Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-12-11

WarmOth Gets an Injunction against
Pinchback.
The Voice of an Oppressed People
They Prefer Military DespOtism to
Radical ROwdyism.
The U. 8. Supreme Court Promises a
Hearing.
The state Court Issues an Injunction
Against Pinchback.
New ORLEANS, Dec. 10.-Gov. War
moth fled the following petition in the
Eighth District Court this morning:
The petition of Henry c. Warm0th of the
Parish of Orleans respectfully represents that
he is the Governor of the State Of. Louisi-
ana, and that he is and has been since the
year 1868 in possession of said Office and
the discharge of its functions, and he is en-
titled to discharge its duties until he shall
be legally removed or until successor shall
be duly qualified; that one P. B. S. Pinch
back of the Parish of Orleans, has this ninth
day Of December, 1872, attempted forciblV
to take possession of the rooms assigned to
the Chief Magistrate of the State at the
State House during the absence of petit
toner therefrom, and to assume the duties
Of Governor; that said Pinchback holds no
Office under the Constitution and laws of
Louisiana, has no right to attempt to take
possession of said Office, or to assume any
of the duties of Governor, but is a mere
wrong doer and trespasser in his acts afore-
said. that to preserve the rights of petition
er an injunction is necessary. Wherefore
petitioner prays that said Pinchback may
be duly cited to appear and answer this pc
tition; that an injunction may issue perpe.u-
ally restraining him from committing any
of the acts heretofore set forth; that he may
be summarily restrained during the pend
ency of this salt, etc.
ORDER OF THE COURT.
Let an injunction issue as prayed for and
according to law, on petitioners giving
bond in the SUN of five hundred dollars.
WIN. A. GILMORE,
JEdge of Eighth District Court, Parish of
Orleans.
Annexed is copy of the writ served on
defendant:
You are hereby enjoined 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 pos
session of the Office assigned 10 the Chief
Magistrate of the State of Louisiana at the
State House; from keeping possession or at
tempting to keep possession of said offices
or rooms, or from in anyWise exercising or
TfQU1ntinn n nvaroisn tha f1uctinn5 nd
duties Of the Governor of Louisiana.
VOx POpuli.
at the preliminary meeting at the Cham
Der of Commerce this morning large del
egation of bankers and leading merchants
were present. George Jonas, w. S. Pike,
E. II. Summers and Page NJ. Baker were
appointed a committee to prepare a memo
rial to be submitted to the CITY Hall meet
ing.
The citizens meeting in front of the City
Hail, Notwithstanding cold sleet was fall
ing, was largely attended. Thomas a.
Adams, President of the Crescent Insur-
ance Company, called the meeting to order
aud said: God bless you all for the manner
in which you have responded to the call for
the purpose Of resisting this tyranny which
has been placed upon US, and | hnps you
will be successful in this your peaceable
protest against the invasion OF your rights
as American citizens.
Col. John McEneiy then made a brief
speech and said he was not there to make
political speech or to use inflammatoTy re-
marks but only 10 take counsel in the pre-
sent state to which tyranny and fraud had
reduced them.
Responding to loud calls Gov. Warmoth
took the stand. He recited the incidents
connected with the election and returns.
He asked: Is it not known that the sworn
returns are in the hands of the Govern
or? How then can they decide whether
or not this or that officer is elected? He
said that seven or eight counties had been
counted cut without evidence; that the
Governor had been impeached, the State
House placed in possession of United
States troops, the Leg stature epjOined and
every one denied admittance to the capitol
who was not upon the infamous rolls Of the
enemies of the State. He concluded by
advising recourse to Congress for redress.
The memorial prepared by the Commit
tee Of the Chamber of Commerce meeting
was then read and adopted. 1t is a lengthy
document, setting forth history of the COL
test for the past two weeks in full.
s series of resolutions were adopted
protesting against the usurpation of the
State government by party of unscrupu-
lous adventurers aided By Federal bayOnets;
authorizing the appointment of a commit
tee 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 aU-
thorities and ask that the Federal Govern
ment remove from the State Capitol the
Federal troops, in order that the duly elect
ed representatives of the people may have
free access thereto, assemble, organize and
exercise their legitimate duties, or in the
event of the unWilliHgness of the authOri-
ties so to do, that they be requested to es-
tablish q military government in our midst,
deeming the latter as infinitely preferable to
the present irresponsible, illegal and usurp-
ing rule which is supplemented and sus-
tanned by the bayonets.
The CustOm-hOuse Legislature.
The Kellogg Legislature is in Joint ses-
sion to count the vote for Governor and
Lieutenant Governor. A. p. Field Teceiv-
Ell his commission as Attorney General, and
was directed to telegraph to Washington
and have the suit instituted by Attorney
General Ogden stopped, and to notify the
Supreme Court that he bad been commits
stoned. A bill to the same purpose passed
the Senate.
Pinchbeck stated that, having been duly
returned, he viii receive his commission as
Congressman at large.
PInchback,s Gubernat0rial Message.
Acting Gov. Pinchbsck to-day sent his
message to the Legislature. He recon-
mends prompt action in the case of the
impending impeachment against Gov. War
moth and vigorous, searching investiga-
ton regarding election frauds with view
to punish the guilty. TIE proclamation
concludes as follows: "lhe people have
complained of oppressive laws. [ would
recommend that all laws which are justly
obnoxious or which bear oppressiyely upon
any portion Of the people of this State,
whether political or economical, be modi-
fed or repealed, and that all your legisla-
ton be conducted not in the interest Of any
class but with view TO protect the rights
and foster the interests of the whole PEG
pie of this State"
The U. s. Supreme Court Joins IN Q
Fray.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10.-In the case OF
Kellogg against Warmoth, which was be-
fore the Supreme Court of the United
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