American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-12-21
The Louisiana ImbrOQliO.

his Adiutant, Gen. Steel, to report
to Gen. Longstreet, express their
determination to obey no orders but
those emanating from Gov. War
mouth, whom they still regard as
COMMANDMENT Chief. The militia
are OH duty guarding their armory
tonight.
The Sth district court issued an
order for the arrest of PInchback
for contempt. Pinchback refused to
recognise the authority, and was
protected by a posse of the deputy
Marshal
No attempt has been made to use
force i'll executing the order of the
court.
Pinchback has signed the act
passed yesterday, abolishing the
Sth district court.
Clinton, the new State Auditor,
| was installed III office to-day at Me-
chanics Institute.
The Legislature took action re-
garding recusant members. The
Senate passed a resolution declar-
| ing the seats of absent members, at
ter tomorrow. without good cause,
vacant. The following explains it.
self:
To the People of Louisiana:
1t IS my duty to make known that
the President of the United States
has formally and officially recog
nized the State Government of Lou
isiana, to the head of which l have
been called under the Constitution
of Louisiana. The following dis
patch has been received and is pub
lished for the information of all law
abiding citizens of the State, to-
wit:
WASHINGTON, Dec. IL, 1872.
To Acting Gov. Pinchback, New orleans. La:
Let it be understood that YOU are
recognized by the President as the
lawful Executive of Louisiana, and
the body assembled at Mechanics
Institute as the lawful Legislature.
And it is suggested that you make
proclamation to that effect; aud also
that all necessary assistance will be
given to you and the Legislature
herein recognized to protect the
State from disorders and violence.
GEO. Fl. WILLIAMS,
Attorney General.
Now, therefore 1, p. B. 8. Pinch
back, Lieutenant Governor and
Acting Governor of State, do issue
this my proclamation, cOunsellIng
and commanding all citizens to re.
cognlze, support AMI give obedience
to the Government Of State so Ie.
cognized. counsel and command
all persons who may be partlcipat-
ing in any illegal assembly claiming
to be the Legislature of the State,
assembled elsewhere than at the
StatehOuse, the Mechanics Institute
to disperse. l request all citizens
to aid in maintaining peace and
order and obedience to the lawfully
constituted authorities and fur
thermOre, in the discharge of the
executive duties of the State, |
warn all parties or cOmbina.i ions,
whatever pretence of authority they
may allege for their action, that
they will be held to strict account
for their conduct in the premises,
and be punished to the full extent
of the law for all violation of the
good order of society or a disregard
of the dignity and peace of the
State. And l now command, and
will enforce, obedience to all laws
which may have been enacted or
may be enacted by the General AS.
sembly of the State, now in session
at the StatehOuse, Mechanics In-
stitute.
Given under my hand and the
r, seal of State, alike at New
Orleans, this 10Th day of De-
cember, 1872, and of the Indepen
dence of the United States the 9th.
By the Governor,
p. B. s. PINCHBACK,
Acting Governor of Louisiana.
G. E. BOvEE. Sec'y of State.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 1.-THE fol-
lowing was telegraphed to-day:
His Excellency U. s. Grant, Pres.
ident of the United States: Claim
ing to be Governor elect of the
State, I beg you in the name of all
justice to suspend recognition of
either of the dual governments now
in operation here until there can
be laid before you all the facts on
both sides touching the legitimacy
of either government. The people,
denying the legitimacy of the Pinch
back Government and its Legisla.
ture, simply ask to be heard thro
q committee of one hundred of our
best citizens, on the eve of depar-
ture for Washington, before you re.
cognize one Nr other of the govern
ments. do not believe we will be
condemned until we are fully heard.
JNO. MCENERY.
Gov. Warmoth recommends that
a committee of the Fusion Legisla-
ture accompany the Citizens Com
mittee to Washington.
The following is the decree of the
Eighth District Court in the case OF
" armOuth as. Pinchback:
A motion having been made here
in by counsel for plaintiff, that an
attachment issue against defendant
torrepeated and continued contempt
of this Court in disobeying the in
junction issued herein on the 9th
of December, 1872, and said defend
ant having forcibly resisted the
process of the attachment and been
guilty of further contempt as shown
by his letter to the Sheriff and the
Sheriff's return thereon and con.