The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1872-01-20
JANUARY 5, 1872.
o Ia A. M.
CORNER CANAL AND DRrADEs STREETS.

This infammatory advertisement
was extended to a column in length in
one paper, and halfa column in an
other.
The Governors ready compliance
with the demand of the Legislature
for protection prevented an open de-
monstration by these secret bodies,
until later in the day, when q SER
geant-at- arms of the Senate, escorted
BY small squad of police, searching
for absent Senators in order to secure
quorum, passed in the vicinity of
the Gem drinking saloon, to which
Mr.. Carter and minority of the
House had seeded, and were holding
illegal sessions. This small force was
driven off by several hundreds of ex-
cited men armed with knives and pis-
tolls, who gathered at the cries of
"Form Knights" Rally 49," and
who were led by prominent Demo-
cratic politicians. These unlawful
organizations even to the present time
constitute the acknowledged body
guards of Carter and his allies, and
for time stood between them and
the processes of the State courts.
Many of their members, together with
desperate men who draw salaries as
Custom House employees were COM
missioned by Carter as sergeant-at-
arms of his fractional House, and
under guise of this authority invaded
private dwellings,, breaking open
doors, insulting females, and, when
possible, abducting members who re-
fused to countenance their revolution
airy proceedings. In endeavOring to
thus abduct Hon. w. R. Wheyland, OF
Sabine parish, whom they had pre-
viously declared expelled, these min
ions drew their revolyers and deli
berately murdered him. The perpe-
traitors, still armed with Carriers com
mission. were taken in the aci, and
being charged with murder by the
jury of inquest, are safely imprisoned.
Throughout these exciting scenes, the
majority of the House have continued
their sessions in the State House, force
or constraint in not single instance
being used to retain them.
For an entire week, and until or
dered to desist by the honorable Sec
rotary of the Treasury, the collector OF
customs placed the revenue cult Il
Wilderness at the disposal of such
Senators as sympathized with the at
tempt to overthrow the State govern
ment, in order that they might escape
from the jurisdiction of the State and
prevent quorum of the body to
which they belong. These recreant
public servants are now in an ad-
joining State.
From the beginning, these illegal
and revolutionary measures have been
conducted under the auspices of the
Democratic State Executive Commit
tee, and the result of success would
have been to transfer the State to the
control of that party. The appeals
for martial law and the sO-called in
dignation meetings are instigated by
Democratic leaders and backed by
proclamations from the Democratic
State and parish committees, while
from the respectable and peace-loving
citizens of the city and interior par.
ishes appeals to sustain the c0nstitu.
tional authorities are constantly ar.
irving.
George W. Carter, for two days
past, has been hidden from the police
who hold warrant for his arrest as
accessory for murder, in some secret
place in the Custom House building
To-day he has surrendered to Dem.
ocratic judge, to be released on bonds
the said judge first disbanding the
grand jury which was considering hi,
case, and which it was feared would
find true bill against him as q party
to the murder of Mr.. Wheyland. The
judge had no authority to dismiss thu
grand jury, and the result will be thai
any grand jury assembled for the
next three months will be illegal, anC
their acts void. This will delay &C.
ton on the murderers of Representa-.
tive Wheyland.
BY order of the Committee.
JOHN w. FAIRFAX,
! Corresponding Secretary