Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-01-15
Political.
IOulaIHain.
STILL THERE IS CONFUSION WORSE con


STILL THERE Is CONFUSION WORSE cox
FOUNDED.
New ORLEANS, Jan. 14.-The announcement
that Carter and bis adhereuts would demand
admission to Mechanics Institute yesterday
morning caused an unusual excitement.
TIE STREETS FULL OF BAYONETs.
Before ten O'Clock a concentration OF the
metropolitan loliCy and the militia had been
effected. Two lines, one of police and the other
of militia, were thrown across Drvades street on
each side of the court house, inside of which
about 200 police had been placed. There was
evident uneasneSS among the state officials,
which was indicated by their resteSsneSs and
blanched faces, showing that they uegarded the
situation as momenloUs. A crowd gathered
about the intersection OF Dryadcs with Canal
streets as early as ten O'Clock, which continued
TO increase until twelve o'clock, by which time
1t extended several squares
CARTtR'S DEMANDS.
AT twelve o'clock, Carter at the head OF his
friends, came mp Canal street 10 DrvadCs, where
they halted, and sent into the house commit
tee consisting of Moncurc and Gcddes members
of the house. and LYNCH an expelled member
of the house Instructions were given to the
doorkeeper to admit Moucure and Geddes rs
members, but not TO admit Lynch. The COM
mittee TO the house presented the following:
zion. Mr.. Brewster, Chairman SIR: The late
revolutionary proceedings of certain members of
the legislature having excluded the legally cons-
tuted speaker of the house of representatives from
the hall, wherein the same has been accustomed to
assemble, We, as committee appointed by the
said house, and in behalf thereof are instructed IN
the interests of law ana order to communicate
| through the recognized official and said members,
| and to respectfully demand OF you ana them
instatement OF the SAID house and its officers the
hall OF the assembly, as the same existed at the
| hour of adjournment on Thursday. the 4th inst,
and we await your answer to this legal and peace
able demand. J. c. MoNCURE
b. LYNCH,
| BENJAMIN GEDDEs."
Mr.. Brewster replied: CAS- such you cannot be
admitted"
| NO OvERTUREs.
Finally, after some consultation among the
| members, the members of the house refused TO
| receive them as Il committee from the Carterites
| or receive any communication from Carer,
| whom they Cid not IecOgniZe as speaker nor as
member. The committee then returned to their
| friends, who were waiting on Canal street, and
| communicated the result of the interview In
| StructiOnS had been given to admit Carter and
| all memners to the building, but it was stated
| by the governors friends that Carter would not
| be allowed on the floor OF the house. The Car
terites demanded the removal of the police from
the state house, but were refused
| THE CARTERITES DETERMINED TO STICK.
They then retired TO the building 207 Canal
street, stating that they would meet and ad
jouln from day to day until their rights were
obtained. About 1000 persons assembled in front
OF the place, and speeches were made,
STRONG ARMED FORCE.
| The metrUpOhtanS and the militia were out in
| strong force and are armed as infantry. They
still occupy Dryades street and the buildings adj
| jacent to Mechanics institute
THE PoPULACE ENRAGED.
When the Cartertes' demand was refused
| many persons shouted, "LcGs 20 in anyhow"
| Carter advised against such action.
| A FORMAL DEMAND UPON THE GOVERNOR
| There were two committees from the Carter
faction to Mechanics Institute, one to the house
and the other to the governor. The one to the
| governor handed him communication, which
| is as follows:
40 HIS Ercetency, H. C. Yarmouth SIR That
the citizens and their representatives of tine legally
constituted house of representatives may have ac-
Cess to the hall of the house OF representatives and
be enabled to legislate freely and without intmida-
ton or molestation from armed men; we, as a COM
mittee of said house, behalf of the same and of
all members OF the legislature respectfully demand
that the police be removed from the building and its
environs, we pledging ourselves to cOuntenance no
violence nor any act that would make necessary the
presence of the police.
Respectfully,
HARRY G. STEVENS
| j. HENRI BURCH,
| JAMES b. WAUDs."