The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-12-17
What the Attorney Gcnerni SAYS
About LOuIsinun NHiIrs.

WASHISGToS, December lG-At,ornry
General WlllNms to-day made the fol
lowing statement relative to Affairs in
Indiana:
According 10 the laws Of the State Of
Louisiana, Gov Warmorh, Lieut.. Gov.
PlnchhaCk, Secretary of State HERON.
and MesSrS. Lynch and Anderson, con.
stltutcd nj the late election in that State
the Returning Board, with pOwcr to can.
Vass the votes for Presidential electors.
members of Congress, State officers and
members Of the Legislature. PiEChback
and Anderson were candidates upon the
Republican ticket, and therefore re.
signed their seats upon the board; and
10 hll the vacancies 81 created, Long.
street and Hawkins were elected b. the
remaining members rs provided by law.
Warm0th then pretended To remove the
Secretary OF State from office, and An.
pointed IN his place fellow by the name
Of Wharton. Warmoth and Wharton then
repuIiated the election Of LonGstrcct and
Hawkins, and appointed in their places
Hatch aud Dupont. This board SO con.
slItuted were proceeding 10 canvass the
votes when, upon due application, their
proceedings were perpetually cnioined by
the Judge of the Sth District State Court
whose jurisdiction in the case WAS uu.
questioned. WarmOth thcrcupOn forci.
bly, elected the Judge granting said
injunction from his Office and installed in
his place before the votes were canyassCd
or il was legally known who was elected
the Democratic candidate for the Judge.
ship in that district at that election. Pro.
Ceedings were then had in the Supreme
Court of the State, by which the validity
OF this change Of Judges WAS brought in
question, and the Court held il invalid,
and in effect decided that Warmu,h's
Board of Canvassers 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 District Court in
which an injunction WAS asked and Oh.
taiued against the Warmo,h Ba,rl OF
CAnvnssGrs, and this injunction was also
treated by the Warmolh Board with CON
tempt. Instructions were then given 10
the marshal TO enforce the order, o! this
court, and troops were placed ut his ser.
vice for that purpose. Meanwhile the
Board OF Canvassers organized according
to law, or II msjority Of them, Canvassed
the votes and returned the Rcpubli-
Can candidates for Presidential electors
and State officers were elected, and that
certain prrs0ns were elected 10 the Lcris.
laturc. WarmOlh having called an Cy-
tra0rdinTry session OF the Legislature. the
persons returned as elected by the regular
board assembled in the State House, and
alter organization made II formal rcQuisi-
tion, under section i, Article 4, OF the Con.
slitution OF the United States, upon the
President To protect the State from do
nestle violence. Resolutions Of imDcach.
mcnt were also preferred by this body
against WarmOth, and under the Con-
stliuti0n Of the State the Lieutenant
Governor became the Acting Gov.
crnOr, Another body then assembled
at LycCum Hall, in New Orleans, Cl4im.
iug To be the Legislature of the State and
WAS organized by Yarmouth Two or.
GanizltIons were thus made, promising
nothing to the State but disCord danlamT.
chy. Not doubling that irregular ties
had occurred on both sides, but believing
that the Republican ticket had received u
majority Of the votes of Louisiana, ami
acting in conformity 10 the returns Of the
regular Board o. Canvasscrs and the de.
ci-ions Of the State and Federal Courts
thcl'rcsilcnt decided to answer the rcsull.
ton OF the State House Legislature hv
recognizing the organization with which
it is connected rs the lawful Govcrnmeu,
Of the State.