The Portland daily press., 1874-09-18
From the Maine State Press Of Sept. 17th.l
History Of Seven Days.
The news for the week ending Wednesday
Night Sept. 16th.Hy
CIVIL WARS IN LOUSY ANA.

CIVIL WARS IN LOUISIANA.
The public is again startled with the news
of bloodshed in Louisiana. A few weeks since
arms-muskets of foreign make and entered
as boots and Shoes were seized by the state
authorities at New Orleans on the ground that
they were intended for secret political organi-
cations, the seizure being made in accordance
with the laws of the state. Saturday a cali
was issued for mass meeting in the streets
of New Orleans to take measures to get the
arms. The meeting was held Monday in the
streets, and committee appointed to wait
upon Gov. Kellogg and make the demand, the
the crowd meanwhile waiting for the result of
interview. The committee did not see Gov.
Kellogg, bnt Gen. Dbble. of his staff who
represented him. In reply, he said that Gov.
Kellogg would not give up the arms because
there was assembled near the place of the
meeting, large bodies of armed men met at
the instance of the leaders of the mass meet
ing. He also said that if the people had as.
sembled peacefully without this menace
of armed men, he would, as his high
est duty, entertain any petition presen-
ted. To this the committee replied that
there were no armed men at the place of
the meeting, and that if Gov. Kellogg had &C.
coded to the proposition which the committee
had brought, viz: that Gov. Kellogg abdtcate
the Office of Governor, the people of Louisiana
would be saved from scenes of bloodshed. The
committee then reported the result of their in
teryiew to the meeting and the people were ad-
vised to get their arms and assist the White
League to execute the plans arranged for them.
AT four o'clock daily paper was issued
which contained a proclamation from one d.
B. Penn, who claims to be Lieutenant Cover.
nor, elected on the same ticket with McEnery
whe is absent, reciting the outrages of the KEEL
logg government, and calling the militia of the
state to report to their officers for the purpose
of driving the usurpers from power" At the
same time Penn issued a proclamation to
the colored people assuring them that their
rights would be upheld as will those of
the whites. Under that proclamation and
by the advice of the street speakers,
large force of armed men were collected in
many streets. At four o'clock Monday. about
500 of the Metropolitan police under Gen.
Longstreet undertook to clear the streets, when
sharp fight ensued IN which about dozen
were killed and fifty or SO wounded The
Metropolitans left the field and since that time
no attempt has been made by Gov. Kellogg to
restore his power. 1t is estimated that at least
10000 troops have responded to the call of Penn
The adherents of Penn barricaded the streets
with horse cars and remained there during the
night At three o'clock Tuesday, Penn took
possession of the State house to which he was
escorted by large crowd IF armed men and a
ha nd of nm clio Gov Kotyoup no vno Aod frovo
the executive departments the day previous to
the custom house for safety.
Monday, Gov. Kellogg called upon the Presi-
dent for aid, reciting at length the perils of the
situation, and Tuesday Gen. Grant issued
proclamation calling upon the turbulent and
disorderly persons to dispense.
Thus far all intelligence from New Orleans is
from White League sources, as they have entire
control of she telegraph and send only such in
telligence as suits their purposes Nothing has
been heard from Gov. Kellogg since Tuesday,
when he called for aid. But whatever may be
said of the whole business, Kellogg has shown
a contemplate lack of nerve, for he should
have remained in the executive Office aud de-
Tended it with his life This outbreak at New
Orleans seems to be a piece of the Conshatta
massacre, only on larger scale.
THE NEW REBELLION.
Reports from all parts of the South are of
the most alarming character There is scarcely
state where lawlessness does not exist. In
Kentucky, the trouble does not assume so
much the character of political bitterness as of
general ruffianism In Breathitt county, 200
miles east of Louisville, no courts have been
held for many months, and body of state
guards have been sent to put down an armed
band of OUTLAWS and protect the courts while in
session. In Missouri, lawlessness in the less
populous portions is so prevalent that neither
lifeSnor property is safe-at least Senator
Schurz in recent speech made this declara-
ton In the strongest possible language.
In order to ascertain the truth about the re-
ports printed in Northern papers about the
murder of colored men in the South, Gen,
Hawley of the Hartford Courant recently
wrote letter to Congressman Hays of Ala
bama asking him respecting the correctnesness
of the assertions. In reply Mr.. Hays writes
letter which would fill four columns of this pa
per reciting at length the cases of violence and
murder which have been known to him, and |
also giving the opinions of the local papers on |
the subject. 1t is fearful record. He SAYS
that candor compels him to say that |
murders and assassinations Of the friends |
of 1.-THE government are more numerous to- |
day in Alabama than at any time |
since the surrender of Lee "and unless |
the strong arm of Federal power can avert the l
calamity, can see nothing in the future save /
gloom and despair to the loyal men of the |
Soutn ruin to the material interests of the |
country and death to those of us who uphold |
the honor and integrity of the nation, and |
counsel submission to the laws of the United I
States"
Murders of colored men are also reported IN |
Georgia. The authorities of Tennessee have |
arrested several persons engaged in the Tren-
ton massacre and they have been admitted to
bail. Further reports from Conshatta, La.,
say. that all white Republicans are warned to
leave the country.
we might add a list of individual murders.
assassinations and atrocities, but these would
not give any better idea of the extent of the vi.
olence than to say, in general way. that the
White League has engaged in a new rebell;on
BROOKLYN SCANDAL.
During the past week the long nror,;so,
statement of Moulton has been made publc
1t filled eleven columes Of fine type in the
Boston Journal A few new letters were pre-
sented, but only for the purpose of showing
that Mr.. Beecher wrote letters to Mrs. Tilton.
The only new revelations are that after the
publication of Titon' letter in the Golden Age,
Moulton prepared statement for the public,
which Tilton agreed to, to the effect that the
difhculty between Mr.. Beecher and Mr.. Tilton |
had been fairly adiusfed nv a nronnr ano1oov |