New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-01-17

fluence. The noble example Of the Sta,. :.
Louisiana, which was the first State tn ~ ~
nnnpe from its statutes all discriminat;or =
account of differences in the past civil vss
NAV he wisely and safely followed nv ~
general government. The President 81 tas
limited States has already followed il 'N
hone that you will instruct our Senators .,i
Representatives in Congress to initiate b;~
in this respect.
As the chief executive of the State Il :.
my duty to call your attention to grave
illegal and dangerous abuse by certain saS
eraf officers of their official power, by us;. H
it to interfere in and attempt to contra
Dolitical assemblage Of the citizens of I'M.
State. convened to deliberate upon St.,s
affairs. In other States very mods.a.e0
and limited exercise of federal influer."s
extending only SO far as the use of the ~
eral patronage for the purpose of elec,;sa~s
or influencing delegates to political convey
ti0ns. has been met with severe and mer;tas
rebuke from the people, and has n.y.
thought serious enough to demand consrs.
sional investigation. In this State fedsss,
interference in State matters has gone q,
beyond what it did in those States to xh;ss
congressional attention has been direetsi
1t has embraced not only bribery tSs
use of patronage, and the active, und.
ouised interference OF federal employee :.
such, in political meetings, but in additi@
to these reprehensible acts, the federal ~
nointees in this State, or nany of thsr
have resOrted to menaces, threats. n.
prostitution OF United States buildines r.
factiOus party purposes, to the exclusion ri
the business public, and beyond this, ever
what is unprecedented in the history :
this country, the employment and presens
of large numbers OF armed deputy Unite
States marshals, and of armed Unite
States troops, to interfere with, menace An
control a political assemblage of citizena
the State. recite briefly the facts thata,
undenied as to this mOnstrOus outrage
the peace and dignity OF the State. In tim
of profound peace, without any cOmpetep
authority, or the least necessity. and witt
out consultation with, or the consent of I'll
State authorities, the United States Official
here, in violation of law, cOnvoked polite,
convention in the CustOmhouse in New On
leans, and this against the wishes and in III
face of the solemn protest of large maio,
ity of the convention. The doors of tn
Custonhouse were locked and barred for,
day. and the whole business public Win
had interests there were excluded.
United States deputy marshals, selected
in MANY instances, from rough and lawles
characters, were specially deputized for The
occasion, armed with loaded revOlvers and
stationed within the building and around
the United States courtroom designated for
the convention. The United States marsha
previously declared that they should be It,
toned within the convention itself. Their
instructions had been such that these depa
ties were insOlent and violent in languaes
and manner toward the delegates, even i
such an extent as to excite serious disturb
ance, and going SO far on the part Of some
of them as the offering Of personal violence
to the delegates.
United States troops were drawn uph
the CustOmhOuse. Their very presencexx
an alarming attack upon the right of public
assemblage, and upon every tradition and
principle of American liberty They inNr
rupted the deliberations of the delegata
This interference of federal officers, armed
with federal authority and federal gunssi
pistols, in the affairs of peaceable pOiiea
meeting of the people OF State is aver
serious encrOachment upon the peace and
dignity of the State. and upon the indiva
ual liberties of its citizens. l can not suite
it to pass by without entering against It ny
solemn protest, and inviting yOu most SER
ously to Join with me in asking the natona
government to investigate the Outrages
its subordinate officers and to punish tR
guilty parties. A full statement of the MAJ
ter has been laid before the President, aud
can not but believe that after carefuln
vestigation he will disavOw these lavls
acts Of his appointees, and dismiss the guilt
ones from office.
The unanimous condemn alton of thes
abuses by the press and the people Ola
parties throughout the country, and tn
general indignation which they have e.
cited, show that the people everywherer
alarmed at their occurrence. The Amer1
people have heretofore been extreme
Jealous of even the appearance OF miltss
interference or dictatiOn in civil atfairs.h
can not too promptly CT emphaticallyS
nifty our disapprobation of the slightestsa
toward the predOminance of the milItT
over the civil authority.
H. C. WARMOTH,
Governor of Louisiana
The following veto messages recei0c
from his Excellency Governor H. c. Wa
moth, on the first instant, were considers
and laid upon the table, subject to call:
STATE or LOUISIANA
Executive Department, !
New Orleans. January ], lSs2.l
To the Honorable President and Members Of tn
Senate:
return herewith, without my signature
an act entitled ian act making an apprc
priation to close kimball's bayou, in Con
cOrdia parish"
This bill makes an appropriation OF sew.
enty thousand dollars, tor the purpose Oh
closing bayou, without any survey or re-
port by the State Engineer, as to the neces
sity or Importance of the work.
The principal objection to be urged Is
that it calls for the expenditure Of large
amount of public money, which, however
important, can for the present be ii
afforded, II. G. WARMOTH,
Governor of Louisiana
STATE or LorIsASl
Executive Department
New Orleans, January l. ls-'
To the Honorable President and Members OF H
Senate:
return to the Senate. in which it Orlgn
| ated. the bill entitled IAN act to facllisA
commerce by establishing the New Orleaa,,
| Levee Shed Company, and to vest IN SN
company the right and authority to erret
maintain and operate Sheds etc., Wlihell
| my approval, and submit the tOuoVns
objections to the said bill becoming aM
The grants of privileges upon the nF
rian front of the city of New Orleans ha''
| been so extensive OF late years
to make it a question whether thss
| is room for any further leglslatsa,
IN that direction. The establishment ofn
sugar sheds had many advocates betoress
ing carried out, but it is very douou.
whether the measure would find so maj
| friends were the question now an open Oh
The grants by the former City CounellsS
railroad purposes, depots, etc, are now
ing contested by the city itself; and@
grants by the Legislature for such purpOTS
are the subject of a litigation which may
protracted many years. The corporation
| New Orleans and many OF its peoM