Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1872-12-17
The New Orleans Middle.

The city dailies, for some days past, have
been filled with the proceedings in New Or
leans. between the contending factions. for
the possession of the State Government
The Gordian. knot has at last been cut, and
acting upon the dictum ofone Judge Durrell,
a scallawas Federal Judge, General Emory,
with five hundred Federal troops, has taken
possession of the capital, and installed the
Kellogg Legislature. 1t is said President
Grant reprobatcs these proceedings, but his
Attorney General, Williams, has telegraphed
to General Emory to carry out the orders Of
Durrell, whatever they may be, at the point
of the bayonct. The New York Herald dep
recates the situation, in the annexed sensible
views:
eve regret the light and frivolous tone
adopted by General Emory in his conversation
with our special correspondent, reported in
yesterdays Herald. The confidence he ex>
presses in the strength of the United States
troops and his unsodierly chuckling over the
exaggerated estimate of the force at his cons
mand seem to imply that he does not look
upon collision between the authorities of the
State and those of the United States-a con-
f1ict between the people and the federal SOL
dlery-in sufficiently serious light. No
more disgraceful could occur. We hope to
see 1t avoided; yet we cannot conceal the fact
that the peril is in mirent. Gov. Warmoth
is bold and inscriptions, and he will not
hesitate to resist violence if any should be at
tempted against his authority He can call
out the militia of the State to sustain him,
and probably would do so in case his Lesis-
lature should be scattered at the point of the
federal bayonet. Indeed, there seems great
er probability of an outbreak in New Orleans
to-day than in Versailles, and every good cit-
zen and every brave soldier would deplore the
occurrence, not only on account of its danger
to the lives of the citizens, but for the dis
grace it would bring upon the nation.''
president Grant condemns the action of
both parts of this miserable faction fight, and
it is said that he will not suffer the interfer-
cnce of the federal troops unless it should be-
come actually necessary for the maintenance
of the law and the protection of the citizens.
But the federal troops are already playing
conspicuous part in the drama, and, SO far as
General Emory is concerned, there does not
appear to be any disincliration to give them
yet more unenviable prominence on the scene
1t might be as we'll for the President to send
General Sherman to New Orleans, or at
least to detail some experienced aud discreet
officer to the temporary command of the de-
partment until the trouble is ended. AS the
Collector of Customs at New Orleans is mix
ed up in the deplorable scramble for Office it
might also be we'll for the President to make
an immediate change in that position, and
thus remove at least one of these political
tirebrands from tho unfortunate city"
A telegram of the Attorney General on
Friday TO Pinchback, announcing that the
President recognizes him as the executive of
Louisiana, is hailed with great delight by the
Kellogg adherents, both here and in New
Orleans This, of course, renders Warmoth
powerless, as the government will sustain
Pinchback and his Legislature. This action
of the President is, as he considers it, in
obedience to DEGREES of a judicial tribunal,
which must stand until they are reversed by
proper authority. 1t is still believed here
that the decision of the Supreme Court will
be adverse to the petition of Warmoth, and
eminent jurists, among whom report mentions
the name Of Reverdy Johnson, are represented
as being of the opinion that the Supreme
Court has no jurisdiction in the present phase
of the matter. This, of course, is only the
legal status, and is irrespective of the merits
of the case.
ES- The House of Representatives on
Monday refused, by vote 101 to 80, to pass
general amnesty bill a two thirds vote being
necessary. The vote on the bill, however,
was significant of change of sentiment on the
part of large number of republicans. Here
tofore the votes for amnesty and removal of
political disabilities generally have come
nearly altogether from the democratic side of
the House, and half dozen republican votes
was something to be noted. Monday, how
ever, twenty>eight voted that way, general
Banks leading off. 1t is also worthy of note
that nearly all of the Louisiana and Mississippi
republicans, who have heretofore been bitterly
opposed to amnesty, voted for the bill.
Ey- A letter from Culpeper in the Ba.i-
more Sun says: ut is reported here, upon
good authority, that the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company will commence survey
for the projected railroad from Culpeper to
stanardsville, and from thence to S.aunton in
the spring, showing that the Baltimore and
Ohio is determined to have the shortest way
across" instead of the Longest way around"
Tor their connection with the Chesapeake and
Ohio railroad. This route, in nneotion with
the Orange and Alexandra railroad to this
point will give Baltimore decidedly she short.
est cut to Staunton."
1s' The Rev DR.. Amasa Converse, editor
of the Richmond and louisville Christian
Observer, died at Louisville, Ky, on the
9th instant, aged II years. He was good.
pure, pious, and large>hsarted man, and will
be SO lamented by all who knew him, while
his Chinook, Iproshrt,,;.,> L. IL.