Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-12-14
Louisiana.
The Situation-Hn alters ia thai BADLY
Governed state Getting Worse and
WOTse-A splendid Opportunity of
Fighting Thrown Away.
TIE POLITICAL s1ruArIoN.


NEW YORK, Dec 13.-Goy. Warmoth said TO
the Herald'S New Orleans correspondent last
night that It would be impossible to pass or exc
cue any laws IN the face of Attorney General
Williams dispatch; still, for seltpreSeryation,
the people must keep his legislature together
until the facts could be laid before congress.
/ he Kellogg party are juOiant, claiming that
their victory is complete. They claim to have
positive assurances from Washington that the
supreme court will certainly refuse the writ Of
prohibition. While public sentiment grows
hourly more bitter, 1t now looks rs it an out
break will be aVerted.
lines New Orleans dispatch says that moth
ing but the presence OF United States troops pre-
vents an outbreak.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 13-ln the Mechanics
institute legislature, Senators Campbell and
Mcmillan were expelled. They were old Sena-
tors, holding over from last session, and have
been acting with the city hall assembly. The
Judges of the seventh and eighth district court
have ordered their courts adjourned over from
day to day without the transaction OF further
business until the present political difficulties
cease
The fusion legislature has adjourned until the
regular time OF meeting, unless convened by the
governor.
a JOINT committee was appointed to accom-
pany the citizens committee to Washington.
4 JUDICIAL SHOT AT PINCHBACK.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec, l8.-Ihe following Is the
decree OF the Sth district court in the case OF War
moth VS.. PInchback: A motion having been
MADE hefen, ny counsel Tor plaintiff, that an
attachment issued against defendant for repeat
ed and continued contempt OF this court in dis
oneylng an injunction issued herein on the 9Th
OF December, 1872, and said defendant having
iorcibly resisted the process Of attachment and
been guilty OF further contempt, as shown by
his letter TO the sheriff and the sheritf'S return
thereon, and considering that the time
OF office OF said defendant as state SEN
ator expired on the 4th OF November last, and
ms capacity to act as lieutenant governor, in
virtue of his election as president Of said senate
expired at the same time; considering that the
resolution OF lmpeachment OF Governor Ii. c..
Warmoth, adopted on the 9th inst, even if
adopted by le@al house OF representatives, waS
utterly hull and void, like Judgment without
CITATION, The law providing for formal method
OF citation, aud preliminary investigation before
any resolution can be introduced or adopted !;
considenngihat the house of representatives, SO
called, which passed said resolution of impeach-
ment, IS an Illegal BODY, having no valid eNis-
fence under tue constitution and laws Of this
state, and considering that the plaintiff, II. q.
WarmOtt, has never been suspended, and that
the defendant FlnchDack, even II he were lieu
tenant governor, could moi attempt to usurp his
chalf without Delng mere naked treSpasser-
Tor these reasons 1t IS ordered and adiudged
Chat the SAID defendant, PInchhack, he pro-
nounced guilty OF contempt Of this court, and
mat ne De Imprisoned IN the parish prison for
the term OF ten days, and pay fine Of $50 and
COSTS OF tins proceeding.
toignedD W. A. ELMoRE.
Judge OF Eighth District Court.
RIGHT TO THE POINT, MIR. NJ EMERY.
WASHINGTON, ID. O., Dec. 13.-lhe following
is the text OF dispatch sent by the attorney
general to Cot McEnery Of Louisiana this after
noon:
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10.
non. JOitn Nc EHefH, AetC OrtguHS'
Your visit with hundred citizens will be I'M
awaiting so far as the president is concerned.
This decision is made and will not be changed;
and the sooner it is aCquiesced inl the sooner