The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-12-28
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The Louisiana Troubles.


The dispatches this morning inform US
that the Lieutenant. General Of the Army
either actually has been or may be order
ed to New Orleans to supercede Gen
EMoRY and assume command until Gen
TERRY can be installed. This looks
somewhat as II affairs were deemed
threatening ifnot critical II, that unIortu-
gate and unh1ppy region, and as II the
immediale presence of an officer Of high
tank and Ie6olute chathcler iG deemed a
matter d moment. tSSA
1t will be Feoollected that the Congress.
sional investigating committee is to meet
In New Orleans next Wednesday. And
1t will also be remembered that Gov.
KELLOGG a few days since urged upon
the President the prompt visit of this
committee, thereby intimating that their
session at this time would exercise q
salutary and restraining effect on the
turbulent undertone existing in that city.
The great trouble at this time in Lou.
isiana Is in regard to the acts Of tho Re.
turning Board-an institution down there
that is looked upon with much suspicion
" its political opponents, the Democrats.
1t ia at least the prolessed belief of these
latter that this Returning Board have not
sCruplcd to throw out or doctor up returns
to suit their own party purposes. Hence
there Is ieverish and revolutionary feel.
ing existing. According to a Washing,
ton special dispatch in Saturdays Cincin-
natl Commercial, General EMORY is not
looked upon as the right man in the right
place,
1.-THE objections in no way effect
Emory's character as man, but refer to
his indecisioI Of character and lack Of ex.
ecutive ability. 1t was an absence of
these qualities that during the McEnery-
Penn emeute, forced from the President
his noted telegraphic order TO Emory:
"Put down the insurrection and report
afterwards" The Southern Republicans
also charge that General Emory has such
personal and family relations with the
Southern Democrats as TO disqusliiy him
for hearty cooperation with the President
in supporting the Kellogg Government.
at the outbreak OF the civil war, it was
generally supposed that Emory would
join the Southern forces, and 1t is said
that peculiar chance alone prevented
such action on his part. The Louisiana
Republicans also object 10 DE Trobrisnd,
the subordinate officer whom Emory has
designated as commandant Of the city Of
New Orleans. They say that De Tro.
BRAND is himself creole, and that he is
boon companion OF the White League
leaders in all social festivities"
The report Of the Returning Board is
published in Saturdays Cincinnati pa
pers, and also in the New York papers.
According to this report the Republicans
have majority Of two in thelower house
OF the Legislature, which award is de.
nounced by the Conservatives. Mr.. AR.
RoYo, one Of the members OF the Board,
resigned in disgust just before the decision
was made, and announces that the Board
has ruled for the election of candidates
who were "unquestionably defeated" II
would appear from all accounts that the
majority OF the members Of the Board
have by no means acted in manner
which entities them to credit; and the
temper oil the masses, in view OF this fact,
is far from good. Governor KELLOGG an,
nounces that three Republican and three
Democratic Congressman arc elected.
The New York Tribune ofSaturdsy re.
CARDS the action OF the Board as fraud.
ulent aud expresses its disgust in forcible
terms. 1tsays:
"Happily there can be no question as
to what action the people will take when.
ever the matter shall come, as 1t some
time must, before them for review. The
Republican leaders may be blind and
mad, and 1t may be that through preju
dice and passion and partisanship they
will be able to swing with them enough
OF the rank and file OF the party to con.
troll the organization. But the masses Of
the people will not be so led. Just sc
surely as Kansas killed the Buchanan
D emocrscy will Louisiana. give the death
blow to Grant Republicsnism.