St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-09-18
UNHAPPY LOUISIANA.
Bloody Conflict in New Orleans.
Citizens against the Police.
FIFTY PERSONS KILLED CIVIL WAR M
MINENT IN LOUISIANA

MINENT IN LOUISIANA.
NEW ORLEANS. Sept. u. The mas.
meeting on Cam..l street. called tnycth
cr To protest against the seizure of arms
of private citizens, adopted resolution.
requesting the Immediate Ihdirltion o
Governor Kellogg, and Il committee W..
appointed Ia wait upon the governor
The committee called at the cNccIIti>,
office about noon. The governor not
being present Bri%Idicr-ticncral Dihhlc
of the Governor staff. received tn,
delegation. Mr. Mari. as spokesman
said they had called ~ n committee =,
interview the governor. Gen. Dihllc
said he would convey the iutclli"cnr,
to the governor. After Il brief ah~,,nr,
he returned and made Il reply, which,
at the request of Mr.. Mari. WAS REDUCED,
to writing aS follows Il have. com
mumicitcd with the governor and h,
desires me Ia SAY to You that hc must
decline To receive any communication
from the committee appointed 10y the
ma~S mcctin" assembled on Canal street
/ He does 81. | am instructed To say. he
'lllN' Nv 'l'iN it'lll .llt llllbl MI
/ ton that there are now assembled >,l -
rIal large bodies of aimed men in diff
icrrnt pats of thr city. who are. met
at the call which convened the m:l>>
m"ctin% which N"u represent He re
| CARDS this aS II menace. and he will
receive no communications under such
circumstances. He Furthermore diIrci>
me to say that should the people Is
>"mll" p..t""ahlN, without menace. Lac,
would deem it one of his highest duties
| To receive any communication from them
"r entertain ANY petition addressed t"
| the government.
+" which Nj. Marr replied Us follow :
I'VE repeat that there are. lao armed
rioters OF armed men "n Canal street
:" far az We know. We came nn Il mis-
sion of peace and We bclirNr that if tlIr
Governor had ;IccV,l"d Ia the pIoIin~I
! ton We brought. o-daN. which MAS t"
Iliicntc. i; would have pacili,h the
people of Louisiana. and might al would
have prevented Violence and hlnodSli,d
so far a> we are concerned. We feel Va.
are able. on the contrary. To ASSN" him
! that there shall he perfect immunity t"
both persons and property"
Gen. lDIbblc. on the part of ilc toy
crm"r. replied: Il have +" repeat " hat
| | said before. HAT Whit. there may he.
no armed men on Canal street. there.
are some bodies within u short distance.
assembled on the same call rs NoIII
mass meeting The committee then
retired. and soon after reported the re
suit of this interview Ia the meeting"
/ The people were then advised To 90
/ home. get their aims and ammunition
and return to assist the White IrH"IIc.
/ who were then under arms. To execute
/ plans that would hc arranged for tlirnt.
/ The people then quietly disIrr>rd At
tcrW s<> large numbers formed in pro
cr>>i"m and matched up Camp street
AN ArrEAL To ARMS.
I'm extra edition of the Bulletin. is
sued ri | o'clock L. NJ. contains TIM, fol
loWin" Proclamation
+" the people of Louisiana: For two
Years You have borne with Patience and
f"Itiiudc great wrongs. Through fraud
and Violence the government; of yoIIr
choice has been overthrow and its
power uSurpcd. Protest after protest.
appeai after appeal To the president of
the nitcd States and Ia congress have
failed to give You the relief yon had the
night under the constitution to demand
The wrong has not been repaired. ON
the contrary. through the Instrumental
ltN ri Il paiiiZ;,n Judge You are dchlrrcd
from all legal remedy. Day 10y laN
taxation has been increasing. with cost
and penalties amounting to conii>catiou
of your property: your substance SqrIan-
dercd. yonr credit ruined rcSlIliin. IN
failure and bankruptcy. The right of
suffrage is virtually taken from Nou Nv
;he enactment of skilfulII devised reg
lStl;Iti"n and election laws. The Judi
rial branch of your government has
been stricken down 10y the conversion
of the legal posse comIt;itlrS OF the shcrif1
To the use of the u>urpcr fu the pur-
pose of defeating the dccrsS of the
courts. his defiance of the law leading
him to use the very force for the aIIcs,
of the sheriff while engaged in the exc
cutiOn of Il process of court. To these.
may be added II corrupt and vicious
legislature. concerning laws in violation
of the constitution for the purpose of
guarding and pcrpetuating their uSurp-
ed authority; the metropolitan y, lice
paid 10y the city under the control of
the uSurper. quartcrcd upon YOU to over
awe and keep Non in >uhicction. Ev-
cry public right has been denied and
as if to g"ad You to desperation. private
arms are seized and individuals arrest
ed. To such cXtrcmiti,.S are Nou drawn
that manhood rcvolts ut any further
submission. Constrained from "A sense
of duty as the legally elected Lieut.
Governor of the state. acting rs roy
"rnor in the absence of Governor Me
Emery. do hereby issue this. my proc
lamati"n. calling upon the militia of
the State. embracing all males between
the ages of II and II Years. without
regard To color or previous condition.
to arm and assemble under their re-
Spertive officers. for the purpose of
driving the usurpers from power.