Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-09-16
Loyal Dispatch of Acting Gov.
Penn to President Grant.
The War Only Against Usurpers,
Plunderers and Enemies
of sthe State.


Grant Issues a Proclamation
and Commands the SIN
surgents" to Retire
Within Five Days.
Order Reigns Throughout New
Orleans.
Surrender Of the state House.
NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 15.-The State
House was surrendered at A. NJ. to
Lieutenant-G Governor Penn's militia with
out the firing of gun. Governor Pennis
militia are about ten thousand strong.
Surrender Of KeliOgg's Forces
The entire Metropolitan force, Kellogg's
militia, etc, with arms, arsenalS, etc, sur
rendered at 9 A. n. to the citizens or Penn's
militia. kellogg, LOngstreet and others
have taken refuge in the Custom House.
The Overthrow of the Usurped Gov
| ernment.
The kellogg Government has been over
thrown, and the entire city is in the hands
of his opponents. Lieutenant-G Governor
Penn. who was elected in 1872, has taken
the reins of the Government and will at
once install in Office all those elected at the
same time. The courts will be al once or
ganized, and the entire machinery Of the
| Government set in motion, not only in this
civ, but throughout the State. Great en-
thusiasm prevails. -l..-
Dispatch from Lieufenant.GOyernO
Penn 60 President Grant.
The following dispatch was sent last
evening by acting Governor Penn to the
| President of the United States:
NEW ORLEANS, Sept. IA, 1S74.-To U.
S. Grant, President of the United States
Hopeless of al other relief, the people Of
this State have taken up arms to maintain
the legal authority of the persons elected by
| them to the government OF the State,
against the usurpers who have heapedupOn
them innumerable insults, burdens and
wrongs. In so doing they are supported by
the great body of the intelligent and hon
est people of the State. They declare
| their sincere loyalty and respect for the
United States Government and 70 its Off
Gers. They war only against the uSIITpers,
plunderers and enemies Of the people.
| They affirm then entire ability to main
| tain peace aud protect life, liberty and the
equal rights of all classes ofcitizens. The
| President and officials Of the United States
| IL shall be our special aim 10 defend against
all assaults, and to treat with the profound
| est respect and loyalty. We only ask of
YOU to withhold any aid or protection TO
| our enemies, and the enemies of Republi-
can rights and of the peace and liberty of
this people. D. b. Penn,
Lieut-G Gov. and acting Gov.
The War Over.
| IL A. M.-Fred Ogden has Just made a
| speech from the gallery of his headquar-
| ters, stating that the war was over, and ad-
vising the people to 60 quietly to their
homes and resume their usual aTocations.
A New Chief of Police.
Gov. Penn this morning appointed ThOs.
Boylan, the well known detective, Chief of
Police. Mr.. Boylan is now organizing a
force.
The Pieayune ON the Revelation,
The PicdVl1le has issLed an extra con-
tanning the follOWiaR.
As might have been expected after the
decisive victories Of yesterday, and the con-
sequent Generalization of the Kellogg
forces, the finale this morning was very
brief and unexpected affair. About $50
O'Clock the State House was occupied by
the citizen force, and by o'clock tie third
precinct station, among the last Of the Rad
ical government was, after sharp little as
sault, captured and appropriated. SO ends
the Kellogg regime. Big, inflated, inso-
lent and Oyerbesring, it collapsed at one
touch of honest indignation and one
gallant onslaught. lis boasted
armament dissolved before the
furious rush OF our citizens. lie sncer.
lug, thievihg INSCRIPTIONS chieftains hid
like moles and its mercenaries fed like
Il a 4. II.
worth more than all the sneaking carpet
baggers and ruf1ian soldiers that ever squat
ted on a States carcass, have been sac
rificed ON the altar of liberty. The blood of
gentlemen and patriots has dyed the stones
of our thOroughfares, and the shock is over.
The kellogg dynasty has passed into a
black and bitter memory, aud Louisiana
throughout her borders is free.
Gov, Penn's residence, $50 ST. Charles
street, was filed all the morning with citi-
izens eOngratulating him on the situation.
MeSsrs. Moor, Ellis, Beard, and others.
Were present when the news of tine surren-
der OF tie police reached him. There was
universal delight and cheers. Mayor
Wilt called at the Governors residence |
about 10 o'clock.
Four metrOpOlitans were caught i'm the |
confessed that they were metropOlitaus and |
threw away their coats, and were carried |
up Eto headquarters 10 be parolled. Andy |
DumOnt, a member of EellOgg's legisla- |
ture and school board, then surrendered |
himself, and gave some idea Of the inside |
workings of Kellogg. According TO Bu- |
mont, Mr.. kellogg disappeared before |
shot was fired and has never been heard |
from since.
At o o'clock this morning Louisiana
leaped from bondage into the full |
strength aud splendOr of freed /
men. Borne down, repressed, tortured |
and despoiled for six long, weary years, |
the Jest of speculators aud the spoil of
thieves, her great arm has at length been
lifted. and with one tremendous blow, the
fetters have been stricken from her limbs.
For this one day, if never again, she
breathes the air of liberty. Her persecu-
tors are scattered. The scurvy horde of
robbers, paid nIffians and brutal tasknas-
ters are vanished. There is no one who
dares to brave the ind gnatlon of great
people reused at last
COngratuIating Louisiana and New
Orleans.
The PicdsITe oOngratulates the noble
State in which for nearly half century It's
destinies have been cast. If at any time
in the past it has seemed lacking in the
warmth of sympathy, it was because we
differed in opinion, as to the wisest method
of achieving the commonly desired end.
Wemay do so again, but withthe freedOm,the
emancipation Of our people, with the gal
liant assertion of the peoples right and the
glorious manifestation of our brethren's
courage, the Pica5pue's heart beats in
unrson and swells in honest, unaffected
pride. We congratulate New Orleans as
the author Of the grand blow which has
freed the State We congratulate Louis
lana on the long breadth of freedom she in
spires to-day. 1t is of the utmost importance
that our citizens should enforce order and