New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-12-17
TIE PRESIDENT AND LoUIsIANA.

A STATEMENT FROM THE ATroRNEY-GENERAL-
THE PRESIDENTS REASON FOR RECOGNIZING
rHE spArE-HoUsB hEoi5hATURE-
WASHINGTON, Dee. 16.-AttOmey- General Will
HAMS to-day, the following statement relative TO
Affairs in louisiana:
According 10 the laws OF Louisiana, Gov. Warmoth.
Lieutenant Gov. Pchack, Secretary Of State Heron
aud Lynch aud Anderson constituted at the late
election that State Returning Board, with power to
canvass the votes for Presidential Electors members OF
Congress, State officers, and members OF Tie Legs
laturc.
Plnchback and Anderson were candidates upon the
Republican ticket and therefore resigned their seats
upon the Board and 10 I'LL the vacancies so created
Longstreet and Hawkins elected by the remaining
members, provided by law Warnoth then pretended
TO remove the secretaryof State from office, and APP
pointed la his place fellow by the name Of Jack WhaF
ton. warmoth and Wharton then rapudiaed the cleo
tionsf LongstTeo and HAWKING and appointed in their
places IIaben aud Dapont.
This Board constituted were proceeding - canvass
the votes when upon due application their proceedings
were peTpetually enjoned by the Judge OF the Eighth
District Court whose jurisdiction Ia the case was
unauestioned. wamoh thoreupon forcibly elected the
Jddge granting said injunction from his Office aud in
stalled In his place before the votes were eanvasSed, Or
II was legally known who elected the Democratic
candidate for the Judgesip In mat District AT that
election.
Proceedings then had in the Supreme Court OF
the state, which the validity OF this change or Judges
was brought question: and the Court held 1t Invalid
and In effect decided that warmoths Board Of Can
yassers wa Illegal It's aets void These decisions
OF the state Court were treated by Wdrmoth Win pei
feet contempt. -. =.
SUIT wa, commenced the Equity side OF the United
States District Court in which an Injunction was asked
and obtained against WarmOuths Board or Canvassers
aud TINS Injunction was also treated by WTmOuth's
Board with contempt. Instructions then gwen TO
the Marshal 10 enforce the orders OF this Court ana
troops were placed his service for that purpose.
Meanw bile the Board of Cauyassers Organized accord
ing 10 law, majority OF them caDyassed the votes
and returned that tue Republican candidates for Pres
DENTAL Electors aud State officers elected ana that
certain pel sons elected Ia the Legislature War
moth having called extraordinary session OF the egs
lature the persons returned elected by the regular
Board assembled In the satc House. and aiicr organz
ton made formal rcquisu0n under Section 4, OF Article
of the Constitution OF tine CDiled s,ates upon the Pres
ient To protect The state tTOm domestic violence. RcS0
buttons of Impeachment also preferred by this body
against Warmoth. and under tlo Consultation Of the
-.
Another body assembled ut Lyceum Hail. in New.
Orleans claiming be tine Legislature or the state aud
was recognized by Warmotb. Two organizations were
thus made promising nothing TO the state but dscord
and anarchy. Not doubling that Irregularities mad
occurred on both Sides but believing that TIE RepuDl
can ticket had received majority OF the votes or
Louisiana and acting in conformity 10 the RETURNS OF the
regular Board of Canyassers and the decisions OF the
stale and Federal Courts, tine President decided 10
answer the resolution or the State House Legislature by
,rcngnzng the organization with which 10 connected
~ the lawful Government % the atate