New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-01-01

which. among its two or three hundred, EN-
, braeed tbs three Canadian brothers, Ibel
Vile Sauvolle and Bienville sons Of Charlie
Lemoyne, Iaeded from two briggs at the In
dian village Of Biloxi. Here, for man,
: years, vas the headquarters of the Louisi
ana colony. In February, Iberviile and hi
brother Bienville, accompanied by Fathe
Athanase, who had accompanied La Sale
went In small boats to the Mississippi, which
they assembled, first to the village of Bayou
goulas, where these Indians handed then
letters and other relics from La Sale ant
Tonti; thence to Pointe Coupee, which
they named, and to the mouth of Red river
Returning, they trayersed lakes Maurepa'
and Pontchartrain, naming the one after
Count de Maurepas, who held Office under
their sovereign land afterward under Louis
XIV, and was lastly minister under Louis
XVII, and the other after the Count de
Pontehartrain, who was the Minister OF
Marine under whom they served. Deem
Der of this year, another French feet ar
rived, bringing the appointments of the
brother Antoine LemOyne ,Sauvolle, as the
first Governor of the colony, and the brother
Iemoyne Bienville as the first Lieutenant.
| Governor.
17Ol-July %, Governor Sauvolle died OF
fever, with one hundred and fifty other col.
onists, leaving Bienville, most worthy
man, to succeed to the governOrshir. The
brother lberville also died, at Havana, five
| years later, from fever and exposure in the
| French war in the North.
l7l2.-September IA, Louis XIV granted
to Anthony Crozat, millionaire in the East
India trade, the exclusive commerce for fl
teen years of this vast province, so unsie-
| cessful had the management of the colony
| hitherto been. Lamotte Cadillac was APP
pointed Governor By the charter of
CrOzat. dated September 49, l7l2 Louisiana,
as claimed by France, embraced all the i'm
Inense regions of the United States, from
the Allegheny Mountains on the East, to the
Rocky Mountains on the West, and from
tho great lakes of the North to the Gulf of
Mexico on the South.
I7I7.-Crozat surrendered his charter.
I71S.ABienvile selected the site and
founded the city Of New Orleans.
I762.-N6vember 8, by secret treaty
Louisiana was coded by France to Spain.
1769.-August 10, the Spaniards took pos
session. A rebellion broke out which was
duePed by General O'Reilly, who was ap-
pointed Governor and Captain General.
1775.-Unzaga appointed Governor and
Intendant.
1776.-Bernard de Galvea appointed Gov
ernOr and Intendant.
l786.-Don Estevan Miro appointed Gov
ernOr, civil and military, of Louisiana and
West Florida.
l79l.-Francisco Louis Hector Baron de
CarOndelet, native of France, appointed
Governor. 1t was at this epoch that the
sugar cane began to be successfully cult
waited.
I797-Manuel GayosO de Lemos appointed
Governor, and at his death succeeded by the
Marquis de Casa Calvo as Acting Governor,
until the appointment of jean Manuel de
SalcedO, in june 1901.
IS00-LOuisiana ceded BY Spain to France.
lS03.-April 80. Louisiana coded by
France to the United States, and possession
taken December 20, 1903. At this time it
was designated as the territory of Orleans,
with w. C. c. Claiborne as Governor.
lSO4.-ln December the first Legislature
met.
lsI2.-In April of this year the Territory
was admitted into the Union, and the name
of Louisiana restored to it. War was de-
elared between the United States and Great
Britain
1sl5.-January 8, the battle of New
Orleans was fought.
l845-A new constitution was framed,
conforming to those of the neighboring |
States. This in turn has been substituted |
by the constitutions of 1852, 1864 and 1868.
lS6O.-In November of this year Abraham
Lincoln was elected President of the United |
StateS, and this began the great sectional /
war " mich ensued between the Northern |
and Southern States of the Union.
lS6i.-January 90, the ordinance of seces-
sion was adopted, and the State Joined the
other States Of the South in forming gov
srnment under the name of the Confederate
States of America.
l662.-In April of this year Commodore
tarragut, in command of the Federal feet
luccesafully passed Forts jackson and St.
Philip, and thus captured the city of New |
Orleans. In May General B. f. Butler, in
,harge of the land forces, took command,
md appointed Brigadier General Shepley
Military Governor Of the State.
l864-JanuaFy II, General N. p. Banks.
laving relieved General Butler issued his
proclamation Orderingaan election for State
Ulcers.
1s64.-February %, Michael Hahn was
'hOsen Governor, and subsequently an
'ointed Military Governor by President
lincoln. convention was held in this
Tear which framed a new constitution
IS65.-March 4, Governor Hahn resiuned |
nd was succeeded by J. Madison Wells.
I865.-November, j. Madison Wells
leeted Governor under the constitution,
nd TemOved from office by General Sher-
dan, commanding the State. under the
Avs known as the reconstruction acts of
congress.
1857 .-June 6, benjamin F. Flanders was
ppointed Governor, and subsequently, re-
.gned.
1867 ID December, Joshua Baker appointed
Governor BY General Hancock
lod5.--A convention assembled ia New
)rieans, under the auspices Of the recon.
truction acts Of Congress, abolished slavery
ne adopted a new constitution Under
hia constitution, Henry G. Warmoth was
leeted Governor Of the State for the term
( four years.
GoVRKNORs on LOUISIANA.
Y. y. &. Claiborne, appointed 1904
Y. =. q. Claiborne, elected 1872
ames Where. elected ...........I 1916 3
homae B. Robertson, elected 1890
|. s. Thib0daux, acting Governor.
enry johnson, elected 1894
eeer Dewbigny, elected ............. 1893
. Bauvaie, aeting Governor. ..,,.
aques Dupre, elected 1880
/. y. Roman, elected July. 1880
~ Rcman, elected january 1881
dward ~. White. elected January 1895
]. 3 kqDsn, elected january, ...... 1859
iexanaer Motion, elected January. .I843
saac doaasans elected January 1877
lseph alAeT, elected january &c.. 1850
All g. hob4Il oiactod january 1854 !
Z q. Niekiiiic, elected january. 1856
h0naAa o. Moore, elected January. 1860
Elgadier General @ + 6hspley Mill
tary G0yArnor, May. H. 1862