Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, 1873-01-16
SOUTH HeHGs JANUARY

their ,c9pplexion or previous state fss, Of IS ser
,yitple, iglhpss, they would have, re-,
ceivsd. They claimed to have, ma
.jofity Of, votes at the election, and there
had been ten thousand voters prevented
from voting, because Of their complexion
or previous state Of seryitude, whose
votes they would have received; The
bill Of kellogg professcd to be for the
preservystion and perpetuati9p Of eyi-
denss Of the election, and to have re
ference 70 the support Of the suit he
might eEa,,lhHa hare 70 bring to recover the Of.
6ccs Antoine's suit was similar in claims
of title, md had reference, in its prayers
f. for ,Tli relief 70 the organization Of the Gen
erall al a sscmbly at its meeting under the
the; proclamation of the Governor on
the 59th Of December, 1872.
Fourth The, parties to these suits
were all citizens of the State of Louisi
ana. The object Of the suits we're 10
assert t+iltllf 70 Offices, Of the State in
advance ,oi any decision or announce
inent BY any, board or any; person as.
elected, aud to determine the. persons to
make tbs, decision and the announce
ment, BY, the, judicial authority of the
circuit of the United States. Pend
ineg, s. the suits. and ex parte aud
private order was made in the suit of
KellogS to the effect that the defendant,
Fl. c. Warmoth, the Governor, had, In
violation Of the restraining order of the
court, issued n proclamation and return
of certain persons claiming to be the
Board of Returning Officers. The terms
of said order were as follows:
Nov, therefore, to prevent the further
obstruction of i the prote edings in, the
eause,T ,Tahd iurIher, to prevent the viola,
tion of the order of this court, and the
imminent danger of disturbing the pub
lie peace, it is hereby ordered that the
Marshal of the United States for the
District Of Louisiana, shall, forthwith,
take possession of the building known us
the Mechanics Institute. and occupied
as a State House Tor the assembling of
the Legislature therein, in the city; of
New Orleans; and hold the same subject
to the further order of this Court, and
meanwhile to prevent all unlawful as
semblagcs therein, under. the guisc or
pretcxt Of authority, claim of virtue of
pretended canvass, and returns made by
said returning officers, in contempt and
violation Of said restraining order, but
the Marshal is directed to allow the in
grcss and egrcss to aud from the public
Offices in said building, of persons cnti-
tied to the same"
Fifth The intcrlocutory and ExPARTE
order i'll the suit of Antoine, the candi-
date for Lieutenant Governor, seems to
have been made rs the complement to
the order above quoted in the suit of
kellog, which directed the occupation Of
the State capital by the Marshal, with
directions to prohibit what is termed in
the order "an unlawful nsscmblage,"
while the same Marshal is directed to
allow. the ingress of persons he might
determine to be entitled to such priv
ilegc. This order, in the case of Antoine,
is comprehensive and explicit. No one
can mistake its import or its object. 1t
is, first, that the Governor of the State
be enjoined and restrained. from exam
ming election returns or counting votes,
except in presence of officers designated
in these orders, and from controlling, in
terfering WITH or attempting to interfere
with, the organization of the State Leg
is)ature, and from doing any act, or from
giving any ordor, direction, or making
any request which may, directly or in
directly, prevent or hinder any person
from being present and taking part in
the organization Of the Senate, called OH
the 9th of December, or ut any future
day, who may be returned as member
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