The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-01-23
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NEW ORLEANS.
The War OF the Factions.

The War OF the Factions.
New ORLEANS, January 22.-The
proclamation published by Col. Carter,
calling on the citizens to rendezvous to-
day at IL o'clock. created great excite
ment and bodies of men without arms
paraded the streets.all day yesterday.
This morning companies of armed men,
numbering from twenty to two hundred,
approached from various quarters, arm
ed with muskets, rifles, revolvers and
double.barreled snot guns. Citizens,
armed and unarmed, crowded around
the Clay statue to the number OF several
thousand, where Col. Carter made a
speech, which was loudly cheered. At
IL o'clock A. NJ, dispatch from Gen.
Emory was handed Col. Carter, the
purport Of which was that the General
had received news from Washington to
interfere with United States troops.
Two divisions of armed citizens had
already moved toward the State House,
but, on reading the dispatch, Colonel
Carter ordered the recall OF these
divisions and the disposal of the others.
Last night about ten o'c lcck a number
of men crossed the river to Algiers and
seized upon the arms OF Company c Of
the Louisiana militia, then got in the
night ferryboat and when in the mid.
die of the river insisted on being landed
in the Third district, the lower and
more thinly populated part OF the city,
which was done. The presence OF the
United States troops paralyzed the
citizens, otherwise the forces of War
moth would not stand the onset, as the
militia sympathizes with the people.
Among the armed men assembled on
behalf Of Warmoth were seven com
panie1 OF militia, and the opponents OF
Warmoth had information that the
police would not contend against the
citizens.
New ORLEANS, January 9th e
following dispatch was sent to Speaker
Carter and Governor Warmoth this
morning:
HEApoEs DErr. OF THE GULF,
New ORLEANS, Jan. %.
SIR The following dispatch has
Just been received from Washington,
and | consider it proper to furnish a
copy to each Of the contesting parties.
Very respectfully your obedlent
servant, w. II. EMORY,
Brevet Major General com'dg.
WASHINGTON, January %.
Col. W. II. Emory Commanding the
Dept. of the Guif, NeD Orleans, La.
The President directs that you hold
your troops in readiness to suppress a
conflict of armed bodies Of men, should
such occur, and to guard public property
from pillage and destruction. Keep
this department informed Of your
actions. By order Of the Secretary Of
War. E. D. TOWNSEND,
Adjt General.
Upon receiving it, Carter said Thus
the United States troops and General
Emory are used to perpetrate the in
famies which would drive any North
ern or Western State into revolution,
and which will all be unerathed when
the investigating committee arrives:
Several voices from the crowd cried
out, Let US fight anyhow" Mr..
Carter said whoever allowed their
reason to be overcome by passion
would ruin any cause. l forbid those
acting under my commission to take
any step which would bring them In
conflict with the troops Of the United
States. The Warmothites have deci-
ded that it requires 10 of the Senate
and 81 Of the House to constitute a
quorum, consequently their action re-
pealing obnoxious laws are Full and
void.
The assemblage of citizens at the
Clay statue quietly dispersed after the
dispatch Of General Emory had been
read. The preparations Of the adher'
ents Of Warmoth, however, seem to
have excited little apprehension, as but
few stores were closed, and ladies and
children in abundance were walking on
the streets, in close proximity 10 the
locality of the expected struggle. 1t is
thought by most people that the mat
ter is al an end, and it is rumored that
active exertions will be made to detect
the parties who seized the State arms
on the right bank Of the river last
night, but detection has already been
made almost impossible. 1t is a we'll
settled conclusion that neither the
Republican opponents OF Warmoth nor
their Democratic sympathizers will
make war against the Government
troops. The question of bloodshed Is
therefore practically settled. The gen.
eral op MON, however, is that were the
United States forces not present. the
Warmoth question would be speedily
settled by his impeachment and depri'
vation OF his office.
An inquest was held on the body OF
Lewis Perrett this afternoon. Verdict,
death by drowning. :.
A man named Battian was assailed
by a number OF Sicilians and fatally