New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-12-14
THE MILITIA MUFFIN =
Dayidson's Court Armory Revolt
Headquarters
TIE ORDERS FOR ITS CAPTURE
General Badger and the Police Charged
With the Duty

The officers have repeatedly declared
that they would not obey Governor Pinch
backs orders, nor General Longstreefs
whom he assigned to command them
Even after the bogus Legislature had giver
up the contest and disbanded, they main
tanned their mutinous and threatening att
tude, which was a public irritation and
source of constant danger to public Sc
curity.
The following cautionary and pacific no
tifcation was sent to them through Gen
eral Badger, but his authority and that Of
his superior officers was absolutely con
temned and disregarded. Here is the com
munication;
STAIR OF LOUISIANA }
Adjutant Generals OfGce
New Orleans. December 49, 1872.
The Commanding officer and Troops of Louisiana
State Militia at Davidson Court Armory:
The officers and soldiers at Davidson
Court Armory are in open mutiny against
| the civil and military authority of the
| State and subject, under the rules and
articles of war, to suffer the penalties pre-
scribed for such military ofenses.
:. You are hereby commanded in the
name Of the executive Of the State, and
commander in-chief of its military 0rgani-
| zatiOns to surrender your arms and armorY
TO A. S. Badger, Brigadier General OF the
| State Militia and Chief of Police, or con
| slider yourselves in all resDects subject and
! liable to penalties prescribed in articles
| sixth, seventh and eighth of the Rules and
| Articles of War.
By command Of the Acting Governor
HENRY STREET,
Adjutant General.
Their refusal rendered necessary the is
suance of an official order, which is ap-
pended:
STATE or LOUISIANA
Adiutant Generals office
New Orleans December ID, 1872.
Special 0:ders No. l9l.
You are hereby comnaD ded in the name
of the executive of the State to proceed
without delay with an armed police force
to the Carondelet State street arm0ry, and
demand the immediate surrender OF the
militia force now under arms at that
place, and in case of resistance, or show of
resistance to YOUR lawful authority and or
der, you will immediately take forcible pos
session, and report the result to the Acting
Governors office.
BY command Of the Acting Governor.
H, STREET, Adjutant General.
To 4. $. Badger, Brigadier General Louisiana State
Militia and Chief Of Police;
The order was submitted to and ratified
by the Board of Metropolitan Police. the
following Endorsement being made thereon:
Approved aud directed by order of a
quorum. viz: Badly, Baker and Robinson.
GEORGE 8ALDT,
Vice President Board of Metropolitan Po-
lice.
The police were mustered in as militia
last January, and a force Of these General
Badger Immediately ordered to concentrate
at their stations.
During all this time the revolving militia
were in their aTmory, with the iron gates
to the court closed, and guns trained to
sweep the entrance way, Brigadier General
J. B. Walton being in command.
AS we write, the police arc Organizing for
the duty imposed upon them.
Preparations.
About FIVE o'clock body Of policemen,
armed with Winchester rifles, formed in
line on st. Charles street, above and in |
front of the first precinct police building, |
and remained there short period.
At this time Mayor Witt and small |
number of citizens stood on the corner Of |
St. Charles and Lafayette streets, IN front |
Of the City Hall.
Quite large number of citizens we're |
also gathered on the corner of Lafayette
and CarondeIet streets, and few in front
Of the armory in Davidson's court.
Subsequently, the armed police were
moved to that part of Lafayette street be-
tween the rear of the City Hall and Caron-
delet streets.
The monotony of this halt was varied by
the remarks Of the spectators. who, while
passing along, peeped through the corri-
1ors of a room in the rear of oofeahouse,
fronting on the corner Of Carondelet and
streets. Says one, There is Colo
1e1 Badger, he is with u9.' Responded his
mo, Coloael Badger is not
With us, he aids Pinchback now.
'FalE Ln.'
At G3O P. n conference between
General J. B. Walton, Superintendent
Badger, Adjutant General Henry Street
md Others closed. In answer to an in
JURY from one of our reporters whether he
lad anything to communicate, Superintend-
mt Badger replied, "Not just yet, and i'm
nadiately proceeded to the head of the force
f policemen then massed on Lafayette
treet, and gave the command: Fall in v'
At HALF-PAsT NINE O'CLOCK.