Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-01-08

The more orderly citizens OF Louisiana are
having pretty rough time of it through the
interruptions and vindctive warfare of the
COntending factions who are undertaking to
run the republican party of that state. 1t Is
hard to say which set is the most blameable and
obnoxious, but a general average shows them
TO be frst-clsss instances far as the interests
of that state are concerned. On one side War
moth, governor, bled the taxpayers after q
style that suggests mutual emulation between
him and Governor Scott of South Carolina.
Then the custOm-hOuse party-Cssey, Packard,
and the rest-favOred by the wrath of the over
burdened people against Wsrmoth-gOt tenn
pOrsry ascendancy. and. with the lieutenant
governor ard speaker of the house on their
side took possession Of the state convention
The death Of the lieutenant governor, however,
gave WsrmOth the opportunity to chime his
adverssrits at their own game by getting his
cOlOIed striker, Pinchbeck, elected to the vacant
Office by the senate convened by him in extra
session Then the legislature came together
and the extraordinary proceedings, related
by telegraph, have taken place. The Gus
tOn-hOuse senators, finding themselves in
n minority, withdrew in order to leave their
branch of the legislature without a quorum; and
to put themselves out of reach OF the sergeant
alarms went on board the revenue cutter.
In the lower branch of the legislature an
equally " abnormal" proceeding was carried out
by the warmOth party, who, by resolution, de-
clared the speakers chair vacant, and elected
aWarmOth man to the place. Speaker Carter.
however, declined to vacate, declared the vote
illegal, and, backed up by his body guard"
held possession of the chair until the house adj
jOurned on that day-wednesday. On Thurs
day the marshal, (Pscksrd,) on behalf of the
custOm-hOuse party, arrested the Governor and
eighteen of the representatives upon some myth
zeal charge, and while they were i'm custody the
custOm-hOuse representatives met-withOut a
quOrsm. 1t is slleged-and shaped things to suit
themselves by unseating half a dozen War
moth men and putting their ogn adherents in
their place.
1t was then WarmOths play, and the card
IL put down was to summon the legislature i'm
special session, Thursday afternoon, when
Speaker Carter was expelled in the house by a
vote of 40 TO 5, and WarmOth man elected to
the chair. WarnOth having possession, held pos
session and had his house of representatives
guarded by the metropolitan police and by the
militia. At the same time he telegraphed to the
President his version OF the condition of affairs
complaint of the conduct OF the custom house
men, and the President replied that an investi-
cation should be made into their course. Mean
time Speaker Carter-Or eX-Speaker Carter
notified the governor that has house of represen-
tatives, having been fOrcibly excluded from its
chamber, about to organize elsewhere. The
WsrmOth representatives were thus LETT in pos
session of the field by the retreat of the Carter
side.
The later dispatches show that the " onpIeas-
antness' still continues, with some danger of
bloody collision between the opposing parties
The Administration, meantime, very properly
abStains from taking part in this contest OF the
factions further than NAV be necessary to pre-
serve the peace, and at the anne time sharply
rebukes some Of it, employees (who have mixed
themselves up in the matter), by peremptorily
ordering the return of the revenue cutter VIII
derness to New Orleans with it, freight Of
abscOnGing senators.