The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-12-12
A Vivid Picture Of Wrongs Inflicted
by Greedy Politicians.
UNCLE SANS TROOPS WITHDRAWN
Louisiana's Carpet-Bag Prince De
Z termined to Whip the Fight.

tnat tue regularly elecLeu government must De
maintained at all hazards, that the Legislature
must Immediately meet at the City Hall and or
ganize In defiance OF Duren's injunction.
The moneyed men present guaranteed the pay
ment at par OF all warrants issued for mileage and
per diem in their form, and the Auditor, Graham,
pledged himself to issue no warrants for Legisla-
tive service to other than the Legislature now to
be organized, in return for which pledge the
bankers guaranteed the Auditors bonds. They
further passed resolution requesting the citizens
to extend to the members Of the Legislature the
hospitality OF their homes and their warmest
eympathy This opens direct ISSUE and in case
the Legislature succeeds in obtaining quorum,
which there will be desperate effort to prevent,
regular Legislature war will be organized. They
are now in caucus at Lyceum Hall, but the apple
think, will hardly ripen before tomorrow.
Warmoth Legislature Organized.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. ILL., p. M.
At forty-nve minutes past one, quorum OF both
houses being present, both houses Of the Legisa-
ture have organized at the City Hall and are now
suits anxiously awaited.
GOVERNOR wARMoTH's MESSAGE.
Governor Warmoth to-day transmitted the fol-
lowing message to the Legislature assembled at
the City Hail.
STATE OF LOUISIANA, EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT
III. I
FELLOW CITIZENS OF THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF LOUISE
GENTLEMEN-By special provision Of the con-
stitution the Governor Is authorized to convene
the General Assembly in extraordinary session
sion demands such meeting. In the exercise Of
such a power at this time / feel sure that / have
not exceeded the limitations of duty, and trust
that my act viii receive the approval at once Of
your honorable bodies and OF my other fellow citi-
senss The condition Of public AFFAIRS presents
patient attention, the mature reflection,
ns and aaea action Of the
singular perversion OF the ordinary meaning Of the
English tongue, call themselves republicans, have
set on foot an attempt to revOlutionize our State
government which, II successful. can only result
In anarchy confusion and destruction of both the
drst act Of the conspiracy was the contemptuous
defiance of one OF the plainest provisions of the
as candidate for Governor person then and now
Senator of the United States, and as a candidate
the Collector Of Customs at the city Of Shreveport
Article so OF our constitution, as you are well
aware, declares as folOws-
am a &c
the Office Of Governor or Lieutenant Governor.
The intention of this article is apparent. It is to
prevent any Of the persons named therein from be-
Ing candidates for election to these Two high and
important rta offices, to prevent such persons or
their positions under the federal administration to
purchase or coerce nominations and votes. To say
and Governor Of our State at the same time Is 80
SIMPLY ABSURD
For one person to discharge at one and the same
time the duties OF Governor In this State and
manifest physical impossibility. which the ramers
OF the constitution-and, may ada, OF every con-
stitution which Louisiana has ever had-wellknews
well might have been declared that the President
Of the United States should not, while holding his
that the American Minister at Berlin
law, should be interpreted with reasonable refer
ence to the circumstances Of Its adoption, and the
evil II any, it intended to prevent; and to say
that this article means merely that no one shall
Of Congress- and the Governor Of our State is not
TO give 1t any such reasonable construction.
this and
. member Of Congress or Incumbent OF federal
ONCE from using the power and patronage ma Of the
party convention and then to seduce or intimi-
date the voters at the polls In BRIEF it was tn
tended to prevent precisely such scene as was
enacted IN Baton Rouge IN June last, and such
state Of things as now puts
IN JEOPARDY THE PEACE AND THE PROSPERITY
Of this great Commonwealth. Consider few OF
the facts. A Senator OF the United States who
is well nigh unknown to the people, arrives here
from washington few days before the assembling
c OF s a Ms se Is
Orleans, the United States Marshal, the Post
terral Revenue and all the rest Of the army
Of federal ofice.holders throughout the State at
once declared that he must be nominated. The
the guns OF federal garrison, whose troops the
year before had under the orders 1.-THE same federal
ONCE holders, surrounded and controlled party
convention. The hall In which the convention Is
to q tSs on q
United States Marshais and no one is permitted to
enter unless he has ticket signed by the United
States Marshal himself The hour for assembling
finds the hall full OF federal otfice-holders, who
admission. They are called to order by the United
states Marshal and informed that he is instructed
Oy the state committee OF which he 10 chairman,
70 nominate gentleman, whom he Names Tor tenn
pOrary chairman.
let 1t be remembered. has among its members, in
addition to the United States Marshal, the Col
iecter Of Customs Of New Orleans, the Surveyor Of
that port the Postmaster the Assessor Of Internal
Revenue, the Deputy Collectors Of the port OF New
Orleans, the Collector Of Customs OF the city OF
90 s scUns o. osee cam
mittee on Credentials is appointed from
%sIaSs S.nSy the United States
chairman, and the body adlourns TO await the &C.
ton OF this committee. The work OF examining
hours s
asked the question whether, 4 admitted,
they win support this United States Sen.
ator for the nomination as Governor. Those
who agree to do so are promptly admitted, while
enough OF those who refuse are rejected TO make
his nomination sure. In many instances federal
employees, now residents OF the parishes they
gates in the place Of those that have been excom.
Credentials Is . Collector OF Internal Revenue in
OF the richest districts Of the State while one
A ururRD STATES MARSHAL
Meantime the canvass Tor nominations goes on.
The friends OF one OF the opposing candidates call
uDoD the collector Of the Port Of New orieans-a