The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1874-09-18

executive Ofhce about noon. Inc dOV-
ernor not being present Brig. Gen.
Dibble, of the Governors staff, received
the delegation. Mr.. MARI ss spokes-
man, said they had called as a commit
tee to interview the Governor. Gen.
Dibble said he would convey the fact to
the Governor. After a breef absence
he returned and made reply, which,
at the request of Mr.. MARI was reduced
to writing, as follows: General Dibble:
have communicated with the Cover
nor and he directs me to say to you
that he must decline to receive any
communication from committee aP-
pointed by the Mass Meeting assembled
on Canal street. He does SO, am
instructed to say, because he has definite
and accurate information thst there are
now assembled several large bodies OF
armed men in different parts of the city
who are met at the call which conven-
ed the mass meeting which you repre-
sent. He regards this as menace and
he will receive no communication
under such circumstances. He further
more directs me to say that should
the people assemble peaceably without
menace he would deem it one of his
highest duties to receive any communi-
cation from them or entertain any petit
ton addressed to the Government.
have received and answered YOU
gentlemen, as member of his staff.
(Signed) HENRY G. DIBBLE,
Brigadier General and Judge advocate
of the Louisiana State Militia.
To which Mr.. Mari orally replied as
follows:
1 repeat that there are no armed
| rioters. There are no armed men on
Canal street, so far as we know. We
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believe that if the Governor had acced-
ed to the proposition we brought to-
day, which was to abdicate, it would
have pacified the people of Louisiana,
and might or would have prevented
violence or bloodshed. So far as we
are concerned, we are prepared to
pledge to him no violence in person or
property, and we feel in a position on
the contrary to assure him that there
should be perfect immunity to both.
The substance of the foregoing reply
was subsequently, by Mr.. Marr's re-
quest, reduced to writing by the Gov
ernor's Private Secretary, and handed
to him to read.
At the mass meeting yesterday, Gen.
Dibble, on the part of the Governor
replied, "I have to repeat what said
before, that while there may be no arm
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bodies within short distance, as
semblel on the same call as your mass
meeting.'' Thecommitteet then return
ed, and soon after reported the result OF
their interview to the meeting. The
people were then advised to go home,
get their arms and ammunition, and
return to assist the White League who
were then under arms to execute plans
that would be arranged for them. The
people then quietly dispersed. After
wards quite large number formed in
procession and marched up Camp
street.
NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 14.-The peo-
pie seem to have responded with
alacrity to the ADVICE given them by
DIR. Burne, one of the speakers on
Canal street. By three p. M, armed
men were stationed at the intersection
street. About 4 p. M, n body Of 500
Metropolitans, with cavalry and artil.
lery, appeared at the head of Canal
street, and took position. Gen. Long
street commanding them, accompanied
by an orderly then rode up and down
Canal street, ordering the armed citi-
zens to disperse. Some desultOry firing
soon after occurred along Canal street,
land some few casualties are reported on
both sides. The Mepropolitans are re-
ported to have broken at the first fire,
the citizens capturing one piece of their
artillery.
The particulars of tide fight are thus
given by the Picayune of the 18th:
At about 3 O'Clock, the citizens were
pretty we'll organized all over Poydras
street, along which their lines were laid
out. Barricades were at once begun ut
all the streets running parallel to the
river. Some of these were Of very good
construction. At Camp street, a barri-
cade of barrels and logs was erected,
at st. Charles street Il triple barricade of
horse cars was erected, strengthened by
pulling up the pavement at the gutter
and thus leaving formidable ditch
across the street.
At Magazine street, another formida-
BILE barricade was erected.
Tchoupitoulas was the only street
open, and this was found a serious in
convenience, as the metropolitans kept
up constant fire down the street, and
rendered crossing dangerous affair,
and the construction of any line Of
defense almost impossible. Five citi-
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