The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-10-01

commanding the Department OF tie
Gull, arrived in New Orleans and com
municatcd ~ US his peremptory orders
10 compel Immediate compliance with
the proclamation Of the President OF
18th OF September.
In u conference TO which lie invitcd
us, and in which we were assisted by
several gentlemen who were also invi-
ted to participate at the Generals
roems last night, he Informed us that
government in any way, and tina. imnc-
date submission and a surrender OF the
property OF the State 10 the United
States would be the only mcans Of
avoiding the employment. Of the mil
tary and naval forces of the United
States to compel obedience.
AT our earnest solicitation we OBJ
tanned a delay until l O'Clock to-day,
which was, at our request, this morn
ing, eXtcndedto 3, 10 confer with lead
ing citizcns.
After full conference, finding that
further delay would not be granted,
and that war with the United States
would be the inevitable rcsalt Of rclu-
sal on our part, we were compelled to
accede to the terms proposed, and we
have abandoned the State property
which was in Il possession to the
United States alone.
We need not remind you, fellow citi
zcns, that every stage of our protIact-
ed conflict with this usurpation, we have
constantly asserted, and maintained
the assertion, that we have never inten-
died. TO come in conflict with the au-
thority or the forces of the United
States and when that has been the
alternative, we have not hesitatcd to
yield ready obedience to the authority.
simultaneously with this will be
published the protest which we made
TO Gen. Emory against this action oil
the Federal Government, which dis
places your righttul Governor and
Lieutenant Governor, and which places
the State IN tho possession and under
the control Of TIE military forces OF the
United States.
Thus, fcIIsw-citizens, has the State
Of Louisiana been finally stricken down
by the hand of power, and we are no
longcr citizens Of Il State, but are in.
habitants merely Of what was once a
free State, the peer Of any other in the
American galaxy.
1t is no disgrace 10 submit to power
which VIC have not the capacity or the
right to resist. 1t is painful to be
compelled to give up our most cher
ishcd rights; but We do so with the
lull determination to regain them, and
to have them restored by .ae hand by
which we have been deprived Of them.
1t Only remains for US TO urge upon
you to summon TO your aid all your
courage and tortitude, your virtue and
forbcarance, to enable you to submit
with becoming dignity to this great ca
lalnity, which no act of ours or Of
yours could have avcrted. Continue
to be as you have been, l~aw-abiding
and faithful to your duty aud obliga
tons to the government Of the United
States. You have just gained q great
victory over your enemy, arraycd in
arms against you. Make one more
sublime effort, and gain a grand yicto-
ry-a victory over your passions and
inchnations. Yield faithful really ODE
dience to all legally constituted q
thority, and be assured that the story
Of your wrongs, your long rorbcarance,
your heroic virtues, displayed as well
in your hour Of triumph as in your
misfortunes, will commad and receive
the sympathy and respect Of the civil
iZcd world.
JOHN MCENrRY, Governor.
ID. b. PENN, Lieut.. Governor.
Now nrInnnS Sn,t II IS7t