The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-09-18
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LOUISIANA.
Peace and Order Reigns.
The Government Turned
Over to the u. S.
What will Grant do with it?
New York Democratic Lib
eral Ticket.
TiIden and Dorsheimer.
A Platform that is All Oak.
What will Grant do with it?
Tilden and Dorsheimer.
A Platform that is All Oak.

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officers and acting with New Orleans.
No military appears on the street.
The new State Government under Nc
Emery and Penn, is in peaceful operation.
The whole Kellogg party are still inside
of the Custom House.
Business in this city is progressing as
usual, and everything is quiet.
Governor McEnery, Penn, Ogden and
other leaders have assured Gen. Emery
that there is no thought of conflict on their
part with the military of the Federal Gov
ernment. The city is very quiet. There
is no change in the situation since yester-
day, other than incident to the process of
organizing the new State Government
Mr.. Dubuclet the State Treasurer, has not
been intertered with.
A consultation was held to day at the
State House between the Governor, Lieu
tenant Governor and other officers of the
McEnery government, together with
number of prominent citizens, to consider
the demand of Gen. Emery for the retire
ment of all armed men from the streets
and the return of the arms to the arsenal
The demand was acceded to and an order
issued, signed by McEnery as Governor,
ordering the retirement to their homes Of
all state troops, the return OF state arms
and other property to the Central and
Third precinct stations, and the taking to
their homes by private citizens OF arms
owned by them. Superintendent of Police
Boylan was also ordered to continue the
work of organizing the police and to re-
ceipt for all public property turned over to
him. Subsequently Gen. Emery issued
the following:
John McEnery and ID. B, Penn, styling them
selves respectively Governor and Lieutenant Cover
nor of Louisiana having informed the Department
Commander of their willingness under the Presl-
dents proclamation to surrender the state proper
surgent forces under their command, Brevet Bri
gadier, General j. r. Brooks, Lieutenant Colonel
Third Infantry Is charged with the duty of taking
possession of Che arms and other state property.
He will occupy the State House, arsenal and other
state buildings until further orders. He is hereby
appointed to command the city OF New Orleans un-
I'll such time as the statesaud city governments can
be reorganized. The present police force in the
city, under the charge of Thomas Boylan, will re-
main on duty and be responsible for the good order
and quiet of the city uulil regularly relieved.
Gov. McEnery and Lieut.. Gov, Penn
have addressed to Gen. Emery protest to
the effect that no insurrectioD exists in the
state of Louisiana against the McEnery
government. They set forth that the last
trace of the Kellogg government has dis
appeared and that the McEnery govern
ment is dejure and defdcto the state gov
ernment. If compelled to retire by the
authority of the United States government
there is no power that can succeed them in
governmental power in Louisiana. They
then call attention to the Presidents pro-
clamation, and the notice given them by
Gen. Emery to comply Herewith imme-
diately, also to the points of law involved,
which is the section of the constitution OF
the United States declaring that the
President shall, on application of
the legislature or executive of the state,
protect that state from domestic violence.
| This section restricts the Presidents au-
thority to cases where there is insurrection
and where the application is made by the
LEGISLATURE or governor. If Kellogg made
such applicatinn he was not governor, he
Having left the state house September IA
and retired to the custom house. Since
Tuesday (l5th) the state house has beenin
possession of the present government.
There cannot be an insurrection against
J government that does not exist. This
proclamation, they protest, does not apply
to them. The President cannot employ
any part of the land or naval forces against
them, even if all these conditions existun
I'll the expiration of the time fixed by thu
proclamation. They will, however, sur
render the state house to federal troop:
when they appear.
According to previous arrangements
/ Gen. J, r. Brooks, with his staff, proceed
ing to the st. Louis Hotel, met Gov, Nc
Emery and Penn received from McEner,
LII Il nlar - tho stata a
and all other state buildings in the city ant
: proceeded to read the address, which sta
ted that he, as acting governor OF Loulsi
: ana, made this transfer to him tBrooksI a
the representative of the United States
and invoked his protection OF all classes
|: citizens. The state property records wei
/ then transferred to the hands Of Genera
: Brooks. Thomas Boylan, the McEner
0 chief of police, remaias on duty. The cit
. is quiet.
il WASHINGTON Sept. 1.-THE Postmas
: ter General says there is no obstruction
o mails in Louisiana.
p LOUISVILLE, Sept 1.-THE Avalar
.. che's Trenton special says the special teri
l. of the supreme court in Gibson county ha
r found forty more indictments against pa
!, ties supposed to be guilty of the outrage
It killing the negro prisoners in the count
d Jail last month.
Is SYRACUSE, \. Y, Sept. 1.-THE Den
locratic state convention resumed its Sc
sion this morning, and Ex-Governor Sc.
mour, from the committee on resolution
made the following report:
:, The Democratic party Of New York pledge theI
Z selves anew to the principles set forth IN tht
N platform adopted last year at Utica approved
The votes Of the people OF the empire state and
dorsed hy the Democrats OF Illinois, Mlchlga
A Maine and OF her states Of the Union.
I 1. Gold aud silver the only legaltender, and
currency inconveTtible with coin
Q steady steps toward specie payment anu
sieps backward.
ii (applanse.D and the sacred preservation Oh Pno
Revenue reform; federal taxation for reyen
= only: no government partnership with protect
Home rule 10 limit and localize, mOst iealo'
: llv the few powers intrusted 10 public -erFan
y MUNICIPAL staJe and federal, and no eeh'fAiAi
Eousl and exact Justice 10 all men; no part
J Iegislation and no partial taxAii Ion.
4 A press. bat no gag -laws
3. Free men; uniform excise AVE, oI'
TO sumptary lsws
eb- q oncisl aroountibisiiy. enforced By better q
re- and criminal remedies no private use OF lne y
ct lie funds BY public ofioers- -
is 10. Computations Chartered oy he stAte
Us ways soPervisable By the state In the iatsfes'
IL me uar4y In no,rey "a ,espousible 70 leg