The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1872-12-27
ADDRESS from the People of Louisiana


4 committee of the most prominent citi-
zens of New Orleans have prepared and pub
lished an address to the people of the United
States, in which they set forth in a plain and
we donbt not truthful manner the causes of
the controversy now in progress there for the
civil offices.
After repelling the insinuatiOn that the af-
fair was merely struggle for political ascen-
dency between Governor Warmoth and Mr..
Kellogg, the Republican candidate for Gov.
ernor, and asking the government to make n
candid and impartial investigation of facts,
the address gives a detailed statement of the
whole affair, 1t says that there was gene
raj election held in Louisiana on the fourth
ofNovemuer last for the election of Gov
enor, Lieutenant Governor, members ofthe
General Assembly and other State and Fede-
raj officers. AT this election VIM Pitt Kel-
logg, member Of the Senate of the United
States, and c. G. Antoine, q collector of the
port OF Shreveport, were candidates for the
offices of Governor and Lieutenant Govern
or, and were opposed by John McEnefy and
Davidson B. Penn. The present Governor,
Warmoth, was not a candidate for re-clec-
ton.
This election was conducted without riot
disturbance or violence, and the number of
votes cast was unusually large. The returns
OF the electors were made to the board ap-
pointed for the purpose, consisting, under the
law, of Governor Warmoth, Lieutenant Gov
ernor Pinchhack, Secretary of State Heron,
and two other persons, named Lynch and
Anderson. A board met, and it was resoly-
cd that Anderson and Pinchback were dis
qualified by reason of their being candidates
for office. Governor Warmoth then removed
Heron, whom he had appointed, from the of
lice of Secretary of State as Il dcfaulter, and
appointed and commissioned Wharton in his
stead. The Governor was prompted to this
action, the address says, by the discovery of
plot between Heron and Lynch to fasify
the returns and defeat the will of the people,
Warmoth and Wharton, theu, as majority
of the board, and in the presence of Lynch,
proceeded to fill vacancies in their body.
Lynch and Heron afterwards met, and I'M
der the same assumption elected two per-
sons to form with them returning board.
Kellogg and Antoine knowing that they
had been defeated at tie election, then appli-
ed to the [. s. Circuit Court, complaining
that they scvcrally apprehendel that they
would be deprived of the offices for which
they had been candidates, and falsely claim
ing that they had received a majority of the
votes cast, and that there had been 10 900 col
ored voters prevented from voting.
Governor Warmoth having in the mean
time issued his proclamation naming the per-
sons legally and rightfully constituting the
returning board, the Judge before whom the
complaint was made by the defeated candi.
dates-one Durcll, issued an order for the L.
s. marshal to take possession of the State
House, and to prevent the ingress of all OK.
cept certain persons named by the Kellogg
returning board
The marshal, assisted by adctachmcnt from
the army Of the United States under these or
ders, took possession of the State capitol, and
held it on the 9th of December, when the
General Assembly were to come together UNI
der the proclamation of the Governor. The
egrcss and ingress ofpersons were regulated
according TO this order. \ person named
Pinchback took possession of the chair of the
Senate and directed its organization He had
been Senator for term that had expired
While Senator he had been president of the
Senator, and in virtue of such presidency, un
der the law, had acted as Lieutenant Govern
or after tho death Of Dunn, the Lieutenant
Governor chosen in 1868.
Pinchback's term of Office as president OF
the senate having expired, he had no color
of title to act as Lieutenant Governor or to
take any part in the organization Of the Sen
ate.
A bogus House Of Delegates was also