New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-01-11
A NEW MOVE IN LOUISIANA.

| SIX SENATORS ABANDON PINCHBACK AND JOIN
THE PEOPLES LEGIsLATURE-THEIR INDICT-
MENT OF THE UsURPATIoN PARTY.
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 1O.-The Fusion" Legisla-
ture fully organized at p III. to-day. Senator NC
| Milan accompanied by Senators jerks, Nolan,
Swords. Todd, Warrell, and Hunsacker, who to-day
withdrew from Kelloggs Senate, took their seats IN
the Fusion" Senate, and issued the following adj
| dress: ,o-o
| To our Felo,o citizens he People Of Louisiana: we
deem IL our duty in the present anomalous condition OF
affairs place before constituents and the country
the reasons that acuate the of conduct we
have determined TO pursue WEI are republican anu
believe in republican form Of government. We have
acted with the National Republican party but we can
NOT sanction the that has been pursued in this
State by the CustombOuse portion of our party ana by
the Pinchback government, and we believe no ngh1
thinking person class, no matter OF what pohtcai
shade or conviction can sustain them in the gross
violation OF the rights Of the people and their
reckless and intolerant lcourse. The organiza-
top of the Senate and House We CONSIDER
as revolutionary. Senators VIGOROUSLY elected nave
been displaced and those whom they defeated put IN
their places Members of the Legislature returned by
both Boards have been ignored and their places ned p
defeated candidates Proscrptve legislation has been
rushed burredy through. Proclamations have been
made prohibiting the peaceful assemblage of citizens by
an Executive who holds office without the color OF right
and law and the popular will has been SO deed ana OUT
ragged that feel cannot longer act with body or
support ar Executive who, for party ends would sink
every vestge of liberty In its final grave. The question
who constitutes the legal Returning Board subordinate
TO the question: What returns Returning officers
may count in count out persons with or without re-
turns but the returns will show for themselves.
We assert that Lynch, Hawkins, Longstreet, and
Heron entered conspiracy to declare Mr. Kellogg
and his ticket reelected and that they do so without
having the official returns Of the election, and admit
that their action based upon data and memoranda
and afldayits entirely unknown to law; and when we
see such violations Of law perperaedby these pretended
returning officers and when that Longstreet Is
Immediately appointed TO an office worth 5000 salary
per annum that Heron is given the office OF Recorder
Of Mortgages of the Parish Of Orleans which he de-
manded from McEnery compensation in advance for
counting the returns in his interest which monstrous
proposition was refused; when see that Hawkins Is
forthwith appointed iudgeship Of court, with a
salary OF $1,000 per annum when we see that minor
son of Lynch was at once appointed 10 the office of In
spector OF Live stock, estimated 20 be worth at least
$4,000 per annum it painfully manifest that the action
of the Board the result of corrupt bargain, and
that these appointments were given III compensation
for official prostitution.
The Senate having been Illegally organized by revOlu
tionary and violent usurpaODs OF p b. S. Pnchback,
who was President of the Senate or member OF It,
and who called up and Senators persons who
VIGOROUSLY defeated against and in contempt Of
the protests large majority Of Senators holding over
and alone had the right 10 organize the Senate and
In the of the rule established two before the
organization Of the Senate motion OF said Pncback,
himself then Senator and considering the public good
and the interests of constituents, we have with
drawn from the body with which we have been acting,
and will hereafter take seats in the Senate which
we believe truly represents the people Of the state
SAMUEL d. TODD With Senatorial District.
V. L. SWORDS With Senatorial District.
L. b. jerks XTIth Senatorial District.
THOMAS H. NOLAN, XVIII Senatorial District.
ROBERT WARRELL, Xth Senatorial District.
OF. HUNsACKER, XVIII Senatorial District.