Semi-weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1871-1872, 1872-01-18

This infamatory advertisement
was extended to a column in length
in one paper, and half q column in
another.
The Governors ready compliance
with the demand Of the Legislature
for protection prevented an open
demonstration by these secret bodies,
until later in the day, when a SER
geant-at- arms ofthe Senate, escorted
by a squad of police, searching for
absent Senators in order to secure
a quorum, passed in the vicinity of
the Gem drinking saloon, to which
MIR. Carter and a minority of the
House had seeded, and were hold
ing illegal sessions. This small
force was driven off by several hun
dreds of excited men armed with
knives and pistols, who gathered at
the cries of Form Knights, "Rally
&C." and who were led by prominent
Democratic politicians. These un-
lawful organizations even to the
present time constitute the acknowl-
edged body guards of Carter and
his allies, and for time stood
between them and the processes'of
the State courts. Many of their
members, together with desperate
men who draw salaries as Custom
house employees, we're commits
stoned by Carter as sergeants-at-
arms of his fractional House, and
under guise of this authority in
vaded private dwellings,, breaking
open doors, insulting females, and,
when possible, abducting members
who refused to countenance their
revolutionary proceedings. In en-
deavoring to thus abduct Hon. w.
R. Wheyland, of Sabine parish,
whom they had previously declared
expelled, these minions drew their
revolvers and deliberately murdered
him. The perpetrators, still armed
with Carter's commission, were
taken in the act, and being charged
with murder by the jury of inquest,
are safely imprisoned. Throughout
these exciting scenes, the majority
Of the House have continued their
sessions in the State House, force
or constraint in not single instance
being used to refrain them.
For an entire week, and until Or
dered to desist by the honorable
Secretary of the Treasury, the Col
lector of Customs placed the re-
venue cutter Wilderness at the dis
pdsal of such Senators as sympa-
thized with the attempt to over
throw the State Government, in
order that they might escape from
the jurisdiction of the State and
prevent quorum of the body to
which they belong. These recreant
public servants are now in adioin-
ing State.
From the beginning, these illegal
and revolutionary measures have
been conducted under the aus
pices of the Democratic State Exc
cutive Committee, and the result oi
success would have been to transfer
the State to the control of that
party. The appeals for martial law
and the so-called indignation meet
ings are instigated by Democratic
leaders and backed by proclama.
tons from the Democratic State
and Parish Committees, while from
the respectable and peace-lovine
citizens of the city and interior
parishes appeals to sustain the con
stitution authorities are CONSTANT,
arriving.
| George w. Carter, for two day
past, has been hidden from tn
police, who hold q warrant for hi
arrest as rccessory for murder, il
some secret place within the Gus
tomKouse building. To-day he ha
surrendered to a Democratic judge
to be released on bonds, the sai'
Judge first disbanding the Gram
Jury which was considering hi
case, and which it was feared woul
find q true bill against him as q par
ty to the murder of Mr.. Wheylant