The New York herald., 1872-12-07
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The political conflict in New Orleans has
assumed painful interest within the past
twenty-four hours, and crisis has been
reached which is not free from danger to the
public peace Our full special dispatches
give a stirring picture of the scenes trans
piring in the Crescent City The contest. it
will be remembered, is between Governor
Warmoth on one side and the republican can
didate for the Office of Chief Executive in the
recent election, Senator Kellogg, on the other
side. Warmoth claims the election of
McEnery, the liberal Governor. and Others
and with the Board of State Canyassers,
as remodelled by himself, as ne asserts,
in accordance with law, has canvassed the
returns of the election officers and issued his
proclamation declaring the result. Senator
Kellogg has obtained an order from the
United States Circuit Court. of the Fifth dis
trict, enjoining Governor Warmoth from can
vassing the votes and reinstating those officers
of the Board of Canvassers displaced by the
Governor. There are, therefore, two Boards
Of Canvassers the one holding under State
authority, the other under the authority Of the
United States Court, which claims jurisdiction
under the laws for the enforcement of the fif-
teenth amendment to the constitution. The
complaint of Senator Kellogg is that num-
ber of voters sufficient to elect him and the
republican Legislature, and who would have
supported his party, were refused registration,
and the law in question provides that on proper
aAidavits of the fact Of such refusal, the
votes shall be canvassed as if actually cast.
At half past two clock yesterday morning
detachment of federal troops, comprising two
companies of the First artillery, seized pos
session of the State Capitol. Part of the troops
quartered in the Senate Chamber and part in
the Chamber of the House of Representatives
the officers entered and appropriated the ante
room of tho Executive Chamber the doors
were closed and guarded by federal bayonets.
This coup d Stat, executed while all the city
was at rest, was the result of an order of o
United States Circuit Court of the dis
trict of Louisiana, issued in consequence
of the official proclamation of Governor War
moth announcing the canvass Of legisla-
tive votes by his Board of Canvass
ers and directed to the United States
Marshal, ordering that officer to take possess
sion Of the State House and prevent the as
sembling of the Warmoth Legislature. The
order purports to be granted to prevent the
further obstruction Of proceedings in the cause
Of Kellogg against Warmoth and others, now
before the Court to prevent the violation of
the orders Of the Court, and to avert the inn
minent danger of disturbance of the public
peace. The United States Marshal immedi-
ately called upon General Emory, command
ing the department, tor q military force to
carry the instructions Of the Court into effect,
and the result was the night capture Of the
State House and the temporary overthrow of
the State government. For, disguise it as we
will, cover it up in any phraseology we may
please, the result is a revolution-a displace-
ment of the State authorities by federal
bayonets.
In connection with this disquieting news the
graphic letter Of our New Orleans correspond
ent, published in to-day's HERALD will be
read with especial interest. From that COM
munication we shall be better able to Judge of
the circumstances which have led by natural
steps to this crisis, of the character Of the men
who are thus rashly hazarding the peace of the
correspondents description of the political
condition of New Orleans and of the State of
Louisiana calls vividly to our minds the worst
days Of the old Tammany rule in New York.
Municipal offices filed with fortune hunters,
shoulder hitters criminals and ''roughs'' Of
all grades; jobs in every item Of public work
for the enrichment of ''ring;' newspapers
Of no character or influence subsidized to do
the work of the public robbers;
State Legislature waiting anxiously
to be corrupted-not feature of the
picture but will be familiar to the men,
how this lamentable condition of affairs came
about we receive the old familiar answer,
Through Congressional reconstruction and
carpet-bag rule" Warmoth was the prince
Of carpet-baggers; bold, unscrupulous, am
bilious and avaricious; reckless of the means
W WHICH Ae dCcoHh hpiiSHcu lis cHu, anu pre-
pared to lend himself to any intrigue through
which he could secure power. The radical
politicians who were looking to the control of
the State Of Louisiana in it's relation to the
Federal government-to its Presidential vote
and its United States Senators and Represent
atives-discovered convenient instrument in
this young and daring adventurer, and were
not slow to avail themselves of his services
They elected him Governor of the State,
by what means we need not now inquire, and
forced him into power through military aid
before his term had properly begun. Opposi-
ton was made to his authority by the oppo-
nents of the radical party, and riot occurred
in New Orleans, in which several colored per-