The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-09-18
THE REVOLUTION.

Last Monday q mass-meeting was helt
there, and a committee appointed to ash
Gov. Kellogg taresigh. He declined t.
receive the committee who carried thi!
request, when an armed organized body
of white citizens assembled, variOuslN
estimated in all from 1000 to 5000 men
A collision took place between a portion
of this body and several hundred Metro
! pOlitans, at the head of Canal street, neal
the levee. After a short engagement
the police were completely routed. Sever
in all on the part of the citizens were
killed, and considerably more wounded
The casualties among the police were
much greater.
After this fight till next day everything
remained in stdtH qHO. Then there was
a general surrender to the yictors. Col,
McEnery being absent, Col. Penn acted
as Governor.
There was NJ violence reported eX-
cept in actual military conflict. There
was no mob interference with either
persons OF property. 1t was a revolt
ton according to the usages Of civilized
warefare. The only complaint we see
in the papers is the following from the
PiCayune of Wednesday:
There are many excitable and tur-
bulent boys ON the streets, who should
be repressed and prevented from acts
of violence and tumult. Half the in
cidents of violence to individuals are
committed by these street Arabs. The
new police, we hope, will give their
special attention to these boys. They
ought to be curbed and dispersed.
There will be nothing to interfere with
the new government but the paramount
authority of the Federal government.
On Tuesday the President issued a pro-
clamation, which we publish below. The
five days will have expired by the 21st
inst, next Monday, on which day Acting
Governor Penn has called an extra ses-
sion of the Legislature-those members
declared elected by the Fusion board.
When we receive information of the
proceedings of that day, we may gain
some positive knowledge us to what the
Federal government will do. The New
Orleans Times thinks amilitary govern
ment will take the place of both McEn-
cry and Kellogg. The intent of the pro-
was evidently to sustain Kel-
logg, but the ways of politicians are past
finding out until they act. There is but
one thing to be done at present-wait
and see.
The following is the proclamation
WASHINGTON, Sept. 15.-The Pres
ident has just issued the following pro-
Whereas, It has been satisfactorily
represented to me that turbulent andS
.isorderly persons have combined to-
with force and arms to overthrow
the State Government of Louisiana, and
to resist the laws and constituted author
tiles of said State; and
Whereas, 1t is provided in the COnsti.
of the United States that the
United States shall protect every State
this Union on application Of the Leg
or the Executive when the Leg
stature cannot be convened, against do
mestic violence, and, whereas, it is pro-
vided i'm the laws of the United States
in all cases of Instruction in any
State, or of obstruction to the laws
thereof, it shall be lawful for the Presi-
lent OF the United States on application
If the Legislature of such State or of the
when the Legislature cannot
be convened to call forth the militia of
my other State or States, or to employ
such part Of the land and naval forces
Is shall be judged necessary for the pur-
pose OF s~uppressing such ln%surrection on
the laws to be duly executed;
ind
Whereas, The Legislature of said State
$ nOtnoW in session, and cannot be con-
Tened in time to meet the present en-
.Fgency, and the Executive of said State
lnder section four of the constitution of
he United States and laws passed inpur-
uance thereof, has tile0efore made appli-
alton to me orsueh part of the military
orce OF the United States as may be
Iecessary and adequate to protect said
state and the citizens thereof against
violence, and to enforce the
lue execution of the laws; and,
Whereas, 1t is required that whenever
! may be necessary, i'll the Judgment of
he President to use the military force
vi bfc pun u dlOiEsuIus iEE sHibI3 lOILIl-
Tith, by proclamation, command such
Insurgents to disperse and retire peacea-
'ly to their respective homes within q
time.
Now, therefore, . Ulysses S. Grant,
resident of the United States, do here
" make proclamation and command
aid turbulent and disorderly persons
b disperse and retire peaceably to their
espective abodes within five days from
his date, and hereafter to submit them
elves to the laws and constituted au-
~l0rities OF said State, and i invoke the
Id and cooperation of all good citizens
leFeof to uphold law and preserve the
Qblic peace.
In witness whereof, / have hereunto
IT my hand and caused the seal OF the
'nited States to he affixed.
Done at the City Of Washington, this
18th day Of September, in the year of orr
ord 1874, and of the independence of
le United States the ninety eighth.
E. S. GRANT.
BY the President.
HAMILTON FISH, Secretary of State. Il
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