The New York herald., 1874-09-15
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A Fight in the Streets of
New Orleans.
GENERAL BADGER IWoUMDED.
Twenty or Thirty Policemen and
Six or Eight Citizens Killed.
KELLOGG'S ABDICATION DEMANDED.
Compliance Refused and the People
Called On To Arm.
THE WHITE LEAGUE I'm ACTION
Proclamation Of the Democratic Lieutenant
Governor in the Absence of McEnery.
HE ASSUMES COMMAND.
The Streets Barricaded and Renewal of
the Contest Anticipated.
THE WHITE LEAGUE In ACTION
Proclamation Of the Democratic Lieutenant
Governor in the Absence of McEnery.
HE ASSUMES COMMAND.
The Streets Barricaded and Renewal of
the Contest Anticipated.

NEW ORLEANS, Sept. IL, 1874.
In response to call for mass meeting in Canal
street this morning. to protest against the seizure
BILE about ten O'Clock. and by eleven O'Clock the
broad sidewalks OF the great thoroughfare were
filed for several squares Many stores were
closed and there was very general suspension Of
business. Good order prevailed throughout Ad-
dresses were delivered and resolutions were
adopted requesting the immediate
ABDIcATIoN OF GOVERNOR KELLOGG,
and committee consisting OF R. H. MARI. Chair
man. Jules Puyes. Samuel Chopin, Samuel Bell
and ]. M. seixas were appointed to walt upon
the Governor.
THE CALL UPON GOVERNOR KELLOGG.
The committee callea at the Executive ONCE
about noon. The Governor not being present,
Brigader General Dibble, Of the Governors staG,
received the delegates Mr. MARI. as spokesman.
said they had called as committee to interview
the Governor.
General Dibble said he would convey the intelli-
gence TO the Governor. After q brief absence he
returned and made a reply. which. at the request
Of Mr.. Marr, was reduced to writing, as iollows:-
THE GOVERNORS REPLY
have communicated with The Governor and he
directs me to say TO YOU that he must decline to
receive any communication from committee ap-
pointed by the mass meeting assembled on Canal
cause he has definite and accurate Information
that there are now assembled several
parts OF the city, who are met at
the call which convened the mass meeting which
you represent. He regards this as a menace, and
he will receive no communication under such cir
cumsances. He furthermore directs me to say
that should the people assemble peaceably with
out menace. he would deem 1t one OF his highest
duties to receive any communication from them,
or entertain any petition addressed to the govern
ment. have received and answered yOu gentle
men, as member oil MS StaH; ,
Brigadier and Judge Advocate General, Louis
lana State Militia.
STATEMENT OF THE COMMITTEE.
To which Mr.. MARI orally replied as follows:-
We repeat that there are no armed rioters there
are no armed men on Canal street, so far as we
know. We come on mission OF peace, and We
believe that If the Governor had acceded to the
cate, it would have paclfied the people OF Louisiana
and might, or would nave, prevented violence
prepared to pledge to him no violence in person
and property, and we feel in position, on the
contrary. to assure him that there should be per-
feet immunity TO both
The substance Of the foregoing reply was subse-
quently. by Mr. Marr's request, reduced to writing
by the Governors private secretary, and handed
to him to read at the mass meeting.
General Dibble on the part of the Governor, re-
plied:-
THE GOVERNORS RESPONSE.
have to repeat wfat l said before, that While
there may be no armed men on Canal street, there
are armed bodies within short distance assem-
bled on the same call as your mass meeting.
The committee then retired. and soon after re-
The people were then advised to go home,
GET THEIR ARMS AND AMMUNITION,
and return to assist the White League, who were
then under arms, to execute plans that would be
arranged for them.
The people then quietly dispersed. Afterward
quite u large number formed in procession and
marched up Camp street.
PROCLAMATION OF LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR PENN.
An extra edition OF the Bulletin, issued at four
O'Clock P. M, contains the following proclama.
tion:-
TO THE PEOPLE OF LOUISIANA
For two years you have borne with patience and
| fortitude great wrong. Through fraud and vio-
| lence the government OF your choice has been
| OVcTLnTOWE anu ltS power uSurpeu. GrOlcSJ after
protest, appeal alter appeal TO the President OF
the United states and to Congress, have lailed to
| give you the relief you had right under the con
| stitution to demand. The wrong has not been
repaired. On the contrary. through the
insrumentaty of partisan judges you are de-
barred from all legal remedy. Day by day taxation
! has been increasing with costs and penalties
amounting to the confiscattOn OF your property,
your substance squandered, your credit ruined,
! resulting In the failure and bankruptcy OF your
valued institutions The right Of suffrage is virtu-
ally taken from you by the enactment OF
ton laws. The judicial branch OF your
government has been stricken down by the
conversion OF the legal posse c0nlitdtuS OF the
Sheriff to the use OF the usurper, Tor the purpose
Ol defeating the DEGREES OF the Courts, his defiance
OF the law leading MIN TO use that very force Tor the
| arrest OF the Sheriff while engaged in the eXecu-
ton OF process OF the court. To these may be
added a corrupt and vicious Legislature making
laws In violation Of the constitution for the purpose
| OF guarding and perpetuatng their usurped
! authority; u metropolitan police paid by the city,
| under the control oil the usurper, quartered upon
| you to overawe and keep you In subsection. Every
public right has been denied and, as If TO eoad
you to desperation, private arms are seized
| and individuals arrcsted; to such eXtremi-
ties are you drawn, that manhood revolts
at any lurther submission. Constrained
from q sense OF duty, as the legally elected Lieu
tenant Governor OF the State, acting Governor, IN
the absence OF Governor McEnery, do HEREBY issue
this, my proclamation, calling upon the militia o
the State embracing all males between the ages
of eighteen and forty five years, without regard &c
color or previous condition, to arm and assemble
under their respective officers Tor the purpose o.
| driving the usurpers from power.
Given under my hand and seal this 14th day o.
Sc ptember, 1874,
y. e. PENN, Lieutenant Governor.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, J
STATE OF LOUISIANA,}
NEW ORLEANS, Sept. ID, 1874 }
GENERAL ORDER, No. L.
General Frederick N. ogden Is hereby appointed
Provisional General Louisiana state Militia. Ill