Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1872-12-26

two once sovereign States, are
careful to keep til cir readers in
total ignorance of the cause Of
the difficulties existing in both.
1t is not "the Louisiana MIDDLE"
as the Radical papers would
| have their readers believe. It is
treason, plain, positive, and un-
disguised. 1t is the same kind
of treason, the same attempt pre-
cisely that was made in Pennsyl-
vania, in 1888, when Governor
Ritner, taking the advice the of
agitator and traitor, Thad. Ste
vens, attempted to "Creat the
election as if it had not been
held" and organized a "Rump
House of representatives," by
swearing in as Members, several
men who had been defeated by
the votes of the people of their
districts. The same thing, the
same kind of treason, but worse,
is now attempting in louisiana
and Alabama, with aid of Grant
and his U. s. troops. In Louisiana
a "Rump Legislature" has been
organized. Fifteen Of its so call
ed Members admit that they were
not elected, but contend that had
their partisans all voted they
would have been elected. On
this plea or claim they were
sworn in as Members Of the Leg
islature of Louisiana! Being
thus organized, they ordered or
resolved that the legal Governor
of the State be deposed, and a
niger named Pinchbeck, declar-
edl "acting Governor" No sc
er was Pinchbeck in his seat as
Governor than he issued a Proc
tiamation,eemmanding obedience
to his authority, and to back him
self in his treason, he published
the following from Grants AT
torney General:
"WAsRINGToN, d. c., Dec. IL.
Acting Governor Pinchbeck.
New Orleans: Let it be under
stood that you are recognized by
the President as the lawful exc
cutive of Louisiana, and that the
body assembled at Mechanics
Institute is the lawful legislature
of the State, and it is suggested
that you make u proclamation to
that effect, and that all necessary
assistance will be given you and
the legislature herein recognized
to protect the State from disor>
| der and violence--
GEORGE Fl. WILLIAMS,
Attorney General"
After this a telegram was sent
to the President by Hon. John
McEmery, Governor elect, asking
him to delay the recognition of
either Legislature in the city
named until the Committee of
One Hundred Citizens, appointed
at a recent mass meeting can
fully represent the whole matter
to the government. The Presi-
dent directed the Attorney-Gen-
eral to forward the following:
"WAsHINGToN, Dee. 13.-To
Hon. John EcEmery, New Or
leans, La: Your visit with a
hundred citizens will be ~unavail-
ing SO far as the President is
concerned. His decision is made
and will not be changed, and the
sooner it is a~cquiesced in the
sooner good order and peace will
be restored. ~
GEORGE II. WILLIAMS,
Attorney General"
1t will be seen from the above
telegram that Grant has made
up his mind to assist the scoun-
drels and traitors who have u.s..
urped authority in Louisiana.-
The acting Governor and Cover.
nor-elect as we'll as the legally
elected Legislature are all put at
utter defiance, aud United States
troops are stationed in the State
house and in the Executive de-
partmentl Was there ever such
unadulterated treason IN this or
ano other country? The men in
Louisiana engaged in these
high-handed outrages deserve
impeachment and imprisonment
for life. g
We need not speak of Alabama.
She is in the same condition as
Louisiana-her legally elected
officers and members of Assem-