The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-03-01
NEW ORLEANS.

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Excitement Over the Action of The
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NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 2S.-Therc Is q
good deal oil excitement in this city To-
day, on account OF the action OF the
United States Senate on the Louisiana
question. The disappointment among
the citizens was general. Tho hungry
and cXpectant seekers OF places were vio-
lent in their denunciatiOn, but the better
class gave expression only 10 gloomy
lorebodings of the future, predicting fur
ther Decentralization Of society and serious
injury to commercial interests. The
friends Of the Kellogg government arc
grat!fied over,this partial victory, but
many Of them had hoped lOr something
more decided. The efforts Of some Of the
members of both Legislatures to effect
such compromise as shall form new
Legislature seem probable, but the best
men regularly elected on both sides arc
still continued, but apparently with less
prospects OF success than few days ago.
What to do to satisfy the cOlored men ia
really the problem most difficult to solve.
kellogg, as well as the Fusionist Lcgisla.
ture, undoubtedly desire and hope for a
compromise.
The meeting advertised to be held in
support of McEnery to onight, in LAlay-
ettc Square, was success. About 5000
people assembled, and though very de-
monstrative, unanimously approved ol
the sentiments condemning the Kellogg
Government and the National Govern.
ment. The speakers said it was the in-
tention to force decision, and II the Ma.
tional? ?Government aided the Kellogg ad-
ministration the people Of Louisiana
would not resist with arms, but submit
like man bound hand and foot. The
most Incorporate speech of the evening
was made by Gen. George Sheridan, well
known in the North as q Repub.
can stump speaker, and in Louie.
lana as the carpet bagger. who made a
fortune out OF the office Of tax collector,
TO which office he was appointed by
Warmoth, but being thrown out Of Office
by the fortunes Of politics, he appears as
the champion OF the people Of the State,
whose unhappy condition he deplores.
He counseled resistance to the Kellogg
government 10 the bitter end, and said
that while the State OF Louisiana could
not fight the whole North, they could, II
the National Government would not send
any moro troops here, soon gobhle up the
Federal regiment which keeps up the
Kellogg usurpaton.
Resolutions were adopted giving expires.
sion to the popular sentiment as follows
After reciting In the preamble the action
OF the Senate Committee, in which It Is
declared the report Of that committee es-
tablished these facts:
/. That the McEnery government is the
dejure government Of this State.
2. That the McEnery government could
and can, at It's option, displace In ten days
any and all aptagonistio organisations ex.
cept the government of the United States.
8. That spurious organization known
as the Kellogg government exists solely
by force Of Federal authority through the
Courts and military, without which It
could not stand.
4. That this creating, fostering and
maintaining powers thus exercised by the
United States Government, in behalf Of
this usurping government, Is grossly lille
gal and unwarrantable,
Therefore Be ii resolved By. Tho people OF
LOiHEiGHd f1;ntGSS meeting assembled:
1st. That the conclusion arrived at from
these facts, admitted; by the Senate COM
mittee, is preposterous,- illogical and an
insult 10 the confidence placed by people
in the good faith and political ntegrlty Of
that committee, and we dissent from the
conclusion that Louisiana has not gov
eminent republican In form, as violent
and dangerous evasion OF the rights OF
State integrity unparalleled In the whole
catalogue OF federal usurpations, under
the deadly influence Of which as prece-
dent the crushing hand Of national domi.
nation would be able at will TO blot out
and destroy the States Of the Union.
2t. That we denounce the minority re.
port Of Senator Morton as a piece ofPartS
malignity and unfairness, .unbecoming
statesman aud diSgraceful under the
facts admitted, and further, the decision
Of tho majority Of the Supreme Court Of
this State, on which Mr.. Morton based
this report, we regard as o shameful pros.
tltution Of his high position, whose parti.
sianship was ioreshadowed and telegraph
ed by Collector Casey, and whose un-
seemingly zeal for party triumph led them
beyond the record to the expression OF
mere abitcr dictum, without tho force or
effect Of the law over the questions pre-
sented before that committee.
Sd. That people Of this State, Republi.
can and Democrat, recognize with few
exceptions Throughout every parishi the
McEnery government as dejurc as well as
drfdctO, and pledge their unswerving sup.
port and undivided allegiance, and not.
withstanding the false statements aud
empty boasts Of q few political vagrants,
designed 70 deceive our colored voters
and national eXecutive,it Is notorious tlat, ,
the only acquiesence iD, or submission 10
the Kellogg usurpAtion has been due ex.
clusiveIy and entirely TO the military c0er.
sion Of the United States Government.
l4th. ,Thstw VIC bow 10 the .suprem. -.
acy Of the general government, We Claim,
as, tree epeople, having a government
Republican in form, the light 10 conduct
our State government 4Fee' from tAeFNcta.
ton Of federal favor. But lit be the
determination Of Congress TO set aside