New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-01-07
A PLAYED OUT REVOLUTION
RENeRY G. co. ON THEIR LAST LEGS
DISGUST AT THE POPCLACE FOR
NOT GETTING ANGRY.
The Sayings ard Doings Of Yesterday
NO BOGUS LEsIsLATURE--No QUORUM

l
ment in the neighbcrhOod of City Hall and
around Lafayette square. 1t had been an
nouuced in the McEnery newspapers for
several days preceding that this day had
been set apart for the installation of the
defeated fusion candidate for Governor of
the State, the mastering into Office of his
colleagues on the ticket, as we'll as the
converting il regular ses sion, of the Legis-
lature returned by the Hatch. Da Ponte,
Isabelle, De Feriet, AFchy Mitchell return
ing boards.
| Said Mr.. Ellis in hfs speech up town last
Saturday night lsee 7Sues port, Grant
having triumphed by majority Of the cleo
toral college, ne concluded to let the ma
.iority rule" Hence nothing was ON the
programme looking toward refusal 70 re-
cognize the head of the general govern
ment. 1t was purely on State affairs, and
its managers desired no outside inter :
ference, as they intended none.
Within few days much indignation had
been expended, and resolutions had passed
to close up all the places of business and
come out on the street prepared to see Mr.
| bHu w pIcNtnt
renee from the emissaries of the usurping
Pinchback government" This was the
| cause of the concentrating Of so many peo-
pie at Lafayette square and it's vicinity.
At nine O'Clock the crowd was notably
larger than usual, composed mainly of list
less, Indifferent loungers. About this time
a battalion of the Nineteenth Infantry
passed up to the corner Of Magazine and
! Julia streets, going into quarters at the
! large warehouse heretofore occupied by
| them, while Company l. Of the Seventh
United States Cavalry moved up to Tivoli
| Circle, just one square in rear Of General
| Emory's headquarters, where they dis.
mounted, hitched their horses to the iron
| fence of the circle, and remained awaiting
| orders.
This quiet movements of the federal
| troops excited much comment the steadily
increasing crowd seeming in doubt az to
| what action had been or would be taken
| by the State and federal authorities in view
of the proposed political demonstration of
the day. Many wondered whether the
State and national authorities would work
em rapport with each other, while others
made encouragement for themselves and
others by circulating rumors that President
Grant had refused to longer recognize the
"Pinchback crowd
For long time the question was asked
where the political bodies on which 80 much
of the public interest centered, were to as
semble. 1t transpired that some Gays ago
the use CT Lyceum Hall had been refused
by the city council, in private session. with
out a dissenting vote of that body. Turner
Hall was likewise refused by its board of
directors, as was the Deutsche Company
Hall on the corner of Bienville street and
Exchange alley. The large lecture room in
Exposition Building was sought for but it
appeared that Colonel J. Davidson Hill,
though oozing with love for the cause of
'the people 40 far as the sentiment was
consistent with his ideas of business econO-
my, raised so many objections when the use
of his property came in question, that ne
gotiations were speedily abandoned. Odd
Fellows Hall was secured at the last hour.
A few minutes before noon q national
flag was displayed from the gallery of this
handsome building; the crowd surged
through to Camp street, and it became
known that place in which to assemble
the experimental legislature and organize
another State government had been secured.
At twelve o'clock Colonel John MoEnery
made his way through the crowd into the
hall, and was loudly cheered. He presently
appeared on the gallery and waved his
acknowledgment to the crowd.
Inside the Odd Fellows Haf, in che
main dancing room or Grand Lodge Hall,
behind a railing pat up for the occasion,
the following named gentlemen, claiming
to be members of the House of Representa-
tives, assembled, and were called to order
By Major j. c. Monoure, of Caddo
T. B. Blanchard, Orleans; J. BelIeu, La
fourchc; E. l.. Bowers. Orleans; T. Bynuu,
East Baton Rouge; j. r. Cavanaugh, Jack |
sumption; c. c. Davenport, Morehouse; J.
Delaney, Orleans; K. V. Ducros, st. Ber-
nard. j. b. Elan, DeSoto; J. B. Eustis, Or
leans; j. J. Finney, Orleans; NJ. J. Foster.
St. Mary; J. s. Gardner, East Baton Rouge:
=. Garidel, Orleans; D. X. German. st. |
Hooe, Rapides; ". &. Kinsells, Or
Lobdell, West Baton Rouge; E. H. |
McCaleb, Orleans; J. Mcconnell, Orleans;
J. r. Mcdowell, Madison; J. J. Mellon, Or |
leans; T. l.. Mills, East Baton Rouge; w. |
F. Moreland, Claiborne; +. w. Norris, |
Franklin; K. l.. Pierson, Hatchitoches; E. |
Riviere, Orleans: L. p. Sandidge, Bossier; |
w. l.. Stanford, Orleans: w. II. Scanlan, |
Bossier; j. A. Shakespeare, Orleans; w. |
Stevens, Oriesns; J. J. Swami, Rapides; |
j. G. Tate, Tangipahoa: J. D. Trahan, La |
fayette; l.. Texada, Rspides; j. Timony, |
arie, Orleans; Fuseher; T. Price, Claiborne |
Al.
There was found 10 be no quorum present |
forty. seven 6Fas all that could be found, |
while it takes fifty fouf to constitute a |
quorum.
The supper-room adjoining the main hall
became an improyised Senate chamber.
General Hugh j. Campbell called this
body together, and the following named |
fourteen gentlemen-fve less shan
quorum-responded to their names;
Edward Booth, D. s. Cage, X. J. Camp
bell, L II. Graham, A. s. Heron, B. f.
Jonas, A. Fl. Leonard, A, ] Lewis, w B.
Mcdonald. C. j. c. Puckett, j. A. EhOmp
son, A. VOORHEES,, J. S. White and K. c.
White-l4.
Meantime the crowd of spectators forced
their way into the building, filing up both
meeting rooms to a state OF sufooation but
finding that the organization of the Legs
lature had failed to possess the first essen
tials of legislative body-a quorum, and
a ~ J;pr that thav had hean mat SavAu dayE