The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-12-13
LOUISIANA.
The President Recognizes Governor
PinchbaCk and the Custom House
Assembly,

The President Recognizes Governor
PinchbaCk and the Custom House
Assembly.
WASHINGTON, December l2.-The At
torney General this morning, in response
to kilograms from Acting Governor Pinch
back, OF Louisiana, sent him tho follow,
ing dispatch:
Let it be understood sou are rccog.
nized by the President rs the Lawful
Executive, and thatthe body assembled al
the Mechanics Institute Is the Lawful
Legislature. 1t is suggested that you
make proclamation 10 that effect; also
that all necessary aid will be given you
and the Legislature therein organized to
protect the State from disorder and vic.
lenCc."
TIE APPLICATION To TIE SUPREME
COURT.
The Supreme Court Room was crowd.
Cd to-day ut the hearing OF the Louisiana
case. Ogden, Phillips, Gushing and Car.
pcnter participated in the argument. The
decision was reserved.
A Troublesome Court AbOlished.-
PinchDHck Assumes the
Pressure.
New ORLEANS, December 12.-ThG
Sth District Court issued an order for the
arrest OF PinChback for contempt. Pinch.
back refused 10 recognize the authority,
and was protected 10y the deputy mar.
shals. No attempt was made to use force
in executing the order OF the court. :,
PinehbaCk has signed the act passed
yesterday abolishiug the Sth District
Court.
Clinton, the new State Auditor, was in.
stalled in Office to-day.
The Mechanics Institute Legislature
took action regarding the recall OF absent
members. The Senate passed rcsulu.
tion declaring the seats of all absent to.
morrow without good cause vacant.
The following explains itself:
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
New ORLEANS, December l2, -.
To The people Of Louisiana.
1t is my duty to make known that the
President OF the United States has formal.
ly and officially recognized the State gov
crnment OF Louisiana to the head of which
| have been called under the Constitution
Of Louisiana. The following dispatch has
been received, and is published for the in
formation OF all law abiding citizens OF
the State, tO.wit
WASHINGTON, DC, Dec. l2, 1872.
To .ActiHg Go5crMor PinclJack, N,lr Or
leans, Ld.!
Let it be understood that you are re-
Cngnized by the President as the lawful
executive OF Louisiana, and the body as.
scmblGd at the MeChanics's Institute US
tue lawful Legislature, and it is sug.
gcstCd that you make proclamation 10
that effect; and Gls0, that all necessary
assistance will be given to you and the
Legislature herein recognized to protect
the State from disorder and violence.
GEO, II. WILLIAMS,
attorney General
Now therefore, !, p. B. 5. Pinchbgck,
Lieut.. Governor and acting Governor oil
the State, do issue this, my proclamation,
COunsrling and commanding all citizens
to recognize, support and give Obedience
TO tue government OF the State SO reCog-
nized. counsel and command all per
sous who may be participating in any
illegal assembly claiming to be the Lcgis.
ature Of the State, assembled elsewhere
than at the State house, the Mechanics
Institute, to dispcrse request all citi-
zcns 10 aid in maintaining order and obc-
dirnCC TO the lawfully constituted author.
itics, and furthermore in the discharge of
the executive duties or combinations Of
whatever authority they may aIlcge
Tor their action, that they will be held to
u strict account for their conduct in the
premises, and be punished to the utmost
extent Of the law for violation Of good
order, Of society, or Il disregard OF the
diGnitics Of the State; and | now COM
mund, and will enforce, obedience to all
laws which may have been enacted or
may be enacted by the General assembly
of the State, now in session at the State
House Mechanics lnstitulc)
Given under my hand and the seal Of
the State affixed, At New Orleans, this
18th day OF December, 1872, and Of the
Of the United States the
ninety. seventh.
By the Governor:
u. B. 5. pISCuBACK,
Acting Governor Qt' Louisiana.
GGo +, BovEE, Secretary Of STATE.