Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-01-17
the LOUISIANA TROUBLES.
Reply Of the AttOrnsy.sensral to Governor
WaFm0th's Demand.

WASHINGTON, January 16.-The
President received a telegram from
Governor Warmoth last night trans
mitting a resolution passed by the
legislature requesting the President
to place the military forces in the vi
cinity of New Orleans at the disposal
Of the governor. The latter therefore
asked that the request of the legisla-
ture be granted. The President re-
ferred the telegram, with instruc.
tions, to Attorney General Williams,
who forwarded the following reply:
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE,
Washington, January 10, lST2.
To hon. n. g. Warmoth, Governor Of the State
OF Louisiana:
Sir-The President has referred to
me your dispatch of this date repre-
senting that the legislature of the
State has asked to have the military
forces of the United States placed at
your disposal to preserve the public
peace, etc. There is contest as to
the legality Of the election of the lieu
tenant governor, and also as to the
existence Of the lower branch of the
legislature, dispatches having been
received from two persons, each claim
ing to be the speaker thereof, and the
President does not feel that he would
be justified in deciding these questions
at this time and under existing cir
cumstances, and Is unwilling to in
teriere in State matters with the mill
tary power of the government except
in a clear case Of legal right and over
ruling necessity. respectfully, your
Obedient servant, WILLIAMS,
Attorney-G General.
A dispatch was received from New
Orleans stating that in view of the re-
peal of the obnoxious laws by the
legislature yesterday, it Is hoped that
harmony will be restored.
Dispatches received at the executive
mansion tonight from General Emory
report affairs quiet, and it is supposed
there will be no further difficulty.
IN NEW ORLEANS.
The ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS politi-
cal.factiOn farce continues nominally
unchanged. WarmOth's Winchester
Rifle MetrOpolitans occupy the ap.
prOaches to the StatehOuse as usual.
In the senate there was no quorum.
This announcement caused WarmOth-
ite stock, which went up yesterday
like a rocket, to come down with
equal velocity. The house was bois-
ferrous and disOrderly. The Carterite
house members seem to have spent
their fury, they having failed to put
In an appearance In the farce to-day,
the senate concurring. Grants re-
fusal to interfere gives very general
satisfaction.
4 MODEL PUBLIC OFFICER.
General T. J. Heron, formerly
United States marshal, afterwards a
States tax-cOllectOr, and now War
moths secretary of state and one of
his advisers, who recently emerged
from the bankruptcy court, leaving his
creditors minus about half million,
including claims of the United States
for $l00, 600. He continues his career.
Last week he gave the State treasurer
check for $1,000 in settlement of his
account account as taX-cOllector, which
was not honOred when presented.
The bank officer reported no funds.
This little irregularity is still unad-
justed.
THE LATEST DODGE.
The absent senators have addressed
a communication to the senators con-
vened at the Mechanics Institute, pro-
testing against the presence there of
an armed body of men. They state
that Senator Pinchback is not, nor has
he ever been, the legal president Of
the senate, and refuse to recognize his
authority as such.
The address concludes as fol-
lows: "When these armed forces
are removed, and not until then,
will we voluntarily consent to
take our seats In your body
and participate In your proceedings"
This Is signed by sixteen members,
who, with one absent sick, constitute
half Of the present senator's.