Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-09-24

the Government of the United States,
when we shall retire, knowing we have
surrendered the same alone to the Gov
eminent of the United States
McEnery, as Governor, also issued an
order acceding to demand from Gen.
Emory that all armed men on the streets
should be retired and their arms returned
to the arsenal.
At six o'clock in the evening, in ac-
cOrdance with previous arrangements
Gen. J. R. Brooke, accompanied by
Iieuts. Wallace and Roe, went to the
Executive Office, at the St Louis Hotel,
and after formal salutations Gov. Nc
Emery stated to Gen. Brooke that he
cave him possession of the State Capitol
and all other State buildings within the
limits of the city, and then read
to him an address in the shape
of = protest, to the effect
that the surrender was in response to
formal demand of Gen. Emory; that they
had neither the power nor inclination to
resist the Government of the United
States: that the people had overthrow
the Kellogg administration because they
could no longer bear its wrongs, tyr
amy, arrogance and insults" The pro-
test concludes as follows: ! know as
soldier YOU have but to obey the orders
of the Government of the United States,
but I feel that you will temper your mil
itary control of affairs with moderation,
and in all things exhibit that integrity of
purpose characteristic Of officers of the
army. I now turn over to you, sir, the
Capitol and other property of the State
under my charge"
At the conclusion of this address Gen.
Brooke was seated in the office, and re-
Quired from Lieut-Gov Penn a state
ment of all records, etc, which were in
the building when they took posses
sion.
Gov. NcEnery and his followers then
withdrew, leaving the Capitol of Lou
isiana in possession Of the military Off
GERS Of the Federal Government At
seven p. N. two companies of the Third
Infantry marched down and were quar-
tered in the building. Col. Thomas
Boylan, McEnery's Chief of Police, re-
manned on duty with his force. The city
was very quiet.
Gen Emory had issued a circular an
nouncing the appointment of Gen.
Brooke to command the city of New Or
leans until such time as the State and
city governments could be reOrganiZed.
McEnery and Penn had issued an ad.
dress to the people, advising a cheerful
obedience to the constituted authorities.
On the 18th Gen Emory sent a commu-
nication to Gov Kellogg to the effect
that the insurgents lately in arms against
the State Government had surrendered,
and that he would afford him the neces-
SaTy military support to re-establish the
State Government Gov Kellogg &C
knOwledges the receipt Of the cOmmuni-
cation and requests Gen. Emory to as
sumo the maintenance of peace and or
der of the city during the coming night,
as, owing to the Reorganization of the
police force, the Commissioners of the
Metropolitan police would not be able to
get their officers on their beats until the
next day
The following order was subsequently
sent to the official journal:
EXECUTIVE ORDER.
All State officers who have been prevented,
during this recent trouble, from performing their
duties will Immediately resume their official
functions. The Board Of Metropolitan Police
| will at once assemble and organize the police
force Of New Orleans and assume the mainte-
nance of the peace and order of the city.
(Signed) WILLIAM P. KELLOGG, Governor.
A dispatch to Gov. McEnery, received
on the 18th, from Bayou Sara reports
that town attacked the night before by
negroes. The attack was repulsed Gen.
Emory had ordered troops to that point
Lieut.-Gov. Penn had made the follow
ing statement relative to the State Gov
ernments:
The two Governments had been or
ganiZed since 1872. There was meet
ing OF the McEnery Legislature last ses-
sion; in every respect, therefore, that
status of the dc fGct0 and de jure Govern
mentS was maintained. The troops en-
gagged ON the 18th, instead of insurgents,
as styled in the Presidents proclamation,
were the militia of the McEnery Govern
ment, duly commissioned, etc They
overthrow and drove from the soil of
the State the officers of the de fact0
Government, establishing the McEnery as
a de f0Ct0 as well as a de .jure Government.
Under the strict letter of the law Kel-
logg could not call upon the United
States to interfere, he and his Govern
ment being cut of the State, and unable
at the time of his application to main
tain himself on Louisiana soil, but a
refugee in the Custom-House. The
proclamation of the President had been
obeyed, and while the United States
forces were in possession of the
archives and property of the State, the
McEnery Government was still organized,
and simply deprived of its de .tacto tunc-
tions by the United States authority and
power. The McEnery Government could
assert itself and its power would be
obeyed throughout the State The Kel-
lOgg Government could be reinstated by
United States forces, but could only
maintain itself through that power
a conference between the leaders Of
the McEnery and Kellogg factions was
in progress during the night of the 18th
at the Custom-House. with closed doors