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The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1872-01-27

instructions, to return themselves
to The Legislature, regardless of
the votes Of the people, IN order to
Eli the Assembly with the friends
and supporters of the State adj
ministration.
We have heard or seen no de-
NAL from any quarter of these
facts, The very poor defence is
set up, for Governor Warmoth's
agency in these nefarious transac-
tons, by the Republican, that
these false and fraudulent returns
were not made by him. Probably
not; but certainly they could not
have been made without his aid
and countenance. Nor does it avail
to say that members of the Carter
party and the Speader himself were
returned in like manner. This is
doubtless true; but they we're re-
turned as supporters of Warmoth,
and could not have been returned
in any other character.--[N. O.
Times, 18th. &C..
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Popular Disturbance-An Ar
mOry Rihed = Unsuccessful
Attempt at Riot. .#
From the N. o. Times, 18th. !

From the N. o. Times, 18th.
About half-past six o'clock last even
ing, while the Legislature was still in
session, large body OF men, probably
about two hundred in all, separated
themselves from the main crowd on
Royal street, and marched with loud
cheees and cries to Canal street, oppo-
site Clay statute, where some one
mounting on the railing, stated that
they were about to attack the armories
Of the Louisiana Legion and capture
arms, with which an attack on the State
House and Metropolitan Police was to
be made
This announcement was met with
loud cries and cheers Of appreciation.
Headed by one or two men who we're
appointed leaders, they marched out
Canal street to Carondelet, thence up ID
Common in the direction Of the head
quarters of the Louisiana Legion, IN
Davidson Court.
Before progressing far o halt was
made, when it was suggested that as
these headquarters we're strongly
guarded, II would be better 10 visit the
armory Of the French Battery, q, on
Peters street, near the Cathedral, the
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1872-01-27
HOW THE LEGISLATURE Is
MADE UP.

Mr.. Wheyland, the member of
that branch of the House which
holds It's session on d. yades street,
and who was killed on Canal street
Tuesday evening, affords an exam
pie of the shameful abuses of the
election and registration laws by
the constituted authorities. He
was sent to the remote parish Of
Sabine in this State, a few days be-
fore the registration of the votes Of
the parish, as a registrar, and
though perfect stranger to the
people of the parish and it was
proved, beyond doubt, that though
nearly all the votes of the parish
were given to Mr.. Smart, one Of
the Oldest citizens of the parish,
Wheyland was returned as the
Representative Of Sabine, and all
the influence of the administration
was employed successfully to keep
him in his seat. 1t was in vain that
Mr.. Smart brought to this city,
and exhibited to the Legislature
the evidence, in the form Of afida-
Wits of the voters themselves, that
at least four-fifths of them had
voted for Smart. Wheyland was
Of the same class as Carr and
Devices, and because he favored
the powers that be, must be seated
in the House, whether elected or
not. AT the time Of his return we
called attention to the outrage Of
admitting him as a member, but
were laughed at for the impotency
of our protest.
And this is fair illustration OF
the manner in which the election
and registration laws have been
worked, and Of the audacious false
hoods Of the Republican in regard
to the operation Of these laws.
ThFee-fourths of the members Of
the House, which Governor War
moth claims to be the legal Legis-
lature Of Louisiana, owe their seats
to this shameful interposition and
despotic conduct Of the unscrupu-
lous party politicians, who were
sent to the various parishes as
registrars, with express or implied
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The voice oe the People.

