The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-07
Tho Louisiana Dimculties-Great Ex-
element but No Bloodshed.

Tho Louisiana Dimculties-Great Ex-
element but No Bloodshed.
Yesterday was day of unwonted excitement
in New Orleans ALI the various meetings and
organizations supporting the McEnery gov
eminent having agreed 'to see the legally
elected Legislature and State officers regularly
inaugurated and installed" and having issued
a call to the citizens to close their places of
business and assemble yesterday in Lafayette
square, to assist in the movement, no appre-
tensions were entertained that conflict Of
arms would be forced upon this assemblage by
Pinchbacs's militia; but there was consider
able anxiety as to the probable action OF Gene
raj Emory, under his latest Instructions from
Washington. Yesterday, however, in note
addressed to Pinchback as ellis Excellency
the Governor Of Louisiana" General Emory
says that sin accordance with my instructions
l shall hold troops in readiness to preserve
the peace of the city" The instructions re-
ferred to are from General Sherman, and to
this effect: -''You are authorized to use the
troops under your command to preserve
the peace, if, in your Judgment, it
becomes necessary The whole matter it
may be inferred, in thus left to the discretion
Of General Emory; but as he oficially recog-
niizess Pinchback as the Governor the whole
matter in reality rests in the discretion Of
Pinchback If reasonably forbearing he may
preserve the peace but if unreasonably over
bearing he may provoke sanguinary riot in
carrying out his proclamation of Saturday.
The particular object of the opposition ele-
ments in carrying out their programme set
down for yesterday was stated in despatch
of Sunday from H. A. Ogden, as Attorney
General of Louisiana" to the United States
Attorney General, Williams, at Washington,
to the effect that ''the members of the Legis-
lature returned elected by the State Board rec
ognized by Governor Warmoth are compelled
to meet (on the 6th) in order to preserve their
status" They trust therefore, that the gen.
eral government will discountenance the armed
interference threatened by Pinchback and in
any event their peaceable assemblage is urged
upon them by their Governor elect, McEnery.
In spirited address McEnery urged his
friends to adhere to their purpose, to meet as
proposed, but to be calm and dignifed. The
public excitement was considerably allayed
when it became known that General Emory
had received instructions from President
Grant 'not to interfere with the peaceable
meeting Of the Legislature, that the citizens
had right to meet, that they must be pro-
footed in the exercise of that right, and that
matters should be held in abeyence until q
judicial investigation shogld take place.
The meeting was held according to appoint
ment and at late hour no disturbance had
taken place. The meeting was large and en-
thusiastic, the stores were closed and the great
thoroughfare of Canal street was deserted. 1t
would thus seem, while we WRITE as if this
9Th of January trouble had been got over. 1t
will be well if both parties now seek to make
an end of their differences by peaceful and
legal means.