The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-12-12
LOUISIANA.
The President Promises TO Protect
the State against Domestic VIC.

eral Williams sent the following telegram
10 the Lieutenant Govern pending the i'm.
parchment trial Of WarmOth:
To Acting GorsrNar Haehback of L9Vls!-
ana;
The requisitiOn Of the Legislature
transmitted by you has been received
Whenever It becomes necessary, in the
Judgment Of the President, the State " III
6o protected from domestic violence.
NEw ORLEANS, December ll.-Lyuch
and Hawkins Of the Returning Board,
made material change in the rule Of the
CITY and parish election. They return
Judges Fox Of the District Courts, which
were closed and NOT determined by the
Governors Board, f. NJ Ennier third, i
L. Lyuch fourth; all Republican Candl
dates for Congress returned The KeI.
l0gg Legislature passed n bill abolishing
the Seventh and Eighth District Courts
and creating superior court with eXClus.
i've Jurisdiction in issuing iujunC,iols and
mandamuses in all cases in which the
State, City and Metropolitan Board shall
be a party. A resolution was passed ar
raigning W. A. Elmore, Judge ct the
Eighth District Court, before the bar Of
tue House for contempt, in issuing an IN.
junction, yesterday against Pinchhack.
by order Of acting Governor Pinch
back, Major General Hugh J. Campbell
has been relieved from active duty and
Major General Jas, Longstreet, Of the
Louisiana militia, has been assigned
cOmmandant OF the division. This
movement wasd oubtless made with u
view OF relieving the United States troops
on duty at the Mechanics Institution.
The fusion Legislature Joint Commit.
Tee appointed To walt on the Governor,
who soon thereafter sent to Il joint session
Ot the Senate and the House his message,
after the reading OF which both houses
adjourned until noon tomorrow.
Governor WarmOth to-day issued the
following proclamation:
STATE LOUISIANA, EXECUTIVE DEr'Tl
New ORLEANS, Dec. II, 1872
WHEREAS, A revolutionary assemblage
pretending TO be the General Assembly
Of the State Of Louisians, composed
mainly Of candidates defeated at the last
election, but who have been pro-
claimed elected by persons wholly
unauthorized TO act; which persons
have deliberately and wiCkedly
fals.aed the faith Oi the election, and have
pretended 10 return the said defeated can
didates without having possession Of any
legal returns or other documentary cvi-
dence, thus setting al defiance the will VI
the majority OF the people; and where's,
the said fraudulent und pretended General
Assembly has attempted 10 impose upon
the public by passing pretended resOlu-
tiOns OF impeachment, in pursuance OF
which person, falsely assuming to be
Lieutenant Governor by virtue Ol term
US Senator which had expired has, under
the protection OF certain Unauthorized
persons, broken into the executive Office
and declared himself Acting Governor OF
the State Of Louisiana, and persists in such
claim in spite of Au injunction issued by
competent court, and whereas, said
revolutionary and fraudulent organization
has proceeded TO declare the results Of
the late election by prOclaiming the cleo
ton Ol candidates for Governor and
other State officers, who were really de.
ieated by msny thousand votes; and,
whereas, truly elected members Of the
General Assembly being excluded from
the capital by an armed force placed at
the disposal oi the cOnspir9tOrs against
the peace and dignity oI the
State, have met and organized at
the City Hall, ol the city Of New Or
leans, and are now prepared to enter upon |
the discharge Of their legislative duties.
Now, therefore. |, Henry Clay War.
moth, Governor Of the State Of Louisiana,
do issue this my proclamation, warning
and cautionEng all good citizens against, |
in any manner, recognizing said rrvOlu- |
tiOnary and fraudulent assemblage, pre.
tending 10 be the General Assembly Of
the State, and now in session at the
building known rs the Mechanics Insli
tute, and recently used rs a Safe House, |
and the person who claims to act as Gov. |
ernOr by virtue Of the fraudulent and pre-.
tended resolutions OF impeachment adopt.
ed by the said revolutionary assemblsgc;
and | hereby command all State officers,
collectors, sherllf3 and others, n dlsrc-
gard the pretended official acts Oi the said |
revolutionary aSSCmblage and Of the pc
son who falsely aui irsudulcntly claims
10 act as Governor Of the State; To refuse |
10 them all COuntenance or recognition,
but 10 recognize and deal only with the
legal officers now in authority uu-
I'll such time as their SUCCESSORS
shall be regularly installed in accordance |
with law and agreeably TO the legal re.
turns of the recent election. And | do |
hereby declare that such officers will be |
protected in the discharge OF their duties |
by all the authority Of which the State
government is possessed; and that all the |
force OF the Stale will be used for the pur.
pose Of defeating the Vaccinations of the |
cOnspiratOrs who have temporarily oCcu
pied the State Capitol, Of enforcing the |
laws OF the Stast, Of enforcing wrils OF
the judiciary, and Of maintaining the
peace and dignity Of the State.
Given under my hand and the seal OF |
the State, this llth day Of December, A.
d. 1879, and of the independence Of the
United States the 9th
TSigncdl II. c. WARMoTH, /
Governor !f louisiana.
BY the Governor:
Y. A. WOODWARD,
Acting Secretary Of SMh.
NEW ORLEANS, December 1.-THE
militia officers having been ordered by
Acting Governor Pinchback, through
Adjutant General Street, to report 10
Gen. Longstreet, they express a drtcrmin.
alton 10 obey no orders but those cmnnat.
ing from Gov. Warmolh, who they still
regard rs Commander rim Chief. The
militia arc on duty guarding lleirarmoly
tonight.