The great outpouring Of the PEG.
pie into Lafayette Square on Nom
day night was significant in more
than one of its aspects. Tt proved
the deep-seated dissatisfaction
which exists against that fraudu-
lent legislation by which the men
who have material and perma-
nent interest in the State have
been, for the time being, plundered
and deprived of the power of re-
sistance, and O united determine
ton that such intolerable griev-
ances as those complained of shall
no longer be submitted to. More
than this it proved that the COM
munity of interest which exists be-
tween the white and colored peo-
pie of the State is beginning to be
understood and appreciated, and
that, hereafter, the two races will
unite for their mutual protection
against the vampire assaults of
merciless officials, who reverse the
Evolutionary legend of the Pelican
by preying upon those they are
bound in duty and honor to pro-
tect.
Of course at such a vast popular
gathering some hasty and indis-
Greet remarks might be expected.
It cannot be imagined that under
such provocation as our people
have had, they will always stand
on their discretion. These circum-
stances considered we are inclined
to congratulate both speakers and
auditors on the general propriety
of their utterances, and to fecog-
nize with approval that strong un-
dertone of determination which
marked their entire action. It is
heavens lightning which sacred
ly destroys, not the loud thunder
which wastes itself in rumbling re-
verberations. And to destroy the
ills and fraudulent enactments,
which have been relied upon for
the plumber of our people and the
enrichment of their oppressOrs, is,
indeed, a sacred work. Wise,
united, determined action, rather
than boastful words or threats, is
required for the accomplishment Of
the great popular purpose now in
view. The people demand the re-
peal of that series Of the legislative
acts by which they have been de-
prived of the rights of self-govern-
ment, and saddled with an enorm-
GUS debt, for which no considera-
ton has been given. This demand
even Gov. Warmoth admits to be
based on sound reason but while
he recommends the modification of
Objectionable laws, he fails to urge
their repeal, and virtually demands
the retention of all that vast pa
tronage and concentration of State
authority which have made him for
wears an irresponsible dictator.
This is merely " keeping the word
of promise to the ear to break it to
the hope" According to Repub-
lican rule Governor Warmoth,
being but one man, should have
the power of but one man--no
more--no less-and every other
man should be his peer. But, ac-
cording to the executive policy
which obtains, Gov. Warmoth is
"the State" and the people are
nothing. This cannot long be
tolerated. IN. 0. Times. 81
pnmRWEnw tmwhnm0a-Am Ap
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1872-01-27
Pretended Amendments Of the
Public Printing Law.

We publish in this issue a pro-
ject Of a new printing law, which
the Custom-House wing Of the Re
publican party announce they viii
introduce and support before the
Legislature at its approaching SEES
sion. It is understand that its au-
thor is Mr.. Garter, the Speaker Of
the House Of Representatives, and
the ostensible leader Of the oppo-
sition against Governor Warmoth's
administration. We are invited to
discuss this project in advance Of
its Introduction in the Legislature,
and proceed to do SO, first setting
forth the general objections to
which the present printing law Il
amendable.
The principal objection TO the
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1872-01-27
An Extraordinary InjnnctiOu.

