New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-01-12
The Martial Law Clam0r.

| Defeated at Every point by the energy
watchfulness and discretion of the State
| authorities, assisted by General Emory and
| the troops under his command, the con-
| spirators, whose object was to overthrow
the State government by means of revolu'
tion and insurrection, now impudently be-
siege the national executive with petitions
for the proclamation of martial law in
Louisiana. Our dispatches this morning
state that the President has referred the
subject to Attorney General Williams.
This official will find in pursuing his in
vestigations that the very men who are
clamoring for martial law in Louisiana are
the revolutionary sympathizers, and the
revolutlonists who have invoked the people
to hurl Governor Warmoth from his posi-
ton by violence.
Their conspracies failed, order was re-
stored, and they, being now powerless to do
evil by violence, are invoking the aid of
martial law to thwart the State government
in its successful efforts to restore peace and
order. Martial law will not be proclaimed.
stokes Chats with tho Police and a
Reporter.
The Louisville Courier Journal has the
following concerning Stokes, the assassin of
James Fisk, Jr.:
While Stokes was being taken to the
Tombs he chatted indifferently with the
police. He asked the captain if he would
get him bottle of wine, as his stomach
was out of order. The captain refused.
Stokes then begged the captain to stop and
let him have a drink. This request was
also refused. The captain remarked that
Fisk was very low, and was not ex-
pected to i've. II shot him in the abdomen,
didn't p said Stokes; l saw wound there
when they were carrying him off, The
captain described the nature of Fisk's in
juries. ~ heard the Ninth Regiment fellows
were going to turn Manstield's house inside
out last night, is that truea If some of
those Erie fellows were to run across me
they would meet their match, he added.
AS he was crossing the Tombs court yard
he said: ''One year ago to-day Fisk had me
locked up with another prisoner.
His lawyers Had a long conversation with
him in the afternoon. After breakfast yes
terday, he said in a conversation with re-
porter: You need have no fears for me. l
am no murderer. l have read the papers
and assure you there is a tale yet untold"
When informed of Fisk's death he said
"Well, it's a sad loss to the business COM
munity, but the papers should not PREJUDICE
me by calling me a murderer. Some of
their narratives read like romance Inever
wished Fisk any harm personally. Inever
dreamed of offending him. could say more,
but my counsel have closed my lips" Being
asked if he followed Fisk's carriage down
Broadway yesterday, he said that state
ment was prepOsterOus. Il rode down
from Yorkville court yesterday afternoon in
company with Assistant District Attorney
Fellows and John McKeon. We stopped
at Delmonico's and took some lunch" He
also said: Il had no knowledge from any
source of there being any Indictment
found against me. Had heard such would
not have believed it, for knew there was
nothing to warrant such proceedings"
Reporter-It is the general impression
that the severe examination of Miss Mans
field, added to the alleged remark of Judge
Barnard that you were indicted, drove you
to desperation; that you intercepted Fisk
on roadway, and followed him.
Stohes-There is not one syllable of truth
in that report. Nothing occurred at York
vile court to decompose me; on the con-
trary | think the case was much in my
favor.
Reporter-Do you have any fear for the
result as regards yourself!
Here Stokes took small wallet from
his pocket.
Stokes-Do you see that wallet! Well,
as sure as you see it, just as sure will l be
acquitted by any jury that can be i'm
paneled.