The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1872-12-21
Attorney General williams Opin-
Ion OF The Louisiana Difficulties.

WASHINGTON, Dec. l6.-Attorney
General Williams to-day made tho
following statements relative to af.
fairs in Louisiana According TO
law, Governor Warmoth, L.ieuten-
ant Governor Pinehback. the Score
tary OF State, Messrs. Lynch and
Anderson, constituted at the late
election in that State tho Returning
Board, with power to anvass the
vote for Presidential Electors, mem
bers OF Congress, State officers, aud
the Legislature. linchback and
Anderson were candidates on the
Gepubl can ticket, aud therefore re-
signed their seats on tho board, aud
to bill the vacancies Longstrcet and
Hawkins were elected by the o
naming members, as provided by
law, Warmoth pretended to re~
move the Secretary Of State from
yllice, and appointed in his place n
fellow by the namcof Jack Wharton.
Warmcth aad Wharton now repu-
dated the election Of Longstrect,
aud appointed in pisce Hatch and
Dupont. This board, so constituted,
were proceeding to canvass tho votes,
when, upon due, application, their
proceedings were p~erpetually en-.
Joined by the Judge OF the Eighth
District State Court, whose iuris.
dlction was unquostionod. Gov
ernor Warmoth thereupon forcibly
the Judge granting said in.
junction from office, and installed
one in bis place before the votes
were cauvassed or it was legally
who was elected the Demo-
cratic candidate for the judgc.hip in
that district at that election. Pros
.eeding, were then had in the Su.
preme Court by which the validity
Of tins cllnnge of Judges was brought
question, and the Court held it
invalid, aud decided that tho War
moth board Of canvassers was lille,
gal AID its net void. These docis-
the State Court were treated by
Warmoth with perfect contempt. A
was commenced in equity on
The side Of the United States District
in which an injunction was
and obtained against War.
MOTHS board OF c~anvasaers and this
injunction was also treated with
'outompt by Warmoth's board. In.
tructions were then given to the
srsha| to enforce the orders of
his court and troops were placed at Z
us service for that purpose. Mean !
'hile the board OF c~anvasscrs or |
according to law or
majority OF them canvassed F..
otes, aud returned that Republican ,
andidatcs Tor Presidential electors ]
nd State officers were elected, and /
nat certain persons were elected to :
ne Legislature. !
Warmoth having called an extra !
rdinary session of the Legislature, 9
nc persons returned as elected by '
ne regular board assembled in the :
House, and after organization
'ade a formal requisition under sec =
4, article 1 of the Constitution |
{ the United States, upon the Pres =
lent to protect the States from do. u
este violence. t
Resolutions of impeachment were !.
$50 preferred by this body against !
'armoth, and under the constitu- &
on Of the State the Lieutenant b
overuor became acting Governor. |
Another body assembled OF Ly- "
Hall, in New Orleans, claiming n
be the Legislature Of the State, e.
I'd was recognized by Warmoth. p
Two organizations were thus
AIDE. promising to the State moth =.
& but discard and anarchy, and I,
It doubling that Irregularities had !,
'curred on both sides, Blu. believing ~
Q Republican ticket had received y
Q majority OF votes in Louisiana, !.
d acting in conformity to the re- :,
rms Of the regular board Of eau r,
ssers, and the decisions of the :
ate and Federal courts, the pres,.
mt decided to answer the resolu Y
N Of the State House Legislature Nv
recognizing the organization with a
ich they were connected rs tho ri,
wfal oovarrr,apt 1f H. ca.