An EXGEaOE0AmaEy AMgMMCGAOW'
OF all the abuses and perver-
sions which have been so common
since the creation of the Eighth
District Court of summary judicial
writs, we think that the grossest
yet is that which occurred Satur-
day in the service of an injunction
upon Speaker Carter. With what
pretext of authority distinguished
lawyers can ask one of our District
Judges to forbid a Legislative body
or political assemblage of ciUi-
zens from meeting and transacting
their business, must greatly per-
pick the most ingenious minds.
Now, the assembly at the Gem
was either the House of Repre-
sentatives of Louisiana which it
claims to be, or it was a political
meeting of citizens. IF the first,
what earthly right has Judge Dib-
BILE to undertake to assume its ille-
gality so far as to enjoin it's pro-
ceedings, thereby usurping the po-
litical power of determining the
right, exclusively vested in the
Legislature, to decide upon the
qualifications of it's members? Ii
such writ were issuable, would it
not be competent in this court, at
any time and under any circum-
stances, to arrest legislation and
suspend the whole operations OF
the Government. Every citizen,
the merest tyro in the land, knows
that the writ of injunction was
never intended to be so used. The
United States Supreme Court have
so decided in half q dozen cases,
the most prominent of which were
in the Dorr rebellion in Rhode
Island, in the recent cases Of the
State of Maryland VS.. Stanton,
and in the case of West Virginia
VS.. Virginia. In all these cases the
courts declined to interfere by bills
in chancery and injunction with
the acts Of de tacto government
and legislatures. I'5...'
But if the Carter Legislature is
not recognized as a legal and con-
stitutional body, it can only be re-
garded as a political assemblage,
held under the constitutionalrights
of the citizens to assemble and dis,
cuss public matters. Certainly no
injunction can prevent or dispense
such an assemblage. 1t would be
a gross outrage on the rights Of
citizens, palpable violation of the
act of Congress, to secure the citi.
zens in the enjoyment Of their civil
and political rights, for Judge DID.
bic TO issue his writ Of injunction
against such an assembling.
This question was considered
when the Convention Of 1866 was
about to assemble here to attempt
to revolutionize the State govern,
ment 1t was proposed to resort
to judicial process to prevent such
a meeting. Judge Dibble and his
partisan associates were bitterly
opposed to any such measure, anc
the lawyers who were consulted
decided that there was no authori
! ty in the courts to act on the sub
| iiect. 1t is equally clear that in ony
view OF the subject this writ Of in
! junction is utterly inapplicable an(
without effect in any such case
! [N, 0. Times, 18th.
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law at present in force is the e1.
.eessive expenditure it authorizes,
ga expenditure upwards of half
million dollars per year-wbiob
enures largely to the advantage Of
q single newspaper in the Parish
Of Orleans Gin which the Governor
of the State has a large interest,l
and to the advantage Of a number
Of mendicant politicians of a small
grade who pretended to establish
in the country parishes, for the
sake of the official printing only,
journals not entitled to the name
journals which would have had
no existence but for the public
printing, and which do not enioy
any circulation Of consequence
among the people to whom they
..F y
are supposed to bring information
Of official proceedings. In other
words, the expenditure for public
printing has been made lessfor the
purpose of informing the people,
who persistently refuse to SUBJ
scribe for or read these ephemeral
political organs, than to promote
otherwise the interests of the Re-
publican party, by distributing a
large sum Of money wrung from an
impoverished community, among
the seedy adventurers who had at
tached themselves To- the party for
that purpose, and who were thus
enabled to thrive upon the mistor-
tunes of their neighbors. 1t was
also the object Of the authors Of
the law to force their Republican
teachings and practices upon rea-
ders who were unwilling either to
listen to such instructions or to en-
courage those who gave them.
Still a further object was to drive
from the field of journalistic COM
petition and out of existence, if
that could be accomplished, all
newspapers engaged in advocating
doctrines antagonistic to those
taught by our Republican rulers.
In analysing the new project Of
our Custom-House Reformers We
perceive only a partial abandon
ment of these objects. AS to ex-
cessive expenditures we see no
positive check provided against it.
Beyond a mere promise or engage
ment-which may or may not be
carried QUITO amend certain Sec
tions of the present law so as to-
secure economy in cost and eff
cheney in performing the work, we
find in the draft Of the bill we are
commenting upon no sum fixed as
limit to these expenditures. Ii
may be two hundred thousand or
it may be- five hundred thousand
dollars without conflicting with
this proposed bill. Under Repub-
lican rule these expenditures have
exceeded the sum Of six hundred
thousand dollars a year, half OF
which has gone into the Golfers OF
Gov. Warmoth's organ-the New
Orleans Republican. The other
half has been appropriated for tho
maintenance Of the oficious propa-
gandists Of Radicalism in the inte-
rior Of the State. Under Demo
cratic rule the expenditures were
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1872-01-27

Our latest telegraphic intelli-
gence from New Orleans repre-
ssnts a continuance Of the dead
lock in the General Assembly, and
no prospect of its removal. n
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1872-01-27

We are glad to see several new
private residences being built in
town, and handsome new store
going up on Puio street. It-
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1872-01-27

The prospect Of Lake Charles
having daily connection with New
Orleans and Houston by railroad
within the next fourteen months,
may now be regarded as certain.
We can give our readers in this
town and parish no more crafty
ing news than this. With new
Courthouse, and new Offices for
all our public officers, our present
telegraph line, and the certainty of
speedy daily connection with the
commercial emporiums of Louis
lana and Texas, Lake Charles
promises to become very soon, one
of the most fourishing villages in
the State.
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1872-01-27

The heaviest snow for twenty
five years past fell here on the
evening and night of the Gath inst.
It is feared that the accompanying
sleet and freezing weather win Sc
Iiously damage our fruit trees,
especially the orange. .. ...
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LAKE CHARLES. Ia.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-10-31
THE SPEAKING TONIGHT.

