New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-01-14
LIE GARTER FACTION
THEIR DEMANDS REFUSED
MOTLEY CROWD OF FOLLOWERS
GENERAL EMORY'S SPEECH
SPEECH
A "rape and Canister Suggestion

theh nanded communication to the Gov
ernOr which read as follows:
NEW ORLEANS, January l3. 1872.
ITO his E1celency H. c. warmoth:
SIR-Ihat the citizens and their repre
sentatlves of the legally constituted Hous
OF representatives may have free access t,
the hall OF the House Of Representatives
ana be enabled to legislate freely and with
out lntluMatlOn or mOlestatiOn from armed
men, we, Is committee of said House, il
behalf OF the same and of all the member
OF the legislature, respectfully deman,
that the police be removed from the build
ing and tsenvirOns. we pledging ourselves
to cOuntenance no violence nor any act tha
would make necessary the presence of tn,
police. Respectfully,
HARRY H. STEVENS,
}. HENRI BURCH,
JAMES b. WANDS.
Committee.
The tdlowing is report of the inter
view tha ensued:
Mr. Steens-GovernOr, We are a commit
tee appointed by the Legislature of the
State OF ~Onisiana. and of which am a
member myself. We have the honor to
present pu this communication. and re-
| 4uCS0 al A1n1culdtt reply.
The Gvernor In reply. gentlemen,
have to So that at the request of fifty-seven
memberso Of House of the Representatives,
written al signed by them, and seventeen
members the Senate, and the Lieutenant
Governorl have taken such precautions as
/ thoughnecessary to protect the members
| from intiIdation and violence, and for the
purpose preserving the Capitol from at
tack. The troops and police that you see
are here f the purpose of protecting the
members the General Assembly in their
| deliberatils, and the force was not
intended tor> any other purposes
Nor vii any man he arrested
harmed onntimidated. This morning. at
the reque of Speaker Brewster of the
| House, sat General Heron to those mem
| bers of Il Legislature who were assem-
bled with on, to find you and to say to you
that this orce is for the purpose Of pro-
! tecting yo as well as all other members of
the Housevhch is now in session. and is in
no wise , intimidate or interfere with
you in theischarge of your duties: also to
say to Carter, and Messrs. Stevens.
Schumacf. Wilson and kearson. who. l
understan have been expelled from the
House, anto Mr.. Lynch, recently unseated.
that all the gentlemen would be admitted
and the qstiOn of their rights to seats be
settled bvhe House of Representatives;
that there-ill be no disturbance or inter
hot II +haoa Oh
whose sealthere exists the slightest ques-
ton, will OF be hindered or interfered
with, but i'll be permitted, if the House so
decides, toarticipate in the deliberations
of that boo. There can not be the slight
est troublend not the least difficulty in
the peaceae assembling of the House Of
Representives.
Stevens4Von't you please give us your
answer inyriting.
The Govnor-I must decline to do so,
for at preat / have not the time. You
can Communicate my answer verbally to
the authory which delegated you, that l
must declh to remove the forces which l |
deem neceary for the present to protect |
Ulc OulCtNduu ulcIuDcIS VI lut VtucIdl
Assembly ad of the government, and to |
preserve e peace; also, that the United |
States rrOs are now on their way, and |
will soon there to assist in suppressing
any disturtnce that may occur ..
Wands-Fill Mr.. Carter be allowed to
take his SCI as Speaker of the House, We
all want be put back where we were
when the tuble commenced.
The Gownor-That is question for the
House itseito determine.
Burch-M l understand YOU to say,
Governor, hat Mr.. Carter and the other
tour or fH members who have been eX-
PEELED wold be permitted to enter the
House if 50 would like to know in what
capacity, vhether as citizens or as men,
bers,
1he GOvenOr-They of course would be
admitted as claimants for seats, and must
necessarily yield to the decision of the
House. The instructions of the sergeants-
alarms were to let everybody pass-mem-
oers and persons claiming seats, together
with Messrs. Carter, Lynch, Stevens, VIII
son. kearsOn and Schumacher. The Ques
tion as to vhether they are entitled to seats
is one that only the House of Representa-
yves can sttle, and which it will I'M
oouotedly @termine at the proper time.
burch-l the status of these gentlemen
can oe dermined. whether they would
co'he as eizens or as persons claiming
seats, theNwould be no difficulty in de-
terminingGe status of ali the members of
the House
Inc Oo'@or-I repeat, gentlemen, that
10 4uestiefor the House alone to settle.
burch-le House has already deter
mined theqeston
The Govaor-That is the answer, then,
Tor you tosurn to your people. :
SteVens>lhen we understand, sir. that ]
Tou Will ncDermit the militia or the police
% DE wlthdswn, and that you will permit ,
'hesc genttnen to 90 in as citizens. and
hat they nst abide by the decision of the
1ouse ol representatives.. :
The Cove or-You understand me. gen ;
lemen, ths thev will be permitted to en- ,
er the statIlouse in the capacity you say.
Stevens al Others-Good morning, sir. :
Aiier thtinterview between the Cover
lor ana tn hCarter committee closed, the
attef fetlq to the crowd awaiting them :
II tile corna A committee that had been |
ent I'd the Eouse also returned about the c
alne 'lne, e,shen the whole crowd moved 7
cfoss CaG street to the Cosmopolitan I
estauraht Here began again the inevl- G
able speed nakiuo. Mr.. Moncnre opened /