The New York herald., 1872-12-16

people Of Louisiana. Bishop Wilmar, OF LOU
isana, will issue letter tomorrow
announcing that the church OF his dio-
cese will be open during the whole Of next week.
to offer prayers for the people Of unfortunat0
Louisiana.
The feeling Is intense and the Northern press do
not understand the situation. The fight is not for
Warmoth, but for the people against corruption.
Warm0th was not q candidate for any ONCE.
Tho Decision OF the Supreme Court I'm
the Prohibition Suit Expected To-day.
WASHINGTON, Dec. Is. 1872.
1t Is expected that the Supreme Court win to.
morrow, through Justices Miller or Bradley, an
nounce the opinion Of the Court against the aps
plication OF Governor Warmoth for writ OF prOI
hibition against Judge Duren. The impressions
now prevails here that the delegation Of New Or
leans citizens will not visit Washington, as the
despatch OF the Attorney General, In reply to the
one for McEnery, Is known to reflect the fnal
determination Of the administration. WarmOtha
friends In Washington are said to have given up
all hope Of success.
ATTORNEY GENERAL oDGEN's LAST APPEAL.
The following letter from Ii. N. ogden, Attorney
General OF Louisiana, has just been made public:-
WASHINGTON, Dec. IA, 1872.
Hon. G. Il. WILLIAMS, Attorney General Of the
Ny DEAR SIR beg leave to submit through YOU
to the President the following pointsThe action Of
the Executive In recognizing the assemblage al
Mechanics Institute in New Orleans as the Legis-
was never lieutenant Governor Of the State, and
ton Of that State on the Atm day Of November
last The assemblage at Mechanics Institute was
United states Marshal under the order Of an infe-
rior formal Court This fact can be ascertalned by
o to a y ne ps
WarmOth applying for writ OF prohibition. These
are circumstances OF which the government must
Without discussingl who was or who was not
elected respectfully suggest that before the Presi
pledge the great power OF his onice to either side
much deberation and fun hearing should have
QUIET quiet ' and orderly ever ' held in the state.
not symptom OF riotous disposition.
n Hs y e
authorities in any direction The machinery OF the
State government was in perfect order after the
election and entirely competent TO manage Its own
Affairs and with Courts OF justice ready TO prOtecs
the rights OF every citizen. by sudden action of
lutely coram non judtce, the State gov
ernment is completely oyerset, the State
whose whose officers the people have never chosen.
1t cannot, sir have escaped your attention that in
pursuing this course federal Court has been ena-
bled, by the assistance OF the army OF the United
states, to subvert the state government and to
construct one in Its place; for it was well known
that the Board OF Returning Onicers. recognized
by Judge Durell, has not acted upon the sworn re-
turns OF the regular election officers OF the State.
from which alone they could have, under the law,
declared the result but profess to have been guided
by the returns OF United states inspectors. officers
entirely unknown to the laws OF Louisiana, so that
the case stands plainly thus A federal Judge,
absolutely without jurisdiction, seizes state
House and seats a Legislature, the members Of
which have no other claim to their seats than the
finding Of a returning board, whose sole authority
is the recognition OF this usurpng federal Court,
and which processes to act solely upon the state
ment or returns made by certain United States
officers who are entirely unknown to the laws Of
These are facts known now by every intelligent
man IN this country, but, OF course, not had from
bled is recognized by the Executive OF this great
nation, and you telegraph upon his authority to
were an uncivillzed people. accustomed to the
shackles OF despottsm, tina: submission which
tsy re ike A yourse born and Gu
under the free institutions OF this great country.
They are suffering the most grievous wrong that
could be done people, and are conscious that
their government has acted without proper delb-
Grafton and upon an er 2drte showing OF the case.
Can you blame them Tor not Yielding tamey TO
this depressing and for making another appeal,
which now do In their name to tie President, for
sentins to you the case @ Of Henry Warmoth or
that Of William Pitt Kellogg in this appeal; they
are 6otn strangers 70 Us ana our people nave sui.
OF such men, as is known to the whole countrT
am speaking In the name and as the representa-
tive of the best people OF Louisiana, who are firmly
convinced that In the recent election they carried
most OF the important Offices OF their State, and
that II erect shail be gwen 70 he real popular ver
dict OF November the government will pass into
the hands OF honest and capable men. They feel
that in this they have right to expect the sympa-
thy of the federal Executive who has recently re-
ceived from the people Of his country such dis
tingushed evidence OF their confidence.
The course Of the Executive IN this matter Is, l
fear, calculated TO ALLEVIATE the affections OF the
best people and weaken their confidence in the
protection of the government and their love OF
our Institutions. l am persuaded that, II the
government should at this juncture pursue q wise.
magnanimous and impartial course. let the result
hq Wh m
South would be promptly restored In the national
government aud all trouble In that direction Tor.
ever settled.
The action heretofore taken can be cancelled or
modified so as to give effect to these views, and
In O very short time the true case can De placed
before the government, as committee from
Louisiana Is now ON It's way 10 Washington bearing
all the facts to the President, and this committee
49, according to my understanding, n0n-partisans
Yours, very respectfully, &c.,
IL. n. OGDEN, Attorney General Of Louisiana.