We trust that the citizens generally
and the party to which Mr.. Kendall
especially belongs, will urn out in
full force this evening to listen to the
parting addresses of our Congressman
and his opponent, Mr.. Goodwin. 1t is
due to Mr.. Goodwin to say that he has
followed up Mr.. Kendall with great
~pertinacity and that under all the dis
couraging circumstances connected
with the campaign he has acted the
part of a gentleman and II possessed
of much Christian forbearance, for
knowing his chances for election and
each succeeding day seeing it become
beautifully less Mr.. Goodwin has
proven himself man possessed of
more than Spartan courage.
We bespeak for both gentlemen a
courteous hearing and a warm recep
ton, and tru>tthat nothing of personal
or partisan prejudice may oc
cur to mar the pleasure of the meet
ing. Although Mr.. Kendall isevident
" the preferred one of the two by
both parties, still his opponent is re
cngnized as an honorable gentleman
and good citizen.
Go one and all and let the meeting
a rouSer!
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-10-31
]. H. MARTIN.

S. H. Day bavingtendered his resig-
ration as a candidate for the Assembly,
from this county, on the Democratic
and Libefal Republican ticket. the
County Central Committee, at a meet
Jag held yesterday. agreed on the
lame OF j. ii. Martin in place of that
of Mr.. Day. Mr.. Martin is an old
resident of the county, energetic II
Successful III his own business trans
actions, and eminently fitted for the
position which he is now chosen TO
mi. The Liberal ticket, as it now
stands. is composed of the very best
1uen in the county. We challenge a
valid objection TO any oneoi the mum
her.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-10-31

Grants perambulating Cabinet of
fetal. Delano. spoke in Elmira. New
York, recently. to the smallest poll
teal gathering held in that city dur
ing the prcsen: campaign. The Chair-
man Of the meeting introduced him in
the following terniS:
..GENTLEMEN AND LADrES:-T now
have the pleasure of Introducing to
YOU the honorable Commissioner of
the Commissioner of-the Secretary of
.-of-of Mr.. Deiano, Of Washington"
That Chairman will be President of
the United States yet. His speech
would pass for one of Grants without
arousing a suspicion.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-10-31

The Forty third Congress does not
meet until the first Monday in Decem
in extraordinary session. BY The Act
of January -, 1867, a new Congress
was required to assemble on March +.
Immediately on the adjournment OF
its predecessor. An i'm
preston prevails that this law is still
in force. It was repealed. however,
by the thirtieth section of the Defici-
encv Appropriation Act, approved
April 20. 1871.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-10-31

The salt mines of Inland are the
most beautiful and on the largest scale
In the world. Visitors walk over four
miles in the long, open galleries, and
there are many which have not been
entered for years. These galleries I'M
dermIne a whole town, and are places
Of popular amusement, where bands
play, balls are given and refreshments
on every scale may be had at the
buffet. A splendid chapel is fitted up
in the mine where mass is celebrated
once a year; the ceiling. walls. pillars,
etc.. are all cut out of the solid, glitter
ing, greenish salt.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-10-31

The liquor saloons in Chicago, with
few exceptions, were closed on Sun
day last-but, says the Tribune, the
drug stores did a heavy business in
whisky and brandy prescriptions, and
there was a remarkable exodus oi
thirsty souls from the precincts of the
city to the saloons beyond the NUM-
cIpal limits. The apotherarie-. says a
reporter of the same journal. were ra-
dlant. They were continually re
lieving human distress from bottles
labelled .Iaudanum and "castor
OIL" The aiiment known as drug
gists' pain in the stomach" ragged fear
fully. The Temperance people, of
course, are enraged at these perform
ances. and the next move will he to
forbid them to sell medicines of that
kind except on a physicians pre-
scriptiOn.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-10-31

Our experience in Journalism. says
nothing in this world that will SO dis
gust and sicken the general reader As
to learn, after wading through the
there is a probability of tho victims
recovery,
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-10-31

There seems to he no doubt in any
quarter trial Nevada Will give the Lib
eral electoral ticket a handsome ma
inritv next week. The party is com
pact. thoroughly organized, and work
ing earnestly to roll up a vote so large
as to put the future political status Of
the State he-ond question.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-10-31

