The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-03-07

replied in the negative, feelingly and with de-
cision. He expressed determination to re-
main at his post in the city and to persevere
in his attempts to maintain and establish his
authority. When questioned as to how he ex-
pected to accomplish this end he did not
speak very hopefully. He contemplated only
passive resistance and acknowledged that the
only success possible was to be found in the
determined resistance of the people to the
payment of taxes or recognizing in any other
manner the Kellogg authority. He had not
been arrested as reported, but understood o
writ of arrest had been issued.
THE KELLoGarrEs RESPONSIBLE
He expressed himself with much feeling
in regard to the killed and wounded
and charged the entire responsibility upon
the opposite faction. He knew of no
other movements contemplated by his
friends, and after the result of last night
developing, as it did, the attitude of the United
States government, should oppose any further
employment of force in his or the peoples be-
half.
Having exhausted this fount of information
your reporter then sought the headquarters of
the opposite faction, and, after q long chase,
finally came up with Governor Kellogg, at his
apartments in the st. Louis Hotel, en- rosae for
the dinner table But, being in excellent
spirits he consented to forego this post pran-
dial pleasure, in order to state his case to the
readers of the HEnALD.
GOVERNOR KELLoaa's STATEMENT.
Your reporter commenced by asking him if
he was informed in advance of the movement
last night. His answer was detailed and in
teresting, and your reporter gives it as nearly
as possible in Governor Kellogg's own lam
guage.
Governor KELIoao-Of course we knew of
the movement in advance We always knew
what the McEnery people were going to do
We always were prepared for them, and never
failed to have forces in front of them and to
checkmate them whenever they contemplated
making a move. We had men in McEnery's
police and militia, who gave US full informa-
ton Of every plan and scheme and of all their
discussions. If it had not been for me more
than hundred persons would have been
killed last night. There would have been
perfect hecatomb of victims.
THE ARRANGEMENTS OF LoNGsTREET AND
BADGER
were so complete and their resolution 80 firm
that defeat was impossible. was sitting last
night in my Office at Mechanics Institute in
company with Longstreet, and noticed that
he was getting good many dispatches. You
know we have an instrument there connecting
us with the fire alarm telegraph. Suddenly
Longstreet said :--'sThere is a crowd of men
at Poydras Market They are armed. They
are moving down. town. There are about fifty
of them" Soon we had announcements of
similar movements in other parts of the city.
We knew what it meant We knew that the
attempt was to be made to capture the Court
Houses and the police stations, and every ar
had been made to meet it. We
had about hundred picked men armed with
Winchester rifles at the station. We had bodies
of from fifty to seventy-Ave more stationed at
various points ready to march by concentric
lines and take the mob on all sides.
Our two Napoleon guns were ready to
move at q moments notice, under command
of Superintendent Badger; but he had orders
not to move until the attacking parties should
cross Canal street. and then TO follow rapidly
in their rear. Soon dispatches came in that
the armed mobs were moving towards the
Court Houses. They had crossed Canal street;
they had reached the ground. Then Badger
followed with his artillery. Soon another de-
spatch camel
"They are throwing brickbats at the build
ing. Shall We Arei"