Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-01-06
What Good will Attempted ReyO-
luton and the Continuance
of a Second Legislature
Accomplish!
Points worth Considering - Con-
gress, the President and the
Supreme Court Favor
Pinchback.
by Telegraph.
CITIZENS MEETINGS.

CITIZENS MEETINGS.
New ORLEANS, January 5.-The mass
meeting at Exposition Hall, January I'd,
the meeting of the merchants at the
upper City Hotel, jackson street last
night, the meeting of various Committees
of the Democratic Reform and Liberal
parties, and the Executive Committees
Of Independent Clubs, the meeting
yesterday of the Committee of Two
Hundred at the Merchants Exchange,
and the meeting of the Committee of
Ten from each ward in the city, ap-
pointed by the Exposition Hall meet
ing, were all largely attended, and
adopted resolutions of condemnation
of Judge Durrelps action-and to see the
legally-elected Legislature and State
officers regularly inaugurated and in
stalled, and called upon the people to
close their places Of business on Monday
and assemble in Lafayette Square TO
manifest determination to yield
HEARTY AND READY SUPPORT
to any and all means to accomplish the
ends contemplated by the present move
ment.
The committees of above mentioned
meetings conferred to-day, and their
understood plan for concert action has
been agreed on. 1t is probable that
most of the business houses will be
closed tomorrow, and that the meeting
st Lafayette Square will be large. 1t is
not generally believed that the Pinch
back authorities will attempt to disperse
the fusionists.
PINCHBACK AND THE MILITARY.
The following letter was received by
Pinchbsck from General Emory on
Saturday:
Headquarters Department Of the Gulf
NEW ORLEANS, LA, January 4, 1873.
To his Excelleucy. the Governor Of Louisiana
SIR have the honor TO acknowl-
edge the receipt of your letter Of this
date, and to state in reply, that in ac-
coTdance with my instructions | shall
hold troops in readiness to preserve the
peace of this city. l enclose a copy of
the telegram this day received from the
General commanding the army of the
United States, and your Excellency
cannot fail TO perceive that the action
propose to take is in strict accordance
with the instructions contained therein.
am, Governor, very respectfully, your
Obedient servant, II. H. EMORY.
Brevet Major-General, Commanding.
General Sherman's dispatch to Gene
raj Emory:
WASHINGTON, d. C. January A.
You are hereby authorized to use the
troops under your command to preserve
the peace, if in your Judgment it be-
comes necessary"
THE MECHANICS INSTITUTE WING
The following telegram was sent:
NEW ORLEANS, January ), 1873.
Williams Attorney -f4 q
the United States:
The members Of the Legislature re-
turned elected by the State Board recog- |
niZed by the Governor for the assem- |
blage Of the body at Mechanics Insti. I
tute, are compelled to meet tomorrow 4
under the constitution in order to pre- |
serve their status. Their assembly viii /
be a peaceable one, without arms, and /
with no purpose of aggression, but
simply to organize. The organization !.
presided Eover sby Pinchback threaten |
violent interference, from which serious |
troubles may arise. That organization /
derives all its authority from the atti- /
tude of the Federal Executive and will |
be controlled by the President. We |
trust that be Will discountenanee inter /
ference with the assemblage, which has
a lawful object, and was rendered peces-
sary by the situation.
Attorney General OF Louisiana.
A DAMPER.
Announcement has Just been made by |
q person from headquarters, sndappar- |
emily by authority, that General Emory /
has received instructions from Wash 1
ingtOn that the United States troops |
shall only be used to preserve the peace. |
That any body of citizens, styling |
themselves what they may, have the |
right to meet peaceably for any purpose
not unlawful, and that if any attempt |
should be made to disperse such assem-
blage, they shall be protected. When
this was announced, the crowd assem-
bled in the st. Charles Hotel rotunda,
and simultaneously calculated: "Whew,
the President has gone back on Pinch
back"
M'EMORY's ADDRESS TO THE CITIZENS.
To-monow's papers viii contain the
address:
FELLOW OF NEW ORLEANS
Relying on the patriotism yeu have
exhibited, conjure you TO bear your
selves this day with prudence, dignity,
irmness and moderation. Assemble as
citizens 10 witness the inaugu-
,ation Of the only true and legal Legis-
ature Of your State. Ii is your right
and duty thus TO lend the moral support
)f your presence. Let no victorious
weaken the effect pro-
iuced by yoUT unanimity. Be calm as
you are strong in the midst Of great pO-
itical excitement incident TO an at
empted overthrow of your liberties by
an organized conspiracy, and show to
he people of the United States
/ dignity Of bearing worthy of
you, and the great cause which you are
engaged for the maintenance
Il your liberties and constitutional
lights. Be not alarmed, fellow citizens:
he Government Of the United States
viii not exert its great power to
Dut down and suppress peace
Ible assemblies Of people, but
will rather protect them against violent
ssaults from any quarter. Let it
lever be said that any act on your part
vas the primary cause Of public dis
ur5anees. l expect, fellOw-citizens, to
e firm, but calm and dignihed.
Isignedl JNO. MEMORY.
TRy MALL
We publish, says the New Orleans
Times Of the third, an article containing !
lC NACns VI OllC VI Jul
nd conservative citizens on the pOliti-
al situation Ia Louisiana. Without
Iolding ourselves iB any measure re-
ponsible for the views of our corre-
pondent, yet we deem it proper to
ermit public questions directly affect l
az the welfare of our people to be calm
y and fairly discussed In our columns,
. order that all sides may be heard.
tere it is:
UR POLITICAL POSITION CONSIDERED. ]
EDITORS NEW ORLEANS Times {
Without asking your concurrence in the Z
Jews hold, / nevertheless ask you as c
q independent Journalist, unwilling to @
life discussion and anxious to let both s
des of every question have q fair hear I
lg before the public, to admit into your 4
Olumns the conclusions have reached q
] relation TO the trouble In which our {
eo9le are involved. g
OF the fairness or unfairness Of the re- I f
ant aioafinp in fbfa Afofa I r,sslr,ooa -, I l.