Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1872-12-14
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LOUISIANA LEGISLATURE.

LOUISIANA LEGISLATURE.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 1.-THE fusion
Legislature is in session. There is q quo
rum in both Houses. Gen. Hugh j. Camp
bell is President of the Senate. Q. Mon
case was elected Speaker of the House.
A Fusion Legislature Joint Committed
was appointed to notify the Governor
who soon thereafter sent to the joint SEES.
sion of the Senate and House his message
after reading which, both Houses adjour.
ed until noon tomorrow.
Gov. Warmoth to-day issued the follow.
ing proclamation:
STATE OF LOUISIANA, EXECUTIVE DEpT, |
New Orleans, Dec. IL, 1872.
WHEREAS, A revolutionary assemblage
pretending to be the General Assem- bly, Of
the State of Louisiana, composed mostly
Of candidates defeated OF the election, bu,
who have been proclaimed elected by per.
sons wholly unauthorized to act, which
persons have deliberately and wickedly
falsifed facts of the election, and have
prstented to return the said defeated Gu n
didates without having possession of an y
legal returns or other documentary evil
dence, thus setting at defiance the MAORI.
ly Of the " i'll Of the people and
WHEREAS, The said fraudulent and pre-
tended General Assembly has attempted
to impose upon the public by passing pre-
tended resolutions OF Impeachment in pur-
susnce of which person, falsely a>sum-
ing to be Lieutenant Governor, by virtue
of a term of office as Senator, which had
expired has, under the protection of GER
tain unauthorized persons, broken into
the Exscetive office aud declared himself
acting Governor, aud persists in such
claim in spite of an injunction issued by
q competent court 4; and whereas said revo-
lutionary and fraudulent organization
hos ed to declare the results Of the
late election by proclaiming the election
of the candidate for Governor and other
State officers, who we're really defeated,
and by many thousand votes.
WHEREAS, The truly elected members
Of the General Assembly being excluded
from the capital by an armed force, tenn
pororily placed at the disposal Of the con-
spirators against the peace and dignity of
the State, have met and organized at the
City Hall, in the City of New Orleans,
and are now prepared to enter upon the
discharge of their legislative duties now,
therefore, l, Henry Clay Ssrmoth, Gov
ernor Of the Stale of Louisiana, do issue
this, my proclamation, warning and eau
tioning all good citizens against in any
manner recognizing sail revolutionary
and fraudulent assembly, pretending to be
the General Assembly Of the State, and
now in session at the building known as
the Mechanics Institute, recently used as
q State House, or the person who claims
10 act as Governor by virtue Of fraudulent
and pretended resolutions Of impeach
ment adopted by said revolutionary as
semblage; and | do hereby command
State officers, tax collectors, sheriffs and
others, TO disregard the pretended official
acts of said revolutionary assemblage and
Of the person who falsely and fraudulent
ly claims to act as Governor Of the State
to refuse to them all countenance and rec
oguition, but TO recogeize and deal only
with the legal officers now in authority,
until such time as their successors shall
be regularly installed in accordance with
the law, and agreeably 10 the legal re-
turns Of the recent election, do hereby
declare that such officers will be protect
ed in the discharge Of their duties by all
the authority Of which the State govern
ment is possessed and that all the force
of the State will be used for the purpose
of defeating the Vaccinations Of the con-
spirators who have temporarily occupied
the State capitol, BY enforcing the laws
Of the State, Of en- soreing the writs Of the
Judiciary, md Of maintaining the peace
and dignity Of the State.
Given under my band and seal, this the
llth DAY Of December, A. d. 1872, and OF
the Independence Of the United States,
ninety-seven.
nc. WARxoIH, Gov. OF La.
Bv the Governor: r. A. Wood ward, Act
ing Seerstary,of State.
AIABMA soUABBLB.
MoxTeoHERT, Dec. ll.-About ] o'clock
to-day, while the capitol Lsgislsture was
in session, Sheriff Strsbsek appeared in
the Senate and said he had warrant
from Lewis 10 take possession Of the cspi-
toi, vhereupon the Ssnste ordered the ser
sesnt-si-srms 70 arrest the Sheriff To-