The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1872-01-20
Reform Measures Adopted.
Repeal of the Registration, Election, Con-
stabulary and Printing Laws.

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close of our report of last week. Peace
and order have reigned triumphant,
with the exception of riotous demon
stration by motley mob of some
three thousand persons, headed by
Geo. w. Carter, who rushed around
the streets Saturday last, creating a
sort of pandemonium, but committing
no actual breaches of the law. This
mob first assembled at the corner of
Canal and Dryades street, attracted
by the expressed determination OF
Carter and his associates to take forci-
BILE possession of the State-House at
I'm.
From this point two committees of
Carriers bogus House, composed of
three members each, were sent to the
State House; one to confer with Gov
ernor Warmoth, to ask him to re-
move the militia and police from the
vicinity, and ascertain if Mr.. Carter
and all other Representatives would
be permitted to return and take their
seats; the other to go to the Hall of
Representative as a "Committee
from the legal House" and demand
admittance in that capacity. On this
latter committee was one of the mem
bers who had been expelled, and of
course he was purposely placed there
as feeler.
The two committees shortly re-
turned to their associates and the ex-
pectant mob awaiting them at the
corner, and the crowd crossed Canal
street to the Cosmopolitan restaurant,
from the gallery of which building
the result of the visit of the commit
tees to the State-House was to be an
nounced. The committee to confer
with Governor Warmoth reported
that the Governor refused to remove
the forces guarding the State-House,
as he had been requested to place
them there by. the House of Repre-
sentatives; in regard to the admis-
sion of Carter and others to their
seats he could give no answer, as that
matter could alone be decided by the
House itself; he was confident all
bona 1ide members would be allowed
to return, but those who had been ex-
PEELED must look to the House for a
settlement of their status. The other
committee reported that two of their
number were given leave to enter the
House if they pleased-not recognized
as a committee, however-but the
third having been declared no longer
entitled to seat was refused admit
lance.
Several incendiary speeches fo,-
lowed the reports of the committees,
after which the crowd, headed by
Carter, moved up st. Charles and
Carondelet streets to the headquarters
of General Emory The purpose in
visiting the General was to ascertain
if he would approve the action of
Carter if the latter should appoint a
sufficient number of citizens as SER
geants-at-arms to take the State
House by force. General Emory
ordered the mob to leave the vicinity
of his headquarters and threatened to
disperse them with grape shot in case
of refusal. The crowd retired to
Lafayette Square, and deputation
of several Of the most prominent citi-
zens among them was sent to confer
with the General. This deputation
was informed that he would use all
the troops under his command for
the preservation of peace and order,
placing them at the disposal of the
Governor of the State for that pur-
pose; it any attempt was made to
take possession of the State House by
force he would disperse those CON
cerned in it with grape and canister.
This somewhat cooled the ardor of
the would be rioters, and after return
ing to Canal street-making an I'M
successful attempt on the way to cap
ture a cannon from the armory on
Carondelet street and listening to
some more harangues from their lead
ers, they dispersed and returned to
their homes, and peace was again
restored.
A similar riotous demonstration was
made the night before by a large