, 1872-12-12
Further Advices from the Po-
litical Situation in
Louisiana,
Both Legislatures in SeSSion---GoTer-
nor Warm0th'S Pr0CIa-
nation.
The Alabama TroubIes---The Governor
Wants Possession Of the
State House.
Political MATTERS Elsewhere.


New ORLEANS. Dec. 11.-Tha Fnsion J,ecis.
1ature is in session with a onornm in hoth
T1 49, 1" =" ooAt
Houses. General Hugh Campbell is President
OF tue oenale' anu j. Z. Moncure was elected
Speaker Of the House.
The Lynch-Haykins Return;n- Roard mako
$1,000 A o A1A1a A'ostao A1"no
material change IN the result OF the city and
parish e1ect;on. They retrrn Jndces far tba
n;etu;,t ro,,-4a --,1,;o1, :-a.~ ~,...ss -
ols'rlct courts winch were classed and not de-
termined by the Governors Board. E. II, En-
nier, il the Third; and B. L; Lynch, in the
sxsaaa - oeeu at,.."Ipa ~""1'eo Ao1 oon~
sfgss, are Teturnga.
abolishing the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Dis
trict Courts md creating q Superior Court with
exclusive jurisdiction Ct on IN issuing nunstoqs M and
- 3 'ataEtr as =. -. Is5 rrm - st ano S%NNo'
ano noaia Gna1 % pa1Ey
Judge Of the Eighth District Court, before the
bar Of the House for contempt in issuing an in-
;rnc+;on rog+or3o,7 ro;,.t p!Ir,lbn.11 ~
oy otoc1 u Ac1lng uoYslnoT fncnnaek, Ma1or
aeneral aue1 :. camp9eu mas oeen renewed
Longstreet, Of the Louisiana Militia, has been
assigned Commandant Of the Division This
qGn9.esa Is maze m1dn & We" O. o. r. re-
MnnL6os, ;ag fnnt;t y" "oHs IT. AAo
Aud:F n tie Fraon asg legislature, Joint Committee
was appointed to notify the Governor, who, Boon
thereafter, sent to the joint session Of the SEN
rich io to hot Ho,aas n ad;1nred nnt1 mnnn ~ =.
morrow
Gnoar,o, w,rnoo+b +o.dsv ;aaned +ha fo,o1,-
ing proclamation
STATE OF LOUISIANA, EXECUTIVE DEpAnruEs1.}
NFw ORTrArs net. II 1870
NHERrAs A Revolutionary aseemblare pretending
to be the General AssebIy Of The STATE Of Iousians
ton b o hnve ~ bean nrocaed eeced M 'bv bv
sons wholly unauthorized to act. which persons
have deliberately and wickedly falsided
fhe facts f tha election and have nretenied to et
fhe Void md defeatc candidates without having noe
session of auy legal returns or other documenta ey
Gance ,hns astt;nn at defanca the viii ~ Iha oa}ot
Of The people: and.
WHEREAS. The said fraudulent and pretended Gene
,! raj Assembly has ATTEMPTED to impose upon the
peachment. ii pursuance Of which lie person
falsely 5 assuming to be- Lieutenant Governor ' bv
has expired has under protection Of certain unauthor
ized persons broken into the Executive ONCE and de-
eiss in SUCH claim in ente Of an iniuncton issued bv
8 competent Court. md.
WaEREAs, The said Revolutionary and fraudulent
b os T no fSs n1 Of n
dates for Governor and other State officers who we're
he ~ trnirected nehe7s n of he FEM
eral Assembly being excluded from the Capitol by
armed force Placed ut the disposal OF the consprators
d .ne pSace M a. ana o. III tne % 1ase ee
aans and ara NV nranored 10 anter non tha AZ
charge Of their legislative duties-now
Therefore. I. Heury Clay Warmoth. Governor Of the
State Of Louisiana doissue this my proclamation, warn-
ing and cautioning all good citizens against in any
manner recognizing ea,d reSontoaary a3d ilaud1lent H
hs * ,a ~ saseion 80 e ~ ~ bun no o
the Mechsnics' institute. recently used Is State
House. or the person who claims to act as Governor,
by virtue Of the fraudulent resolutions Of 1peach-
ment adopted by the sad reVoiutonary ssemblage,
and hereby command I'LL state officers, Collectors,
sherda and ohera TO disregard the pretended official
acts OF the sad reFoutonary assemhage and OF the
" ~ st - rof,,sa ~ ,ha1 q, o,rt
nance Of recognition hit to recoonizeand dea1 oniy
With the legal officers now in authority until such
time their shall be regularly installed in
accordance with the aT, and agreeably to the legal
returns Of the recent election and do hereby de-
clare that sueh officers @ VI r. be protected u N ne Dis
=; s au Ia al a. @ ro .o
Of the ste Vii be- used for he purpose Of defeatinr
the machnationa Of The conspirators who have tenn
1orclns 1ne laws o1 tns state ot emoIc1ng tnc
VIII w1is ai " e ~ 4a s;sa ao " 'no peace
au9 re9 uer nv hand and zeal Of state tb,a nth dav
Of December. A. B. 1874 and Of Independence Of The
United States Tie ninety-seyenth
a. G. WARMorH,
Governor Of Louisiana.
By the Governor,
T. a. WOODWARD ne'ine eectelals o. STATE,