Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1872-12-19
SOUTHERN POLITICS.

eral w. II. Smith, U. S. A., Lieu tenants
Hays and King, of Gen. Emory's staff
and infantry this morning went to the
State arsenal held by the militia, stating
they had lnstrctions from Washington
to take charge. The militia at once
surrendered the property and vacated the
premises. The officers retained thei1
suits and arms, which were personal
property.
In the Mechanics Institute Legisla-
ture the board of managers Yesterday
submitted the articles of impeachment
against GOV. Warmoth. The following
is synopsis of the charges:
l. An unconstitutional and unlawful
ejectment Of George E. Boree from the
Office OF Secretary of State.
2. Appointing, in April, 1870, for tax
collector of the parish of Tangipahoa
John Evans, who had been elected from
the same office by the Senate.
3. Commissioning Ogden as attorney
general, Harper as sheriff and Elmore
as Judge,o of the Eighth District Court.
when no legal returns had been made
by the legal returning officers; and con
spring with them to forcibly and lie
gally put out of the Office Dibblee, Judge
OF the Eighth District Court and also
commissioning other judges and officers
when no legal returns had been made
by legal returning officers
4. Offering bride of $4,000 and
the dlspensation Of patronage to Lieu
tenant-Governor Pinchback if he would
organize the Senate to suit the purposes
Of the accused.
5.Procuring fraudulent registration at
the last election in different parts of the
State.
s. Offering to r. r.. Catrii:,, State
supervisor Of election IN the parish of
st. Charles, a bride in the ioiln OF an
appointment es State tax collector, if he
would meke fraudulent return OF the
election in said parish.
Z. Exercising tina functions of Cover
nor after ne was impeached, in derelic
ton Of respect to the General Assem-
bly,, and putting the peace of the State
in jeoperdy.
The board reserve the right to reply
to the Governors answer to offer testi-
mony, and to introduce additional arti-
cles.
A bill was passed authorizing the is
sue OF warrants for $4,000, to defray
the expenses of the General Assembly.
These warrants were made receivable
for taxes, &c.
Senator Kellogg's friends contradict
the report telegraphed hence by special
correspondents that his life has been
threatened, and that he does not go up
on the streets unattended.
The United States troops stationed at
Little Rock, Ark, have been ordered
to New Orleans.
STATEMENT OF THE LOUISIANA ATTORNEY
GENELAL.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.-The attor-
ney general of Louisiana H. n. Ogden,
writes to Attorney General Williams a
lengthy argument against the action of
the President in recognizing the custom
house and federal court party in New
Orleans. He says:
''Ihe action OF the Executive in reg
organizing the assemblage atMechanics
Institute, in New Orleans, as the Leg
islature Of Louisiana, and P. B. s.
Pinchback az Governor, was certainly
premature. Pinchback was never lieu
tenant Governor Of the State, and his
term as Senator expired under the
constitution Of that State on the fourth
day Of November last. The assemb
lage at Mechanics Institute was no
toriously returned and seated by dep
uty United States marshal, under the
order Of an inferior federal court.
''This fact can be ascertained by ref
erence to the papers filed by me in
tn Supreme Court the United States
III the matter Of ex parte. Warmoth
applying for a writ of prohibition.
These are circumstances of which the
government must take notice without
discussing who was or who was not
elected.
81 respectfully suggest that before
the. President undertook to settle the
controversy, and t pledge the great
power OF his Office to either side, much
deliberation and full hearing should
have been accorded" Here Mr. Ogden
goes into the history of the case,
claiming that the election was quiet,
that there were no frauds, and that
the acts Of party villany, if any were
committed. were not perpetrated by
the Yarmouth party.
General Emory last night telegraph
ic to the President that danger of col
lision existed between the police and
militia, and asked for Instructions
A reply was sent at late hour, in
structing him in effect not to take sides
with either party, but to hold his
forces in readiness tc preserve the
peace, and to interfere only in case Of
necessity for that purpose.
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