The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1872-01-13
Peace andO Order. Prevail.
Last Dodge of Defeated Revolutionists.
They Want Martial Law !

in New Orleans for ten days, until
Wednesday last, when affairs reached
elimination, and the usual peaceful
and quiet appearance of the city was
restored by the complete demoraliz-
alton of the revolutionists who were
endeavoring to overthrow the State
Government.
Monday, being the anniversary of
the Battle of New Orleans and State
holiday, passed without anything oc-
curing in political circles worthy of
note. The rump House of Repre-
sentatives held'no session on this day,
but the two bona .fde houses of the
Geneal Assembly convened and trans
acted a little unimportant business,
consisting in the passage of few res
olutions. The Senate was still lack
ing quorum, for, although the rev.
enue cutter Wilderness was compelled
to land at New Orleans by an order
from the Secretary of the Treasury,
the Senators who had been sojourn-
ing upon her escaped without the
limits of the State by means of the
railroad.
On Tuesday the ball opened with
the same yigor that characterized the
closing days of the previous week and
Carriers emissaries were rowing around
the streets all day attempting to kid
nap members of the House and take
them to the Royal street Legislature
in order that that disreputable body
might obtain quorum for the trans
action of the nefarious business it's
leaders had. planned. One or two
members were taken in this way but
were rescued by writs of habeas corpus.
In one case the personal interference
of General Emory secured the release
of member arrested against his will.
Failing in the endeayor to procure
quorum, the revolutionists evidently
resolved to resort to desperate meas
ures. In the evening four of Carriers
emissaries attempted to arrest Hon.
Walter B. Wheyland, Representative
from Sabine, who had crossed Canal
street from the State-House, in COM
pany with several brother members,
to Victor's restaurant to gethis dinner.
A couple of policemen. who were with
the gentlemen as a guard, resisted the
attempt, when all of the assaulters
drew revolvers and one of them-Wm.
Mccullough by name-shot Mr..
Wheyland in the side. Three of the
men were immediately arrested by
the police, the other making his es-
cape. Mr.. Wheyland had strength
enough to walk over to the Cover
nor's parlor, where he was laid upbn a
sofa, and died in about twenty min
utes, surrounded by his friends, to all
of whom he babe affecting adieus. He
retained consciousness to the last, and
twice stated that Mccullough was the
man who had shot him. The indig-
nation and horror created by this
atrocious murder became widespread
and general, and when the men ar
rested stated that they were acting
under orders from Geo. w. Carter to
bring Walter B. Wheyland to the
Gem saloon dead or alive, the tide of
popular feeling set in against the no.
torious political renegade who was en-
deavoring to revolutionize the govern
ment by instituting reign of lawless
anarchy, and did much towards sig
nally defeating his nefarious plans.
Mr.. Wheyland was buried next day,
and his remains were followed to the
grave by all the members of the Gen
eral Assembly and the State officers,
as well as his friends in private life.
The probability is that it was the
intention of the Carterites to start a
riot, and this supposition is strength
ened and the atrocity of the crime en-
HANGED by the fact that the rump no.
quorum House had gone through with
the forfnality of unseating Mr.. Whey
land, and hence could not, recognize
him as atmember. The object of the
revolutionists in provoking a riot was
to obtain some grounds upon which
to ask the General Government that
the State might be placed under mar
tial law, and Mr.. Wheyland was Sc
lected as a proper person upon whom