The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-09-19
CIVIL WAR IN LOUISIANA,

AS long as il was cnduraDlc, nave llSch w II
! their might and shaken it of This is TIT
; whole Louisiana case in nutshell
| The way the revolution of Monday an(
: Tuesday last came about was this: The hel
logg dynasty having, two years ago, been I'm
poscd upon the people Of Louisiana agains
their will, by the illegal decision of corrup
and drunken U. S. Judge now under articles
of impeachment, supported by federal bay
oncts, and the people being satisfied that
would be impossible to shake ii OIL hereafter
by az honest election being allowed them
began to organize themselves into secret
leagues, with the object, probably, to carry
the next election at all hazards. We 90 MOI
pretend to Justify these secret organizations
but state the facts. These leagues, to be EN-
cent. must have arms, and for some time past
arms have been imported from the north by
the gunsmths and hardware dealers IN New
Orleans in pretty large quantities, ana
sold to the individual members OF these
leagues. The attention of Gov. hellog was
called to this fact, and being an arrant COW
ard, he of course trembled in his boots at
these ominous indications, and resolved TO
stop this traffic, ordering the gun and hard
ware stores TO be watched and all the rifles,
shot guns, pistols, &c, IN their possession to
be seized by the police, The opponents of
Kellogg called this a violation Of their con
stitutional right guaranteed to every citizen,
TO own and bear arms in times of peace, and
proceeded to take measures to resist the kel-
logg tyranny by force.
The first open demonstration occurred
on Monday. The people Of New Orleans, to
the number of 10000, gathered in mass meet
ing on Canal street, and after passing "A series
of strong resolutions protesting against the
seizure Of arms Of private citizens by order of
the Governor, adopted further resolutions de
handing his immediate abdicaton, and APP
pointed commmittcc of leading business
men to wait upon and present him their de-
mand. The committee at once proceeded up
on this mission, and then the associate press
clegraph narrilve Of events proceeds:
They were met at the Executive Office by
Brigadicr.General Dibble, of the Governors
staff Through him Kellogg announced his
determinations to hold no communication with
the committee, on the ground that they repre-
scented a body of armed rioters who, II not ac-
tually conAcned in Canal street, were at least
holding themselves IN readiness in the neigh.
borhOOd, in response to the call for the mass
meeting The committee assured General
Dibblc that the Governors abdication would
be followed by quiet and good order; but on
a second refusal they retired, and reported
the result Of this 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 arrang
ed for them
By3o'clock T.. VI. armed men were station
cl AT the intersection of all the streets on the
south side OF Canal street from the river 10
Claiborne street About T.. VI. a body of
Mctr0politans, numbering about 'iv" hdnhrco'
Win Jashuy ana artillery, appeared ut the
head of Canal street and took position. cen
cral lOrgstrcct, who was commanding, ac-
companied by an orderly, then rode up and
down Canal street ordering the armed citl
zens to dispersc. Some dcsultory firing soon
after occurred on both sides. The Metropol-
ilans broke at the first fire. the citizens cap
turing one piece OF artillery.
Fighting continued at intervals during the
erected Inv the citizens comnosed nr,ncinalIv
of street railroad cars overturned
The casualties during this afternoons
diminishing were about ~ MctropOltans and
half dozen of citizens Killed, and some fifty
wounded, on both sides.
The only /. 5. troops il The city at the
time were two c"mpanl", oi infantry, that re
manned at and guarded the custom house.
The citizens who took part in the battle
were under command Of ten. +. y. Ogden,
who acted under appointment oi 1T. Hov.
fenn, elected two years ago on The MctncrN
uckrtJ McEn"y himself being absent from
til" city.
There was n" further disturbance on Mon
day night The citizens, or White l.cagucrs,
had full possession Of the city and protected