The daily gazette., 1874-09-15
The Louisiana Troubles.
MASS MEETING IN NEW ORLEANS

New ORLEANS, Sept. lin response
to the ca,l for IL mass meeting in Canal
street this morning to protest against
the seizure of arms of private citizens,
men began to assemble about 10 o'clock,
and by IL the great thoroughfare was
filled for several squares. Many stores
are closed. and there seems to be gen.
eral suspension of business. At this.
hour Q2 Nj y an address is being deliver
ed from the base of the Clay statue. No
disturbance of any kind has occurred
Two companies Of United States troops
arrived here this morning, and Marshall
Packard reports a regiment en- route from
Holly Springs, Miss, for this city.
The mass meeting in Canal street has
adopted resolutions requesting the i'm
mediate abdication of Governor Kellogg,
and committee consisting of K II.
Mari, cha man; Jules 1uye1, Samuel
Chopin, Samuel Bell and j. NJ. $ .ixas
were appointed to wait on the governor,
and the meeting ID awaiting the poit
of the committee.
The comnitte of five appointed J., the
Canal street mass meeting called at the
| executive Office about noon. The gov
ernor not being present, Brigadier Gene
| raj Dibble, of the Governors staff, re-
ceiyed the delegation. Mr. Marr as
spokesman, said they had called as IA
| coHiihlilte W Interview bne governor.
| General Dibble said he would convey the
intelligence to the governor. After a
brief absence he returned and made a
reply, which. n the request of Mr.. Mari,
| was reduced to writing, as follows:
| Il have communicated with the gov
crnor, and he directs me to say to Won
that he must decline to receive any com
munication from the committee appoint
ed by the mass meeting assembled on
Canal street. He does so, am instruct
| ed to say because he has definite and
accurate information that there are now
assembled several large bodies of armed
men in different parts of the city, who
are met at the call which convened the
mass meeting which you represent. He
regards this as II menace and will receive
no communication under such circum.
stances. He Furthermore Directs me te
say that should the people assemble
peaceably without menace, he would
deem it one of his highest duties to re-
ceive any communication from them, OF
entertain any petition addressed to tn,
governor. | have received and answered
you, gentlemen, as a member of his staff
HENRY c. DIBBLE,
| Brigadicr and Judge Advocate General
Louisiana State Militia"
| To which Mr.. MARI orally replied as
follows: eve repeat that there are nc
armed rioters, there are no armed mer
on Canal street, so far as we know
We came on a mission of peace, ant
believe that If the governor had acce
ded to the proposition we brought to
day, which was TO abdicate, il woul,
pacified the people of Louisiana ant
would have prevented violence O
r bloodshed. So far as we are concern
: ed, we are prepared to pledge to hin
no violence in person or property, an,
we feel in position, on the contrary
to assure him that there should be pei
feet immunity to both. The substanc
OF the foregoing reply was subsequent
4 ly, by Mr.. Marr's request, reduced t
: writing by the governors private secrt
S tary, and handed to him to be read a
the mass meeting.
General Dibblc on the part of tn
!, governor, replied II have to repea
what said before, that, while ther
c may be no armed men on Canal street
5 there are armed bodies within a shol
:, distance assembled on the same call a
your mass meeting. The committe
then retired, and soon after reporte
the result of this interview to the me,
h ting. The people were then advised I
$ go home, get their arms and ammun
o ton and return to assist the white lie;
u guers, who were under arms to eXecut
u u the plans that would be arranged fo
them. The people then quietly di
i persed. Afterward quite large nun
: Der formed in procession and marche
d up Camp street.
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