The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1874-09-17
1t. Gov. Penn Elected on the Fusion Tick
ct in 1872, Takes Control.

Pursuant to previous call, on Monday,
I4th, meeting of citizens Assem- bled on
Canal Street.
The meeting opened at 1870 a. m. by
Mr.. Mari Resolutions read, one of
which contained provision de-
handing the immediate abdication of Kel-
logg.
A committee of five were appointed to
call upon Kellogg with message from
the meetny.
The committee consisted of r. H.
Mari, Chairman jules Tuyes, Sam
| Chopin, j. B. Woods, j. NJ. Seixas.
At 11:50 the committee appointed at
the meeting proceeded to the State
House to demand Kellogg's abdication.
The Resolutions proceeded as follows ::
WHEREAS, At Il general election held
in Louisiana on the 4t,i day Of November,
1872, John McEnery was elected Governor
by majority of near two thousand over
his opponent VIM. P. Kellogg, and D
B. Penn, Lieutenant Governor by a
majority of fifteen thousand over his
opponent. G. G. Antoine. By fraud and
violence these defeated candidates seized
| the Executive chair;
And, Whereas, With view to
controlling and determining the results of
the approaching election to be held in
Louisiana in November next he has,
under an act known as the Registration
act" and passed for the purpose of
defeating the popular will, secured
himself and his partisans the power of
/ denying registration to bona fide citizens,
/ whose applications before the courts for a
mandamus to compel the assistant
supervisors to enroll and register them
has been retused-the registration law,
indeed, furnishing the courts if they dare
to take cognizance of such appeals
That VIM. Pitt Kellogg is a
mere usurper, and we denounce him as
such that his government is arbitrary,
unjust and oppressive, and can only
maintain itself through Federal interior
ence. That the election and registration
| laws under which the election is being
conducted were intended to perpetuate
usurpation by depriving the people, and
especially our naturalized citizens, of an
opportunity to register and vote, and
! therefore, in the name of the citizens of
| New Orleans, now in mass meeting
assembled, and of the people Of the State
of Louisiana, whose franchise has been
wrested from them by fraud and violence,
and all of whose rights and liberties have
been outraged and trampled upon ace de-
neaed of Win. p. Kellogg his immediate ab-
| dication.
KELLOGG REFUSES. THE CRY TO ARMS.
Al quarter TO one o'clock the com
mittee returned, and through Mr. r. II.
Mari made their report.
Mr. Mari stated that in accordance with
the wishes of the assembled multitude. :
the committee proceeded TO the St. Louis
Hotel to see G vernon Kellogg, but were
unable to see nm. They were met by
II. G. Dbble, Aho received their report,
and conveyed it o the Governor, who re
piled that he must decline TO receive any
communications from the mass meeting
on Canal street. The Governor had
learned that there were several thousand
armed men on Canal street and compa-
MES of White Leaguers stationed in va
rious portions of the city, awaiting the
sigma soices from the people Its a
lie"
Mr.. Mari informed Mr. Dibble that
IT WAS A MISTAKE,
that the people wanted their rights, and
if Gov. Kellogg would grant their de-
mands they would not modest him or his
property; that they represented mass
meeting of the citizens, and the COM
mittee would pledge themselves that no
violence would be the result.
To this last statement Governor Kel-
ogg only reiterated his first refusal, and
the committee departed.
Mr.. Mari concluded with remarking
that
IT NOW REMAINED
for the meeting to take such measures as
thep might think proper, to sustain their
rights.
DIR. G. Beard then addressed the peo-
pie. He exhorted them to 90 home and
get their arms, their blankets, their car
touches, and their provisi ons and assemble
on Canal street. Then he would give
them further Instructions.
Here he was interrupted by loud shouts
of "NOwl now's the time! strike while
the irons hot give us leader"
DIR. Beard then told them to get their
arms and assemble, and do battle for their
flgntS--IO nghC TO the death.
Mr.. Smith followed with the closing
remarks He considered this the crisis |
OF Louisiana. They must be either free
or slaves.
Loud shouts of approval hailed this
speech, after which the meeting ad- |
journed
1t was very evident that large num-
Der of those present came simply out of
curiosity, although the majority were
wrought up to degree of anger and ex-
element.
PREPARATION FOR THE FIGHT.
At /: 80, the streets leading to the
general rendezvous of the White Leaq.
uer's were peopled with squads of armed
men, in bodies of forty and fifty, march
ing to the appointed meeting places pre-
paratory to reporting at Clay Statue
At 1:35 body of one hundred and
sixty men, armed with Winchester rifles
and muskets, under the command of Col.
Lagardere, marched up Camp street,
from Canal, attended by a very numer-
ous concourse of curious people.
AT P. NJ. upwards of 400 men were
resting on their arms under the awnings
IN Poydrds and Magazine streets, await
ng the commands of their officers.
Numerous other bodies were drifting
around, some armed and others not, pre-
serving strict military Discipline through {,
,ut.
In addition to barricade at Poydras and
Camp streets, numerous other crossings
II the Third Ward were similarly defen- !
led. Commercial Alley at St. Charles !
,eing blockaded by street car, forcibly :
aiken from the St. Charles street track.
Thnro harr;on1oa nn1 4ho stnA;or;-- oeI