New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-01-23
MARCHING UP THE HILL
CARTER BEFORE THE HORSE
SOME SCENES ON THE STREETS
END OF THE "WHEREAsES

Last Sunday the Rev. Colonel Carte
issued a prOnunciamentu, after the Mexlca
fashion, proclaiming that he intended t
take the State House, the Legislature, ant
several other objects, advising bushes
people on Canal street, near Dryades, t.
close their doors, giving the advice in sucl
round terms that even the bOldest coult
not but take notice of the TRADE. Sub
Joined is an extract from Carter's pronun
ciamentO:
Whereas, There is no solution of the diff
ficulties, nor aversion of the dangers to the
liberties and rights Of the people, superin
duced by the usurpation and revolutionary
violence of said H. C. Warmoth, except in
the assertion of the legislative department
Of the government. through its indepen-
dence and rights: therefore. in accordance
with the constitution and laws of the State
! Of Louisiana, and Of the instructions of the
House Of Representatives, approved by six.
teen members of the Senate Of said
State, l, G. w. Carter, Speaker of
the House OF Representatives., notify
| all whom it may concern that l shall,
Monday, the twenty second. at 1880 A. NJ,
through the sergeaDts alarms of the House
over which l preside. proceed to remove
from the hall of the House of Representa-
| tives, and the approaches thereto, the
Metropolitan police and armed men, now
acting under the illegal orders and dlrec,
| ton of said II. &. WarmOth, and place said
House, with its organization as it existed at
| the honr of adjournment, January 4. last
intact in its hall in the Mechanics Insti-
tute.
And hereby notify all members of the
House that no violence or indignity will be
practiced upon them. nor intimidation by
the sergeants-at arms, or otherwise, to pre-
vent them from regulating the organization
vided for by the constitution and laws of
the State and the rules Of the House.
would also warn all police, and other
armed men, now acting in violation of
law, by order of said H. C. WarmOth,
against resisting the mandates of the
House, in the premises, and would
notify them that No violence is to be
used against them, except in case OF said
illegal resistance: and the citizens are in
formed that no damage will be done to pri
vate property, and no interference had with
the executive office: and they are respect
fully requested, for the time being, to close
their places of business, and to keep off the
streets in the vicinity of the Mechanics In
stitute, as this measure, legal in its charac.
ter, as last resort, is taken for the protec-
tiOn of public rights and the preservation
of republican government in the State of
Louisiana.
The question before our people is no
longer a simple one of reform, but graver
issue is presented by the revolutionary and
reasonable acts of the Governor, and that
is, whether they will quietly permit him to
subvert the State government and destroy
the independence Of the legislative depart
ment thereof. by the most violent and revo-
lutlOnary acts. The premises considered.
we earnestly invite the citizens, ire
spective of race or party, to organize
and arm themselves as we'll as they may be
able, and report in force in the neighbOr
hood of No. 207 Canal street, where they
will be provided with necessary commits
sions. and sworn in as assistant sergeants-
alarms. and thus, within the law, be
prepared to protect their rights. l want
force so potent in numbers and so repre-
sentative of the community, as will pre-
clude bloodshed and insure abstinence on
the part of the executive from further in
reference with the General Assembly.
You are invited to meet at Rampant
street. near Canal. at ten o'clock on Mon
day morning, when the necessary orders
will be given. Receiving our power from
the people, and desiring to exercise the
same in their interest in this hour of peril
to their liberties, we invoke their presence
and support as the only protection to the
Of a recreant and traitOrOus executive.
Nearly all the merchants on Canal street.
from St. Charles to Rampant street, kept
their shutters up and doors closed, fearing
that the rable might possibly contain suffi-
cient pluck to lay violent hands on some
weak child or woman who was out to make
small purchases.
Carriers violent threats, published in
several Sunday morning papers, were ex-
tensively read, and consequently our entire
community was alive to the belief that
riot was inevitable, and that bloody bat
tie would be fought. This one man, with
out a particle Of authority, threw the whole
community into a flutter.
During the whole of the morning the
citizens were in state of suppressed ex-
citement. Hundreds of merchants torbOre
their accustomed visits to the banks, and
refused to take out their boxes. Money
dealers and brokers, as well as financial
men, had on Saturday shipped their bank
boxes to Mobile as place of safety, argu-
ing that the mob who would follow Carter's
Ss~SO
of a successful insurrection turn and sack
the town. Drays and floats stood upon the
streets idle The accustomed avocations
of business were dispensed with. and on
hearing the news that the raging elements
had subsided, many business man breathed
treer
Before eleven o'clock Canal street was
thronged from the CustomhOuse to Basin
street, each one expectant; and as the clock
tOlled ll:30-the designated time-all at
tention was directed to points below Canal
street Rumors of armed men marching
toward the State House took many forms,
too many for recital.
Soon after eleven o'clock news reached
the State House that an armed mob had
started from Orleans street, opposite the
Criminal Court, and would soon reach the
Mechanics Institute. Judge Abel ad-
journed his court on seeing this bloody
| minded rabble, intending, perhaps, to call
out his new grand jury; but when he saw
whose OK was gored, he retired in good
order.
This rabble carried rifles, muskets, shot
| guns and revOlvers, the superior weapons
having been stolen from an armory in
Algiers Sunday night doubtless for the ex-
| press purpose of reforming our wei. drilled
| police These men, without any known
head, marched up town. During the peril
Gus voyage up some of the poodles de
manded a leader. Several names were sug