Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1873-01-06
POLITICAL.

New Orleans, 4. Acting Governor Pinch.
beck to-day signed the act recently passed by
the kellog legislature, entitled "an act to
suppress riotous and unlawful assemblies. y
1t provides that if any three or four persons
or more, armed with clubs or any other dan
gerous weapon or weapons, or if any ten or
more persons shall unlawfully assemble in
the city of New Orleans. or any town or city
or parish within the State for unlawful pur-
pose, with intent to disturb the public peace
or to cause public disturbance, these person G
so assembling shall beemed guilty of mis-
demeanor and on conviction shall be punish
cd by a fine.
The subcommittee of the committee OF
one hundred have reported, giving an account
of their action at Washington and expressing
their views respecting the present condition
of affairs. The report says: ''In fulflment
We have laid before the President an Impair
tial and truthful history of the extraordinary
events when have recently taken place in
the State of Louisiana, resulting in the over
throw OF the government elected by the
people and the temporary installing in the
offices Of the State of men who were not in
any manner elected thereto. The President
while maintaining the propriety Of the course
which he has pursued in an executive capac-
ity, has not protested to consider his action
as final decision of the vital question at
issue on the politics Of the State, but has
recommended us 10 Congress as the proper
tribuna! to investigate the facts with more
minuNness than means VI thin the executive
control affords him the oppo,turil Of doing
and renders such relief as the nature Of the
case nay seem to require. We have the
assurance Of the President ana Attorney
General that such examination by Congress
will meet with no opposition from the admin
istration and that they will readily cooperate,
afiording such aid as Congress may see III
to recommend. We confidently anticipate
that Congress will promptly appoint 4 com
mittee TO investigate fairly and impartially
the case, and in view OF the gross and pal
pable wrongs which have becn committed, We
cannot doubt that such committee must ad-
init and report to Congress the necessity for
prompt and complete relief The committee
advise that the Lyceum Hall Legislature as
semble on Monday, and recommend that the
people of the State and city extend TO the
members Of that Legislature their moral sup
port and earnest sympathy, and such mate
rial aid as may enable to assert and maintain
by legal means the right of the people Of the
State a local State government"
Manchester, n. H., ). The democracy of
tHls city ihet last eNenilS III the ComulCn
council room to choose delegates to the State,
County, Senatorial, Councillor and Congress
sional conventions, to be held this month,
preparatory 70 the annual election in March.
j. w. Fellows presided. The convention
divided into ward caucusses, each ward being
| entitled to twice as many delegates as there
| are representatives in the Legislature. The
convention was harmonious.
The Congressional convention meets in
this city January 22d, when Hon. Samuel n
Bell, the present member of Congress from
this district will be repominated,
The republicans Of ward one also met in
caucus last evening.
Hon. James A. Weston, of this city, has
published a card in the Union Democrat de-
clining the use Of his name as candidate for