The weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1872-1882, 1873-01-18

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Election q uhlttd States Senator.

rs. - ~. @~ ~ - s"'e 1880 :
H.t'i,. i u,i,,d sl.t.. senator. ' -.
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e; According Acc to > aljjour4mept, 2 q, the
Legislature met l. On. Monday l!Fg. with li1t 9
coed quorum present in both
Honses 2he knowledge i that the
Governor and, Lieutenant Govern
or elect. would. be inaugurated at
trscted to the vicinity Of the State
House Large numbers @ Of people. a..
By arrangement, aocommod odation
was provided for ladies ia the spa
ciops ball Of the House Of Repre-
Asentatives. and they. abundantly
ayailed themselves Of The provision
and attended in large. numbers.
! Nor was the opposite sex < Glow to
put in an appearance. H.. .,.....
/ The House was called to order at
III o'clock, and the Senate about the
same time. The transaction, ;oi
some Ordinary business brought the
Houses near to tie set hour: - The
Houses then: communicated with
each other, and the Senate pro-
ceeded to the House Of Representa-
tives and entered into joint session,
Lieutenant Governor Harris in the
chair. .: -. 's'S
On the platform and surrounding 6
the President were u all the newly
elected State officers and about
twenty-five prominent members of
the! Republican party, while on the
floor might be seen, among the vast
concourse OF expectant and inter-
ested observers, the faces and forms
Of many q staunch and useful work.
er whose every appearance exhibit
ed the tokens of. their supreme de-
light at tie consu,nmation of a battle
so persistently waged, and SO bitter
ly and unserupulously contested by
our foes.
Within q few minutes Of twelve
the President dispatched a special
committee to conduct Governor
Kellogg to the House, and soon
after the committee returned with
the Governor elect. Acting Govern
or Pinchback, Chief Justice Lude-
ling, Lieutenant Governor Antoine,
and several other officials in the
train. An excellent band in at
tendance played d stirring air. The
President introduced the Governor
elect to the Cbief Justice and then
to the Legislature; whe'renipon Gov
srnnor Kellogg delivered the follow
log speech: '..% : -. -. =,
In assuming the arduous duties which
levolve upon me as the chief executive
Nicer Of the State, I do 50 under q pro
ou,id sense Of the magnitude and impof-
snee Of thoss duties, as we'll a. the grave
responsibilities ] am ia oincur in .discharg-
ng them. Il is my purpose to devote my
,est efforts and whatever of liability I may
,ossess, to perform fhithfully all the duties
nd obligations imposed upon me by the
constitution and laws Of tha State ..z>
A retrospect Of the history of Louisiana
Turing the few yeazs that have elapsed
ince the termination Of the late civil war
'resents much that affords no qualification
i the minds Of her people. Tits not to be
onosaled that no effective. means have
een adopted to supply tine greatest needs
the people, or TO restore the State to its
sgitin,ate condition Of progress and pros;
'erity. Possessing abundantly alithe d.
msnts n6Ssayy ,s6 ingu,e agricultural
nd comnerciArssalth and Independence,
he State, nlvertheles, hnguishes in all
ler material interests. With impaired
redit diminished commerce and accum1-
ated taxation, ths embsrrassments are
erisus and call loudly fdr relief
Immigration to onr ,bort1ea1, has bean i
low and incon,ide.abh, >nefS l,standing /
4 the advantages Of soil, stapls products,
heap hhds and facilities for aomnerca
NJ EG,rest mart Of commerce, tho natural,
utlst Of tssds Aoin the vast valley ofs tie
10 al countries OF tho easta is
lin it's capacity to control It.
gisinsta ansi1sss and isdorcctl into oom-I
stition With aeidss ofs ofs;ths1interiors lasl
asitaatsdt fbe spmmsreial oso1Il |
yet more blsssed with material
III: 0Apitak from sbtoadis but
'A1insey. i1o1nnsd shers. where, UNDER .
vorable circumstances II xouid be treelyI /
lpp6sd VIA sthess aScss palpahly befou I
j. % what shallwe attribute our stat;on-lI !
y. i not rstfogfading condition. PolitaI I
Il agitation may. and donbtless has conf :
ibuted in no small degree to this sa.te 81 t
lairs. but this can by no ;nlsans be as
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