, 1873-03-04

Houno, aud declining to rocogni2o thom no n
legal body. Onco naBonnblod, this body i'm
pcnohod Gov. Palmer, and, ponding hin trial,
oloctod David 8. Hammond Acting Governor.
Gov. Hammond Mt once tologrnphott to tho
praBllont, and received m instnnt anBwor
DEPARTMENT. or Juarlor, Dec. II, 1879.
dctfng- Cor. Hammond, Sl,rianfe1d, H.:
Lat 1t to understood at YOU nro recognized m tho
lawful Exccuttya ot Illinois, md that tho body nsso-
bo at Cooks Opern-Iouso ~ tho lawful Legislature Of
tho State, md It Ia a,,Gcatcd tint you mike proclana-
ton to lhat offcot, nna n}Bo that Ill ncceRsRry
Assistance will bo given to you ata tho Legislature
hcretn recognized 10 protect tho State from daordcr
and violence. 1EonoE II. Williams,
Attorney General.
Gov. 0g1eal,y and huudrod Republicans tolo-
Braphol that thoy would 60 to Washington to
explain thoir sllo but woro arrosted by tho fol-
lowing:
n. J. 0g1ea5N Springfield, ILL.,:
YpNr visit with hundred ot1or ntfzong will DO
va!t9ng far AZ the President 10 concerned. Ills
decision ia made, and will not 10 changed; and tho
soonor II 1B acqulcscel in tho good order aud
peace Will ho restored. dEonaE II. W11l1AMs,
Atornoy-dencra1.
And. Immediately after, tho following waa nont
from Washington:
Gen. p. II. Sheridan, &C., de-:
You may uae all necessary forco to presoryo tho
peacn, and Will rneognizp tbp authority ct Gov. Ham-
tuond.
BY order Of tho President:
E. D. TOWNSEND, Ad]utant-aencral.
Tho Koornor Legislature boing thus rccog-
ni2od, furthor application wan made to Judge
Treat, who ordered tho 11arshal to employ tho
Federal troops, soizo tho gtato-Houso mud mr.
mory, and oxpol pa1mor and tho State officers;
which ordor was oboyod and executed by tho
troops. at this timo, Gov. Palmer applied
to ono Of tho stato Courts for restraining pro-
cess, whon tho Legislature abollnhcd the Court,
and then croated q now ono, to which Gov.
Hammond appointed ono OF tho defeated Lib
eral candidates Judge. ThiH Judge dcclarod that
tho Railroad Commissioners woro tho only por-
sons In Illinois legally authorized to canvaas tho
election returns; that tho Legislature appointed
by them was tho legal Legislature Of the State,
md TINT Ill Its proceedings from firat to last
wore right md proper. This decision vas tota-
graphed to Washington, and tho President sent
d Rpocinl mossags to Congress informing them
that in tho first instance 11o had only snstained
Judge Treats decision, which WAS now formally
sustained by that Of tho Btato courts; and that,
unless Congress should othorwiso provide by
law, he should have Con. Sheridan and tho
troopa uphold tho Hoernor-H Hammond Govern
mont. In tho meantime, tho Legislature having
declared Koornor to bo Governor, he waa sworn
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ing him; and tho eamo Legislature ut once
elected Hammond United States Senator Gov.
0gloBby also took tho oath Of Office but hn Is
threatened with arreat by tho United States
Marshal if ho attempts to exercise any otficial
authority.
Whom this mattor came up in tho Bonato, Mr.
Morton fully admitted that tho orders Of tho
Fetleral Judge wore all mookorios Of Justice md
disgracofu1 usurpationH, but contendod that tho
Hommond-Kooner Government having boom
sustained by tho State Court, there was
nothing TO DO dono but to let 1t govern Illinois
for four yoarB, and, If tho poop1o c1amored and
royolted, Con. Sheridan was there to shoot
than down and reduce them to obedience. Il ia
true that Senators Logan, Carpenter, Hill, Al
coru, Edmunds, and otl1ora protested in behalf
of the people OF Illinois; but tho Senate rofusod
to disturb tho existing status, and tho President
Is to uphold tho Koorner Government by tho
forco Of bayonots.
Now, II our roadors will merely change the
names Of Illinois to Louisiana, Of Treat to
Durell, Of oglosby to McEnory, Of Hammond to
pinchhack, of Koerner to Kellogg, they will
bayo tho condition Of affairs In Louisiana Us
described by Senator Carpenter, and as it in
f8et oIiaka.