The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-01-07

posed recognition Of the National Exeou.
tive, iandd We afeels jas.ifisd, by the
language and action, OF, the President
himself. in regarding that recognition "a
merely provisional and temporary. Sub.
ject to the fature action OF the Congress-
OF the United States, to which tribunal
the President has submitted us for relief.
We are equally convinced that the BODY
which recently assembled at the Lyoeum
Hall. in this city, did comprise quorum
OF lawfully elected members Of the State.
and that. but for the refusal of the Ma
tionai Executive to recognize it, that
body would encounter no legal obstacle
to the exercise CT GIL .he constitutional
functions Of the State Legislature.
While fully accepting the situation as
IL stands, and advising studious absti-
nence from all proceedings calculated to
provoke collision with the "powers
that be-" there are certain duties i'm
posed by the Constitution, in imperative
terms. which no body. claiming or in.
tending to claim recognition as :Ac lev
full General Assembly of the State, can
omit, without abdicating its claim to he
so considered and recognized. In all
lawful procedure looking only to the as
sociation OF their legal existence with O
view to their future recognition by the
Congress Of the United States, when the
controversy now at issue shall be deter
mined, they should then receive the
moral support, not only of the citizens of
the State, but that of every right-minded
citizen OF the United States, wherever
he may reside. In view, therefore, of
the approaching meeting of the General
Assembly, now about to take place, be it
Resolued, That we recommend to the
people OF tho city and State Of Louisi-
ana, now about to assemble, the moral
support and earnest sympathy, and suoh
material aid as may enable them to
assist and maintain, by legal means, the
right OF the people of this State to local
self-goyernment.
On motion, the above report and reso-
luton were unanimously adopted.
lSigned) T. ADAMS. President.
u: @. LABArT. Secretary.
WASHINGTON. Jannary 6.-The follow
ing is an extract from the Chronicle edi-
torIal: "We have not hesitated to depre-
cate the reckless or lawless aolion on the
part of the Republican body calling itself
the Legislature Of the State. An in
fringement upon the rights of the mino-
rity can find no apology or defence in
this quarter. When attempts were made
to deprive men of their seats because
they were not in them, and to declare
minority candidates elected, We de-
nounoed the action as utterly inexcus-
able. SO. now, We hesitate not to nllirm,
IN view OF the proclamation of acting
Governor Pinchback, published in YES
terday's dispatches, that he is going too
far, and too fast; that he is placing him
self on untenable grounds. While the
body recognized as the legal Legislature
should retain possession of the State
buildings, and comply with the forms Of
law In its action, it should not attempt
to disperse or interfere with the opposi-
ton, II they see fit to meet and organize
what they may choose to call Legisla-
tnre. If they see fit to inaugurate
McEnery, and call him Governor, and
elect some one whom they may please to
call United States Senator, let them do
80, without molestation. They may not,
and should not, be permitted to exercise
power In defiance of the orders and deci-
lions OF the courts, but they should be
permitted to do anything and everything
that will help them to make up and pre-
sent case for the State and Federal
courts. It is evident that the cnse will
have to be heard before Congress and
the courts on it's merits, aud the sooner
that result is peacefully reached, the bet
ter for the State and the country"
There is no doubt of tho authenticity
OF the following despatch, in oil its de-
tails. It has been verified in high quar-
ters:
NEW ORLEANS, January 5-1OP. NJ
The announcement has just been made,
at the fusion headquarters, apparently
by authority, that Gen. Emory has re-
ceived instructions from Washington that
the United States troops shall only be
used to preserve the peace; that any
body Of citizens. styling themselves as
they may, have the right to meet pence
ably, for any purpose not unlawful; and
that if any attempt should be made to
dlsperse any such assemblage, they shall
be protected.
The Treasury Department to-day paid
Col. T. P. Robb, late Collector at Swan
nah, S232, in final settlement of his &C
counts as Collector of the Port Of Sa-
vannah.
The following telegram was sent to
New Orleans to-day by the Louisiana
Sub. COMMITTEES: "rhe President has
telegraphed Gen. Emory not to permit
interference with poaoeable meeting OF
onr Legislature. Matters will be held in