax collector for the
parish of Rhpides in 1910. The second
is not so remote but that we can judge
something OF its soundness, and is as
follows:
THAT the said Wells did, without any
authority, some time in the month OF
July, 1866, issue his proclamation rs
Governor OF the State, ordering the
sheritfs Of the different parishes OF this
state to cause elections to be held for
delegates To the late convention of 1864,
which was convened to be mbled
on the SOth of the month OF July, 1866,
In the city of New Orleans; and that
the snid Wells having consented to is
sue his official proclamation is IL proof
that he was in favor of permitting AN
unlawful assemblage to meet that was
calculated TO create disturbances. He
Sthe said Wells) is the only person TO
be bla med and guilty OF all the blood
that has been shed, and he is, in the
opinion of your petitioner, responsible
for the said riot"
Why two charges so different in char
acter and so distinct from each other in
point OF. time should be tackled together,
is, perhaps, to be accounted for in the
Necessity OF the case. 1t is a wonder
that the first has not been attended to
before this, but it is scarcely more to
be wondered ut than the cool impu-
dence of the last.
Since this memorial was introduced
Governor Wells has added another
SUNK " lho Wv VI his lE1peucnerS, IN
issuing his proclamation declaring the
military bill in force, and The colored
men legal voters at the elections. That
proclamation, which is dated March s,
closes as follows:
"Now, therefore, 1, J. Madison Wells,
Governor OF the State OF Louisiana, do
hereby declare the said act to be in force
in the said State, and all elections held
from and after this date, either by State,
municipal or pSroohial authority, ex-
cept in strict conformity to section six
of said act of Congress, to be void and
of no effect, and all persons elected to
office must be able to qualify under said
law before they will be allowed to en-
ter on the duties OF the same.
~. MADISON WELLS,
"Gorei'HOr o The State Of louisiana, -
1t does not appear that Governor
Wells is particularly alarmed by any
threats of impeachment, and though
the Louisiana Legislature "as it. is"
might be disposed to do up the work in
hurry, the Louisiana Legislature, az
it will be, will doubtless take q differ
ent view of the matter r#r