The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-12-11
LOUISIANA.

the Parish Of Orleans, respectfully Tep
resents that he is Governor Of the Stat
Iot Louisiana, and that be Is and has beel
since the year 1868 In possession OF sail
Office and discharged It's functions, and b,
is entitled to discharge It's duties until b
shall be legally removed or q successor
shall be duly qualified. One P. B, 8
Pluchback, OF the Parish of Orleans, hal
this, the 9th day Of December, 1872, at
tempted forcibly TO take possession
oi the rooms assigned to thC
chief magistrate OF the State a
the State House, during the absence 0
the petitioner theretrom, and to assume
the duties Of Governor; that said Pinch
back holds no office, and under the Con
sttution and laws Of Louisiana, has ne
right to attempt TO take possession Of the
said Office, nor to assume any Of the duties
Of Governor, but Is q mere wrong doel
and trespaSser in his acts aforesaid; thai
70 preserve the rights oithe petitioner, an
injunction Is necessary, wherefore tue pc
titioner prays that said Pinchback may
be duly cited to appear and answer to this
petition; that an Injunction may be issued
pCtitionally restraining him from commit.
ting any Of the acts heretofore set forth;
that he may be summarily restrained dur.
ing the pendency Of this suit, &c.
The order ot the Court let an injunc.
tion issue as prayed for according 10 law,
on the petitioner giving bond in the sum
Of FIVE hundred dollars.
GSigned1 WM, A. ELMoRE.
Judge Eighth Dtstrict Court, Pdri& Of Or
leans
Annexed is a copy of the writ served
on the defendant:
You are hereby epj oined and restrained
from interfering or attempting to interfere
In any way with Henry G. Warmoth in
the discharge Of his duties as Governor:
from taking possession or attempting to
take possession Of the office assigned to
the chief magistrate Of the State of
Louisiana at the State House; from keep.
ing possession or attempting to keep
possession Of said offices or rooms, or
from in any way exercising or attempting
to exercise the functions and duties Of
the Governor Of Louisiana.
At preliminary meeting at the Cham.
Der Of Commerce this morning, a large
delegation Of bankers and leading mer.
chants were present. George Jonas, W.
s, Pike, O. Il. Summers and Page N.
Bader were appointed a committee to pre-.
pare memorial to be submitted to the
City Hall meeting this morning. Weather
cold, sleet this morning, raining slowly all
day. The citizens meeting in front ol the
City Hall, Notwithstanding the inclem-
ency Of the weather, was largely attended.
Thos. A. Adams, President ofthe Crescent
Insurance Co., called the meeting to
order; he said, God bless you all for the
manner in which you have responded TO
the call for the purpose OF resisting this
tyrany which has been placed upon US,
and ! hope you will be successful in this,
your peaceable protest agaist the invasion
OF your rights as America citizens. COL
John McEnesy then made a brief speech;
he said he was not there to make q polit.
ical speech or use inaamatory remarks,
but only to take counsel in the present
state to which tyranny and fraud had re-
duced them.
Responding to loud calls, Gov. War
moth took the stand. He recited the in.
cidents connected with the election and
returns. He asked: Is 1t not known
that the sworn returns are in the hands of
the GovernorI How, then, can they de-
eide whether or not this or that officer Is
elected; said that seven or eight counties
had been counted without evidence; that
the Governor had been impeached; the
State House had been placed in possession
OF United States troops; the Legislature
eDjoined, and everybody denied admit
lance to the Capitol who were not on the
infamous rolls oil the enemies OF the State.
BE concluded by advising recourse to
Congress for redress.
The memorial prepared by the Com.
mittee Of the Chamber OF Commerce
meeting was then read and adopted.
1t Is leugthY document setting forth the
history Ot the contest for the passed two
weeks in full.
A series Of resolutions were adopted
protesting against the usurpatlon Of the
State government by party ol unscrupu.
lous adventures aided by federal bayo-
nets, and authorizing the appointment OF
a committee OF one hundred to prepare an
address to the President and Congress
setting forth their manifold grievances.
They shall visit Washington, lay it before
the national authorities, and ask that the
Federal government remove from the
State Capital the Federal troops, in order
that the duly elected representatives Of
the people may have free access thereto to
assemble, organize and exercise their 10.
gitimate duties; or In the event Of the un-
willingness Of the authorities so to do,
that they be requested to establish mill.
tary government in our midst, deeming
the latter as infinitely preferable to the
present irresponsible, illegal and usurping
rule, which Is supplemented by bayonets.
The Kellogg Legislature is in joint ses.
sion to count the votes for Governor and
1t. Governor
A. P. Field has received his commits.
sion as Attorney General, and was di.
rected TO telegraph to Washington, and
have the suit instituted by Attorney Gen.
eral h. N. Ogden stopped, and to notify
buS SAhSAS NOulb Luhb AG uhu uGtQ
commissioned. A bill to the same pur-
pose passed the Senate. Pinchback sta.
ted that having been duly returned, he
will receive his commission as Congress.
man at large.
Acting Governor Plnchback, to-day
sent message to the Legislature. he re.
commends prompt action in the case ofthe
impending impeachment against Gov.
ernor Warmoth, and q vigorous and
sweeping investigations In regard to the
election frauds with view Of punishinp
the guilty" The proclamation con-
cludes: "The people have complained
Of oppressive laws; l would recommend
that oil laws which are justly obnoxious,
or which bear oppressyely upon any por.
tion Of the people OF this State, whether
political or economic, be modified or re-
pealed; and that all your legislation be
conducted not in the interest Of any class,
but with view toprotect the rights and
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