Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-12-13
LOUISIANA.
How the Kilkenny Cat Squabble Pro-
gresses = The Tail Part Of the
Difficulty Almost in View
Pinchbaek Notch Ahead.

Important Document from Washington
in Favor Of Acknowledgements
Aeting-GOTernOr Pinchback-
The Latter's Edlct In the
Premises.
NEW ORLEANS, December 12.-The
Eighth District Court issued an order for
the arrest of Pinehbsek for contempt.
Pinchback refused to recognize the au-
thority, and was protected by Deputy
Marshal. No attempt was made TO use
force in executing the order of the court.
Pinchback signed the act passed yester-
day, abolishing the Eighth District
Court.
Clinton, new State Auditor, was in
stalled into Office to-day.
The Mechanics Institute Legislature
took action regarding TecdLcitrdRt men,
bers.
The Senate passed a resolution declar-
ing seats of all absent tomorrow with
cut good cause, vacant.
The following explains itself:
STATE OF LOUISIANA, EXECUTIVE DEPT,
NEW ORLEANS, December u, 1871.
To the people OF Louisiana:
1t is my duty to make known that the
President Of the United States has form
ally and officially recognized the State
Government of Louisiana, to the head
of which have been called under the
constitution of Louisiana. The follow
ing dispatch has been received, and is
published for the information of all law
abiding citizens of the State, tO-wit:
WASHINGTON, December Y, 1872.
To Acting-Governor Pinchback, New Orleans:
Let it be understood that you are re-
cognized by the President as the lawful
Executive of Louisiana, and the body
assembled at the Mechanics Institute as
the lawful Legislature; and it is suggest
ed that you make a proclamation to
that effect, and also that al necessary
assistance will be given to you and the
Legislature herein recognized, to protect
the State from disorder and violence.
TSignedl G. H. WILLIAMS,
Attorney-G
Now, therefore, 1, P. B. I. Pinchback,
and Acting Cow
ernOr Of the State, do issue this, my
proclamation, counselling and COM
manding all citizens to recognize, sup
port and give obedience to the govern
ment of the State so recognized. Icoun-
sci and command all persons who may
be participating in any alleged assem-
bly, claiming to be the Legislature of
the State, assembled elsewhere than at
the StatehOuse (the Mechanics Insti-
tute), to disperse. 1 request all citizens
to aid in maintaining peace and order
and obedience to the iawfully-consti-
tuted authorities, and furthermore, in
the discharge of the executive duties of
the State, 1 warn all parties or COM
binations, whatever pretense OF authori-
ty they may allege for their action, that
they will be held to q strict account
for their conduct in the premises, and
will be punished to the utmost extent of
the law for violations of the good order
Of society OF disregard of the dignity aud
peace of the State; and I now command,
aud will enforce, obedience to all laws
which have been enacted, or may be
by the General Assembly of the
State, now in session at the Statehouse
{ Mechanics Institute).
Given under my hand and the seal of
the State affixed, at New Orleans, this
twelfth day of December, 1872, and of
the independence of the United States
the ninety-seventh.
By the Governor.
P. B. I. PINCHBACK,
Acting Governor of Louisiana.
GEORGE E. BovEE, Secretary of State.
The following was telegraphed to-day:
To His Excellency Q. S. Grant, President Of
the United States:
Claiming to be Governor elect of this |
state, beg you, in the name of all jus
tice, TO suspend the government now in
operation here till tdere can be laid be-
fore you all the facts, on both sides,
touching the legitimacy of either
the people denying the
of the Pinchback gov
eminent and its Legislature, simply as to
be heard through committee of one
hundred of our best citizens on the eve
Of departure for Washington, be-
fore you recognize one or the other of said
governments. do not believe we win
be condemned until We are fully heard. |
[Signedl JNO. MCENERY.
Governor Warmoth recommends that
a committee from the Fusion Legislature
accompany the Citizens Committee to |
The following is the decree of the
Eighth District Court in the case of
as. Pinchback: ga motion |
having been made herein by the counsel
for the plaintiff that an attachment |
issue against defendant for repeat |
ed and continued contempt of this |
court. in disobeying the Injunction |
issued herein on the ninth of Decem- |
Der, 1872, and said defendant having |
forcibly resisted the process of attach |
ment and been guilty of further con-
tempt as shown by his letters to the |
Sheriff and the Sherif7s return thereon, |
aud considering that the term of office |
Of said defendant as State Senator ex-
Dired on the fourth of November last, |
and his capacity to act as Lieutenant |
Governor by virtue of his election as |
President of said Senate expired |
1t the same time, considering that the |
of impeachment of Governor |
was adopted on the ninth in |
slant, even if adopted by legal House |
)f Representatives, was utterly null and |
void, like Judgment without citation |
IF the land providing for a formal |
method of citation and preliminary in |
YestigatiOn before any resolution can |
ee introduced or adopted, consid- |
sring that the House of Representatives, |
8O-called, which passed said resolutions |
)f Impeachment, is an illegal body, hav- |
ng no valid existence under the consti- |
.Htion and laws of the State; and con-
'idering that the plaintiff, Henry c. |
WarmOth, had never been suspended, |
and that the defeated Pinehback, even |
f he were Lieutenant- Governor, could |
lOt attempt to usurp his chair,
without being mere naked trespasser.
For these reasons it is ordered aud ad-
judged that said defendant, Pinchback, |
De pronounced guilty of contempt of
his court, and that he be i'm
1risoned therefor in the parish |
,rison for ten days, and pay a fine of
ifty dollars, and costs of this proceeding. /
Signedl w. A. ELMER,
Judge Of the Eighth District Court, Parish OF |
Orleans