The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-09-18

states that the Pope hss pesemptoriIy
refused to join the Edtopean powers
in recognition, of SPAIN
BEnNE. September l7.-The Iuter-
national Postal Congress has resolved
to recommend uniform rates Of post
age in all territory embraced by the
postal union.
ToleGraphic--Amor team Matters.
New IBERIA. LA, September IT.
Festivities, including o torch-light
procession, over the peoples triumph
in New Orleans.
New ORLEANS. September IT.
Lieutenant- Governor Penn states that
they have dispatches showing the
quiet installation of their officers in q
large number of Parishes. No oppo.
sition appears to have been made in
any quarter. n
BAToN ROUGE. September 1S.-Esst
Baton Rouge turned out the kellogg
officials to-day and installed the No
Emery officers in the city and Parish.
Livingston Parish declared iisei; for
McEnery this morning, and the adja-
cent Parishes will do the same to -mor-
row. No disturbance.
The following document, signed by
the Presidents of the Chamber of Com
merce, Clearing House, Cotton Ex-
change and Merchants Exchange
we're telegraphed to President Grunt
to-day.
I'VE. the undersigned, beg leave to
inform your Excellency that this city
is perfectly quiet and tree from allslis-
turbing elements, and business has
been resumed, as nsuul-uo further
trouble being anticipated"
Custom House. New ORLEANS, Sep
tember l6.-I have been asked to sign
the above statement, that the city is
quiet, is true, and business is proceed
ing as usual. Property and persons
are safe from insults or injuries, ex-
cept from some rowdy or drunken
man. JAS. F, CASEY.
The Executive Committee of the
Merohants' Exchange. to-day. tele.
graphed to the Board Of Trade of
Chicago. and the Merchants Ex-
changes Of st. Louis and Cincin natl as
follows: >..i,.
4'sihe new government is composed
of legitimate and duly elected State
officers. and is in full and peaceuble
possession. Il means peace, law.
order and honest government. All is
quiet, business entirely resumed, per.
feet OF der main tanned and public con.
fdence restored"
WASHINGTON. Ssmptember 16.-The
result of the Cabinet meeting this af-
ternoon was an agreement that the
following despatch be sent i'm mm ediately
by the Adjutant General of the army
to General Emory, commanding the
Federal forces in Louisiana:
WAR DEPARTMENT. WASHINGTON, D.
O., September 16. 1874.-Under no
circumstances recognize the insnrgsut
government OF Louisiana. Within
five days from the date of the procla-
nation to the insurgents, such action
will hs taken as the emergency NAV
require. BY order Of the Presidents:
e. D. TOWNSEND,
Adjutant-Gener
1t is IN consideration whether Lou
lsiana shall be added to Gen. Sheri-
dams department or whether Gen.
Terry shall be sent to New Orleans.
Gen. Terry ranks Gen. Emory.
Attorney. General Williams, tonight,
in lengthy interview with repre-
sentative of the New York Associated
Press, said: "The so.called Kellogg
government has been established and
in full operation for about two years.
1t has been repeatedly declared by all
the Courts OF Louisiana to be the only
legal government of the State. It has
been repeatedly recognized by the
President. and implicitly by Congress.
Tho President. in q special message,
called the attention Of Congress to the
subject, and stated that if they took
no action he should feel bound to re-
gard the Kellogg organization as the
lawful government of the State. Con-
gress declined to legislate about the
matter. The question is not now
whether Kellogg or MoEnery ought to
be Governor, or whether or not there
were frauds or irregularities about the
election, but the question is whether a
State government that has been fully
organized for nearly two years and re-.
cognized ns such by all the depart
ments OF the Government, State and
national, can be properly overthrown
by the armed populace of city in
Which the seat OF government is To-
Gated. by means of violence and blood.
shed! Admitting all the wrongs that
are charged upon the Kellogg govern
ment, can these proceedings be per.
mltted to stand as precedent? Are
the governments OF the States of this
Union to be determined by pronuncia-
mentOs and violont nD1 hloo,1