Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1872-12-24
The Lonisinnn Trouble.

NASHINGTON, Dec. l6-AttOrnoy ten
Williams to-day made the following state
meni relative to The affairs in Louisiana:
According TO the laws of Louisiana.
Gov. Warmoth, Lieut. Gov Pnchback,
Secretary of State lIernon and MesTs.
Lynch and Anderson, constituted at the
late election, tho returning board. with
power to canvass the votes for Presiden-
tial electors, members of Congress, State
officers andmembers Of tho Legislature.
Piuchback and Anderson were candidates
on the Republican ticket and therefore rG.
signed their seats on the board, and to I'LL
tho vacancies Longsirect and Hawkins
were elected by the remaining members
as provided by law.
Wmmoth then pretended TO remove tho
Secretary Of State from office and appoint.
cd in his place q fellow by The name OF
Jack Wharton Warmoth and Wharton
then repudiated the election of Longstreet
and Hawkins and appointed in their
places Hatch aud Daponte. The board so
constituted was proceeding 10 canvass
the votes, when on duc application their
proceedings we're perpetually enioined by
tho Judge OF the Sth District State Court,
whogc jurisdiction in the case was un-
questioned.
Wmmoth Then elected the judge gran.
ing said Injunction from Office and install
ell in his place, before the votes were can
yassed, or i; was legally known who WAS
elected, The democratic candidate for the
Jalgeship in that election.
Proceedings were then had in the Sn-
prcmc Court OF the United States, by
which the validity Of tho change Of Judges
yas brought in question, and tho Court
held it invalid, and in oilec. decided that
Warmoth'5 board was illegal and its acts
void. These decisions of the State Court
were treated by Warmoth with perfect
contempt. The suit was commenced on
the equity side Of the United States Dis
trict, in which IN injunction was asked
and obtained against the Warmo.h board,
and this injunction was also treated by
Warmo,h board with contempt
Instructions wero then given to enforce
the orders OF the court, and troops were
placed ut his service for the purpose.
Meanwhile the board of canyasscrs or
garizcd according to law, and majority
OF the canyassed votes returned showed
that The Republican candidates for Prssi-
dental electors and State officers were
elected, and lhat certain persons "ero
elected to the Legislature.
Warmoth having called an extra scN.
sion OF the Legislature, tho persons re-
TUNED as elected rs tho regular board
assembled in the State House, and after
organization, they made s formal rcqu.si.
ton under section four, article four oi
the Constitution of the United States, up
on The President to. protect the StS'o
from domestic violence. Resolutions OF
impeachment were also preferred by this
body against Warmoth, and under The
Constitution of the Stale the Lieutenant
Governor became acting Governor.
Another body assembled at Lyceum
Hall, New Orleans, claiming to be The
Legislature of the State and was rccog'
nized by Warmo,h. Two organizations
were thus made, promising nothing to
the State but discorl and anarchy. Not
doubling that irregularities had occurred
on both sides, but believing that'the Re
publican ticket had received Il majority
of the votes of louisiana and acting III
conformity to the returns OF the regular
board of canvassers and federal courts
the President decided to answer the reso-
luton of the State House Legislature by
recognizing the organization with which
it is connected as the lawful government
OF the State.