A new and very curious drama just
published in London, is dedicated by
the author TO Emperor Grant, with IA
prayer for the hope that he may live
and reign forever.'
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-10-31

A quarter of a million of people in
England are at work in the various
mines, to whom the fresh air and the
light of the sun are scarcely known.
''Merrie England can't be very jolly
to them.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-10-31

The departments al Washington are
represented as presenting a dreary APP
pearance, most Of the heads and large
numbers Of the employees Ling 40
sent in the several States laborins i'll
the interest of Ulysses the First.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-10-31

II is generally understood that up
on the assembling Of Congress. Sec
re:a~v Boutwell, will submit i he"
Steamboat bill to take the place of the
one now pending in the Senate.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-10-31
FROM EASTERN NEVADA.

From Eastern Nevada we learn that
our two eminent Carson LAWYERS. r.
NJ. Clarke and A. G.. Ellis, have been
winning for themselves very enviahle
regulations As gentlemen of wonderful
ability a. orators; the ability of the
two a. lawyers has for wears been rec
ognized, and they are justly looked on
as leading members of the bar in the
State of Nevada. Both are men OF fine
education. Of incompatible honesty
and of gaeat political sagaciiy. and
their remarks on the political issues of
the dav are listened to with such AT
tentiOn and respect that seldom occurs
in a political campaign. Gen. Clarke
has returned to Carson and Colonel
Ellis is expected to-day. We may
therefore hope to hear both gentlemen
on their own ground.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-10-31

/, is sta;eu that the United States
Treasury Department gives employ
naent to eleven hundred women in its
several departments.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-10-31

Two car loads of wine, five of seal
s.lit.s, one Ut salmon, five of wool and
eighteen OF tea went East by the Cen
t.aI Pacific Railroad ON Monday last.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-10-31

Pere Hvacinthe is going to reside
at Brussels, where he will start a poll
teal and religious paper, TO be the or
eau OF MS friends and adherents.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-10-31

Straight . III tickets are advertised
for s. per tAousand IN San FRANCISCO.
rue ia ice i, too low for a good article.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-10-31

\ WASH Hgton correspondent says:
"Gaueral Sheri Ian i engaged to Miss
Morgan, niece Of ex Senator Morgan,
OF New York;
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-10-31

The bullion shipments from Phoebe,
last week, amounted 10 S.5l,14s Il.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-10-31

The citizens of Phoebe have sup
died themselves with a new fire bell.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-10-31

French newspapers speak OF Timers
as line coming man for fresIdeni.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-10-31

WELLS, F'lGl 4 60, Virginia City. Treasurer
b l.. ILAN HARD, MANAGE.
Tickets are NV fr sale. ani eau lie Cht ined
If {. { r~ENuERGAcT al the ofi-e - wis,
Fargo 4 c. AND at he yfitr ~ b. l.. GLAhIH-
AID Manage. AZ J Nald-trin 4 Co. Cigar
store. south { str.et, Virginia. re-4:nedtf
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-10-31
Nevada state Democratic and
Liberal Republican Ticket.

For Presidential Electors
ROBERT NJ. ILAhkE- w. LIGHTNER,
NJ. y. STONE.
For AlteInates
l.. 1. HCGLE. JAMES A. ST. CLAIR
HENRY RNLS
Fol Member OF Congress:
CHARLES -. DALI.
For Justice of the supreme Count:
". M. a. ELL.
For State Printer:
join 4. LEWIS.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-10-31

CARSON TOWNSHIP.
Jor Justice Of the } eaDe-----S- h. PAkhiNSbN
Far |npsi = tLIJAH DuWNEE
For Trustees, School District No. /:
:. ii. who'll, NJ. L. lAGEh-
JACOB KLEIN.
rNPiRE TOWNSHIP.
For Justice f the p-ace..-.J p WILLIAMSON
Inn Cnu,i NALTEb
Pnr school Trustees, School District No. ,:
NJ. X. ELSTNfR. ADAM WARNER.
JOHN MURPHY.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-10-31

Salt Lake City has a new steam fire
engine.