The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1872-12-07
UNCLE SAN SETS HIS FOOT DOWN.
Kellogg Wins the Chancery Suit.
Bovee Again Secretary Of state.
Order Of the Supreme Court Disregarded.

BDVoe Again SeCret0Fy Oh St0tes
Order Of the Supreme Court Disregarded.
u. S.Troops In Possession Offhe
State House.
The quarrelbetween Louisiana poll
ticians over the election returns is
fast drawing to o close, and the strong
arm of the General Government is the
power which is settling the dispute.
In recording the exciting and i'm
portant events Of the past few days in
New Orleans, the proper incident to
be first mentioned is the decision Of the
Supreme Court that Hon. Geo. E.
Bovee was improperly removed from
Office and should be reinstated. An
agreement was made between Gen.
Heron and Mr.. Bovee that the judg-
ment should 60 into immediate effect,
and an order issued by the court re-
Installing the latter at once. Mr.. Bovee
took possession of the Office Thursday,
but was elected by the police, acting
under direction Of Governor Warmoth
very probably, in direct violation Of
the order of the Supreme Court.
Yesterday the decision Of Judge
Durell was rendered in the suit of
Kellogg Us. Warmoth ct ais, and
proved to be a complete judgment for
plaintiff, declaring the Lynch-Long-
street Board Of Returning officers the
only competent body to canvass and
compile the election returns. The
judge issued an injunction prohibiting
interference with the board, and an
order to the U. S. Marshal to take
charge Of the State House and pre-
vent the unlawful assemblage Of any
body claiming to be o General Assem-
bly, by virtue of the recent proclama-
ton Of Board of Canvassers ap-
pointed by Governor Warmoth under
the amended election law Of 1872
which he promulgated last week. The
Marshal applied to commanding Gen.
Emory for troops to aid him in carry
ing out the order of the Judge of the
Circuit Court, and two companies
we're promptly placed under his orders,
one Of these having battery of ar
tillery. The State House was taken
possession Of by the Marshal yester-
day, and will probably remain under
the guard of troops until the new ad-
ministration of the State Government
is installed. Mr.. Bovee appeared III the
Secretary Of States Office yesterday
and assumed possession, and he will
doubtless remain there until either p.
G. Deslonde or S. Armstead is duly
commissioned and qualified as his sue
cessor.
Great excitement has of course re-
suited in the city from these stirring
events, and much indignation is ex-
pressed by the friends Of the Fusion
State ticket. The interference of
Uncle Sam with his boys in blue is
loudly denounced on the one hand,
and warmly applauded on the other,
according to the political sympathies
Of the thousands Of people discussing
the situation daily in New Orleans.
The effect upon the State securities
has been to render them more firm.
State warrants increased in value yes
terday two and half per cent.
There is to ne an indignation meet
ing Of citizens in Lafayette Square to-
night to protest against the proceed
ings Of yesterday, and it is thought
that some of the more hot-headed Or
ators will advocate armed resistance
Of the DEGREES Of the federal court. 1t
is sincerely to Ike hoped that wiser
counsel will prevail, however, for no
matter what temporary supremacy
might be gained by a mob, federal
would be ultimately tri-
and the result would be an
Of our present evils.
The city papers inform us that an
informal meeting of the Fusionists
declared by the Returning Board ap-
pointed by Gov. Warmoth to have
been elected members of the General
Assembly will be held at Lyceum Hall
to-day, their purpose being to deter